Dates and Deadlines

Current and Future Semesters

Summer semester 2025
Start of semester: Tue., April 1, 2025
Start of lectures: Mon., April 14, 2025
End of courses: Sat., July 19, 2025
End of semester: Tue., September 30, 2025

Winter semester 2025/2026
Start of semester: Wed., October 1, 2025
Induction week: Mon., October 6, 2025 to Sat., October 11, 2025
Start of regular courses: Mon., 13 October 2025
Christmas vacation: Sat., December 20, 2025 to Sat., January 3, 2026
End of courses: Sat., January 31, 2026
End of semester: Tue., March 31, 2026

Summer semester 2026
Start of semester: Wed., April 1, 2026
Start of courses: Tue., April 7, 2026
End of courses: Sat., July 11, 2026
End of semester: Wed., September 30, 2026

Winter semester 2026/2027
Start of semester: Thu., October 1, 2026
Induction week: Mon., October 5, 2026 to Sat., October 10, 2026
Start of regular courses: Mon., October 12, 2026
Christmas vacation: Sat., December 19, 2026 to Sat., January 9, 2027
End of courses: Sat., February 6, 2027
End of semester: Wed., March 31, 2027

Summer semester 2027
Start of semester: Thu., April 1, 2027
Start of courses: Mon., April 5, 2027
End of courses: Sat., July 10, 2027
End of semester: Thu., September 30, 2027

Winter semester 2027/2028
Start of semester: Fri., October 1, 2027
Induction week: Mon., October 25, 2027 to Sat., October 30, 2027
Start of regular courses: Mon., November 1, 2027
Christmas vacation: Sat., December 18, 2027 to Sat., January 8, 2028
End of courses: Sat., February 26, 2028
End of semester: Fri., March 31, 2028

Summer semester 2028
Start of semester: Sat., April 1, 2028
Start of courses: Mon., April 24, 2028
End of courses: Sat., July 29, 2028
End of semester: Sat., September 30, 2028

Past Semesters

Winter semester 2024/2025
Start of semester: Tue., October 1, 2024
Induction week: Mon., October 21, 2024 to Sat., October 26, 2024
Start of regular courses: Mon., October 28, 2024
Christmas break: Sat., December 21, 2024 to Sat., January 4, 2025
End of courses: Sat., February 15, 2025
End of semester: Mon., March 31, 2025

Summer semester 2024
Start of semester: Mon., April 1, 2024
Start of courses: Tue., April 2, 2024
End of courses: Sat., July 6, 2024
End of semester: Mon., September 30, 2024

Winter semester 2023/2024
Start of semester: Sun., October 1, 2023
Induction week: Mon., October 9, 2023 to Sat., October 14, 2023
Start of regular courses: Mon., October 16, 2023
Christmas vacation: Sat., December 23, 2023 to Sat., January 6, 2024
End of courses: Sat., February 3, 2024
End of semester: Sun., March 31, 2024

Summer semester 2023
Start of semester: Sat., April 1, 2023
Start of courses: Tue., April 11, 2023
End of courses: Sat., July 15, 2023
End of semester: Sat., September 30, 2023

Winter semester 2022/2023
Start of semester: Sat., Ocotber 1, 2022
Induction week: Mon., October 17, 2022 to Sat., October 22, 2022
Start of regular courses: Mon., October 24, 2022
Christmas break: Sat., December 24, 2022 to Sat., January 7, 2023
End of courses: Sat., February 11, 2023
End of semester: Fri., March 31, 2023

Summer semester 2022
Start of semester: Fri., April 1, 2022
Start of courses: Mon., April 4, 2022
End of courses: Sat., July 9, 2022
End of semester: Fri., September 30, 2022

Winter semester 2021/2022
Start of semester: Fri., October 1, 2021
Induction week: Mon., October 11, 2021 to Sat., October 16, 2021
Start of regular courses: Mon., Ocotber 18, 2021
Christmas vacations: Mon., December 20, 2021 (early start!) to Wed., January 5, 2022
End of courses: Sat., February 5, 2022
End of semester: Thu., March 31, 2022

For certain degree programs, enrollment is only possible after passing an entrance test.

This applies to Music/Musicology and Art/Art Education in the Bachelor's Degree Program in Education and Teaching and in the Dual-Subject Bachelor's Degree Program.

Further information to the relevant dates and contact people can be found on the website of the  Institute of Musicology and Music Education and the  Institute of Art/Art Education.

Please note that if your combined subject is a  restricted subject, you must submit an  application for admission by July 15 of the year, regardless whether you have registered for the entrance test.

Study Programs without Admission Restrictions

For undergraduate degree programs/subjects (Bachelor's degree programs) without admission restrictions, enrollment for the winter semester is possible by September 30 of each year and for the summer semester by March 31 of each year using the  online procedure.

Study Programs with Admission Restrictions

There are  admission restrictions for some subjects. For undergraduate degree programs/subjects with admission restrictions (Bachelor's degree programs/First State Examination in Law), applications can only be submitted  online. The information on whether a program will be subject to  admission restrictions in the upcoming winter semester will be available from around May of the same year and from December for the follwing summer semester.

In order to continue your studies at Osnabrück University, students must re-register each semester. You can re-register by transferring the semester fee to the account of Osnabrück University. The semester fee consists of the semester fee plus any long-term fees (500 €). The total amount applicable to you can be found at myUOS.de: "HISinOne" - "Mein Studium" - "Studienservice".

In addition to the semester fee, further special fees (800 €) are due if you have reached the age of 60.

You are responsible for your re-registration - you will not receive a separate request or reminder. If you do not re-register on time, you will be disenrolled in accordance with the provisions of the Lower Saxony Higher Education Act.

If you transfer the semester fee on time, you can validate your Campuscard at the relevant offices for the following semester and thus extend its validity (use without interruption is guaranteed by the imprint of the current and the following semester). Certificates of enrollment and "BAföG" certificates can be printed out on myUOS.de in the "HISinOne" - "My studies" - "Student services" area.