Current issues & deadlines
Advisory services
Before you apply
Application process
- Undergraduate studies
- Special Procedure (DoSV)
- Medicine and Dentistry (Non-EU-citizien)
- Master & international programmes
- Doctorate
- uni-assist exceptions & special procedures
Once you have applied
Important information
Deadlines & dates
Semester dates
Summer semester
| Start of semester | 1st April |
| Start of lectures | Mid-April |
| End of lectures | Mid-/End-July |
| End of semester | 30th September |
Winter semester 2020/2021
| Start of semester | 1st October |
| Start of lectures | 2nd November (some courses for higher semesters may start earlier) |
| End of lectures | 21st February |
| End of semester | 31st March |
Application deadlines
+++Please note that due to the current situation, deadlines may change at short notice+++
For the summer semester 2021:
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Bachelor’s and state exams with |
15th January 2021 |
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Bachelor’s and state exams with |
28th February 2021 |
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Master’s programmes |
Deadlines vary, see Master Portal |
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Doctoral studies |
No deadline for application |
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1st November 2020 |
| DSH preparatory course | 1st December 2020 |
Expected dates for the winter semester 2021/22:
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Bachelor’s and state exams with |
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Deadline for Non-EU citizens |
15th July 2021 |
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Deadline for EU citizens |
31st July 2021 |
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Bachelor’s and state exams with |
31st August 2021 |
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Master’s programmes |
Deadlines vary, see Master Portal |
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Doctoral studies |
No deadline for application |
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‘Studienkolleg’ (preparatory college) |
1st May 2021 |
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DSH preparatory course |
1st June 2021 |
Medical subjects
| Non-EU citizens applying to study medicine or dentistry (submission of the TestAs result is mandatory) |
15th July 2021 Procedure medicine / dentistry for non-EU-citizens |
| EU-citizens applying to study medicine, dentistry or pharmacy |
Special procedure |
PLEASE NOTE: For the study programs medicine and dentistry, the DSH-3 level is required.
Appointments for aptitude tests
Please note that the following subjects require you to take an aptitude test, which may necessitate an additional, earlier application.
Should you choose to pursue a course/subject that requires you to take an aptitude test then it is your responsibility to register with the relevant institution.
+++ Due to the current situation, please be aware of changes and cancellations of the aptitude tests. Please get directly in contact with the specific institutes/faculties+++
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Registration for an aptitude test: by 15th May (for the winter semester), or by 15th November (for the summer semester) Examination dates TBA
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Registration for an aptitude test: by 25th May (available only for the winter semester)
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English studies/American studies (M.A./ Lehramt*)
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Registration for the Entrance Test/proof of language proficiency: on June 1st
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International Study and Language Centre ISZ
The ISZ combines and covers the wide range of services provided by Goethe University in the fields of German as a foreign language, foreign languages, and university preparation for international applicants.
The ISZ is where you will find the dates for the following:
- Start and end of the ‘Studienkolleg’ (preparatory college) course
- Start and end of the DSH-certificate courses (B2, C1); per semester – student status required
- Start and end of intensive German language courses (B1, B2, C1); the duration of these courses is 4-5 weeks each, no student status required
- Dates for university assessment test and supplementary exams (“FSP = Feststellungsprüfung”, “EP = Ergänzungsprüfung”)
Concerning visa applications
When applying for a student visa for Germany (for international students from outside the EU) you should calculate a waiting period of several weeks up to two months. In isolated cases it may take even longer. It is therefore important that you apply for a visa with the German diplomatic mission in your home country in good time.
