Key Dates and Deadlines
Application period
Posting of the notices of admission/rejection for German applicants
Posting of the notices of admission/rejection for international applicants
Matriculation periods
Other
Summer Semester 2019
| Semester dates | 1 April 2019 to 30 September 2019 |
| Lecture period | 15 April 2019 to 27 July 2019 |
| Free period | Public holidays of the state of Baden-Württemberg. |
Lecture periods of the following semesters
| Winter semester 2019/2020 | 14 October 2019 to 08 February 2020 |
| Winter break | 23 December 2019 to 06 January 2020 |
| Summer semester 2020 | 20 April to 01 August 2020 |
| Free period | The public holidays of the state of Baden-Württemberg. |
| Limited admissions programmes | 1 June to 15 July 2019 (cut-off period) |
| Free admissions programmes | |
| a) for German applicants | Matriculation without prior application (for deadlines see below) |
| b) for non-German nationals | until 15 July 2019 (cut-off period) |
| Lottery procedure | 15 September to 15 October 2019 |
Unfortunately we are unable to process any lottery applications received before 15 September 2019 and after 15 October 2019.
Notices of admission/rejection for German applicants*
Please note that the deadlines and the dates of the availability of the notices in particular may be subject to change. These dates are not applicable for the subjects of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmacy. For these subjects separate dates are set by the Foundation for University Admission (see www.hochschulstart.de).
Admission notices
| First-semester students | to be announced |
| Advanced students (except "medical science - 1. klinisches Semester") |
to be announced |
| "medical science - 1. klinisches Semester" | to be announced |
| Transfer students | to be announced |
Rejection notices
| First-semester students | to be announced |
| Transfer students | to be announced |
Notices of admission / rejection for international applicants*
All of the applicants will be notified of the results of the admission procedure in writing approximately 4‒8 weeks after the application deadline. The notice of admission includes information on matriculation deadlines, required examinations, and an acceptance statement which is to be returned immediately. Applicants are not entitled to the renewal of their notice of admission for the following semester.
Applicants who are not admitted to Heidelberg University and applicants who have not been included in the admission procedure due to formal reasons will receive a written notice of rejection. The notices of rejection including the reasons for the rejection are posted within 8 weeks after the application deadline.
Matriculation periods for the Winter semester 2019/2020*
1. Free admissions programmes
German applicants matriculate in writing. Please request the appropriate matriculation forms from the Registrar’s Office and include a self-addressed, stamped DIN C4 envelope. You can also download the forms from the download centre.
International applicants must always apply with the Akademisches Auslandsamt prior to matriculation.
| persons matriculating at a German university for the first time (“Erstimmatrikulierte”) | to be announced |
| persons already or previously matriculated at a German university | to be announced |
| international applicants | See notice of admission |
2. Restricted admission programmes
|
1st subject-related semester (restricted admission subjects) |
See notice of admission |
| advanced students |
to be announced |
Other dates*
| Re-registration for winter semester 2019/20 | 15 June to 15 July 2019 |
Using Heidelberg University’s on-line service you can re-register and pay your fees on-line using direct debit in the LSF. You can then print out the certificates.
Alternatively you can pay your fees by bank transfer. It will take a few days for the payment to show up in the system. As soon as your payment has been received, you are re-registered automatically.
Once the re-registration period has started, the respective „Rückmeldung, Gebühren und Beiträge“ function will be available. Please log in to the LSF and go to <Dokumentation> -> <Dokumentation für den Online-Service für Studierende> for further information.
| Leave of absence | beginning of semester: 14 October 2019 (after successful re-registration) Please note: deadlines may vary depending on the reason for the leave of absence. |
| Exmatriculation | deadline depends on the reason for exmatriculation. More… |
| Auditors/guest students | to be announced |
