Re-registration
For re-registration, every student will receive a re-registration reminder approximately four weeks before the end of the re-registration period (last Friday of the lecture period) exclusively by e-mail to the FU / Zedat address.
Please view the academic calender for respective deadlines.
Log in to your FU-student account using your username and password.
If you have not yet activated your FU account for students (not an employee account), please do so urgently! To do this, please contact the ZEDAT customer service.You can re-register online by accessing the Self-Services.
Here you will also find information regarding your re-registration fees and contributions payment, as well as any additional requirements for re-registration.
Please note: When submitting your payment only state the purpose specified to you in your Self-Service portal. Do not provide any additional information.
Students are required to re-register within the specified re-registration period even if they do not receive our re-registration reminder.
Upon expiration of the re-registration deadline students are charged a late submission fee, currently € 19.94. For students failing to re-register, the process of withdrawal (Exmatriculation) will be initiated.
The late payment fee does not apply if a change in the program of study is requested for the following semester, e.g. from Bachelor to Master.
You will not be re-registered until the corresponding amount has been received in full on the account of Freie Universität Berlin and all other requirements have been met. Please note that semester fees must be received in the bank account of Freie Universität Berlin by the deadline and take into account any bank transit times.
Students who were enrolled in a master’s degree program with a “two-thirds certificate” must submit their bachelor’s degree certificate when they renew their registration for the second semester of their master’s degree program at the very latest. Otherwise, the re-registration into the Master's program is not possible. If you do not obtain the degree in time and if you have studied the Bachelor´s program at Freie Universität Berlin, please apply for downgrading to the Bachelor's program so that you will not be de-registered at the end of the 1st semester due to the lack of re-registration requirements. To do so, please submit the application for change of degree program. Downgrading to the Bachelor's degree program may have consequences, e.g. for student fundings.
Certificates of enrollment and payment receipts can be viewed and downloaded in the Self-Services portal. The documents will be stored with your re-registration request for each semester and can be accessed at any time.
You will be notified separately be e-mail regarding the validation of your campuscard.
Temporary Enrollment
Temporary enrollment in a Master's program is also possible before the Bachelor's degree is available (please see also our admission website). Please note, however, that the degree must be submitted for re-registration into the 2nd semester (for the summer semester by approx. mid-February, for the winter semester by approx. mid-July), otherwise you will not be able to re-register for the Master's program. If you do not obtain the degree in time, please apply for downgrading to the Bachelor's program so that you are not exmatriculated at the end of the 1st semester due to missing re-registration requirements. To do so, please submit the application for change of degree program. Downgrading to the Bachelor's degree program may have consequences, e.g. for student fundings.
If you were enrolled temporarily on a master’s course (student status on your enrollment certificate: „Befristet wg. BA Zeugnis“) and have meanwhile obtained your bachelor’s degree at Freie Universität Berlin, this degree will be transmitted by the examinations office of your department. In this case, you do not need to send us your bachelor's certificate via e-mail.
If you have been enrolled temporarily on a master’s course (student status on enrollment certificate: "Befristet wg. BA Zeugnis") and have meanwhile obtained your bachelor’s degree at another university, please upload your Bachelor's degree certificate during the re-enrollment period in the self-service. If you are unable to upload, please send us a copy of your degree certificate by e-mail, stating your matriculation number (info-service@fu-berlin.de).
After you have re-registered for the next semester, your semester documents will automatically be generated with your new student status and will then be available in the self-service.
If you need an update of your semester documents during the current semester for an important reason, please contact us via e-mail (info-service@fu-berlin.de).
Using the Self-Services Portal
Re-registration
“Processing”: This means that your request has been received and is being processed by the Student Records and Registration Office.
“Preliminarily excluded”: This means it’s over to you! You need to take action. Check to see if any of the following applies:
- The fees for the current semester have not been paid, or some other payment is necessary. Click on the “Fees” tab to view any outstanding fees and the bank details you need to make a transfer. For more information about fees, see FAQ fees.
- There is a hold on your account. Click on the “Holds” tab to check this. For more information about holds, see FAQ holds.
- A required document is missing. Click on the “Documents” tab to check if you need to submit any documents.
As soon as your payment is credited by the system and no other prerequisites are being required, your re-registration will automatically be approved. Please be patient, as this process may take at least one night.
“Approved”: This means that your request has been processed and approved. You can now view and download your certificates for the current semester. See also FAQ documents.
Please note: If you have already paid all outstanding fees and there are no holds or missing documents on your account, then it’s possible your request is being processed and its status is about to change to “Approved.” This usually takes one working day.
The status of your re-registration will remain "preliminarily excluded" until your payment has been accounted by the system. If you have already paid and no other prerequisites are being required, your re-registration will automatically be approved. You do not need to take any action.
Please be patient, as this process may take at least one night.
For the deadlines of the upcoming re-registration periods, please refer to the Academic Calender.
