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Degree-Seeking Students

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Dates & Deadlines

for applicants with foreign degrees.

Semester dates, application deadlines, enrolment deadlines & re-enrolment deadlines

Semester Dates

  WiSe 2025/26 SuSe 2025
Semester start 01.10.2025 01.04.2025
Semester end 31.03.2026 30.09.2025
Courses start 13.10.2025 07.04.2025
Courses end 06.02.2026 18.07.2025
University closed between to be announced  
Christmas break (Courses) Course breaks (PDF)  
Future lecture times Lecture times until 2030 (PDF)  

Application Deadlines

VPD via uni-assist

For the following courses offered, a prior application for a VPD via uni-assist is always necessary:

  • Bachelor's degree programmes
  • State exam(ination) Medicine
  • 1st examination Law
  • Data Science (M. Sc.)

Bachelor / State exam(ination) Medicine / 1st examination Law

Application deadlines WiSe 2025/26 SuSe 2025 VPD
Study programmes with NC 01.06. – 15.07.2025 01.12.2024 – 15.01.2025 With VPD
Study programmes without NC 01.06. – 15.11.2025 01.12.2024. – 15.05.2025 With VPD
Applications via DoSV Hochschulstart.de Hochschulstart.de With VPD
Medizin (centralised procedure) Hochschulstart.de Hochschulstart.de With VPD

Master

Application deadlines WiSe 2025/26 SuSe 2025 VPD
Master of Arts/ Science/ Education 01.06. – 15.07.2025 01.12.2024 – 15.01.2025 Without VPD
Data Science 01.06. – 15.07.2025 - With VPD
Application deadline for the lottery procedure WiSe 2025/26 SuSe 2025 VPD
Bachelor, 1st examination Law, Master 01.09. – 15.09.2025 01.03. – 15.03.2025 Without VPD

Application deadlines for a higher semester

Applications for placement in a higher subject-related semester must be submitted

  • for the winter semester by 15 August (subjects with NC) or 15 October (subjects without NC) at the latest
  • for the summer semester by 15 February (subjects with NC) or 15 April (subjects without NC) at the latest

to the relevant faculty (cut-off deadline). If the desired subject is also without NC in the 1st subject related semester, the application can be submitted at any time. More info

Applications for a higher semester WiSe 2025/26 SuSe 2025 VPD
Bachelor/ State exam(ination) (with NC) 01.08. – 15.09.2025 01.02. – 15.03.2025 With VPD
Bachelor (without NC) 01.08. – 15.11.2025 01.02. – 15.05.2025 With VPD
Master of Arts/ Science (with and without NC) 01.08. – 15.09.2025 01.02. – 15.03.2025 Without VPD
Master of Education (without NC) 01.06. – 15.07.2025 01.12.2024 – 15.01.2025 Without VPD

Enrolment / Change of Programme

For degree programmes with restricted admission, you will be informed of the respective enrollment deadline in the notice of admission.

For open-admission degree programmes, enrolment for the

  • summer semester is possible until May 15.
  • winter semester is possible until November 15.

Re-enrolment deadlines

Please note that the semester fee must hit our account (value date) within the prescribed period.

  WS 2025/26 SuSe 2026
End of the re-enrolment period 01.09.2025 02.03.2026

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