StudyApplication & Enrolment
Source: https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/study/application-enrolment
Study Application & Enrolment
Admitted applicants must apply for enrolment at the university for all degree programmes by the deadline. The respective procedures differ depending on the applicants’ desired degree, the number of semesters and the particular prerequisites of the prospective students.
First year student? Second degree programme? Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree, State Examination? There are a number of ways to start your degree course and a variety of final degrees. To ensure that your application and subsequent enrolment goes to plan, we have compiled the most important information for you on the following pages.
Digital Enrollment Notice – Winter Semester 2025/26
Starting with the Winter Semester 2025/26, enrollment will be fully digital. Submitting documents by mail will no longer be required. However, there are still some exceptions. Due to the ongoing transition, some pages may have outdated information.
BACHELOR AND STATE EXAMINATION
[ADMISSION TO THE UNIVERSITY IN BACHELOR’S AND STATE EXAMINATION DEGREES
Starting your degree course in the 1st academic semester](https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/study/application-enrolment/starting-the-first-academic-semester-of-your-degree-programme)
[ADMISSION TO THE UNIVERSITY IN BACHELOR’S AND STATE EXAMINATION DEGREE PROGRAMMES
Starting your degree course after the 1st academic semester](https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/study/application-enrolment/starting-an-undergraduate-degree-programme-in-an-advanced-academic-semester)
ADMISSION TO THE UNIVERSITY
Enrolment
Admitted applicants must apply for enrolment at the university for all degree programmes by the deadline.
- [BASICS
### Application status query](https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/study/application-enrolment/application-status-query) - [GERMAN STUDENTS
### Prerequisites for enrolment](https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/study/application-enrolment/prerequisites-for-study) - [INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
### Prerequisites for enrolment](https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/study/application-enrolment/study-requirements)
- [Special Procedures
### Second degrees programmes](https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/study/management-of-studies/profile-studying/second-degrees-at-heidelberg-university) - [Special Procedures
### Parallel degree programmes](https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/study/fields-of-study/parallel-degree-programmes) - [Special Procedures (German Applicants)
### Lottery Procedure](https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/study/application-enrolment/lottery)
- [SPECIAL PROCEDURES
### Exchange programmes and short-term studies](https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/study/international-studies/study-in-heidelberg) - [GERMAN STUDENTS
### Funding your studies](https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/study/management-of-studies/funding-of-studies) - [INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
### Funding your studies](https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/study/international-studies/study-in-heidelberg/financing-your-studies)
Master
[ADMISSION TO THE UNIVERSITY IN MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMMES
Starting your degree course in the 1st academic semester](https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/study/application-enrolment/starting-your-degree-course-in-the-first-academic-semester)
[ADMISSION TO THE UNIVERSITY IN MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMMES
Starting your degree course after the 1st academic semester](https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/study/application-enrolment/starting-in-an-advanced-academic-semester)
ADMISSION TO THE UNIVERSITY
Enrolment
Admitted applicants must apply for enrolment at the university for all degree programmes by the deadline.
- [BASICS
### Application status query](https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/study/application-enrolment/application-status-query) - [GERMAN STUDENTS
### Prerequisites for enrolment](https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/study/application-enrolment/prerequisites-for-study) - [INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
### Prerequisites for enrolment](https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/study/application-enrolment/study-requirements)
- [SPECIAL PROCEDURES
### Subsidiary subject and focus area](https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/study/application-enrolment/subsidiary-subject-and-focus-area) - [SPECIAL PROCEDURES
### Second degrees programmes](https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/study/management-of-studies/profile-studying/second-degrees-at-heidelberg-university) - [SPECIAL PROCEDURES
### Parallel degree programmes](https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/study/fields-of-study/parallel-degree-programmes)
- [SPECIAL PROCEDURES
### Exchange programmes and short-term studies](https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/study/international-studies/study-in-heidelberg) - [GERMAN STUDENTS
### Funding your studies](https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/study/management-of-studies/funding-of-studies) - [INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
### Funding your studies](https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/study/international-studies/study-in-heidelberg/financing-your-studies)
Magister Theologiae
The degree programme Magister Theologiae is equal to a full degree programme in Protestant theology. Graduates who take the ecclesiastical examination normally go on to work in a rectory of an Evangelical church. The faculty examination corresponds to the academic degree of Magister/Magistra Theologiae (Master of Theology).
Further information on application, admission and enrolment procedures can be found in the Study Programme Finder. Select your degree programme there.
DOCTORATE
[Heidelberg University
Doctoral programme guide](https://www.graduateacademy.uni-heidelberg.de/promovieren/index_en.html)
DOCTORAL CANDIDATES
Doctorate
Acceptance to a doctoral programme is contingent on candidates having previously completed a university degree programme. The doctoral examination is an academic examination which, if successfully completed, culminates in conferral of a doctorate.
- [GERMAN STUDENTS
### Enrolment to a doctoral programme](https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/study/application-enrolment/enrolment/enrolment-in-a-doctoral-programme) - [INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
### Enrolment to a doctoral programme](https://www.graduateacademy.uni-heidelberg.de/promovieren/promotionsbeginn_en.html)
Links
[Studying
Fields of Study](https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/study/all-subjects)
- [Service & Advice
### Offers for Study Orientation](https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/study/advisory-services/finding-the-programme-for-you) - [Service & Advice
### Service Portal for Students](https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/study/service-portal-for-students)
- [Service & Advice
### Individual Consultation Sessions with the Student Advisory Service](https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/study/advisory-services/counselling-offered-by-the-central-student-advisory-office) - [Service & Advice
### Student Counselling for International Students](https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/study/advisory-services/advisory-service-for-current-and-prospective-international-students) - [Service & Advice
### Inklusives Studieren (In German)](https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/study/advisory-services/inclusive-studies)