Special Request due to Exceptional Circumstances
Source: https://www.tu.berlin/en/studying/organizing-your-studies/topics-a-z/special-request-due-to-exceptional-circumstances Parent: https://www.tu.berlin/en/studying/organizing-your-studies/topics-a-z
During the application process for a bachelor's degree program, you can submit a hardship application. This special application is intended for applicants for whom rejection of admission would constitute exceptional hardship.
In case of a master's application, the special application can be submitted under the “Special applications” tab. Information about a master's application is available here.
Approval of your special application means you may be admitted as part of an advance quota. However, admission is not guaranteed. Strict criteria apply when assessing your request. There must be an exceptional circumstance justifying the claim of hardship.
Bachelor studies
You must first fulfill the general and subject-specific admission requirements for your chosen degree program. Otherwise you are unable to submit a special request.
You can submit a special request due to exceptional circumstances if your health, a physical disability or social and family circumstances urgently require you to commence your studies without delay.
This also applies if your health, a physical disability or family or social circumstances make it unreasonable for you to study outside the state of Berlin and if the waiting period for the degree program you wish to study is more than four semesters.
Further information about the special request due to exceptional circumstances is available in the hochschulstart application portal.
Master studies
You must first fulfill the general and subject-specific admission requirements for your chosen degree program. Otherwise, your submitted special request is not effective.
You can submit a special request due to exceptional circumstances if your health, a physical disability or social and family circumstances urgently require you to commence your master studies immediately.
The evaluation of your special request will be conducted analog the standards for bachelor's programs. You can find further information in the "Leitfaden für Ihre Studienplatzbewerbung" (only in German) on hochschulstart.
When submitting a special request, you must provide relevant proof outlining your case and justification. This may include medical reports with sufficient detail on the individual criteria referred to in the request. This report must be written in language that can be understood by laypersons and address the progression of the illness and possible treatments or impairments as well as prognoses of further progression.
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