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Admission and succession procedures: Accepting and rejecting study places
There is quite a long period of time after your application in which we could offer you a place. This page explains all possible cases, options for action and possible consequences.
Admission: Being offered a place
Study place offers in the admission and succession procedure
If you are not offered a study place directly after July 15 / January 15 at the start of the admission procedure, there is still the possibility of admission during the succession procedure. Experience has shown that some applicants reject or do not enrol within the relevant deadline, so that these places are allocated via the succession procedure.
Please check the status of your application daily in the new RUB application portal. Because if we offer you a study place, it is important that you do not miss the enrolment deadline.
Accepting and rejecting a study place
Accepting by online enrolment
You accept the study place by enrolling online within the deadline. You will find the enrolment deadline in your letter of admission. In the RUB admissions procedure for Bachelor's (two subjects) and Master's (one subject and two subjects) degree courses, you will remain in the succession procedure for those courses for which you have not yet received admission and can rethink your decision as soon as you have received further admission. However, please note the information on study programs in the dialog-oriented service procedure via Hochschulstart (see “Please note: Differences between RUB and DoSV procedures” in the grey box below).
Have you also applied for subjects that hochschulstart.de awards in the dialog-oriented service procedure (DoSV)?
Please note the different acceptance rules: If you accept a place in the DoSV, all other applications that you coordinate via hochschulstart.de will be irrevocably forfeited.
Have you received admission and accepted the degree program on time?
Continue with the enrollment process, which is currently completely online.
Didn't get admission?
Lottery procedure as a 2nd chance for a study place
If study places remain free after the allocation procedure, these are drawn by lot. To take part in the RUB lottery procedure, prospective students must apply (again).
Have alternatives ready
You have not been admitted to your desired degree program or do not think you have a good chance during the admission procedure? Take a look at the options available to you at an early stage.
Application, Admission, Enrollment