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-registrationbetween 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!)

Attention!

As of January 2025, the bank account for the semester fee payment has changed. Please only use the payment details for the bank transfer as specified in the "Payments" tab in the Student Service section on PULS!

Re-registration procedure

In mid-January and mid-June, you will receive an e-mail with general information on re-registration and the semester fee payment via the "student-list" mailing list to your central university account (Mail.UP).

After logging in to PULS, you will find your invoice for the semester fees in the "Payments" tab in the Student Services section. Please note that the full semester fees must be received by the deadline. The administrative fee for late re-registration will already be included in the displayed sum after the regular re-registration deadline has passed (please take into account the processing time at the bank; this also applies to instant payments).

Always use the current reference number ("Verwendungszweck") provided in PULS for the bank transfer, and only pay the amount specified there. The timely and complete payment of the semester fees will automatically result in your re-registration for the new semester, unless other circumstances prevent your re-registration.

If you are currently banned from re-registration, you will see the "Re-registration ban" tab in the Student Services section. This tab provides information on the requirements you have to meet so that your re-registration can be completed. The help text explains the reason for your re-registration ban in more detail. Transferring the semester fees and lifting the re-registration ban can be done separately.

If your personal and/or study-related data has changed, you must submit a notification of change to the Student Administration Center/Office of Student Affairs before paying the semester fees. If you take a leave of absence, your semester fees will be adjusted after you submitted your application!

Once you have successfully re-registered, you can update your chip card (PUCK) at the validation stations.

You will be able to print certificates of enrollment (also to be used for BAföG) via PULS after your re-registration has been completed. You can find your certificates in your mailbox.

Please note the following information!

Payments received after the late re-registration deadline will not be accepted

Students holding a scholarship supported by federal or state funds

Students enrolled in discontinued degree programs

Termination of the enrollment period for doctoral students

COMPOSITION; LEGAL BASIS AND AMOUNT OF THE SEMESTER FEES (WINTER SEMESTER 2025/26)
Fees	Legal Basis	Amount
Student Service fees	§ 87 Abs. 1 BbgHG	€ 80.00
Student body fees	§ 17 Abs. 4 BbgHG	€ 15.00
Enrollment and re-registration fees	§ 15 Abs. 2 BbgHG	€ 51.00
Deutschlandsemesterticket*	Beitragsordnung der Studierendenschaft	€ 208.80
Total		€ 354.80
If the deadline is exceeded, an administrative fee of currently € 10.00 will be charged. (After the regular re-registration deadline has passed, the administrative fee for late re-registration will already be included in the sum displayed in the "Payments" tab in the Student Services section.)

*The following student groups are not entitled to a Deutschlandsemesterticket according to the contract on the purchase of the Deutschlandsemesterticket:

students who are demonstrably on leave of absence or are spending a semester abroad
students who work while also studying part-time in degree programs classified as "berufsbegleitend" in the relevant study and examination regulations
students in continuing education programs

For further information, please contact the Student Union / AStA.

List of fees of previous re-registration periods (PDF, 241 KB)

What do I have to keep in mind if

... I do not need a Deutschlandsemesterticket?

... I can prove that I will be spending a semester abroad in the coming semester? Do I have to pay the amount for the Germany Semester Ticket ("Deutschlandsemesterticket") or can I be exempted?

... 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?

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