Semester on leave

A semester on leave is an officially approved interruption of studies for one semester. As a rule, semesters on leave are not counted as regular study semesters, which is why they are not counted towards the standard period of study. A semester of leave always applies to all enrolled subjects.

The application form for a semester on leave can be completed and submitted by students online in the personal area of their user account. In most cases, this must be received before the re-registration deadline, but in some circumstances it can also be accepted after re-registration.

In the application form, the semester for which the leave is to apply is selected, as is the reason. In addition, the corresponding verification document can also be uploaded as a PDF in the application. The official reasons for the semester on leave are stored with the codes of the Federal Statistical Office and can thus be read out and automatically documented for approved applications.

Under certain circumstances, a partial refund of administrative fees for the semester on leave will be made. Such refunds can be automatically issued after approval of the absence request. In accordance with the university's own criteria, the refund amounts can also be scaled according to the reason for the leave of absence.