If you exceed your standard period of study by more than two semesters (this would be the case at the end of the 9th semester in most Bachelor's degree programmes; Architecture: 8th semester / International Business Management: 10th semester), you will receive grade 5 (= fail) for all examinations that you have not yet taken for the first time by then. The standard period of study is determined by your study and examination regulations. You would then have to take a second attempt in the 10th semester and a third attempt in the 12th semester at the latest. For an examination which, according to the study and examination regulations, is in the 2nd or 3rd term of studies, you can use a fourth attempt; however, you only have one fourth attempt for the entire degree programme. You only have two attempts for the Bachelor's thesis. It is therefore advisable to register the Bachelor's thesis by the end of the 9th semester (cf. RaPO §8 and §10 as well as APO §18 and §20).

Changes due to COVID-19

In a Bachelor's degree programme with a standard period of study of seven semesters (please note the exceptions Bachelor of Architecture and International Business Management!), students who were enrolled in summer semester 2020, winter semester 2020/2021, summer semester 2021 and winter semester 2021/2022 and were not on leave of absence have an individual standard period of study of eleven semesters instead of seven semesters. The individual standard period of study would therefore be postponed by one semester for each "COVID"-semester mentioned above. You would only fail the first attempt (= grade 5) after two further semesters, in the above-mentioned case at the end of the 13th semester, for open exams that won't be taken by then (cf. Art. 99 BayHSchG).

Examples:

1. Students have been enrolled at OTH Regensburg since the summer semester 2020 and has not been on leave of absence since then. They would therefore only fail an exam (grade 5) at the end of the 13th semester, if the examination is not taken/written by then.

2. Students began their studies in the summer semester 2021 and have not been on leave of absence since then. They would therefore only receive "deadline-fives" at the end of the 11th semester, if the exam(s) is/are not taken by then.

3. Students began their studies in the summer semester 2021, but were on leave of absence for one semester in the winter semester 2021/2022. At the end of the 10th semester, they would therefore receive "deadline-fives" for first-attempt examinations, if they are not taken by then.

The General Student Advisory Service or your academic advisor (cf. faculty homepage) can offer you guidance on this. You can obtain legally binding information on your individual course of study and deadlines from the Examinations and Internship Department. For general information on your individual standard period of study, please refer to your certificate of enrolment, which you can download from the Student Service Portal.

To be on the safe side, please apply for another degree programme at the OTH Regensburg or at another university/university of applied sciences within the respective application deadlines. You may apply for admission into the first and also simultaneously into a higher semester. After exam grades are announced, it is usually no longer possible to apply for degree programmes with admission restrictions (NC) for the coming semester, since the application deadline will already have been expired by then.

Before the application deadline, please contact the Examinations and Internships Office, the General Student Advisory Service or your departmental advisor for advice on possible deadlines, etc.

If necessary, please also contact the BAföG office for advice on whether further financing is possible if you have to change your course of study.

You may no longer study the same degree programme at OTH Regensburg.

You can apply (within the application deadlines) for any other degree programme at OTH Regensburg and, if applicable, start in a higher semester. It is possible to apply for the first and at the same time for a higher semester at OTH Regensburg.

In this case, it is up to the university you would like to be enrolled in to decide which study programmes you may resume at that university. For information, please see or contact the university you would like to attend. You could use the Hochschulkompass search engine to find suitable universites/universities of applied sciences.

These might be some Ideas for you:

• Check for (possible) extended application deadlines for another degree programme at OTH Regensburg or at another university/university of applied sciences. It's important that if you would like to put in your application at another university, you would have to clarify whether you would be allowed to continue studying in your degree programme despite the so-called forced termination of enrolment! Please contact the student advisors at the respective universities.
• You can also use the study placement exchange website Studienplatzbörse (available in German only; provider: Hochschulkompass) to search for a study programme you could be accepted into. 
• Ask at a university/university of applied sciences whether you are allowed to continue studying there in your current course of study (prerequisite: possession of a subject-related higher education entrance qualification / general higher education entrance qualification).
• Apply for a first (or higher) semester in another (completely new or similar) degree programme during the next application period at the OTH Regensburg:

Application deadlines for admission restricted (NC) degree programmes in the first semester:

summer semester: usually from 15 November to 15 January

winter semester: usually from 01 May to 15 July (Bachelor´s in Architecture, Industrial Design and Midwifery: until 15 June!)

