Students who are unable to properly complete their studies are generally able to request a leave of absence of up to two semesters.

General information about taking a leave of absence

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• Submitting a request to take a leave of absence
  
  You can submit a request to take a leave of absence and any supporting documentation (e.g., medical certificates, confirmation of internship) to:
  
  beurlaubung@zv.uni-augsburg.de
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  For reasons relating to authentication, requests to take a leave of absence will only be accepted from student email addresses at the 伟德国际_伟德国际1946$娱乐app游戏 of Augsburg. Requests can also be submitted via post or in-person during office hours.
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• Re-registration: It is only possible to take a leave of absence if you are re-registered at the 伟德国际_伟德国际1946$娱乐app游戏 of Augsburg for the relevant semester.
• 伟德国际_伟德国际1946$娱乐app游戏 elections: Students on a leave of absence are entitled to take part in university elections.
• Subject semester: A semester taken as a leave of absence does not count as a subject-semester according to enrolment regulations, irrespective of possible examination regulations.
• Taking a leave of absence in the first subject-semester: A leave of absence in the first subject-semester of a degree programme is only possible in a master’s degree programme or in an open admission undergraduate degree programme if there is a reason according to §12 (1) Sentence 1 No. 4 of the enrolment regulations (taking a leave of absence due to maternity protection, parental leave, or care for a close family member) or if the reason for taking a leave of absence occurred after enrolment and was not foreseeable.
• Study and examination achievements: Semesters taken as a leave of absence do not count as a semester of study. This means that study and examination results cannot be counted for the semester in which the leave of absence has been granted. The exception to this is cases of maternity protection, parental leave, or care of a close family member. It is possible to repeat an examination that has not been passed.

  Please note: Examinations that have not been passed (which can be obtained from the Examinations Office) must be retaken within the relevant deadline irrespective of the leave of absence or the reason for the leave of absence. The leave of absence does not interrupt the deadline.?

• Master’s degree programmes (conditional enrolment): In case of a conditional enrolment in a master’s degree programme, the deadline for fulfilling the conditions is not postponed by the leave of absence. The conditions must be fulfilled by the date stated in the letter of admission.?
• Taking a leave of absence retroactively: A retroactive leave of absence for an already completed semester is not possible.
• Other authorities: The potential impacts of taking a leave of absence must be clarified with BAf?G, the child benefits office (Kindergeldkasse), your statutory health insurance provider (Krankenkasse), scholarship providers, or with your employer (if you are employed as a working student) before submitting the application.
• Legal basis for taking a leave of absence and other information: The legal basis for taking a leave of absence is? § 11 and § 12 of the Enrolment Statutes of the 伟德国际_伟德国际1946$娱乐app游戏 of Augsburg (in their current consolidated edition). You can also find further information about taking a leave of absence there.

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Reasons for taking a leave of absence

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