Term Dates
Important information on registration and examination periods
Winter Term 2025/2026
General dates:
lecture period
13.10.2025 - 06.02.2026
registration of term papers
01.11.2025 - 17.03.2026
first exam period
02.02.2026 - 14.02.2026
(registration: 19.01.2026 - 27.01.2026)
second exam period
16.03.2026 - 31.03.2026
(registration: 09.03.2026 - 11.03.2026)
First semester:
registration period for classes
29.09.2025 - 10.10.2025 (12 pm; allocation: 10.10.2025)
orientation week
29.09.2025 - 10.10.2025
registration for the first year master examination
12.12.2025
Higher semesters:
first registration period for classes
01.09.2025 - 10.09.2025 (allocation: 11.09.2025)
second registration period for classes
15.09.2025 - 24.09.2025 (allocation: 25.09.2025)
registration after the semester start ("Nachbelegungsphase")
03.11.2025 - 10.11.2025 (allocation: 11.11.2025)
Summer Term 2025
General dates:
Lecture period
April 13, 2026 - July 24, 2026
Course registration correction period
May 4, 2026 - May 11, 2026 (allocation: May 12, 2026)
Registration period for term papers and course-related examinations
May 1, 2026 - September 16, 2026
Master's application (winter 2026/27)
May 4, 2026 - September 15, 2026
Master's application Political Science/Media Studies/Sociology/Psychology (winter 2026/27)
June 1, 2026 - July 15, 2026
Deadline Master registration (1st semester students)
June 19, 2026
Class registration:
1st Exam Registration Period (written and oral exams)
July 6, 2026 - July 14, 2026
1st Exam Period
July 20, 2026 - August 1, 2026 as well as August 3, 2026 - August 8, 2026 for eKlausuren (electronic exams) only
2nd Exam Registration Period (written and oral exams)
September 7, 2026 - September 9, 2026
2nd Exam Period
September 14, 2026 - September 30, 2026
1st Period of course registration (winter term 2026/27)
August 31, 2026 - September 9, 2026 (allocation: September 10, 2026)
2nd Period of course registration (winter term 2026/27)
September 14, 2026 - September 23, 2026 (allocation: September 24, 2026)
Deadlines for submission of written exams
These submission periods apply to term papers and other course-related final module examinations
- Term paper, project, presentation
2 - 12 weeks from registration for the examination, but no longer than until the end of the semester.
- Presentation, internship report, portfolio
1 - 12 weeks from registration for the examination, but no longer than until the end of the semester.
The latest deadline for submission is the end of the semester: irrespective of the work periods outlined in the Examination Regulations 2018 and 2020, the latest submission date for all term papers and course-related final module examinations is always the end of the semester (Sept 30th/March 31st). However, depending on the registration date, the deadline may be earlier and must be entered individually on the term-paper form.