De-registration leads to the end of an association with the University of Potsdam.
This can be done upon application by the student or officially (see also § 14 of the Registration Regulations of the University of Potsdam).
If you have successfully completed your studies, or will complete your studies by the end of the semester, want to continue studying at another institution of higher education, or want to interrupt your studies for a non-specified amount of time, or want to discontinue your studies, you can submit an application for de-registration in the Office of Student Affairs.
Retroactive de-registration is not possible. De-registration can take place at the earliest on the day on which the application for de-registration and the associated documents (PUCK) are submitted.
If you have applied for de-registration at the end of an ongoing semester after the successful re-registration for the next semester, you must also submit the chip card with your application. If you have successfully completed your studies, then a copy of a certificate documenting your finished studies should be submitted with your application for de-registration.
The possibility of a refund of paid semester fees after de-registration is subject to various rules:
Due to a change in university, de-registration is recommended at the end of the semester (March 31/September 30) so that your status as a student is not interrupted. This is because the new university will first enroll you effective in the new semester. If necessary, ask your new university when the semester begins. You will receive the de-registration certificate that you will need to enroll at your new new university in advance.
De-registration due to official reasons, meaning without an application by the student, is done under § 14 of the Registration Regulations, if
If you have decided for de-registration or against re-registration, please note the regulations regarding your continued right to examination.
The right to examination in a degree program in which a student was formerly registered, according to the Examination Regulations, continues to exist after de-registration, if all coursework and examinations taken during the period of enrollment at the University of Potsdam were registered. You can find additional information on the right to examination after de-registration here.
You will find all associated forms here.