Key Semester Dates
Winter semester 2026/27:
October 12, 2026–February 5, 2027
Subject to change – Currently unable to import calendar appointments
as of Sepetember 09, 2026
Lecture period
12.10.2026–05.02.2027
Lecture-free period & holidays
01.11.2026 | All Saints' Day
02.12.2026 | Dies Academicus (Special lecture program)
24.12.2026–06.01.2027 | Christmas holidays
24.12.2026 – 03.01.2027 | Juridicum closed.
23.12.2026 – 03.01.2027 | Examinations Office closed.
Re-registration deadline for the summer semester 2026
28.02.2026
Lecture times until 2030:
https://www.mkw.nrw/service/vorlesungszeiten
Form and duration of examinations - (Uploaded before examination period)
Calculations, term paper, presentations
Registration Period: 06.11.2026 – 15.11.2026 (only one registration period; no make-up exam this semester)
Exam registration: 15.01.2027 ‐ 25.01.2027
Withdrawal deadline: 25.01.2027
Exams 1st examination period: 01.02.2027 ‐ 19.02.2027
(No exams during Carnival: Women's Carnival Thursday, 04.02.2027; Carnival Friday, 05.02.2027; and Rose Monday, 08.02.2027)
Exam registration: 26.02.2027 - 08.03.2027
Withdrawal deadline: 08.03.2027
Exams 2st examination period: 15.03.2027 - 31.03.2027
15.12.2026
- Deadline for transfer of credits procedure for current semester (next opportunity in the following semester): 31.10.2026
- *** subject to change *** Deadline for transfer of credits procedure for the following semester: 30.04.2027
Deadline for placement into higher semesters
- For the winter semester 2026/27: 01.09.2026 – after this date, placement requests for this semester can no longer be processed.
- For the summer semester: 01.09.2026 – after this date, placement requests for this semester can no longer be processed.
Course registration ("Belegverfahren"): 01.10.2026 – 15.10.2026
Tutorial registration via eCampus: 20.–23.10.2026
Exam registration, Macroeconomics partial exam: 18.01.2027 – 25.01.2027
Exam registration, Microeconomics partial exam: 01.12.2026 – 06.12.2026
Winter Semester 2026/27
Course registration: 24.09.2026 – 06.10.2026
Exam registration: new *** automatic via course registration, no separate exam registration necessary
Withdrawal deadline: 06.10.2026
Students who are changing examination regulations and wish to enroll in the seminar "Current Topics in Economics" must submit their enrollment preferences by email to vwlpa@uni-bonn.de by 06.10.2026. Three priorities must be indicated. The seminar place will then be assigned subject to the change of examination regulations being confirmed. Notification of the assigned seminar place will be sent to the Uni Bonn email address. Exam registration takes place automatically through the course registration process.
Summer Semester 2027
Course registration: expected 19.03.2027 – 30.03.2027
Exam registration: automatic via course registration, no separate exam registration necessary
Withdrawal deadline: expected 30.03.2027
Please contact the respective degree program/subject in good time before the start of lectures for information.
