Semester Schedule, Dates and Deadlines

The semester dates and examination periods for all degree programs can be found here. This also applies to degree programs with special dates.

General Timetable and Deadlines

Spring Semester 2025
Course catalog is published (tentative date)	pending
Course registration	see Course registration
Registration/withdrawal for period I exams	pending until 14 days before exam
Examination period I	23 Jun 2025 - 04 Jul 2025 07 Jul 2025 - 11 Jul 2025 (optional week)
Grades are released - period I exams	By 01 Aug 2025 (08 Aug 2025 optional week)
Examination period II	25 Aug 2025 - 29 Aug 2025
Grades are released - period II exams	By 26 Sept 2025
Term paper submission period	23 Jun 2025 - 31 Aug 2025
Grades are released - term papers	No later than 8 weeks after the examination date (§ 15 Abs. 1 c) RaPO)

Fall Semester 2025/2026
Course catalog is published (tentative date)	26 Aug 2025
Course registration	see Course registration
Registration/withdrawal for period I exams	pending until 14 days before exam
Examination period I	15 Dec 2025 -19 Dec 2025 05 Jan 2026 - 09 Jan 2026 12 Jan 2026 - 16 Jan 2026 (optional week)
Grades are released - period I exams	By 06 Feb 2026
Registration/withdrawal for period II exams	pending until 14 days before exam
Examination period II	23 Feb 2026 - 27 Feb 2026
Grades are released - period II exams	By 27 Mar 2026
Term paper submission period	From 15 Dec 2025 at earliest - 28 Feb 2026 at latest
Grades are released - term papers	No later than 8 weeks after the examination date (§ 15 Abs. 1 c) RaPO)

Spring Semester 2026
Course catalog is published (tentative date)	pending
Course registration	see Course registration
Registration/withdrawal for period I exams	pending until 14 days before exam
Examination period I	22 Jun 2026 - 03 Jul 2026 06 Jul 2026 - 10 Jul 2026 (optional week)
Grades are released - period I exams	By 31 Jul 2026
Examination period II	24 Aug 2026 - 28 Aug 2026
Grades are released - period II exams	By 25 Sept 2026
Term paper submission period	22 Jun 2026 - 31 Aug 2026
Grades are released - term papers	No later than 8 weeks after the examination date (§ 15 Abs. 1 c) RaPO)

If only one examination date is offered for a module exam, the next exam date must fall within the examination period of the following semester.

Setting submission deadlines within the lecture period before the designated examination weeks is not allowed.

The dates of all scheduled exams are listed in Studiport.

Spring Semester 2025	B.A. IM / M.A. IMS
Course catalog is published (tenative date)	pending
Course registration	see Course registration
Lectures start/lectures end*	10 Mar 2025 - 04 Jul 2025
Reading period (no lectures)	14 Apr 2025 - 18 Apr 2025
Registration/withdrawal for exams	pending until 14 days before exam
Examination period*	26 Jun 2025 - 04 Jul 2025 06 Jul 2025 - 11 Jul 2025 (optional week)
Students enrolled in a double degree program with SDU: please also note the Danish semester and examination times.

If only one examination date is offered for a module exam, the next exam date must fall within the examination period of the following semester.

Setting submission deadlines within the lecture period before the designated examination weeks is not allowed.

The dates of all scheduled exams are listed in Studiport.

Internship	Information
BA Orientation internship (TPM I/TPM II)	Orientierungspraktikum
BA Specialized internship (TPM III)	Fachpraktikum
MA Internship semester (TPM IV)	Praxissemester