Application deadlines for non-restricted admission degree programmes in the first semester:

summer semester: usually 15 November to 01 March

winter semester: usually 01 May to 15 September

Application deadlines for admission into a higher semester:

summer semester: 15 November to 15 January

winter semester:  01 May to 15 June

• Furthermore, an apprenticeship might be another option for you. For further information please contact:

Employment Agency in Regensburg (Arbeitsagentur Regensburg)

Regensburg.Berufsberatung-152(at)arbeitsagentur.de

(Please include your telephone number so that the adivsors can call you back.)

0800 4 5555 00 (Hotline is free of charge)

Please also note the following:

• Termination of enrolment - If you have lost your student status, please contact your (familiy) insurance compnay, the BAföG officef (if you receive BAföG) and clarify your insurance status with your health care insurance company.
• If necessary, cancel your student dormitory room!
• see also: www.studienaussteiger.de or www.switch-zur-ausbildung.de (available in Germany only)

Basically, after two semesters of successful studies at a university of applied sciences, you acquire the subject-related university entrance qualification, with which you are allowed to study "closely related courses at universities". For this purpose, you must accumulate all credit points required in the first two semesters (usually 60 CP).

Please check with the university you would like to attend, as this university decides on the similarity on a case-to-case basis. There might be special regulations concerning teaching degree programmes.

For the University of Regensburg, please call the Central Student Advisory Service: Tel. +49 941 943 2219.

For restricted-admission programmes at universities, only a limited number of students are accepted in Bavaria for applicants who apply after two successful semesters at a university of applied sciences and for applicants for a second degree programme. They will most likely have to start their studies at the university in the first semester.

With a Bachelor's degree from a university of applied sciences, you receive the general university entrance qualification and you qualify to study all degree programmes at the university. Again, only a limited number of places are allocated in each case in admission-restricted courses of study.

You can print out a grade confirmation from QIS (SSP) at any time. For a stamped confirmation, please take an already printed copy to the  Examinations and Internships Office in Seybothstraße 2, rooms V012 to V018.

You are a student of OTH Regensburg until the end of the semester and can use your student ID in the form of the OTH Regensburg Card to its full extent until then.

Our ZWW (Centre for Continuing Education and Knowledge Management) offers an extensive range of continuing education courses and will be happy to advise you. Here you will also find important questions and answers about part-time study and continuing education.

If you would like to change your course of study, you can apply for the desired new degree programme within the application deadlines of the OTH Regensburg and, if necessary, start in a higher semester (see questions no. 6 and 8). An application to a first and at the same time to a higher semester is possible and even recommended. The application procedure for internal students changing programmes is basically the same as for students applying for the first semester; all documents must also be submitted again (see FAQs and information on applying for a higher semester). If you have to apply again via hochschulstart.de (due to admission restriction in the desired degree programme), please use your BID and BAN identification from your previous application procedure (Important: Your user account at hochschulstart.de will be deleted after one year of inactivity--> in this case please re-register!). At HISinOne, the portal of OTH Regensburg, a new application is required.

Please do not de-register until you have been admitted to the intended degree programme. With the digital application for enrolment you will then again receive a new student identification number.

Please do not re-register in your current degree programme if you plan to change! If you are admitted to the new programme, please transfer the re-registration fee during enrolment; if you receive a rejection or do not wish to change after all, you can also transfer the amount in the time period after grade announcements (without an additional letter of explanation).

