Deadlines and dates in PAUL

Below you will find information about the winter and summer semesters and the associated registration and deregistration periods in PAUL.

Application and enrolment

Information on the application and enrolment process (matriculation) can be found on the following page:

Registrar's Office (STS) / Application and enrolment

Dates WiSe 2024/25

Dates, such as semester duration, lecture period or lecture-free days, can be found in this overview.

Please note:

  • A valid university account is a prerequisite for using PAUL and therefore also for registering for modules/courses and examinations in PAUL!
     
  • Course registration is only possible if enrolment or re-registration for the respective semester has already taken place. The status of re-registration can be seen under "My data" > "Personal data" > "Semester status".
     
  • First-semester students can only register for modules/courses during the second registration phase (revision phase) and from the start of the semester (1 April/1 October)!
     
  • In the second course registration phase (revision phase), you can correct or add to your registrations from the first course registration phase on the basis of the places that are still available or have been newly created in the meantime.
     
  • In individual courses, the registration phases may differ from the above dates! Information on this can be found in the course information in the course catalogue.
     
  • After the end of the deregistrationphase in PAUL, deregistrations from the courses of the respective semester are only possible via the corresponding application.
     
  • Information on application deadlines, enrollment and re-registration deadlines as well as lecture times in the coming semesters can be found on the following pages:
     

08.07.2024
Release of the course catalogue for the winter semester.

The current course catalogue and the archive of course catalogues can be found in PAUL via the course catalogue button in the top menu ribbon.

You can register for courses during the registration phases in PAUL via the Study button. This is only displayed after you have registered in PAUL.

12.08.2024 (8:00 am)
Start of the 1st course registration phase for modules/courses of the winter semester.

 

06.09.2024 (11:59 pm)
End of the 1st course registration phase for modules/courses of the winter semester.

 

Date deviations

Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Deviating course registration and deregistration for modules and courses in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities

 

Faculty of Business Administration and Economics
Deviating course registration and deregistration for modules and courses in the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics

 

Centre for Language Studies (ZfS)

06.09.2024 (23:59 pm)
End of the 1st registration phase for language courses at the Centre for Language Studies (ZfS).


Please note:

1. registration for the placement tests for English, Spanish and French courses at the Centre for Language Teaching and for the placement interviews for Russian and Polish courses is only possible during the 1st registration phase.


2. in the other languages and beginners' courses, if there is too much demand after the end of the enrolment period, the decision is made by lot - so it is NOT a matter of speed. Admission is only granted after the end of the 1st enrolment phase.


3. please note the different registration deadlines for the German courses.

30.09.2024 (8:00 am)
Start of the 2nd course registration phase (revision phase) for modules/courses of the winter semester.

First semester students can register for modules and courses from the beginning of the semester (01.10.)!

 

25.10.2024 (11:59 pm)
End of the 2nd course registration phase (revision phase) for modules/courses of the winter semester.

 

Date deviations

Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Deviating course registration and deregistration for modules and courses in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities

 

Faculty of Business Administration and Economics
Deviating course registration and deregistration for modules and courses in the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics

 

Centre for Language Studies (ZfS)

03.10.2024 (23:59 pm)
End of the 2nd registration phase (revision phase) for English, French and Spanish language courses at the Centre for Language Studies (ZfS).


07.10.2024 (23:59 pm)
End of the 2nd enrolment phase (revision phase for Arabic, Polish and Russian courses)


11.10.2024 (23:59 pm)
End of the 2nd registration phase (revision phase) for the other language courses of the Centre for Language Teaching (ZfS)

Notes:

1. learners of English, Spanish, French, Polish and Russian who have not yet attended a course at the ZfS, whose course participation is longer than three semesters or whose last placement test was more than one semester ago, register for the placement test/interview in the first registration phase. Only in the second phase, which is much shorter for these languages, do interested parties register for a course corresponding to their level. Admission for English, Spanish and French is expected to take place on October 4th 2024, for Polish and Russian on October 8th 2024.


2. in the other languages you can register for remaining places until 11.10.2024.


3. students who were not lucky in the lottery procedure after the 1st registration phase but urgently need a place can attend the hardship consultation hours of the full-time staff of the ZfS. The dates are announced at www.upb.de/zfs under News.
 

4. students who have been allocated a place but decide not to participate at short notice should cancel their registration immediately in order to give other interested parties the opportunity to register.
 

5. please note the different registration deadlines for the German courses.

29.11.2024
End of the general deregistration period for modules and courses in the winter semester.

The registered modules and courses of the respective semester can only be deregistered within the above-mentioned current course registration periods.

It is not possible to deregister during the period between the first and second course registration periods.

 

Modules and courses offered by the Faculty of Arts and Humanities can be cancelled in PAUL until the end of the semester.

21.10. (0:00 am) until 21.11.2024 (11:59 pm)
(Fak. KW / ZfS until 08.01.2025)

Registration for examinations of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities ends on 08.01.2025.