Admission to the Master's examination (via online form)
- End of September to 04.12.2026
- For students with prior studies who wish to apply for recognition in WiSe 2026/27: by 31.10.2026
Subsequent admission to the Master's examination (via online form, only for exams for which a 2nd exam date is offered)
- 20.02.2027 – 24.02.2027
Course registration for WiSe 2026/27: 24.09.2026 – 06.10.2026
Withdrawal deadline: 06.10.2026
Course registration for an additional research module: 09.10.2026 – 11.10.2026 (only by email with a detailed written justification to vwlpa@uni-bonn.de)
Exam registration: automatic via course registration, no separate exam registration necessary
Summer semester 2026:
April 13–July 24, 2026
Lecture Period
April 13, 2026 – July 24, 2026
Lecture-free period & holidays
May 1, 2026 | Labor Day
May 14, 2026 | Ascension Day
May 25, 2026 | Whit Monday (Pentecost Monday)
June 4, 2026 | Corpus Christi
tba | Dies Academicus (special lecture programme)
Re-enrollment Deadlines
https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/during-your-studies/key-semester-dates
Lecture Periods Through 2030
https://www.mkw.nrw/service/vorlesungszeiten
- Finance II exam (examination regulations 2024 only)
1st examination phase
Registration period: June 2, 2026 – June 12, 2026
Withdrawal deadline: June 12, 2026
Exam date: June 19, 2026, 2 p.m. - 3 p.m., lecture halls C E F H K
2nd Examination Phase: see below - Examination formats calculations, term papers, and presentations:
Registration period: 2 June 2026 – 12 June 2026 (one registration period only; no 2nd examination date in this semester) - 1st examination phase (written and oral exams)
Exam registraion period: July 06, 2026 - July 20, 2026
Withdrawal deadline: July 20, 2026
Examinations: July 27, 2026 - August 11, 2026
specific exam dates 1st period as of 27.06.2026 - with exam rooms
- 2nd examination phase (written and oral exams)
Exam registration period: August 31, 2026 – September 7, 2026
Withdrawal deadline: September 7, 2026
Examinations: September 14, 2026 – September 30, 2026
specific exam dates 2nd phase as of 10.09.2026 - with exam rooms
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Examination phases in the following semester
*** Subject to change *** 1st examination phase: February 1, 2027 – February 19, 2027
(No exams during "Karneval": thursday – February 4, 2027, friday – February 5, 2027, monday – February 8, 2027)
*** Subject to change *** 2nd examination phase: March 15, 2027 – March 31, 2027
June 15, 2026
Deadline for submitting credit transfer/recognition applications for the current semester (next opportunity in the following semester): April 30, 2026
*** subject to change *** Deadline for submitting credit transfer/recognition applications for the following semester: October 31, 2026
For the summer semester 2026: March 1, 2026. After this date, applications for this semester can no longer be processed.
For the winter semester 2026/27: September 1, 2026. After this date, applications for this semester can no longer be processed.
Module "Grundzüge der Volkswirtschaftslehre" and "Grundzüge der Volkswirtschaftslehre für Teilfächer" (PO 2016 and PO 2024): only in the winter semester
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Academic Writing Students who are changing their examination regulations for the current semester and would like to take "Current Topics in Economics" must submit their allocation requests by email to vwlpa@uni-bonn.de by April 12, 2026. Three priorities must be specified. Seminar places will then be allocated subject to the change in examination regulations. Notification of the allocated seminar place will be sent to the University of Bonn email address. Examination registration is effected automatically. |
Allocation process for the current semester: expected to be March Exam registration for the current semester: *** new *** automatic through allocation process, no separate exam registration necessary Withdrawal deadline: April 30, 2026 April 12, 2026 |
Allocation process for the following semester: expected to be September 24, 2026 - October 6, 2026 Exam registration for the following semester: tba Withdrawal deadline: tba |
| Geschichte der Volkswirtschaftslehre (History of Economics) |
Allocation process for the current semester: expected to be March 27, 2026 - April 19, 2026 Exam registration for the current semester: automatic through allocation process, no separate exam registration necessary Withdrawal deadline: April 19, 2026 |
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Registration/allocation procedures for courses in other subjects |
Please check with the respective degree program/subject in good time before the start of lectures. | Please check with the respective degree program/subject in good time before the start of lectures. |
- Further information on switching from BPO VWL 2016 VWL to BPO VWL 2024 (valid since: October 1, 2024)
- Deadline for submitting change requests as an online form via the website (available here from around the end of March 2026 for the current semester):
For the current semester: May 10, 2026 (no more clustering possible)
- Admission to the master's examination and registration (via online form):
only in the winter semester (tba) - Subsequent admission to the master's examination or registration (via online form, only for examinations for which a second examination date is offered):
only in the winter semester (tba)
- Registration period for the winter semester 2026/27: expected to be September 24, 2026 - October 6, 2026
- Exam registration for the following semester: tba
- Withdrawal deadline: tba
- Registration procedure for an additional research module: expected to be October 9, 2026 - October 11, 2026 (only by email with a detailed written application to vwlpa@uni-bonn.de)
Exam registration for research modules: tba