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Key Dates & DeadlinesNotices of admission

Notices of admission for study programs for which the application must be submitted via Heidelberg University's heiCO portal can be accessed via the applicant account. 

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Applicant groupsAdmissions Procedure and Academic Semester Winter SemesterSummer Semester
Applicant groupsAdmissions Procedure and Academic Semester Winter SemesterSummer Semester
German and EU/EEA citizens; international applicants with a German university entrance qualification 
1st academic semester for subjects with procedure for subjects with nationwide admission restrictions
Refer to hochschulstart.de.
No study program
Non-EU/EEA citizens with a non-German university entrance qualification 
1st academic semester for subjects with procedure for subjects with nationwide admission restrictions
approx. 4 weeks after the end of the application period 
No study program
All applicants
1st academic semester for subjects with restricted admission and entrance examinations as defined by the university
approx. 4 weeks after the end of the application period 
approx. 4 weeks after the end of the application period 
All applicants
1st academic semester for subjects without restriced admission and entrance examinations as defined by the university 
When submitting your application, please allow at least 6 weeks for the evaluation of foreign educational certificates.
When submitting your application, please allow at least 6 weeks for the evaluation of foreign educational certificates.
All applicants
Higher semesters (excluding 1st clinical semester)
From mid-September
From mid-April
All applicants
1st clinical semester
From the beginning of October
From mid-April
All applicants
Transfer students
From mid-October
From mid-April
All applicants
Master’s degree programmes
Varies, according to academic subject
Varies, according to academic subject
All applicants
Master of Education
Letters of admission are accessible in online portal.
Letters of admission are accessible in online portal.