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)

Fall Semester 2026/2027
Course catalog is published (tentative date)	31 Aug 2026 (Studiport 28 Aug)
Course registration	see Course registration
Registration/withdrawal for period I exams	05 Oct 2026 until 14 days before exam
Examination period I	14 Dec 2026 -18 Dec 2026 04 Jan 2027 - 08 Jan 2027 11 Jan 20267- 15 Jan 2027 (optional week)
Grades are released - period I exams	By 05 Feb 2027
Registration/withdrawal for period II exams	pending until 14 days before exam
Examination period II	22 Feb 2027 - 26 Feb 2027
Grades are released - period II exams	By 26 Mar 2027
Term paper submission period	From 14 Dec 2026 at earliest - 28 Feb 2027 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	21 Jun 2027 - 02 Jul 2027 05 Jul 2027 - 09 Jul 2026 (optional week)
Grades are released - period I exams	By 30 Jul 2027
Examination period II	23 Aug 2027 - 27 Aug 2027
Grades are released - period II exams	By 28 Sept 2027
Term paper submission period	21 Jun 2027 - 31 Aug 2027
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.

Fall Semester 2026/27	B.A. IM / M.A. IMS
Course catalog is published (tenative date)	31 Aug 2026 (Studport 28 Aug)
Course registration	see Course registration
Lectures start/lectures end*	07 Sept 2026 - 08 Jan 2027
Reading period (no lectures)	12 Oct 2026 - 16 Oct 2026 21 Dec 2026 - 01 Jan 2027
Registration/withdrawal for exams	05 Oct 2026 until 14 days before exam
Examination period*	14 Dec 2026 - 18 Dec 2026 04 Jan 2026 - 08 Jan 2027 (Optional: 11 Jan 2026 - 15Jan 2027)
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