Dates & Deadlines
(as of 26.03.2025 - subject to change)
Summer semester 2025
Lecture period 2025
07.04.2025 - 18.07.2025
Admission to Examinations and registration (with online form)
Bachelor, Major & Minor Economics and other Bachelor programs: 27.03.2025 - 15.05.2025 (registration for other Bachelor programs no longer necessary)
Master in Economics: 27.03.2025 - 15.05.2025
for students with preliminary studies only, who want to transfer credits in the SoSe: 27.03.2025 - 30.04.2025
Subsequent admission to examinations and registration for Economics students (with online form, only for exams with second exam)
06.08.2025 - 13.08.2025
(registration for other Bachelor programs no longer necessary)
Deadline for transfer of credits procedure for summer semester 2025 (next deadline in the winter semester):
30.04.2025
Module "Principles of Economics" (Grundzüge der Volkswirtschaftslehre) and "Grundzüge der Volkswirtschaftslehre für Teilfächer"
Only offered in the winter semester.
Allocation Process for Major Economics (Zweifach Wirtschaftswissenschaften) ONLY for "Methodische Grundlagen der Wirtschaftswissenschaften"
Not applicable, as the examination regulations are expiring (last offered in winter semester 2024/25).
Module "Academic Research and Writing" (Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten)
and Module "Applied Data Analytics" (only PO 2024) (Aktuelle Themen der Wirtschaftswissenschaften)
Allocation process via BASIS
Summer semester 2025: 24.03.2025 - 31.03.2025
Winter semester 2025/26: 23.09.2025 - 30.09.2025
Students who wish to change the examination regulations for the summer semester 2025 and take the seminar “Current Topics in Economics” must send an e-mail to vwlpa@uni-bonn.de by 31.03.2025 stating their preferred course. There are 3 prioritizations to be indicated. The seminar place will then be allocated subject to the change of examination regulations. The assigned seminar place will be communicated to the Uni-Bonn e-mail address in the week before the start of lectures. Examination registration must also be made from 07.04.2025 to 17.04.2025 by e-mail to vwlpa@uni-bonn.de.
Exam registration for Acadamic Research and Writing and Applied Data Analytics (prerequisite: participation in allocation process)
for summer semester 2025: 07.04.2025 - 17.04.2025
for winter semester 2025/2026: 16.01.2026 - 26.01.2026
Research Modules
Allocation process and exam registration in winter semesters only Wintersemester 25/26: 23.09.2025 - 30.09.2025
for an additional research module in the winter semester: 25/26: 02.10.2025 - 05.10.2025
Research module exam registration for the winter semester 25/26: 16.01.2026 - 26.01.2026
Exam registration for term papers (for SoSe 2025 optional deadline: depending on whether the examination form term paper is offered; see separate announcement at the beginning of the semester)
04.07.2025 - 14.07.2025
Mandatory grade announcement for the WiSe 2024/25
16.06.2025
Attention: exam "Finance II" (only for Bachelor exam regulations 2024)
1st exam date: 13.06.2025
Exam registration 1st exam date: 02.06.2025-09.06.2025
2nd exam date: tba (during 2nd exam phase), exam registration during regular exam registration period
1st Examination period
Exam registration: 04.07.2025 - 14.07.2025
Withdrawal deadline: 14.07.2025
Exams 1st examination period: 21.07.2025 - 05.08.2025
2nd Examination period
Exam registration: 29.08.2025 - 08.09.2025
Withdrawal deadline: 08.09.2025
Exams 2nd examination period: 15.09.2025 - 30.09.2025
Lecture period winter semester 2025/26
14.10.2025 - 06.02.2026
Examination periods winter semester 2025/26
*** conditional *** 02.02.2026 - 18.02.2026
(Attention: "Karneval" during examination period, 12.02.2026 Weiberfastnacht, 16.02.2026 Rosenmontag)
*** conditional *** 16.03.2026 - 31.03.2026
Bachelor examination regulations 2024 (valid from: 01.10.2024):
Deadline for submitting transfer applications as an online form via the website (available here):
for SoSe 2025: by 23.04.2025 (adjusted deadline due to a change of the examination organisation system)
for WiSe 25/26: until 31 October 2025
Please note: Examinations that are completed by 30 September 2025 can still be clustered, if the exam change is applied for until 31 October 2025 - after that the option of clustering is no longer available.