Please note that all modules of the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics (M.184.**** and M.IBS.****) are automatically registered for examinations when you register for the module (implicit examination registration).

08.01.2025

End of examination registration for summer semester examinations of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities and the Centre for Language Teaching (ZfS)

 

You can find the latest information on exam registration and deregistration on the website of the Central Examination Office (ZPS).

24.02. (0:00 am) until 07.03.2025 (11:59 pm)

In some fields of the university there is another examination registration phase for the second examination section (teaching units in physics, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, media studies, gff. also sports and home economics).

Examination registration for the above-mentioned second examination phase must be done online in PAUL.

 

You can find the latest information on exam registration and deregistration on the website of the Central Examination Office (ZPS).

Cancellations of written and oral examinations can usually be made in PAUL.

The deregistration period ends two days before the examination date.

If it is not possible to deregister in PAUL because the examination has not yet been scheduled, please contact paul@uni-paderborn.de by email.

You can find the latest news on exam registration and deregistration on the website of the Central Examination Office (ZPS).

The lecture times at the universities in North Rhine-Westphalia are determined by the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and can be found on the following page.

Lecture times in NRW

Dates SuSe 2024

Dates, such as semester duration, lecture period or lecture-free days, can be found in this overview.

Please note:

  • A valid university account is a prerequisite for using PAUL and therefore also for registering for modules/courses and examinations in PAUL!
     
  • Course registration is only possible if enrolment or re-registration for the respective semester has already taken place. The status of re-registration can be seen under "My data" > "Personal data" > "Semester status".
     
  • First-semester students can only register for modules/courses during the second registration phase (revision phase) and from the start of the semester (1 April/1 October)!
     
  • In the second course registration phase (revision phase), you can correct or add to your registrations from the first course registration phase on the basis of the places that are still available or have been newly created in the meantime.
     
  • In individual courses, the registration phases may differ from the above dates! Information on this can be found in the course information in the course catalogue.
     
  • After the end of the deregistrationphase in PAUL, deregistrations from the courses of the respective semester are only possible via the corresponding application.
     
  • Information on application deadlines, enrollment and re-registration deadlines as well as lecture times in the coming semesters can be found on the following pages:
     

22.01.2024
Activation of the course catalogue for the summer semester.

The current course catalogue and the archive of course catalogues can be found in PAUL via the course catalogue button in the top menu ribbon.

You can register for courses during the registration phases in PAUL via the Study button. This is only displayed after you have registered in PAUL.

19.02.2024 (8:00 am)
Start of the 1st course registration phase for modules/courses of the summer semester.

 

15.03.2024 (11:59 pm)
End of the 1st course registration phase for modules/courses of the summer semester.

 

Date deviations

25.02.2024 (11:59 pm)
End of the 1st course registration phase for the practical sports courses in the Faculty of Science

 

Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Deviating course registration and deregistration for modules and courses in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities

 

Faculty of Business Administration and Economics
Different course registration and deregistration for modules and courses in the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics

 

02.04.2024 (8:00 am)
Start of the 2nd course registration phase (revision phase) for modules/courses of the summer semester.

 

26.04.2024 (11:59 pm)
End of the 2nd course registration phase (revision phase) for modules/courses of the summer semester.

 

Date deviations

Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Deviating course registration and deregistration for modules and courses in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities

 

Faculty of Business Administration and Economics
Deviating course registration and deregistration for modules and courses in the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics

31 May 2024
End of the general deregistration period for modules and courses in the summer semester.

The registered modules and courses of the respective semester can only be deregistered within the above-mentioned current course registration periods.

It is not possible to deregister during the period between the first and second course registration periods.

 

Modules and courses offered by the Faculty of Arts and Humanities canbe cancelled in PAUL until the end of the semester.

22.04. (0:00 am) to 22.05.2024 (11:59 pm)
(Fak. KW / ZfS until 26.06.2024)

Registration for examinations of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities ends on 26.06.2024.

Please note that all modules of the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics (M.184.**** and M.IBS.****) are automatically registered for examinations when you register for the module (implicit examination registration).

26.06.2024

End of examination registration for summer semester examinations of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities and the Centre for Language Teaching (ZfS)

 

You can find the latest information on exam registration and deregistration on the website of the Central Examination Office (ZPS).

02.09. (0:00 am) until 06.09.2024 (11:59 pm)

In some fields of the university there is another examination registration phase for the second examination section (teaching units in physics, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, media studies, gff. also sports and home economics). Examination registration for the above-mentioned second examination phase must be done online in PAUL.

 

You can find the latest information on exam registration and deregistration on the website of the Central Examination Office (ZPS).

Cancellations of written and oral examinations can usually be made in PAUL.

The deregistration period ends two days before the examination date.

If it is not possible to deregister in PAUL because the examination has not yet been scheduled, please contact paul@uni-paderborn.de by email.

You can find the latest news on exam registration and deregistration on the website of the Central Examination Office (ZPS).

The lecture times at the universities in North Rhine-Westphalia are determined by the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and can be found on the following page.

Lecture times in NRW