Registration for First-Semester Students

Note for first-semester Master’s students who attained their Bachelor’s degree at a different university

The admission letters for the winter term 2026/27 state that shortly after enrollment and immediately at the start of the winter term, you must submit proof to the Examination Office of the Faculty of Arts that you have taken all examinations for your Bachelor’s degree, including the Bachelor’s thesis, prior to beginning your Master’s program. This means that by September 30, 2026 — i. e., before the start of your first Master’s semester — you must have completed all required examinations (e. g., taken written and oral exams or submitted term papers and your Bachelor’s thesis). To prove that you have completed all required Bachelor’s examinations, please ask the university where you are currently pursuing your Bachelor’s degree to issue a corresponding confirmation. Please submit this document as a pdf scan to the local Examination Office via the contact form. If you are currently pursuing or have already completed your Bachelor’s degree at the Faculty of Arts at the University of Bonn, this proof that all required exams have been completed is not necessary, as the Examinations Office can view the current status in your examination account.

You do not have to wait for your Bachelor’s grades before enrolling in the Master’s program. Please take notice of the enrollment deadlines specified in your admission letter.