Checklist for Starting Your Studies

Source: https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/during-your-studies/starting-your-studies/checklist-for-starting-your-studies Parent: https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/during-your-studies/starting-your-studies

We’ve put together a small list of some of the most important things you can do to kick your studies off right. Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions.

Before starting your studies

Take advantage of available counseling services1 – for example, students of all disciplines can get help with general questions about studying at any time from the Central Study Advisory and Counseling Service (ZSB). For specific questions related to your discipline, please contact your subject-specific student advisory service or student council. Of course, these services also remain available to you further along in your studies.

Have you addressed the issue of study financing2 (BAföG, scholarships, etc.) and, if applicable, filed your BAföG application?

Have you applied for a room in a student dormitory3 or checked out the private housing market?

Have you checked to see which preliminary courses4 are being offered?

Have you checked when and where the subject-specific orientation weeks hosted by your degree program(s)5 will take place?

Have you checked what other general, comprehensive advice across disciplines on starting your studies6 is being offered?

Starting your Studies

Pr-enroll online7

Pay semester fee8 immediately upon online pre-enrollment7

Upload enrollment documents in the document upload by the deadline.

If you’ve applied for BAföG9: Bring a confirmation of enrollment to the Agency for Educational Assistance (“Amt für Ausbildungsförderung”).

Activate Uni-ID 10(provided for download in the application portal) for IT services - e.g. for the personal university e-mail address, which must be checked regularly, as all study-related messages are sent to it.

Check when and where the orientation weeks with introductory events11 for your subject/subjects are taking place

Put your course schedule12 together using the central campus management system BASIS13 (among other things, also includes the electronic course catalog). If you have any questions, just contact your subject-specific student advisory and counseling service

Have you identified and located your lecture halls and classrooms14?

Apply for your library ID16 at the Bonn University and State Library (USL) and get your Mensa Card17.

Take note of key semester dates18

Are you unclear on a technical or specialized term related to your studies? It might be listed in the Youth University glossary19!