Applications for extensions

Avoiding such Applications

When applying for an extension of the period of study or an extension of the GOP deadline, the legal hurdles for approval are very high. Please refer to paragraphs 8 and 11 of the  General Degree Program and Examination Regulations for Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree Programs at the Faculty of Sciences. You should address problems and difficulties in your studies directly and proactively to avoid the need for such an application, see our Advice for Students.

Advice before submitting an application

If you need to apply for an extension of the study period or an extension of the GOP deadline in a Bachelor’s degree programme, please visit – during their respective office hours – first the Student Service Centre (SSC) and then the Chair of the Mathematics Examinations Committee. If you need to apply for an extension of the study period in a Master’s degree programme, your first point of contact is always your mentor, then the Student Service Centre (SSC) and then the Mathematics Examinations Committee.

Applying for an extension

  1. For an extension of the study period or extension of the GOP deadline, complete the application form from the website of the Examinations Office. In particular, you should justify your application clearly and comprehensibly in the application form or in an additional document.
  2. Attach all necessary documents:
    • Overview of the study and examination achievements to date:
      (current and complete transcript, extract from campo).
    • List of all pending examinations:
      (including information on when these are to be completed, to be entered in the application form).
    • Applications in the Master’s degree programmes:
      additionally the name of the Mentor, your current study agreement, and
      (if applicable) name of the supervisor of the Master’s thesis.
    • Applications in den Bachelor’s degree programmes:
      additionally the name of the supervisor of the Bachelor’s thesis, if applicable.
    • Justification: description of the circumstances or events that make the extension of the study period or extension of the GOP deadline necessary (in the application form, and, if necessary, on supplementary pages).
    • Proof of the circumstances or events listed in the application that make the extension of the period of study or extension of the GOP deadline necessary, if available.
  3. Submit your application to the  Examinations Office of the Faculty of Natural Sciences. It will be forwarded from there to the Mathematics Examinations Committee.
  4. Respond promptly to any queries from the Mathematics Examinations Committee or the Examinations Office.