Leave of Absence (Beurlaubung)
If important reasons prevent you from attending your courses, you should apply for a leave of absence. This application must be submitted to the Office of Student Affairs. A leave of absence must be requested during the re-registration period. It is only valid for the duration of one semester. The application must be accompanied by appropriate proof for the reason of your request. When applying for a leave of absence after the re-registration period (January 15 to February 15 or June 15 to July 15), a reason for the late application must also be submitted.
Please note:
- We kindly ask you to apply for a leave of absence prior to the payment of your semester fees and to clarify the exact amount of your fees.
- If no decision on the application has been made by the end of the re-registration period, payment of the semester fee will initially be required in order to prevent de-registration for official reasons due to a lack of re-registration.
- Missing the deadline for the application for a leave of absence will result in an additional administrative fee of currently €10.00.
- BAföG-recipients must notify the German Financial Aid Offic (BAföG-Amt) that they are on a leave of absence for the upcoming semester, and they must provide this notification before the leave of absence begins. Funding is typically not provided for a semester of leave. The German Financial Aid Offic (BAföG-Amt) has information about exceptions.
- Upon applying for a leave of absence you can decide whether you would like to use the semester ticket or not.
- Under certain circumstances you may be exempted from the student service fee (see table below).
- The relevant application forms can be found here: Forms and Documents.
- Additional information regarding a “Leave of Absence for Study Abroad” can be found on the pages "Study and Internships Abroad".
- It is only possible to take a semester of leave outside of the re-registration periods in specific, justified cases, if the applicant can demonstrate that he or she was unable to submit an application at an earlier time, and that there is a reason for taking a leave of absence for the entire semester.
- A leave of absence is not allowed if a student has already participated in a process related to performance evaluation, or if more than eight weeks of the lecture period have elapsed.
- You can find further information in the instructions for the "Application for a Leave of Absence"
FEES FOR A LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR WINTER SEMESTER 2022/23| | with
exemption from the student service fee
without
Semester Ticket | with
exemption from the student service fee
with
Semester Ticket | without
exemption from the student service fee
without
Semester Ticket | without
exemption from the student service fee
with
Semester Ticket |
| Leave of absence because of: | | | | |
| sickness | €0.00 | €200.00 | €50.00 | €250.00 |
| internship | * | * | €116.00 | €316.00 |
study abroad
internship abroad | €51.00 | €251.00 | €101.00 | €301.00 |
| volunteer service | €0.00 | €200.00 | €50.00 | €250.00 |
| pregnancy | * | * | €50.00 | €250.00 |
| parental leave | * | * | €65.00 | €265.00 |
| nursing care of close relatives | * | * | €65.00 | €265.00 |
| other reasons | * | * | €116.00 | €316.00 |
* For this reason it is not possible to be exempted from the student service fee. For further information please contact Student Services Organisation. Missing the deadline for the application for a leave of absence will result in an additional administrative fee of currently €10.00. |
