De-Registration
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De-registration upon request (§ 62 para. 1 LHG)
De-registration with immediate effect (§ 62 para. 4 LHG)
General Information
De-registration means that the person concerned is deleted from the list of students. A certificate of de-registration will be issued.
In the case of students who are subject to compulsory health insurance, the University has to notify the health insurance of the de-registration. If you receive student loans, you have to submit a written cancellation to the L-Bank when de-registering.
The de-registration usually comes into effect by the end of the semester in which it has been issued. A retrospective de-registration is not possible. In special cases, the de-registration can be pronounced with immediate effect (e.g. change of university).
You can get an
application for de-registration at the Admissions Office and the Examination
Office. You can also download it as PDF file:
Application for
de-registration [de] (
pdf)
You can find information on the
reimbursement of fees and contributions already paid on our information
pages:
Reimbursement of
fees and contributions [de]
De-registration upon request (§ 62 para. 1 LHG)
The application for de-registration can be filed at any time. Before the de-registration, you
have to get
a letter of discharge from the university library and, in case of visiting program
students, as well from the Office of International Affairs. The de-registration comes into effect
by the end of the semester.
Application for
de-registration [de] (pdf)
De-registration with immediate effect (§ 62 para. 4 LHG)
You can also de-register with immediate effect in the course of the semester in case of:
- Completion of studies (proven by a degree certificate or by a written confirmation by the Examination Office, the local office of the state examination board for teachers or the Examination Board)
- Change of university in the current semester or in the following semester in case of differing semester dates (proven by the notification of admission from the new university)
- Loss of examination claim (proven by a notification by the Examination Office or the Examination Board)
- Admission to a retraining or support program of the Federal Employment Agency (proven by an acceptance letter by the Federal Employment Agency)
- Granting of social benefits or Hartz IV benefits (proven by a written confirmation by the Federal Employment Agency, the Job Center or a Social Security Office)
- Nursing or care for the spouse or life partner, a direct relative or a first-degree relative by marriage who is in need of assistance according to the Federal Social Assistance Act (proven by a written confirmation by the health insurance company confirming the acceptance and assignment as carer)
- Death of spouse/ life partner or first-degree relative (proven by the death certificate)
- Commencement of employment or apprenticeship (proven by a copy of the employment contract)
- Change of degree program into the doctoral degree program
If you want to de-register with immediate effect, you have to inform the Admissions Office
separately. You have to prove the reason for de-registration with the aforementioned confirmations.
Moreover, you have to hand over your student ID including your semester stamp as well as all
certificates of enrollment (completeness not necessary!) to the Admissions Office.
Before the de-registration, you have to get
a letter of discharge from the university library and, in case of visiting program
students, as well from the Office of International Affairs. If you do not obtain this letter
yourself, this may result in delays as the Admissions Office will have to forward the application
to the library or the Office of International Affairs, which may have negative effects especially
in case of a refund of charges.
The de-registration will not come into effect until all documents (application, confirmations
and student ID/semester stamp) have been handed over to the Admissions Office.
De-registration ex officio (§ 62 para. 2 and para. 4 LHG)
A student is de-registered ex officio by the end of the current semester if
- the studies have been completed, unless a further registration has been requested in order to improve the final grade (complimentary attempt).
- the admission has expired because the right to take examinations in the study program has been lost.
- the required charges and fees have not been paid in spite of reminders.
A student can be de-registered ex officio if
- the final examination has not been taken until the 20th semester. However, a hearing with the Dean of Student Affairs is scheduled before the de-registration.
- an exceptional case according to § 62 para. 3 No. 3 LHG or § 60 para. 5 and para. 6 LHG exists (e.g. a criminal offense).
Please note the exact wording of the notification of de-registration. Should you be of the
opinion that the de-registration was unjustified, please contact the Admissions Office immediately.
Please bring along all documents that certify that you are entitled to remain registered (proofs of
payment, certificate of Intermediate Exam, notifications of extension etc.). The de-registration ex
officio is generally irreversible.
If you are a student of combined study programs, and lose the right to take examinations in
one partial study program, you will only be de-registered in this study program, not in all
combined study programs! You have to be enrolled again in a complete combination after four
semesters at the latest (see Admission and Enrollment Regulations § 5 (4)).
An objection to the de-registration is not admissible. However, an objection to the original
notification (e.g. of the lost right to take examinations) may be filed (do not fail to meet the
deadline!).
A de-registration ex officio can later be converted into a de-registration upon request. The
latter is required to issue a certificate of the non-contribution period to the Pension Fund or to
enroll at another university. We strongly recommend to change the de-registration in your own
interest. Please note that you also need the letters of discharge for the subsequent change of
de-registration.
Cancelation of the enrollment
Regardless of the de-registration, the enrollment or the re-registration can be canceled. The informal application has to be submitted to the Admissions Office along with all study documents (student ID / semester stamp and all certificates of enrollment) by either September 30 or March 31 at the latest. In this case, your enrollment at the University of Stuttgart will be deleted. If you fail to submit the study documents in time or if the documents are not complete, you will be fully enrolled for the following semester.
De-registration and Examination Right
The de-registration does not end an existing examination procedure! Re-examinations have to be
taken according to the currently valid examination regulations even if you have been de-registered;
otherwise, the right to take examinations usually expires.
You do not have to be enrolled to take examinations. As soon as the last examination (last
partial examination or final thesis) has been registered, you can de-register by the end of the
current semester.
Legal grounds:
- Admission and Enrolment Regulations of the University of Stuttgart [de]
- Landeshochschulgesetz Baden-Württemberg (LHG) (Higher Education Act)
Status as of September 2012 – The legal provisions currently in force shall apply.