Application and Enrollment Deadlines
For deadlines marked in the table as a "cut-off date", the decisive date is the day on which the documents are received by the University of Potsdam, not the postmark date. If a cut-off period ends on a Saturday, Sunday or a public holiday, the deadline is not extended to the next workday (Section 2 subsection 3 no. 2 of the Brandenburg Administrative Procedure Act in conjunction with Section 31 subsection 3 sentence 2 of the Administrative Procedure Act).
Dates and deadlines are subject to change. Please check our website for up-to-date information.
Winter Semester 2024/2025
| Application and Enrollment Deadlines | Date(s) |
| Application deadline for programs with locally determined admission restrictions (NC UP) | July 15, 2024 Expected start of application is June 1, 2024. |
| Enrollment period for programs with locally determined admission restrictions (NC UP) | For enrollment deadlines, please refer to the "University Admissions Portal" and your admission notification. |
| Enrollment period for programs without admission restrictions (no NC) | August 15 - September 15, 2024 (cut-off date) |
| Deadlines for international applicants | Date(s) |
| Application Deadline for the DSH (Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang) via uni-assist e.V. (examination dates: July 15, 2024 (oral) & July 22/23, 2024 (written)) | May 31, 2024 |
| Application Deadline for DSH Courses + | July 15, 2024 |
| Application period for Study Preparation Brandenburg | April 1 - August 15, 2024 |
| Enrollment period for preparatory courses | September 10 - 30, 2024 |
| Application Periods | Date(s) |
| Application start Master’s Programs (Exception: Continuing Education and Cooperative Master's Programs) | April 2, 2024 |
| Application deadline Master’s Programs (non-teaching oriented) | SeeApplication Websites |
| Application period for the special master's program for teaching in secondary level II (vocational subjects) | April 2, 2024 - August 15, 2024 (cut-off date) |
| Enrollment Periods | |
| Enrollment period for Master’s Programs (non-teaching oriented) and for the special master's program for teaching in secondary level II (vocational subjects) | August 15, 2024 - October 15, 2024 For enrollment in a master's program, admission must be proven after a previous application. |
| Enrollment period for Master’s Programs (teaching oriented), if the Bachelor's degree was not acquired at the UP | August 15, 2024 - October 15, 2024 For enrollment in a teacher education-related master's program, equivalence of the first degree must be demonstrated. |
Summer Semester 2024
| Application and Enrollment Deadlines | Date(s) |
| 1st semester in programs with locally determined admission restrictions (NC UP) | Winter Semester only |
| Advanced semesters of study in programs with local admission restrictions (NC UP) | January 15, 2024 (cut-off date) |
| Enrollment period for programs without admission restrictions (no NC) (for advanced semesters only) | February 15 - March 15, 2024 (cut-off date) |
| Application deadlines for international applicants | Date(s) |
| Application Deadline for the DSH (Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang) via uni-assist e.V. (examination dates: February 12 & February 21/22, 2024) | November 30, 2023 |
| DSH Courses + | January 15, 2024 |
| Application and Enrollment Deadlines | Date(s) |
| Application deadline Master’s Programs (non-teaching oriented) | From November 1, 2023 - Dates differ – please see Application Websites |
| Enrollment period Master’s Programs (non-teaching oriented) | February 15, 2024 - April 15, 2024 For enrollment in a master's program (non-teaching oriented), admission must be proven after a previous application. |
| Enrollment period Master’s Programs (teaching oriented), if the Bachelor's degree was not acquired at the UP | February 15, 2024 - April 15, 2024 |