Change of study program and transfer from another university

If you are already enrolled at the University of Stuttgart and would like to change your subject or a part of your degree program, please note the following points in addition to the general information: 

• Like all other applicants, students enrolled at the University of Stuttgart must apply for their desired study program within the respective deadlines using the C@MPUS If you only wish to change a partial degree program, please make sure that you select the correct subject that you wish to keep and that to which you wish to apply.
• You will be transferred from one course to the other. You do not need to deregister. Your student ID, student ID number and health insurance usually remain the same. Fees that have already been paid remain in effect. If you are able to, you can pay your fees and payments as normal during the re-registration period. You remain enrolled. 
• As a rule, you need to submit fewer documents when applying and enrolling in C@MPUS. Please note the relevant information in the application portal. 
• If you would like to switch from a Bachelor's degree to a Master's degree, please refer to the information on the website on transferring internally from an internal Bachelor's to a Master's at the University of Stuttgart.

• In general, the examination board of the respective degree program evaluates the recognition of both passed and failed examinations, as well as failed attempts, on a case-by-case basis during the application process on C@MPUS. No definitive statements can be made in advance regarding the recognition of examinations or failed attempts due to the individualized nature of the assessment process.
• When changing the degree type in the same subject area and when switching between content-related (affinal) study programs, equivalent examination or study credits will be recognized. The decision will be made by the responsible examination board on a case-by-case basis.
• Students who have lost their right to take examinations are, as a rule, not admitted to the same or a related degree program at the University of Stuttgart.
• Please also note that if you are applying for the first semester, your right to admission to examinations from previous degree programs will be checked again during the enrollment process. In this case, admissions are subject to the proviso that you have the right of admission to examinations for this subject. If your right to admission to examinations is not confirmed by subsequent checks by the examination board, your admission will be invalidated. 
• If not accepted beforehand, the study assessment test has to be passed successfully until the beginning of classes of the fourth semester of studies. Otherwise the students‘ claim for examination expires. The chair of the examination board may approve a form for deadline extension if the student is not responsible for the missing of the deadline.
• Recognized academic achievements are recorded by the Student Services and Examinations Office after enrollment.

If you wish to change your study program in your third semester at university, or later, then you must discuss this with an academic advisor (in German: Fachstudienberatung) (§ 60 Abs. 2 Nr. 5 LHG). Therefore, to enroll on a new course, you must upload the written confirmation to C@MPUS that you have seen an academic advisor. Please print out the written confirmation of subject-specific counseling and ask your academic advisor for the study program you wish to change to, to sign it. In this case, the written confirmation also serves as proof that you have completed the orientation procedure.

acdemic counseling according to study program

confirmation of subject-specific counseling (de)

When applying for a higher semester for a study program with restricted entry (numerus clausus = NC), if you meet the following special requirements you can improve your chances for admission by filing a hardship application (PDF) [de]:

• Officially classified as severely disabled (according to SGB IX). Please attach a notarized copy of the ID for the severely disabled or the relevant recognition of disability letter.
• Only apartment or principal residence with a spouse and/or children in an area assigned to the place of study. Please enclose the certificate from the responsible registration office.
• Admission to another university would have substantial adverse consequences. Given consideration here in particular are your health, family, or financial circumstances as well as academic grounds. Please enclose the relevant documents and be aware that strict standards are applied in these cases.

Entrance examination:

• Please note that for study programs with entrance examinations, all applicants must take the entrance examination, even when changing from another study program.
• The criteria for the entrance examination differ among the various study programs. They are listed in the Selection Criteria and Admissions Regulations.
• Most of the study programs administer the entrance examination just once a year in the winter semester. Therefore, in the summer semester in the respective Bachelor’s study programs, there is no (or a very limited) possibility of admission to a higher regular semester.

B.A. Sports teaching degree: 

• To enroll on the B.A. teaching degree in Sport, you must have passed a sports entrance examination. Please refer to the information on the website for the sports entrance examination (de).

Please note that proof of sufficient German language skills is required at the time of application for a German-language degree program.

Students from non-EU countries in most cases may only change the study subject or subject combination up until the end of the third semester. Otherwise, the residence permit frequently will not be extended. Please inform yourself in a timely manner with your responsible Alien Registration Office. Foreign students (non-EU citizens), please become familiar with the Application Information for Foreign Students.

If you are receiving BAföG [de] support, you should get information about a possible extension from the responsible Financial Aid Office in a timely manner. Changing the study program after the second regular semester may result in the BaföG application being rejected.
For more information, contact the Federal Ministry for Education and Research [de] and Stuttgart Student Services [de].