Recognition of Previous Academic Credentials

If you want to change to a new subject (regardless of whether you previously studied at the University of Potsdam or elsewhere), please choose the latest exam version. Older examination versions are no longer allowed to accept new students.

The Office for Academic Affairs ("Geschäftsstelle für Lehre und Studium") is not the examination office ("Prüfungsamt"). When you receive your decision (i.e. the application with signature from the respective examination board chairperson), you must submit it independently to the examination office. To do this, you need the original of the decision (so it's best to make a copy for your own records beforehand) and copies of the relevant certificates of achievement (Certificates, Final certificate, Transcript of Records, etc.). You have 4 weeks after receiving the notification to submit everything to the Examination Office - otherwise it will expire.

If you are not yet studying at the University of Potsdam, then the 4-week deadline does not run until you enrol in your new subject.

You study three subjects (subject 1, subject 2 and educational sciences) (exception: joint study programme Maths-Physics). You must submit applications of any kind for each subject individually. The Faculty of Scienc is only responsible for the subjects biology, chemistry, geography, computer science, mathematics, physics, but not for mathematics and subject teaching at primary level (in this case, please contact the responsible examination board of primary school education).

Here you can find a sample with instructions on how to fill out the application: Sample

As the application for recognition is the basis for the decision on the application for classification, only submit the application for classification together with the application for recognition. 

It is possible that, although you have submitted both applications, only the application for classification will be returned to you. The reason for this is the amount of work and time required to process the application for recognition. As soon as you have successfully enrolled, inform the Office of Student- and Academic Affairs so that the application for recognition can be finally processed.

For the Bachelor's degree programs at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, an even semester can only be studied in the summer semester and an odd semester only in the winter semester, i.e. it is only possible to be placed in a matching semester.  For the Master's programs, the regulations may be different. For more information, please refer to the pdf document on the courses offered at www.uni-potsdam.de/de/studium/studienangebot/master.