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Dates & Deadlines

Degree-Seeking Students

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Dates & Deadlines

for applicants with foreign degrees.

Summer semester 2025

Semester Dates

Semester start 01.04.2025
Semester end 30.09.2025
Courses start 07.04.2025
Courses end 18.07.2025
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 programmes / State examination Application Deadlines VPD

Study programmes with admission restriction
(in the case of applications via hochschulstart.de, the application may also be submitted earlier)

01.12.2024 – 15.01.2025 With VPD

Study programmes without admission restriction

01.12.2024 – 15.05.2025 With VPD

Lottery procedure

01.03. – 15.03.2025 Without VPD
Master    

Master of Arts/ Science/ Education

01.12.2024 – 15.01.2025 Without VPD

Lottery procedure

01.03. – 15.03.2025 Without VPD

Application Deadlines for a higher semester

Applications to be placed into a higher semester are to be submitted to the responsible faculty by February 15th (subjects with NC)/ by April 15th (subjects without NC). If the desired subject is also without NC in the 1st subject related semester, the application to be placed into a higher semester can be made up for at any time. More info

Application for a higher semester Application Deadlines VPD

Bachelor of Arts/ Science/ State Examination Medicine (admission restricted)

01.02. – 15.03.2025 With VPD

Bachelor of Arts/ Science (admission free)

01.02. – 15.05.2025 With VPD

Master of Arts/ Science (admission free & restricted)

01.02. – 15.03.2025 Without VPD

Master of Education (admission free)

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.

Re-enrolment deadlines

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

Re-enrolment for summer semester 2025 ends on 28.02.2025

Semester Dates

Semester start 01.10.2025
Semester end 31.03.2026
Courses start 13.10.2025
Courses end 06.02.2026
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 programmes / State examination Application Deadlines VPD

Study programmes with admission restriction
(in the case of applications via hochschulstart.de, the application may also be submitted earlier)

01.06. – 15.07.2025 With VPD

Study programmes without admission restriction

01.06. – 15.11.2025 With VPD

Lottery procedure

01.09. – 15.09.2025 Without VPD
Master    

Master of Arts/ Science/ Education

01.06. – 15.07.2025 Without VPD

Data Science (M. Sc.)

01.06. – 15.07.2025 With VPD

Lottery procedure Data Science (M. Sc.)

01.09. – 15.09.2025 With VPD

Lottery procedure Master of Arts/ Science/ Education

01.09. – 15.09.2025 Without VPD

Application Deadlines for a higher semester

Applications to be placed into a higher semester are to be submitted to the responsible faculty by August 15th (subjects with NC)/ by October 15th (subjects without NC). If the desired subject is also without NC in the 1st subject related semester, the application to be placed into a higher semester can be made up for at any time. More info

Application for a higher semester Application Deadlines VPD

Bachelor of Arts/ Science/ State Examination Medicine (admission restricted)

01.08. – 15.09.2025 With VPD

Bachelor of Arts/ Science (admission free)

01.08. – 15.11.2025 With VPD

Master of Arts/ Science (admission free & restricted)

01.08. – 15.09.2025 Without VPD

Master of Education (admission free)

01.06. – 15.07.2025

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 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.

Re-enrolment for winter semester 2025/26 closing at 31.08.2025

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