According to the State Law on Higher Education, a leave of absence should normally not exceed two semesters. This means that a leave of absence for a third semester is only possible in extreme exceptional cases.
For processing, the application for leave of absence and the corresponding proofs (e.g. medical certificates, proof of internship, etc.) are required. The clerks in the Student administration office are responsible for processing.
In order to process the application for leave of absence, it is necessary that the fees and contributions due despite the leave of absence have been paid and registered by the student administration office. Payment shall be made by transfer of the fees and contributions due for the re-registration. Students on leave of absence must also generally pay the administrative fee, the student services fee and fee for the Studierendenwerk Tübingen-Hohenheim AöR per semester.
According to the admission and enrollment regulations of the University of Tübingen, a leave of absence for previous semesters is excluded. Registration and immediate leave of absence is not possible!
Student teachers: The compulsory internship prescribed by the new examination regulations is already included in the standard period of study, which is why no leave of absence is possible.
Upon written application, the leave of absence can be cancelled for the current semester. The application must be submitted by the end of the lecture period at the latest. If necessary, please contact your clerk at the Student administration office directly and clarify the necessary formalities with him or her.
Unfortunately, the student department cannot provide information about the consequences of a leave of absence for BAföG or child benefit.
Note on statutory accident insurance protection: During an internship you are not insured against accidents by the university. The reason is that you are leaving the university's area of responsibility and organization for the duration of the internship. Therefore, please clarify before your leave of absence whether you are subject to statutory accident insurance for your internship. If this is not the case, you would otherwise have to take out private insurance if necessary.
Please note that a leave of absence for one semester can lead to problems in the further course of studies for subjects with annual operation. In the case of the annual programme, the first semester of study can only ever begin in the winter semester. Lectures for the even subject semesters are therefore only offered in the summer semester. For example, you are in the 3rd semester of the winter semester and want to take a leave of absence for the following summer semester. You will then be in your 4th semester after the leave of absence in the following winter semester. However, lectures for the fourth semester are only offered in the summer semester. Therefore, before taking a leave of absence, please enquire at the student advisory service whether and if so, which problems the leave of absence here may cause for you. Here you will find an overview of the study advisors.
