- Admissions Instructions
- Enrollment and Re-registration
- Offices of Examination and Regulations
- Academic Calendar
- The European Credit Transfer System
Academic Calendar
- Semester dates, application deadlines, enrollment details
- Events for prospective and current students
- Future dates
- Calendar of events published by the Office of News and Public Affairs
Semester, application and enrollment dates
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Academic calendar |
Summer semester 2012 |
Winter semester 2012/2013 |
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Semester duration |
April 1 – September 30, 2012 |
October 1, 2012 – March 31, 2013 |
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Classes in session |
April 10 – July 14, 2012 |
October 15, 2012 – February 16, 2013 |
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Holiday |
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December 24, 2012 – January 5, 2013 |
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Re-registration |
For summer semester 2012: by February 17, 2012 |
For winter semester 2012/2013: by July 13, 2012 |
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Application for semester on leave |
Latest May 21, 2012 |
Latest November 26, 2012 |
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Classes not in session |
From July 15, 2012 |
From February 17, 2013 |
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Application |
Summer semester 2012 |
Winter semester 2012/2013 |
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Undergraduate programs (first semester and higher semester) Information on whether you are required to apply to Freie Universität Berlin directly, or via uni-assist, or via "hochschulstart.de" (only in German) please see International Students.
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Undergraduate programs with restricted admission (application directly to Freie Universität Berlin): by January 15, 2012 Undergraduate programs with restricted admission. Application with summer semester admission:
Letters of Admission sent by the end of January 2012.
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Undergraduate programs with restricted admission (application directly to Freie Universität Berlin): Application via "hochschulstart.de" (only in German):
Letters of Admission sent by the end of August 2012. |
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Studienkolleg Externe Feststellungsprüfung (external assessment test - without attending the preparation course). |
Only M- Course: by October 15, 2011 |
All courses by April 15, 2012 |
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Master´s programs |
See here. |
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Doctoral programs |
See here. |
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Lottery procedure |
March 15 – April 1, 2012 (attention: No more places available) |
September 15 – October 1, 2012 |
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Studienplatztausch |
February 15 – April 8, 2012 |
August 15 – October 12, 2012 |
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Enrollment & registration |
Summer semester 2012 |
Winter semester 2012/2013 |
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Enrollment & registration |
Deadline stated in Admission Letter |
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Enrollment for programs with no limited admissions
German students and foreign nationals with German education (Bilungsinländer) who fulfill all other requirements (such as language skills) All others are required to apply via uni-assist for programs with no limited admissions |
February 1 - March 31, 2012
February 1 - March 5, 2012 |
August 1 - September 21, 2012
August 1 - August 31, 2012 |
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Course registration (bachelor’s & master’s students) |
For information on registering, courses and examinations (deadlines and details), see Campus Management. |
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Studierfähigkeitstest Veterinärmedizin |
For students beginning their studies in winter semester: by written invitation only, see here. |
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Studierfähigkeitstest Pharmazie |
For students beginning their studies in winter and summer semester: by written invitation only, see here. |
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Nebenhörer (visiting student, who is a full-time student elsewhere) |
April 10 – May 04, 2012 |
October 15 – November 09, 2012 |
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Language tests (by invitation only) |
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Foreign language tests
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See Sprachenzentrum (language center, see “Prüfungstermine” for details). For further information on the German language test for higher education (DSH) at Freie Universität Berlin, see DSH. |
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Summer semester 2013 |
Classes in session: April 8 – July 13, 2013 |
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Winter semester 2013/2014 |
Classes in session: October 10, 2013 – February 15, 2014 |
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Summer semester 2014 |
Classes in session: April 14, 2014 – July 19, 2014 |
Events for prospective and current students:
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Informational event for prospective students for winter semester 2012/2013
"Ich möchte an der Freien Universität Berlin studieren"
Wednesday at 6 p.m. - 8 p.m., May 23/May 30/June 6/June 13/June 20/ June 27 (same content), L116, Seminarzentrum, Otto-von-Simson-Str. 26, 14195 Berlin
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Informational event for bachelor´s and master´s students who start in winter semester 2012/2013:
October 1, 2012, 10.15 a.m. - 12.45 p.m., Auditorium Maximum, Henry Ford Building, Garystr. 35 (and same content)
October 5, 2012, 10.15 a.m. - 12.45 p.m., Hörsaal 1a/1b, Habelschwerdter Allee 45. -
Orientation days for international students: start from October 2, 2012, 10.00 a.m., all auditoriums, Henry Ford Building, Garystr. 35.
Informational events for international students: ISFU - International students at FU. -
UNI IM GESPRÄCH for all prospective students: Wednesday at 6.00 p.m. (program: www.uni-im-gespraech.de), Otto-von-Simson-Straße 26, 14195 Berlin, Raum L 116 ("Silberlaube").
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Online program: Mit Erfolg studieren (studying successfully).