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Summer semester 2023

SEMESTER DATES

1 April 2023 to 30 September 2023

LECTURE PERIOD

17 April 2023 to 29 July 2023

FREE PERIOD

Public holidays of the state of Baden-Württemberg

Termine und Fristen

FURTHER LECTURE PERIODS

Lecture periods are currently fixed until the summer semester 2024. The winter semester begins on 01 October and ends on 31 March, the summer semester begins on 01 April and ends on 30 September. The semester times are not identical with the lecture times. Lectures are cancelled on the public holidays of the state of Baden-Württemberg.

Application deadlines*

Application deadlines

Bachelor's and state examination programmes

The application deadlines for the Bachelor's and Staatsexamen degree programmes vary according to the selection procedure of the degree programmes. An overview of the respective selection procedures and application deadlines can be found here.

Application deadlines

Master programmes

The application deadlines for the Master's programs vary according to the nationality of the students and the respective procedure of the programmes. An overview of the selection procedures and application deadlines can be found here.

Dispatch of notifications

Dispatch of notifications

Notices of admission

Depending on the course of study, admission notifications are sent by post or can be viewed online. Admission to the subjects with central allocation procedure (hochschulstart.de) and to the subjects with admission restriction and entrance examination is via the respective applicant portal. Detailed information can be found here.

Dispatch of notifications

Notices of rejection

Some of the degree programmes send the rejection notices by post. The rejection notices for the subjects with central allocation procedure (hochstulstart.de) and for the subjects with admission restrictions and entrance examination can be viewed in the respective applicant portal. You can find an overview of the periods and the methods of sending rejection notices here.

Deadlines for enrolment*

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Citizenship

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Admission procedureSummer SemesterWinter Semester
Admission procedureSummer SemesterWinter Semester
German and international citizens
Undergraduate subjects with no admission restrictions and no required entrance examination

01.12. -  30.04.

1.06. - 31.10.
German and international citizens
Undergraduate subjects with admission restrictions (university internal selection procedure or DOSV)
The enrolment deadline is announced in the notification of admission.
The enrolment deadline is announced in the notification of admission.
German and international citizens
Undergraduate subjects with entrance examination
01.02 .- 31.03.
01.08. - 30.09.
German and international citizens
Only Master's degree programmes with admission restrictions
01.10. -  30.04
01.04 .-  31.10.
German and international citizens
Master's degree programmes with access and admission restrictions and/or selection interviews
The enrolment period is stated in the notification of admission.
The enrolment period is stated in the notification of admission.
German and international citizens
Master's degree programmes for continuing education
01.02 .- 30.04.
01.09. - 31.10.
German and international citizens
Master of Education with admission restriction and Master of Education extension subject with admission restriction
The enrolment period is stated in the notification of admission.
The enrolment period is stated in the notification of admission.

German and international citizens

Master of Education without admission restriction and Master of Education extension subject without admission restriction

01.02 .- 30.04.

01.09. - 31.10.

German and international citizens
Doctorate
From 16.02. for the summer semester
From 16.07. for the winter semester

Other dates*

The deadlines listed below apply to all students.

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Administrative processWinter SemesterSummer Semester
Administrative processWinter SemesterSummer Semester
Re-registration 
15 June to 15 July
15 Januar to 15 February
Leave of absence
At the earliest from the date of re-registration until the first day of the lecture period of the winter semester.
At the earliest from the date of re-registration until the first day of the lecture period of the summer semester.
Exmatriculation
An exmatriculation can always be requested. As a rule, exmatriculations are pronounced at the end of the semester. In well-founded cases, exmatriculations can, however, be possible by date.
An exmatriculation can always be requested. As a rule, exmatriculations are pronounced at the end of the semester. In well-founded cases, exmatriculations can, however, be possible by date.
Lottery
Application deadline: September 15 - October 15.
Lot applications received earlier or later cannot be considered.
Enrollment: The enrollment deadline will be announced in the admission letter.

Application deadline: March 15 - April 15.
Lot applications received earlier or later cannot be considered.

Enrollment: The enrollment deadline will be announced in the admission letter.

Auditors
01 August to 31 October
01 March to 30 April

* 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).

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