# 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 services](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/consultation-and-service/consultation-and-service "Consultation and Service")1 – 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 financing](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/consultation-and-service/financing-and-support/financing-and-support "Financing and Support")2 (BAföG, scholarships, etc.) and, if applicable, filed your BAföG application?
Have you applied for a room in a [student dormitory](https://www.studierendenwerk-bonn.de/en/accommodation/ "https://www.studierendenwerk-bonn.de/en/accommodation/")3 or checked out the private housing market?
Have you checked to see which [preliminary courses](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/during-your-studies/starting-your-studies/preliminary-courses/preliminary-courses "Preliminary courses")4 are being offered?
Have you checked when and where the [*subject-specific* orientation weeks hosted by your degree program(s)](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/organizing-your-studies/starting-your-studies/orientation-weeks-at-the-start-of-your-studies?set_language=en)5 will take place?
Have you checked what other [*general*, comprehensive advice *across disciplines* on starting your studies](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/organizing-your-studies/starting-your-studies/dont-panic-starting-my-studies-at-the-uni-bonn?set_language=en)6 is being offered?
## Starting your Studies
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[Pr-enroll online](https://hio-web-prod.hrz.uni-bonn.de/qisserver/pages/cs/sys/portal/hisinoneStartPage.faces)7
Pay [semester fee](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/application-admission-and-enrollment/costs?set_language=en)8 immediately upon [online pre-enrollment](https://hio-web-prod.hrz.uni-bonn.de/qisserver/pages/cs/sys/portal/hisinoneStartPage.faces)7
Upload enrollment documents in the document upload by the deadline.
If you’ve applied for [BAföG](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/consultation-and-service/financing-and-support/bafoeg " BAföG")9: Bring a confirmation of enrollment to the Agency for Educational Assistance (“Amt für Ausbildungsförderung”).
Activate [Uni-ID](https://www.uni-bonn.de/de/studium/medien-studium/medien-organisation-des-studiums/medien-studienstart/semesterbogen.pdf) 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 events](https://www.uni-bonn.de/de/studium/studienverlauf/studienstart/orientierungswochen-zum-studienstart " Einführungs- und Orientierungsveranstaltungen")11 for your subject/subjects are taking place
Put your [course schedule](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/during-your-studies/organizing-your-studies/preparing-course-schedules-and-planning-your-studies "Course of study")12 together using the [central campus management system BASIS](https://basis.uni-bonn.de/ "https://basis.uni-bonn.de/")13 (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 classrooms](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/university/university-life/campus/lecture-halls "Lecture halls")14?
Register with your [examination authority](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/consultation-and-service/examination-authorities "Examination Authorities")15\
[Apply for your library ID](https://www.ulb.uni-bonn.de/en/using-the-library/form/stop-librarycard?set_language=en "https://www.ulb.uni-bonn.de/en/using-the-library/form/stop-librarycard?set_language=en")16 at the Bonn University and State Library (USL) and get your [Mensa Card](https://www.studierendenwerk-bonn.de/en/food-drink/#c1125 "https://www.studierendenwerk-bonn.de/en/food-drink/#c1125")17.
Take note of [key semester dates](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/during-your-studies/key-semester-dates "Key Semester Dates")18
Are you unclear on a technical or specialized term related to your studies? It might be listed in the [Youth University glossary](https://www.uni-bonn.de/de/studium/studienorientierung-und-uni-bonn-entdecken/junge-uni/junge-uni-lexikon " Junge Uni Lexikon")19!
## Internationale Studierende
Apply for [your residence permit](https://www.bonn.de/microsite/en/services/formalities/residence-permit.php "https://www.bonn.de/microsite/en/services/formalities/residence-permit.php")20at the Immigration Office of the City of Bonn (Important: schedule an appointment as early as possible!)
Take advantage of the International Office’s support offerings
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## Contact information
Central Study Advisory and Counseling Service
[zsb@uni-bonn.de](mailto:zsb@uni-bonn.de)
[+49 228 73-7080](tel:+49 228 73-7080)
## Links
1. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/consultation-and-service/consultation-and-service
2. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/consultation-and-service/financing-and-support/financing-and-support
3. https://www.studierendenwerk-bonn.de/en/accommodation/
4. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/during-your-studies/starting-your-studies/preliminary-courses/preliminary-courses
5. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/organizing-your-studies/starting-your-studies/orientation-weeks-at-the-start-of-your-studies?set\_language=en
6. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/organizing-your-studies/starting-your-studies/dont-panic-starting-my-studies-at-the-uni-bonn?set\_language=en
7. https://hio-web-prod.hrz.uni-bonn.de/qisserver/pages/cs/sys/portal/hisinoneStartPage.faces
8. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/application-admission-and-enrollment/costs?set\_language=en
9. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/consultation-and-service/financing-and-support/bafoeg
10. https://www.uni-bonn.de/de/studium/medien-studium/medien-organisation-des-studiums/medien-studienstart/semesterbogen.pdf
11. https://www.uni-bonn.de/de/studium/studienverlauf/studienstart/orientierungswochen-zum-studienstart
12. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/during-your-studies/organizing-your-studies/preparing-course-schedules-and-planning-your-studies
13. https://basis.uni-bonn.de/
14. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/university/university-life/campus/lecture-halls
15. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/consultation-and-service/examination-authorities
16. https://www.ulb.uni-bonn.de/en/using-the-library/form/stop-librarycard?set\_language=en
17. https://www.studierendenwerk-bonn.de/en/food-drink/#c1125
18. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/during-your-studies/key-semester-dates
19. https://www.uni-bonn.de/de/studium/studienorientierung-und-uni-bonn-entdecken/junge-uni/junge-uni-lexikon
20. https://www.bonn.de/microsite/en/services/formalities/residence-permit.php