Dates and Deadlines

Current and Future Semesters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Past Semesters

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

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

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

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

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

Winter semester 2021/2022
Start of semester: Fri., 1 October 2021
Induction week: Mon., 11 October 2021 to Sat., 16 October 2021
Start of regular courses: Mon., 18 Ocotber 2021
Christmas vacations: Mon., 20 December 2021 (early start!) to Wed., 5 January 2022
End of courses: Sat., 5 February 2022
End of semester: Thu., 31 March 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 15 July 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 30 September of each year and for the summer semester by 31 March of each year using the  online procedure.

Study Programs with Admission Restrictions

There are university  admission restrictions for a number of other subjects. For undergraduate degree programs/subjects with admission restrictions (Bachelor's degree programs/First State Examination in Law), applications can only be submitted  online. Information on subjects with  admission restrictions at Osnabrück University is available from May for the winter semester and from December for the 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.