All information is subject to change!
Semester Dates
Staff in the Registrar's Office will gladly help you with any questions about the dates and deadlines.
| Winter Semester 2012/2013 | Summer Semester 2013 | |
|---|---|---|
| Start of Semester | October 1,2012 | April 1, 2013 |
| First Day of Lectures | October 8, 2012 | April 8, 2013 |
| Last Day of Lectures | February 1, 2013 | July 19, 2013 |
| End of Semester | March 31, 2013 | September 30, 2013 |
| Winter Semester 2012/2013 | Summer Semester 2013 | |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment Deadline | ||
| Courses of Study with Open Admission Online | August 1 to September 28, 2012 | February 1 to March 12, 2013 |
| Courses of Study with Open Admission in Person |
September 10 to 12, 2012 September 21 to 28, 2012 |
February 18 to March 12, 2013 |
| RWTH Aachen Courses of Study with Restricted Admission | Deadline in Admission Notification | Deadline in Admission Notification |
| hochschulSTART Medicine and Dentistry Courses of Study with Restricted Admission | Deadline in Admission Notification | Deadline in Admission Notification |
| Application Deadline | ||
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Courses of Study with Restricted Admission (first core semester) |
July15, 2012 | January 15, 2013 (both former and new graduates ) |
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Courses of Study with Restricted Admission (higher core semester) |
September 15, 2012 | March 15, 2013 |
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Re-enrollment Deadline
(including the deadline for semesters of leave and changes to degree programs) |
June 11 to September 1, 2012 | January 7 to March 1, 2013 |
| Application Deadlines | ||
| For lottery allocations | February 15 to March 15, 2013 | |
| for Dual Enrolled Students | September 3 to October 15, 2012 | March 3 to April 12, 2013 |
| for Auditors and Senior Citizen Students | September 3 - October 26, 2012 | March 4 to April 26, 2013 |
| Winter Semester 2012/2013 | Summer Semester 2013 | |
|---|---|---|
| Orientation Event for all Semesters, whole day | Not specified | April 8, 2013 |
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Student Representative Council Meetings (10am-2pm) |
November 6, 2012 | May 7, 2013 |
|
RWTH FH Sports Day (starts at 2pm) |
Not specified | June 11, 2013 |
| Summer Semester 2013 | |
|---|---|
|
University Sports Show (starts at 6pm - not a DIES) |
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| ErstInfoTag (for school students in grades 9-11) | July 13, 2013 |
| Winter Semester 2012/2013 | Summer Semester 2013 | |
|---|---|---|
| All Saints' Day | November 1, 2012 | |
| Christmas Holidays | December 24, 2012-January 4, 2013 | |
| Easter | ||
| May Day | May 1, 2013 | |
| Ascension of Christ | May 9, 2013 | |
| Pentecost Week (Excursion week) | May 20 to 24, 2013 | |
| Corpus Christi | May 30, 2013 |