The application for auditing student status will only be considered valid once it has been signed by all parties outlined below.

You may only send us the completed application for auditing student status in PDF format (not JPG).

Students of Freie Universität Berlin are given priority in courses with limited capacity. This means that auditing students affiliated with a different university can only be admitted to such courses by the office of academic affairs and/or examinations office once the allocation procedure for Freie Universität Berlin students has concluded (last working day before lectures begin).

Application Procedure

1. Download the application form and fill out your personal details, including information concerning the university where you are currently enrolled.
2. Enter the semester and course and/or module you would like to attend on the application. Ask the instructor to sign the request (preferably using a digital signature). You can find the required course information in the course catalog. The instructor’s contact details can be found on the department/institute website.
3. Once you have obtained the instructor’s signature, you will have to send the application for auditing student status to the responsible office of academic affairs/examinations office for approval. You will be able to see which department offers your chosen course from the course catalog description.
4. The office of academic affairs/examinations office will return your application for auditing student status.
5. Send your completed application, including your enrollment confirmation or certificate of student status from the university where you are enrolled, to the Student Records and Registration Office at nebenhoererschaft@studium.fu-berlin.
6. The Student Records and Registration Office will register you as an auditing student, sign your application, and return it to you via email. The application will also be sent to the responsible office of academic affairs and/or examinations office, where the course(s)/module will be booked for you on Campus Management. Please note that this may take a few days.
7. You will receive an email to activate your Freie Universität Berlin account. This is necessary if you want to participate fully in your course.
8. Once you have activated your Freie Universität Berlin account you will receive access to the self-service portal, where you can view and download your registration confirmation.
9. As soon as your course(s) or module has been booked it will be displayed on Blackboard (provided that your instructor uses Blackboard).
10. Certificates of completion will be available for download on Campus Management when you have successfully finished your course.

You may only send us the completed application for auditing student status in PDF format (not JPG).

Courses at the Language Center are allocated according to certain priority rankings. Students from other universities have the lowest priority. Course places are allocated by the Language Center and not via Campus Management.

The prerequisite for applying to be an auditing student at the Language Center is that you have registered for a course using the online form and have already been allocated a place. The course lists are published online on the Friday before the start of lectures. Further information can be found on the Language Center website.

If you have not been allocated a place on a course, you will not be able to take part in the course and you will not be able to apply to the Language Center as an auditing student.

Application Procedure

1. Download the application form (the fields for digital signatures often do not work in the browser) and fill out your personal details, including information concerning the university where you are currently enrolled.
2. Enter the desired semester and details of the course for which you have been allocated a place on the application. Obtain the signature of the coordinator of the Language Center (digital signatures are possible and desired). Please refer to the course catalog for the dates to be entered for the course.
3. Submit the application by e-mail to the instructor and have them sign the document digitally.
4. The instructor will return the application to you.
5. Send your completed application, including your enrollment confirmation or certificate of student status from the university where you are enrolled, to the Student Records and Registration Office at nebenhoererschaft@studium.fu-berlin.
6. The Student Records and Registration Office will register you as an auditing student, sign your application, and return it to you via email. At the same time, the application is forwarded to the coordination of the Language Center. , where the course(s)/module will be booked for you on Campus Management. Please note that this may take a few days.
7. You will receive an email to activate your Freie Universität Berlin account. This is necessary if you want to participate fully in your course.
8. Once you have activated your Freie Universität Berlin account you will receive access to the self-service portal, where you can view and download your registration confirmation.
9. As soon as your course(s) or module has been booked it will be displayed on Blackboard (provided that your instructor uses Blackboard).
10. Certificates of completion will be available for download on Campus Management when you have successfully finished your course.

The application for auditing student status will only be considered valid once it has been signed by all parties outlined below.

You may only send us the completed application for auditing student status in PDF format (not JPG).

Students of Freie Universität Berlin are given priority in courses with limited capacity. This means that auditing students affiliated with a different university can only be admitted to such courses by the office of academic affairs and/or examinations office once the allocation procedure for Freie Universität Berlin students has concluded (last working day before lectures begin).

Important information: There are different procedures in place depending on the time of the semester (before or after lectures have begun).

Application Procedure

1. Download the application form and fill out your personal details, including information concerning the university where you are currently enrolled.
2. Enter the semester and course you would like to attend on the application. Ask the instructor to sign the request (preferably using a digital signature). You can find the required course information in the course catalog. The instructor’s contact details can be found on the department/institute website. PLEASE NOTE: You will only need to get your instructor’s signature once the lecture period has begun. Please go straight to point 3 if you are applying before classes start.
3. Send the application for auditing student status to the responsible office of academic affairs/examinations office for approval. You will be able to see which department offers your chosen course from the course catalog description.
4.  The office of academic affairs will return your application.
5. Send your completed application, including your enrollment confirmation or certificate of student status from the university where you are enrolled, to the Student Records and Registration Office at nebenhoererschaft@studium.fu-berlin.
6.  The Student Records and Registration Office will register you as an auditing student, sign your application, and return it to you via email. The application will also be sent to the responsible examinations office, where the course(s)/module will be booked for you on Campus Management. Please note that this may take a few days.
7. You will receive an email to activate your Freie Universität Berlin account. This is necessary if you want to participate fully in your course.
8. Once you have activated your Freie Universität Berlin account you will receive access to the self-service portal, where you can view and download your registration confirmation.
9. As soon as your course(s) or module has been booked it will be displayed on Blackboard (provided that your instructor uses Blackboard).
10. Certificates of completion will be available for download on Campus Management when you have successfully finished your course.

Auditing students affiliated with a different university are permitted to complete coursework and assessments for the courses they are attending. The final thesis project, however, must be undertaken at the university where they are enrolled. You have a right to undertake examinations and assessments if you have been admitted to an entire module. Please consult the university where you are enrolled for further information on having credit points you have acquired as an auditing student recognized.

Generally speaking, auditing students affiliated with a different university do not have to pay any additional fees. However, for some continuing education degree programs you may need to pay a fee. Please contact the staff member responsible for the respective degree program for further information.

You can simply consult Freie Universität Berlin’s course catalog. Each course description specifies whether there is a maximum number of participants for the respective course.

Blackboard is an online learning platform. Lecturers upload material for the seminars here, such as semester plans, texts or homework. Students log in with their Zedat username and password and can then access the material. Normally, students are also registered for a course in Blackboard if they are registered for the course in Campus Management.

Information on Campus Management you find here.

The allocation procedure is carried out on Campus Management for places in courses with limited capacity (where there is a maximum number of participants that cannot be exceeded). During the allocation procedure course registrations for Freie Universität students are processed. You can find information on when this procedure takes place on the website about Campus Management.

Your status as an auditing student does not permit you to attend any other courses if you are completing an entire module in one specific department. If this is not the case, then you are allowed to select various courses from different departments. Please note that you will have to fill out two forms in this case. This may mean that it takes longer to complete the process.