Dates and Deadlines
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Fall Semester 2018 (1 August 2018 to 31 January 2019)
Lecture period: 17 September 2018 to 22 December 2018
Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programs
| Applications | Application deadlines |
| Semester enrollment (including changes of degree program and subject, leave of absence, suspension of matriculation, and withdrawal from the University) | Enrollment periods |
| Booking/canceling modules | Periods for booking/canceling modules |
| Registration for graduation (Fall Semester 2018) | 15 to 30 October 2018 |
| Deadline for submitting grades (Fall Semester 2018) | 20 January 2019 |
| Grades appear in summary of credits | Immediately after processing |
| Transcript of records sent out | Week 8 |
| Final records sent out (graduation in Fall Semester 2018) | CW 11-12 |
| Master's graduation ceremony (graduation in Fall Semester 2018) | 15 March 2019, 6.00 to 6.45pm, followed by drinks in the Lichthof |
Doctoral studies (under PVO 2009 and PO 2006)
| Applications | Application deadlines |
| Semester enrollment, including changes of degree program and subject, leave of absence, suspension of matriculation, and withdrawal from the University | Enrollment periods |
| Online registration for PhD defense | 16 July 2018 to 15 January 2019 |
| Booking modules for doctorate (PVO 2009) | Find out deadlines from institutes and departments |
| Graduation ceremony | Friday, 27 September 2019, in the evening (exact time will be confirmed) |
Spring Semester 2019 (1 February to 31 July 2019)
Lecture period: 18 February to 1 June 2019
Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programs
| Applications | Application deadlines |
| Semester enrollment (including changes of degree program and subject, leave of absence, suspension of matriculation, and withdrawal from the University) | Enrollment periods |
| Booking/canceling modules | Periods for booking/canceling modules |
| Registration for graduation (Spring Semester 2019) | 15 to 30 March 2019 |
| Deadline for submitting grades | 1 August 2019 |
| Grades appear in summary of credits | Immediately after processing |
| Final records sent out (graduation in Spring Semester 2019) | CW 37-38 |
| Master's graduation ceremony (graduation in Spring Semester 2019) | 20 September 2019 |
| Transcript of records sent out | Week 38 |
Doctoral studies (PVO 2009 and PO 2006)
| Application | Application deadlines |
| Semester enrollment (including changes of degree program and subject, leave of absence, suspension of matriculation, and withdrawal from the University) | Enrollment periods |
| Online registration for PhD defense | 16 January to 15 July 2019 |
| Booking modules for doctorate (PVO 2009) | Find out deadlines from institutes and departments |
| Graduation ceremony |
Friday, 27 September 2019, in the evening (exact time will be confirmed) |
Fall Semester 2019 (1 August 2019 to 31 January 2020)
Lecture period: 16 September 2019 to 21 December 2019
Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programs
| Applications | Application deadlines |
| Semester enrollment (including changes of degree program and subject, leave of absence, suspension of matriculation, and withdrawal from the University) | Enrollment periods |
| Booking/canceling modules | Periods for booking/canceling modules |
| Registration for graduation (Fall Semester 2019) | 15 to 30 October 2019 |
| Deadline for submitting grades (Fall Semester 2019) | 20 January 2020 |
| Grades appear in summary of credits | Immediately after processing |
| Transcript of records sent out | Week 8 |
| Final records sent out (graduation in Fall Semester 2019) | expected to be CW 11-12 (the final records will be sent out in stages) |
| Master's graduation ceremony (graduation in Fall Semester 2019) | Friday, 3 April 2020 |
Doctoral studies (under PVO 2009 and PO 2006)
| Applications | Application deadlines |
| Semester enrollment, including changes of degree program and subject, leave of absence, suspension of matriculation, and withdrawal from the University | Enrollment periods |
| Online registration for PhD defense | 16 July 2019 to 15 January 2020 |
| Booking modules for doctorate (PVO 2009) | Find out deadlines from institutes and departments |
| Graduation ceremony | Friday, 2 October 2020, in the evening (exact time will be confirmed) |