Non-recognition of a semester due to reasons for which you are not responsible

According to § 10 para 2 no. 2 Enrolment Regulations of TU Dresden, periods of study, in which deadlines were exceeded but the student was not personally responsible, are not counted towards the standard period of study. Prerequisites for application generally include

• A demonstrable reason for which the student was not responsible and which hindered the students’ studies for an entire semester, so that no or no more than one graded piece of work could be submitted,
• The reason for exceeding the deadline not being permanent,
• The fact that no leave of absence for the semester had been applied for and
• the fact that the semester, in which a degree programme was not possible for reasons for which the student was not responsible, had already been completed at the time of application (March 31 or September 30)

If necessary, an application can be submitted at any time during the entire subsequent study program after the end of the semester in question. This is usually done by submitting a written application to the Admissions Office or the International Office, while taking the following information into account. If the application is approved, the semester, in which a deadline was missed with good reason, will not count towards the standard period of study, i.e. the semester count will be reset.  Students will receive a notification and a modified certificate of enrolment, which can be found in the Selma portal in the menu under [Documents|Notifications|Certificates].

Special regulation for the 2020 summer semester, 2020/21 winter semester, 2021 summer semester

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, students who did not take leave and were not able to pursue their studies to the full extent can submit an abbreviated application for non-recognition of the 2020/2021 summer semester after the end of the semester (as of October 1). The following must be taken into account:

• The re-registration for the 2021/2022 winter semester should have been carried out normally.
• The application must be filled out online on the Selma Portal in the menu under [Study Organization] and [Application Overview] and sent off. 
• The application form should not be printed out and submitted on paper. 
• Proof is not necessary.

Students will be notified by email via their ZIH email address after the application has been processed. The application can be submitted during the course of study, if necessary, in any semester as of October 1. Before doing so, each student should first check if it is entirely necessary to submit an application (e.g. if it becomes difficult to meet the examination deadlines) or check with the responsible authorities whether the non-recognition of a semester and the resulting downgrading of the semester has an effect on any financial aid being received (e.g. Child benefit, half-orphan benefit, BAFöG, student loans, scholarships).

Non-recognition of a semester due to involvement in an election

According to §10 para 2 nos. 4 and 5 of the Enrolment Regulations of TU Dresden, the following applies:

“(2) The following will not count towards the standard period of study:
4. One semester, if students have been elected members of the bodies of TU Dresden according to the Act on the Autonomy of Institutions of Higher Education in the Free State of Saxony (SächsHSFG), the student body or Studentenwerk (Student Union) Dresden (committee period) for at least one term,
5.  Three semesters, if the students has participated in one of the aforementioned committees as an elected member for several years.”

Prerequisites for application generally include

• Provable participation in an election in one of the aforementioned committees and
• No leave of absence from your studies during the semesters, in which you participated in one of the committees.

If necessary, an application can be submitted at any time during the entire subsequent study program after the end of the semester in question. This is usually done by submitting a written application to the Admissions Office or the International Office. A confirmation of committee activity from the responsible body should be enclosed. If the application is approved, one or max. 3 semesters will not count towards the standard period of study, i.e. the semester count will be reset. Students will receive a notification and a modified certificate of enrolment, which can be found in the Selma portal in the menu under [Documents|Notifications|Certificates].