Checklist for Starting Your Studies

We’ve put together a small list of some of the most important things you can do to kick your studies off right. Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions.

Before starting your studies

Take advantage of available counseling services¹ – for example, students of all disciplines can get help with general questions about studying at any time from the Central Study Advisory and Counseling Service (ZSB). For specific questions related to your discipline, please contact your subject-specific student advisory service or student council. Of course, these services also remain available to you further along in your studies.

Have you addressed the issue of study financing² (BAföG, scholarships, etc.) and, if applicable, filed your BAföG application?

Have you applied for a room in a student dormitory³ or checked out the private housing market⁴?

Have you taken a look to see which preliminary courses⁵ are being offered?

Starting your Studies

Pr-enroll online⁶

Pay semester fee⁷ immediately upon online pre-enrollment⁶

Upload enrollment documents in the document upload by the deadline.

If you’ve applied for BAföG⁸: Bring a confirmation of enrollment to the Agency for Educational Assistance (“Amt für Ausbildungsförderung”).

Activate Uni-ID ⁹(provided for download in the application portal) for IT services - e.g. for the personal university e-mail address, which must be checked regularly, as all study-related messages are sent to it.

Check when and where the orientation weeks with introductory events¹⁰ for your subject/subjects are taking place

Put your course schedule¹¹ together using the central campus management system BASIS¹² (among other things, also includes the electronic course catalog). If you have any questions, just contact your subject-specific student advisory and counseling service