Recognition of Academic Achievements

The university can only recognise prior academic achievements upon request. Please find the request form in the download area of this page.

Please note:

Recognition of your academic achievements is no longer possible once you have registered for the corresponding examination for the first time (this also applies if you withdraw from your registration), see Section 11 (5) RPO BA/MA (general examination regulations for bachelor’s and master’s degree programmes).

You will find an overview of achievements recognised in the past at this link.

1. Submit a request for the recognition of academic achievements

Before you submit the request, you may seek advice from the competent subject-specific consultation services of the respective faculty. Please find the appropriate contact persons on the respective study programme page. Once completed, submit your request for recognition of academic achievements to the Registrar’s and Examination Office. Please find information on the recognition of academic achievements completed abroad under International Office.

2. Completeness check of your documents

The Registrar’s and Examination Office will check your documents for completeness. The complete documents will be forwarded to the chair of the Examination Committee.

3. Review of the request for recognition and decision

If the chair of the Examination Committee finds that there is no substantial difference between the achievements that are to be compared, the achievement will be recognised. Otherwise, recognition of the achievement is not possible.

4. Notice is created and sent out

The Registrar’s and Examination Office will inform you about the decision that the chair of the Examination Committee has made. The recognised achievements will be entered into the LSF or CAT accordingly. If your request is rejected, you will receive a corresponding notice.