Dates & Deadlines
Degree-Seeking Students
Dates & Deadlines
for applicants with foreign degrees.
Semester dates, application deadlines, enrolment deadlines & re-enrolment deadlines
Semester Dates
| WiSe 2025/26 | SuSe 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Semester start | 01.10.2025 | 01.04.2026 |
| Semester end | 31.03.2026 | 30.09.2026 |
| Courses start | 13.10.2025 | 13.04.2026 |
| Courses end | 06.02.2026 | 24.07.2026 |
| University closed between | 19.12.2025, 4pm - 05.01.2026, 5am | |
| 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.)
| Application deadlines | WiSe 2025/26 | SuSe 2026 | VPD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Study programmes with NC | 01.06. – 15.07.2025 | 01.12.2025 – 15.01.2026 | With VPD |
| Study programmes without NC | 01.06. – 15.11.2025 | 01.12.2025 – 15.05.2026 | With VPD |
| Applications via DoSV | ↗ Hochschulstart.de | ↗ Hochschulstart.de | With VPD |
| Medizin (centralised procedure) | ↗ Hochschulstart.de | ↗ Hochschulstart.de | With VPD |
| Application deadlines | WiSe 2025/26 | SuSe 2026 | VPD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master of Arts/ Science/ Education | 01.06. – 15.07.2025 | 01.12.2025 – 15.01.2026 | Without VPD |
| Data Science | 01.06. – 15.07.2025 | - | With VPD |
| Application deadline for the lottery procedure | WiSe 2025/26 | SuSe 2026 | VPD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor, 1st examination Law, Master | 01.09. – 15.09.2025 | 01.03. – 15.03.2026 | 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 2026 | VPD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor/ State exam(ination) (with NC) | 01.08. – 15.09.2025 | 01.02. – 15.03.2026 | With VPD |
| Bachelor (without NC) | 01.08. – 15.11.2025 | 01.02. – 15.05.2026 | With VPD |
| Master of Arts/ Science (with and without NC) | 01.08. – 15.09.2025 | 01.02. – 15.03.2026 | Without VPD |
| Master of Education (without NC) | 01.06. – 15.07.2025 | 01.12.2025 – 15.01.2026 | Without VPD |
