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Dates & Deadlines
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Please note that different deadlines may apply for study applications with foreign degrees.
- Winter semester 2023/24
Semester start 01.10.2023 Semester end 31.03.2024 Courses start 09.10.2023 Courses end 02.02.2024 University closed between 22.12.2023 (afternoon) – 02.01.2024 (morning) Christmas break (Courses) Course breaks (PDF) Bachelor programmes / State examination Study programmes with admission restriction
(in the case of applications via hochschulstart.de, the application may also be submitted earlier)01.06. – 15.07.2023 Study programmes without admission restriction
16.07. – 15.11.2023 Medicine / Centralised process (Please note deviating deadlines for "Alt-Abiturienten" (graduates of previous years in the German school system) as well as the registration deadlines for the entrance test for medicine programs (only applicable for graduates of the German school system).
Dates of the SfH Professionally qualified
01.01. – 01.04. of the year Lottery
01.09. – 15.09.2023 Master's programmes Master of Arts/ Science (admission free & restricted)
Deadlines for M.A./ M.Sc. Master of Education
01.06. – 15.07.2023 Lottery
01.09. – 15.09.2023 Application for a higher semester Applications to be placed into a higher semester according to § 63a, Section 4 HG are to be submitted to the responsible faculty by August 15th for the winter semester and by February 15th for the summer semester (exclusion deadline).
Bachelor of Arts/ Science/ State Examination Medicine (admission restricted)
01.08. – 15.09.2023 Bachelor of Arts/ Science (admission free)
01.08. – 15.11.2023 Master of Arts/ Science (admission free & restricted)
01.08. – 15.09.2023 Master of Education
01.06. – 15.07.2023 Application / Registration for University Change Students, Drop-outs (with admission restriction)
01.08. – 15.09.2023 Admission and re-enrolment for occasional students, cross-registered students
(in admittance free courses, with a German study qualification)01.08. – 15.11.2023 Formal application is also always required for programmes without admission-restriction. In the case of single-subject Bachelor's programmes with open admissions or combined Bachelor's programmes with fully open admissions, you will automatically be transferred to online enrolment after you have applied. In the case of Master's degree programmes with open admissions, you can only enrol after successfully passing the access examination.
For programmes with restricted admission, the respective enrolment period will be communicated to you separately by email in the notification of admission.
- Summer semester 2024
Bachelor programmes / State examination Study programmes with admission restriction
(in the case of applications via hochschulstart.de, the application may also be submitted earlier)01.12.2023 – 15.01.2024 Study programmes without admission restriction
16.01. – 15.05.2024 Professionally qualified
01.07. – 01.10. of the previous year Lottery
01.03. – 15.03.2024 Master's programmes Master of Arts/ Science (admission free & restricted)
Deadlines for M.A./ M.Sc. Master of Education
01.12.2023 – 15.01.2024 Lottery
01.03. – 15.03.2024 Application for a higher semester Applications to be placed into a higher semester according to § 63a, Section 4 HG are to be submitted to the responsible faculty by August 15th for the winter semester and by February 15th for the summer semester (exclusion deadline).
Bachelor of Arts/ Science/ State Examination Medicine (admission restricted)
01.02. – 15.03.2024 Bachelor of Arts/ Science (admission free)
01.02. – 15.05.2024 Master of Arts/ Science (admission free & restricted)
01.02. – 15.03.2024 Master of Education
01.12.2023 – 15.01.2024 Application / Registration for University Change Students, Drop-outs (with admission restriction)
01.02. – 15.03.2024 Admissions and re-enrolment for occasional students, cross-registered students
(in admittance free courses, with a German study qualification)01.02. - 15.05.2024 Formal application is also always required for programmes without admission-restriction. In the case of single-subject Bachelor's programmes with open admissions or combined Bachelor's programmes with fully open admissions, you will automatically be transferred to online enrolment after you have applied. In the case of Master's degree programmes with open admissions, you can only enrol after successfully passing the access examination.
For programmes with restricted admission, the respective enrolment period will be communicated to you separately by email in the notification of admission.
FAQs about the application deadlines
- I have passed the German school leaving examination (Abitur), but have not yet received a certificate. Can I apply now?
Please submit your application after you have received your school leaving certificate. You will only officially obtain your higher education entrance qualification (HZB) when you receive your school leaving certificate. There are no disadvantages if you apply later, as the date of receipt of your application is not relevant for the allocation of places. Only the application deadlines are relevant in this case.