For the re-registration of students with an enrollment at a second higher education institution („concurrent enrollment“) in Berlin or Brandenburg, the following deadlines and proofs have to be considered:
Depending on the designation for certificates of the second universities, a certificate of enrollment/study certificate with subject information of all universities must be submitted by the re-registration deadline. In Self-Service, you can simply upload the corresponding certificate in the "Documents" tab of your re-registration.
This certificate must be valid for the semester already in progress and must show your subjects of study.
Blocks and Documents tab showing '1'
Upload Document
If you have a hold on your re-registration, you might need to upload certain documents. As soon as the re-registration period has started you can do so in the Self-Service.
If both the blocks and documents tab are showing a red '1', you are required to upload documents. Click on the documents tab and upload a locally saved file by clicking the 'Upload Document' button.
Don't forget to click on 'submit' after uploading.
Holds
There are a number of different reasons why there might be holds on your account affecting your registration renewal. Please be aware of the registration renewal deadline. This is always the last Friday of the teaching period. For the exact date, please refer to the academic calendar.
- “Please get in touch”: We have not yet been able to process your request. Please contact the Student Records and Registration Office at studierendenverwaltung@zuv.fu-berlin.de
- “Proof of German language proficiency required” ("Proof 2nd lang. required"): We have not yet been able to process your request. If you have a German language certificate from an external provider, please upload it in the “Documents” tab and then click “Submit.”
If you attended a German course at Freie Universität Berlin, the Language Center will confirm this with us directly. In this case, you do not need to do anything. - “Proof of admission to doctoral study required” ("Proof admiss. doct. study"): We have not yet been able to process your request. Please upload your proof of admission to doctoral study or to a research training group (“Graduiertenkolleg”) in the “Documents” tab and then click “Submit.”
- “Proof of foreign language proficiency required” (“Proof 2nd lang. required”): We have not yet been able to process your request. Please upload your certificate of proficiency in an additional foreign language (e.g., English, Italian, Spanish, or Latin), depending on your degree program, in the “Documents” tab and then click “Submit.”
- “Insurance Contributions": We have not yet been able to process your request. Some contributions to your German statutory health insurance may have not been paid. Please get in touch with your health insurance. For more information, please visit our website.
- "Insurance Status": We have not yet been able to process your request. Your German statutory health insurance has not yet reported your insurance status. Please get in touch with your health insurance or any statutory health insurer. For more information on health insurance, please visit our website.
- “Certs. other universities": You are primarily enrolled at another university or higher education institute in Berlin or Brandeburg. Please upload proof of your current student status (enrollment certificate/certificate of student status, including your area of study) from your primary university for the subsequent semester in the “Documents” tab and then click “Submit.”
- “Proof primary university": You are primarily enrolled at Freie Universität Berlin but also attend another university or higher education institute in Berlin or Brandenburg. Please upload proof of your current student status (enrollment certificate/certificate of student status, including your area of study) from your second university for the current semester in the “Documents” tab and then click “Submit.”
- “Bachelor’s degree certificate required” (“Bachelor's cert. req.“): We have not yet been able to process your request. Please upload a copy of your bachelor’s degree certificate in the “Documents” tab and then click “Submit.”
- “Exm. from previous university required” (“Proof withdrawal (exm.)“) : We have not yet been able to process your request. Please upload your proof of withdrawal (“Exmatrikulation”) from your previous university in Germany in the “Documents” tab and then click “Submit.”
- “Unpaid library fees” (“Unpaid lib. charges”): We have not yet been able to process your request. For more information about outstanding library fees, please contact the Office of the General Counsel by email at rechtsamt@fu-berlin.de.
- “End of EinS@FU program” (“End EinS@FU program”): Your Introductory and Orientation Studies (EinS@FU) program ended on September 30. It is not possible to re-register for this program. You have the options of applying to register for a degree program with unrestricted admission or to apply for a degree program with restricted (impacted) admission.
However, if you wish to end your studies at Freie Universität Berlin now that you have completed your orientation program, please complete an application for removal from the register of students. - “Unpaid additional fees” (“Unpaid add. fees”): You have enrolled in a continuing education master’s degree program. Please speak to the coordinator for your department for details of the fees to be paid. The relevant bank details can be found in the “Fees” tab.
- “Discontinuation of program” (“Discont. program“): Unfortunately, it is not possible to renew registration for your degree program as it is due to be discontinued. If you wish to continue your studies, please contact the appropriate examination office.
- “End of doctoral study period” (“End doct. study period“): We have not yet been able to process your request. Please upload your proof of an approved extension to your doctoral study period in the “Documents” tab (a confirmation email of the examination office is sufficient) and then click “Submit.”
For more information on obtaining proof of an extension to the regular doctoral study period, please contact your doctoral office. - “Ongoing legal proceedings” (“Ongoing legal claim”): We have not yet been able to process your request. Please upload documents showing that your claim in relation to a failed examination is ongoing to the “Documents” tab and then click “Submit.”