Dates and deadlines
You can find information about application deadlines, publishing dates for admissions and other relevant dates and deadlines for application and admission procedure on this website.
Application deadlines
winter semester
1 June to 15 July for Bachelor and Staatsexamen programs
1 May to 15 June for Master programs
15 February to 31 March for international master's programs*
summer semester
1 December to 15 January
*International Master's Programs
- African Languages and Cultures / MA
- Atmospheric Science / MSc
- Buddhist Studies / MA
- Economics / MSc
- Geophysics / MSc
- Indology and Tibetology / MA
- Innovation, Business and Sustainability / MSc
- Integrated Climate System Science / MSc
- Intelligent Adaptive Systems / MSc
- Languages and Cultures of Southeast Asia / MA
- Manuskriptkulturen/Manuscript Cultures / MA
- Marine Ecosystem and Fisheries Science / MSc
- Molecular Plant Science / MSc
- Ocean and Climate Physics / MSc
- Peace and Security Studies / MA
- Physics / MSc
- Politics, Economics and Philosophy / MSc
- Wood Science / MSc
When will I get the official letter of acceptance/letter of rejection?
The acceptance and rejection letters can be found in your STiNE account under "Application" > "Documents". Please find the issuing dates for the notifications in the online application.
Please note that the dates differ if you applied via Dialogue-Oriented Service Procedure (DoSV)
Semester dates
Winter semesters (WiSe) always begin on 1 October and end on 31 March.
Summer semesters (SoSe) always begin on 1 April and end on 30 September.
The re-registration deadline for winter semesters is 1 October. The deadline for summer semesters is 1 April.
Dates for past semesters and, if they have already been set, future semesters as well as the lecture periods can be found on the page semester dates.
Further dates and deadline which may be relevant for your application
Please be aware, this list is not final
- Teaching subject in Art:
Application at Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg for assessment test in February/march each year- Please check the website of the Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg for the current dates of the entrance examination.
- Teaching subject in Music:
Application to the Hochschule für Musik und Theater for the entrance examination for the Bachelor's degree programs in December/January (WS2024/25: extended until March 2024) and for the Master's degree programs in February/March of each year- Please check the current dates for the entrance examination for the Bachelor's and Master's degree programs in Music on the website of the Hochschule für Musik und Theater.
- Unterrichtsfach Theater im Lehramt:
Application to the Hochschule für Musik und Theater for the entrance examination in February/March of each year
- Please check the current dates for the entrance examination for the Bachelor's and Master's degree programs in Music on the website of the Hochschule für Musik und Theater.
- Assessment test for working men and women:
Application for Assessment test for working men and women always from 1st February to 1st March
(exception Assessment test at Department of Socioeconomics) - Application deadline for medicine, dentistry and pharmacy for Alt-Abiturient*innen
For first-semester applicants in programs medicine, dentistry and pharmacy with application procedure through hochschulstart.de there will be a different application period if you obtained your higher education entrance qualification - Professional master’s degrees
A lot of continuing education master's programs have individual application periods