StudyKey Dates & Deadlines
Winter Semester 2020/21
SEMESTER DATES
1 October 2020 to 31 March 2021
LECTURE PERIOD
2 November 2020 to 27 February 2021
FREE PERIOD
21 December 2020 to 9 January 2021 and the public holidays of the state of Baden-Württemberg
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*
Dispatch of notifications
Deadlines for enrolment*
Table filters
Table
| Admission procedure | Summer Semester | Winter Semester |
|---|
| Admission procedure | Summer Semester | Winter Semester | |
|---|---|---|---|
| German applicants | Undergraduate subjects with no admission restrictions and no required entrance examination | All those who enrol for the first time at a German university (first enrolled): for the summer semester 2021 until 31 May (requests for an extension of the deadline via phone or email are possible.) All those who are or have already been enrolled at a German university: | All those who enrol for the first time at a German university (first enrolled): Beginning of August to 30 September
All those who are or have already been enrolled at a German university: |
| German applicants | Undergraduate subjects with admission restrictions or required entrance examination | The enrolment deadline is announced in the notification of admission. (For the summer semester 2021: requests for an extension of the deadline via phone or email are possible.) | The enrolment deadline is announced in the notification of admission. |
| German applicants | Only Master's degree programmes with admission restrictions | Enrolment for Master's programmes with admission restrictions starts at the beginning of February and ends with the first week of the lecture period. (For the summer semester 2021: requests for an extension of the deadline via phone or email are possible.) | Enrolment for Master's programmes with admission restrictions starts at the beginning of August and ends with the first week of the lecture period. |
| International applicants with German higher education entrance qualification from Germany | Undergraduate subjects with no admission restrictions or required entrance examination | All those who enrol for the first time at a German university (first enrolled): for the summer semester 2021 until 31 May (requests for a prolongation of the deadline via phone or mail are possible.) All those who are or have already been enrolled at a German university: Enrolment must first be applied for online and then take place in writing by post at the International Relations Department. | All those who enrol for the first time at a German university (first enrolled): Beginning of August to 30 September All those who are or have already been enrolled at a German university: |
| International applicants with no German higher education entrance qualification from Germany | Undergraduate subjects with no admission restrictions or required entrance examination | The enrolment period is stated in the notification of admission. (An extension of the enrolment period can be requested by email, stating the reason for the extension. The email address is given in the notification of admission.) | The enrolment period is stated in the notification of admission. |
| International applicants with German higher education entrance qualification from Germany | Undergraduate subjects with admission restrictions or required entrance examination | The enrolment period is stated in the notification of admission. (An extension of the enrolment period can be requested by email, stating the reason for the extension. The email address is given in the notification of admission.) | The enrolment period is stated in the notification of admission. |
| International applicants with German higher education entrance qualification | Only Master's programmes with admission restrictions | from February until the end of the first week of the lecture period. (For the summer semester 2021: requests for an extension of the deadline via phone or email are possible.) | from August until the end of the first week of the lecture period |
| International applicants with international higher education entrance qualification | Only Master's programmes with admission restrictions | The enrolment period is stated in the notification of admission. (An extension of the enrolment period can be requested by email, stating the reason for the extension. The email address is given in the notification of admission.) | The enrolment period is stated in the notification of admission. |
Other dates*
Table
| Administrative process | Winter Semester | Summer Semester |
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| Administrative process | Winter Semester | Summer Semester |
|---|---|---|
| Re-registration | 15 June to 15 July | 15 Januar to 15 February |
| Leave of absence | At the earliest after successful re-registration until 11 October Please note: deadlines may vary depending on the reason for the leave of absence. | At the earliest after successful re-registration until 12April Please note: deadlines may vary depending on the reason for the leave of absence. |
| 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. |
| 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).