Winter semester 2024/25
Lecture period
07.10.2024 - 31.01.2025
Admission to Examinations and registration (with online form)
Bachelor, Major & Minor Economics and other Bachelor programs: 27.09.2024 - 11.11.2024
Master in Economics: 27.09.2024 - 09.12.2024
for students with preliminary studies only, who want to transfer credits in the WiSe 2023/24: 25.09.2024 - 31.10.2024
Modules "Grundzüge der Volkswirtschaftslehre" and "Grundzüge der Volkswirtschaftslehre für Teilfächer" (Attention: process has changed for BPO 2016 and BPO 2024)
Allocation process separately for Mikroökonomik- and Makroökonomik-parts: 01.10.2024 - 10.10.2024
Exam registration separately for Mikroökonomik-part: 27.11.2024 - 08.12.2024
Withdrawal deadline separately for Mikroökonomik-part: 08.12.2024
Exam registration separately for Makroökonomik-part: 13.01.2025 - 20.01.2025
Withdrawal deadline separately for Makroökonomik-part: 20.01.2025
Allocation Process for Major Economics (Zweifach Wirtschaftswissenschaften) ONLY for "Methodische Grundlagen der Wirtschaftswissenschaften"
07.10.2024 ‐ 20.10.2024 -> offered for the last time for BPO 2016-students
and from summer semester 2025 Module "Optional Seminar" (Bachelor)
- for winter semester 2024/25: 23.09.2024 ‐ 30.09.2024
- for summer semester 2025: 24.03.2025 - 31.03.2025
Exam registration (prerequisite: participation in allocation process)
- for winter semester 2023/24: 07.10.2024 ‐ 14.10.2024
- for summer semester 2024: 07.04.2025 - 17.04.2025
Research Modules
Allocation process via BASIS
- for winter semester 2024/25: 23.09.2024 ‐ 30.09.2024
- allocation process for an additional Resarch Module: 01.10.2024 - 04.10.2024 (well reasoned application by email only to vwlpa@uni-bonn.de)
Exam registration (prerequisite: participation in allocation process)
- for winter semester 2024/25: 07.10.2024 ‐ 14.10.2024
Exam registration for term papers (for WiSe 2024/25 optional deadline: depending on the examination form term paper being offered, see separate announcement at the beginning of the semester)
07.10.2024 ‐ 14.10.2024
Mandatory grade announcement for the SoSe 2024
16.12.2024
Semester break
24.12.2023 - 06.01.2025 (note: Juridicum closed 24.12.2024 - 01.01.2025)
The Examination Office is closed from 23.12.2024 to 05.01.2025.
1st Examination period
- Exam registration: 10.01.2025 ‐ 20.01.2025
- Withdrawal deadline: 20.01.2025
- Exams 1st examination period: 27.01.2025 ‐ 12.02.2025
2nd Examination period
- Exam registration: 28.02.2025 ‐ 10.03.2025
- Withdrawal deadline: 10.03.2025
- Exams 2nd examination period: 17.03.2025 ‐ 31.03.2025
Lecture period summer semester 2025
07.04.2025 - 18.07.2025
Examination periods summer semester 2025
*** conditional ***21.07.2025 - 05.08.2025
*** conditional *** 15.09.2025 - 30.09.2025
Bachelor Exam Regulations (BPO) 2024
in effect from: 01.10.2024 (for information on how to change from BPO 2016 to BPO 2024 see information here)
Deadline for handing in applications online via website:
for WiSe 24/25: until 31.10.2024
for SoSe 2025: until 30.04.2025 23.04.2025
(adjusted deadline, due to change in the examination organization system)
Attention: Examinations that are completed by 30.09.2025 can continue to be clustered, after which the option of clustering no longer applies.