Re-registration

Information on re-registration (fees, etc.) will be sent by e-mail to your University of Potsdam e-mail address.

Please note:

Students in discontinued programs who no longer have the right to take examinations are not entitled to re-register. Students who are studying under study and examination regulations that were issued on the basis of the BAMA-O as of 2009 or the BAMALA-O since 2013and for whom the examination deadline has expired due to taking twice as long as the standard time for completing a degree, also do not have a right to re-register. In such cases, re-registration is only possible if the deadline for completing examinations has been extended by the Examining Board/s AND the proof of extension of the deadline is submitted to the Office of Student Affairs. Please contact your Examining Board/s.
Your enrollment as a doctoral candidate ends with the completion of your doctoral degree or the end of advising at the University of Potsdam, but definitely after 12 semesters in your subject of study. For further information see here (under Point 3).
Please take special notice of the fact that payment is generally not possible after the end of the grace period (August 31 for the winter semester or March 15 for the summer semester). If the payment is not made within the grace period at the latest, de-registration (exmatriculation) for official reasons must be carried out (Section 14, subsection 5 no. 3 of the Brandenburg Higher Education Act). Only if there are special reasons and proof is provided that the failure to meet the deadline was not the student's own fault, can the matter be re-examined within the framework of an appeal procedure. The assessment of the reasons provided is carried out in accordance with strict criteria. Only circumstances that are not attributable to you, i.e. that were beyond your control, e.g. illness (upon presentation of a medical certificate) or negligence on the part of the banking company, may be taken into account. Mere inability to pay is not a valid reason.

process of re-registration

If you wish to continue your studies at the University of Potsdam in the following semester, you must renew your registration. You must complete your re-registration between June 15 and July 15 for the following winter semester, and between January 15 and February 15 for the following summer semester. Late re-registration is possible, upon payment of the associated administrative fee (€10.00), from July 16 to August 31 for the winter semester and from February 16 to March 15 for the summer semester. (Please also note the deadlines in the University of Potsdam’s Official Announcements!)

At the beginning of January and at the beginning of June, an e-mail containing information on re-registration and instructions on how to pay your semester fees will be sent to your University of Potsdam e-mail address.

In addition, you will receive a reminder through PULS during the re-registration period: if your re-registration payment has not yet been completed, a sample bank transfer form for the payment of your semester fees will be displayed on the start-up screen immediately after logging on to your account. This sample bank transfer form includes all individual information, such as the exact amount of your semester fees and the purpose of payment (“Verwendungszweck”). The adminisrative fee for late re-registration will be applied after the expiration of the regular re-registration period, with the sum entered in the personal transfer order template (sample) for re-registration.

When filling out the bank transfer form for your re-registration, please make sure that you always use the current purpose of payment (“Verwendungszweck”) as listed in your re-registration e-mail and in PULS.

With your timely and complete payment of the semester fees you will be automatically re-registered for the new semester, unless other circumstances prevent your re-registration. If your personal or study-related data has changed, you must notify the Office of Student Affairs of any changes prior to the payment of your semester fees.

You can update your University Chip Cards at the validation stations starting February 1 (for the summer semester) and July 1 (for the winter semester).

The printing of a certificate of enrollment (also to be used for BAföG) is available through PULS as of the afore mentioned period.

COMPOSITION; LEGAL BASIS AND AMOUNT OF THE SEMESTER FEES (WINTER SEMESTER 2023/24)
Fees	Legal Basis	Amount
Student Service fees	§ 81 Abs. 1 Nr. 3 BbgHG	€50.00
Student body fees	§ 16 Abs. 4 BbgHG	€15.00
Enrollment and re-registration fees	§ 14 Abs. 2 BbgHG	€51.00
Semester ticket	Beitragsordnung der Studierendenschaft	€200.00
Total*		€316.00*
* differing totals are possible due to leave of absence etc. The exact amount you have to pay is shown in PULS during the re-registration period. Missing the re-registration deadline will result in an additional administrative fee, which is currently €10.00. (The administrative fee for late re-registration will be applied after the expiration of the regular re-registration period, with the sum entered in the personal transfer order template (sample) for re-registration.)

What shall I do if

... I do not need a semester ticket?

... I am planning to end my at the end of the semester, or if I have already completed a final exam?

... I have not successfully completed my studies?

... my address has changed?

... I changed my health insurance provider?

... my re-registration is blocked due to outstanding obligations / payments with my health insurance company?

... I want to apply for a leave of absence?

... I want to continue my studies in a master's program?

... if I have already paid the fees for re-registration, but cannot yet update my semester ticket or print out my certificates of enrollment for the coming semester?