Note: If you plan to end one degree programme and start a new one from the 2nd semester on, please contact the Bafög office beforehand to clarify whether funding for the new degree programme is still possible.

It is important that you consult with the Foreigners' Registration Office (Ausländerbehörde) BEFORE changing your course of study! A change that is justified in a promising way is usually possible and is normally supported by the Foreigners' Registration Office.

Please note!!! However, if you do not inform the Foreigners' Registration Office in advance that you have changed your degree programme, you may be expelled from the country!

If you have any questions, please contact Lena Frischholz (international-students(at)oth-regensburg.de) from the International Office.

If you are considering dropping out of your studies or have already done so, you can contact the following offices for advice (e.g. for vocational training):

BFZ-Nuremberg:

Kerstin Lemuth-Weissbrod

E-mail: kerstin.lemuth-weissbrod(at)bfz.de

Phone: +49 (911) 93197273

Mobile: +49 (171) 5686606

Chamber of Handicrafts: https://www.handwerk.de/infos-zur-ausbildung/bewerbungs-und-karrieretipps/angebote-fuer-studienaussteiger

Training consultant from the IHK Regensburg: https://www.ihk-regensburg.de/hauptnavigation/aus-und-weiterbildung/ausbildung/berufsorientierung/quereinstieg-ausbildung/karrierewechsel-studium-neustart-dual--1351062

Regensburg Employment Agency:

E-mail: 152-Berufsberatung-vor-dem-Erwerbsleben(at)arbeitsagentur.de.

(Please include your telephone number in your e-mail so that they can call you back).

Phone: 0800 4 5555 00 (Hotline is free of charge)

Please contact Andrea März-Bäuml, Senate Representative for Students with Disabilities/Chronic Illness, to determine if you have additional support needs. E-mail: andrea.maerz-baeuml(at)oth-regensburg.de or phone 0941/943 9710

The Studentenwerk Niederbayern/Oberpfalz is your contact for BAföG. If you are not eligible for BAföG, there are various loans and possibly also scholarships that can be applied for. Please contact the Social Counselling Service Sozialberatung of the Studentenwerk Niederbayern/Oberpfalz.

Scholarships can also help you finance your studies. There are various criteria for obtaining a scholarship; excellent grades are not always necessary. Contact the Career Service to make an appointment for an individual scholarship consultation.

The OTH Regensburg offers various seminars for learning and working techniques through the Career Service Programme or the general studies programme (Social and Methodological Competence). With the general studies programme, it may even be possible to obtain credits for your studies with the seminars.

In addition, there is the possibility of learning counselling at the Psychosocial Counselling Service.

1. If you have an advanced technical college entrance qualification (Fachhochschulreife) and are studying at a university of applied sciences, you may be able to obtain the subject-related higher education entrance qualification (fachgebundene Hochschulreife). Please read about this here: https://www.gesetze-bayern.de/Content/Document/BayQualV/true (available in German only)

2. Where can you study to become a teacher? https://studienwahl.de/studienfelder/lehraemter/bayern (available in German only)

3. To find out which degree programmes offered by universities in Bavaria are considered to be related to certificates of subject-related higher education entrance qualifications according to §§ 1, 4 and 5 QualV , please refer to the document you can download from here (Zuordnungliste  - available in German only).

4. Search for teacher training courses nationwide: www.hochschulkompass.de

5. Example of a teacher training course at a Bavarian university of applied sciences: Engineering Education, Landshut University of Applied Sciences https://www.haw-landshut.de/hochschule/fakultaeten/interdisziplinaere-studien/studiengaenge/ingenieurpaedagogik-bachelor.html

6. Special measures to acquire a teaching qualification: https://www.km.bayern.de/lehrer/lehrerausbildung/mittelschule/quereinstieg.html (available in Germany only)

7. Example of a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration followed by a Master's degree in Business Education with the possibility of becoming a teacher: https://www.uni-bamberg.de/lehramt/lehramtberuflicheschulen/wirtschaftspaedagogik/