Greenlit by both Universities?
Your primary university resp. the examination office that will issue your Bachelor’s or Master’s degree certificate should always approve the subject combination of your degree program in writing.
Please make sure to check whether certain requirements regarding modules, credits and credit points have to be fulfilled in order for the achievements at your other university to be credited.
RUB has only one binding regulation for visiting students and for the recognition of modules, namely the so-called „Spagat-Studium“ („split studies“) for teacher training, conducted in collaboration with TU Dortmund University.
Degree Programs with no Admission Restrictions:
Enrollment as Visiting Students
You can apply for admission to non-restricted degree programs at the Registrar’s Office within the deadlines for the respective semester.
Deadlines
As a rule, you must enrol at both universities by the respective deadlines. RUB has general deadlines for enrolment in subjects with no admission restrictions. For subjects with restricted admission, individual deadlines will be stated in your notification of admission
Degree Programs with Restricted Admission:
Enrollment as Visiting Students
For degree programs/subjects with restricted admission, you must submit an application if you wish to become a visiting student at Ruhr University Bochum. You won’t be asked about your student status during the application process. If you are admitted, please state your desired student status when you enrol. Please note that not every degree program/subject allows for a visiting student status at RUB.
It is mandatory to obtain an admission to degree programs/subjects with restricted admission, regardless of the intended student status. Therefore, it is important to observe the admission restrictions in first or higher subject semesters: If you are already enrolled in a higher semester of study in the same or a comparable subject, you can apply for placement in a higher subject semester as visiting student at RUB. Please note: if you wish to enrol in a higher semester, restricted admission might still apply.
You must apply for admission to subjects with restricted admission.
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Fees
At RUB, there is no visiting student fee and you don’t pay a social contribution, because you pay this at your primary university. This means that you won’t receive a semester ticket for Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr from RUB.
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