Glossary

Glossary - Your university dictionary

Have you come across a term at university that you do not know? No worries – in this glossary, we explain the most important university terms and provide you with orientation and practical tips for your studies.

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Academic degree Study orientation

Academic recognition and credit transfer Start of studies

Admission restriction (numerus clausus, NC) Application

Advanced semester / changing degree programs Application

Allocation procedure Application

Alumni General university organization

Application documents Application

Application period Application

AStA (General Students’ Committee) General university organization Student life

Bachelor thesis General university organization

Bachelor’s degree Study orientation

Campus Start of studies Study orientation General university organization

Case of hardship Application

Certificate of enrollment Start of studies Application General university organization

Certification Application

Clearing procedure General university organization Application

Compact courses General university organization Start of studies

Continuing education Study orientation

Course General university organization

Credits/ECTS Start of studies General university organization

Culture ticket Student life

Curriculum / program sequence Study orientation General university organization Application

Cut-off deadline Application

Dean General university organization

Degree programs Study orientation

Degree programs that include an apprenticeship Study orientation

Degree programs with integrated practice Study orientation

Deregistration General university organization

Deutschlandsemesterticket / public transportation ticket Start of studies Student life General university organization

Dialogue-oriented service procedure (DoSV) Application

Dining halls and cafeterias Student life

Dual study Application Study orientation

Enrollment Application

Equal Opportunity Office

Erasmus programm General university organization

Examination regulations General university organization

Extra-occupational/cooperative Study orientation

Faculty General university organization

Fellow student General university organization Student life

Finding accommodation Start of studies

Freshers’ events Start of studies

General Examination Regulations General university organization

German Federal Training Assistance Act Financing Start of studies

Graded exam General university organization

Health insurance Start of studies

Higher Education Day Study orientation

Hochschulfreun.de Start of studies Student life General university organization

Hochschulstart Application

Incoming Application Study orientation

Information events Study orientation

International students Application

Lecture General university organization

Lecturer General university organization

Letter of admission Application

Loan Financing Start of studies

Long-term study fees Financing

Masterarbeit General university organization

Master’s degree Study orientation

Matriculation number Start of studies General university organization

Mobility Student life

Module General university organization

Notification of change of address Start of studies

Official Gazette General university organization

Outgoing Student life General university organization

Parking / parking spaces Student life General university organization Start of studies

Part-time studies Application

Placement test Application Start of studies

PRAXIKO General university organization

Praxissemester General university organization

Preparatory courses Application Start of studies

Preparatory courses General university organization Start of studies

Professional School General university organization

Psychosocial Counseling Center (PSB) Student life Start of studies General university organization

Re-registration General university organization

Restricted admission study programs Application

Scholarships Financing Start of studies

Second undergraduate degree Application

Semester General university organization

Semester dates & exam periods General university organization

Semester fee Financing Start of studies

Seminar General university organization

ServiceDesk General university organization

Site maps Start of studies General university organization

Special quota Application

Sports Student life

Standard period of study General university organization Study orientation

Stay abroad Student life General university organization

STEM Study orientation Application General university organization

Student assistant (SHK) General university organization

Student council General university organization Student life

Student ID card / CampusCard Start of studies General university organization

Student leave of absence General university organization

Student Services Student life General university organization

Study Counseling Service Study orientation

Study programs with open admissions Application

Studying with a disability Application Study orientation

Studying with a family Student life Start of studies Study orientation

Studying without a general higher education entrance certificate Application

Tutor General university organization

University bodies General university organization

University entrance qualification Application

University Library General university organization Start of studies

University president General university organization

User ID General university organization

Vocational placement Application

Waiting semesters Application

Working student General university organization

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