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Application period
Posting of the notices of admission/rejection for German applicants
Posting of the notices of admission/rejection for international applicants
Matriculation periods
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Semester Dates and Lecture Periods

Winter semester 2012/13

Semester dates	1 September 2012 to 28 February 2013
Lecture period	15 October 2012 to 09 February 2013
Free period	22 December 2012 to 06 January 2013 and the public holidays of the state of Baden-Württemberg.

Summer semester 2013

Semester dates1 March to 31 August 2012	1 March 2013 to 31 August 2013
Lecture period	15 April 2013 to 27 July 2013
Free period	The public holidays of the state of Baden-Württemberg.

Lecture periods of the following semesters

Winter semester 2013/2014	14 October 2013 to 08 February 2014
Winter break	23 December 2013 to 06 January 2014
Summer semester 2014	14 April 2014 to 26 July 2014

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Winter semester 2012/13 — Deadlines

Application deadlines

For your consideration: if a deadline ends on a Sunday or a public holiday or a Saturday, it is not extended to the following working day (§ 31 section 3 clause 2 and section 5 Landesverwaltungsverfahrensgesetz Baden-Württemberg).

 

Limited admissions programmes	1 June 2012 to 15 July 2012 (cut-off period)
Free admissions programmes
a) for German applicants	Matriculation without prior application (for deadlines see below)
b) for non-German nationals	1 June 2012 to 15 July 2012 (cut-off period)
Lottery procedure	15 September to 15 October 2012

Unfortunately we are unable to process any lottery applications received before 15 September 2012 and after 15 October 2012.

Posting of the notices of admission/rejection for German applicants

Please note that the deadlines and the posting dates of the notices in particular may be subject to change. These dates are not applicable for the subjects of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmacy. For these subjects separate dates are set by the Foundation for University Admission (see www.hochschulstart.de).
 

Admission notices

First-semester students	1 August to 15 August 2012
Advanced students (except "medical science - 1. klinisches Semester")	10 September to 21 September 2012
"medical science - 1. klinisches Semester"	26 September to 5 October 2012
Transfer students	September/ October 2012

Rejection notices

First-semester students	16 August to 31 August 2012
Advanced students	24 August to 28 September 2012
"medical science - 1. klinisches Semester"	8 October to 15 October
Transfer students	September/ October 2012

Posting of the notices of admission / rejection for international applicants

All of the applicants will be notified of the results of the admission procedure in writing approximately 4‒8 weeks after the application deadline. The notice of admission includes information on matriculation deadlines, required examinations, and an acceptance statement which is to be returned immediately. Applicants are not entitled to the renewal of their notice of admission for the following semester.

Applicants who are not admitted to Heidelberg University and applicants who have not been included in the admission procedure due to formal reasons will receive a written notice of rejection. The notices of rejection including the reasons for the rejection are posted within 8 weeks after the application deadline.

Matriculation periods for the winter semester 2012/13

1. Free admissions programmes

German applicants matriculate in writing. Please request the appropriate matriculation forms from the Registrar’s Office and include a self-addressed, stamped DIN C4 envelope. You can also download the forms from the download centre.

International applicants must always apply with the Akademisches Auslandsamt prior to matriculation.

 

persons matriculating at a German university for the first time (“Erstimmatrikulierte”)	1 August to 30 September 2012
persons already or previously matriculated at a German university	10 September to 19 October 2012
persons already or previously matriculated at Heidelberg University	15 July to 19 October 2012
Exception! Consecutive Master’s Degree Programmes with limited admission	10 September to 19 October 2012

 

In both cases you can submit the forms in writing from September 2012. However you will only be issued a confirmation of matriculation once the documents have been processed. You will receive the confirmation by post. 

international applicants

See notice of admission

2. Restricted admission programmes

 

1st subject-related semester (restricted admission subjects)	See notice of admission
advanced students	See notice of admission
lateral students	See notice of admission

 

Other dates

Re-registration for winter semester 2012/13	15 June to 15 July 2012
Re-registration for summer semester 2013	15 January to 15 February

 

Using Heidelberg University’s on-line service you can re-register and pay your fees on-line using direct debit in the LSF. You can then print out the certificates.

Alternatively you can pay your fees by bank transfer. It will take a few days for the payment to show up in the system. As soon as your payment has been received, you are re-registered automatically.

Once the re-registration period has started, the respective „Rückmeldung, Gebühren und Beiträge“ function will be available. Please log in to the LSF and go to <Dokumentation> -> <Dokumentation für den Online-Service für Studierende> for further information.
 

Leave of absence	to be announced (after successful re-registration) Please note: deadlines may vary depending on the reason for the leave of absence.
Exmatriculation	deadline depends on the reason for exmatriculation. More…
Auditors/guest students	1 September to 15 October 2012

 

Please note:
If a deadline ends on a Sunday, an official holiday or a Saturday, it is not extended to the next working day (section 31 para. 3 sentence 2 and para. 5 Landesverwaltungsverfahrensgesetz Baden-Württemberg).