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Admission & Enrollment Policy v2.2 09 2022
3.1BachelorandMasterPrograms
Re‐enrollmentisgrantedonthebasisofthepoliciesvalidatthetimeofthestudent´sre‐enrollment.
Re‐enrollmentinthesameprograminwhichastudentwaspreviouslyenrolledcannotbe
guaranteed.Studentswhohavenotcompletedtheregularstudyperiodofsix(forBachelor
programs)orfour(forMasterprograms)subjectsemesterswillingeneralbegrantedre‐enrollment.
Conditionsunderwhichare‐enrollmentisnolongerpossiblearedefinedin“Disenrollment”(6).
Theapplicationforre‐enrollmentwillbeprocessedbytheDean,thestudent'sformerAcademic
Advisor,theStudyProgramCoordinatoroftheprogramthestudentisapplyingto,andamemberof
theStudentRecordsOffice.Theuniversityreservestherighttorequiredocumentationbeyondthe
standardapplicationforre‐enrollment(e.g.medicalconfirmations,financialplan).Thecommittee
mayinvitefurtheruniversitymembers(e.g.CollegeCoordinators,Counselors)ifdeemed
appropriate.
AnapplicationforFinancialAidfromJacobsUniversityforstudentswillbeprocessedindependently
fromtheapplicationforre‐enrollment.Studentsre‐enrolledtotheuniversityhavetopaythecosts
forthefirstsemesterafterre‐enrollment,aswellasanyoutstandingbalanceontheiraccount,
beforetheycancontinuetheirstudies.Financialaidisavailablefortheexpectedstudyperiod
(Regelstudienzeit)includingthesemestersthestudentwasenrolledatJacobsUniversitybefore
his/herre‐enrollment.
3.3PhDStudies
PhDstudentswhohavebeendisenrolledfromJacobsUniversitybuthavenotyetfinishedthedegree
towhichtheyhaveoriginallybeenadmittedtomayapplyforre‐enrollment.Thefinaldecisionrests
withtheDeanafterconsultationwiththePhDadvisor.
4. ExtensionofStudies
Studentswhoarenotabletofinishtheirstudieswithintheregularstudyperiod(Regelstudienzeit)of
therespectiveprogrammustformallyapplyforanextensionofstudiestoremainenrolled.The
applicationwillbediscussedanddecideduponbytheDean,thestudent’sAcademicAdvisor,the
ProgramCoordinatorandtheStudentRecordsOffice.JacobsUniversityreservestherighttonot
approvetheapplicationforanextension.Inthiscasethestudentwillhavetoleavetheuniversity
withoutadegree.Financialconsequencesofanextensionofstudiesareregulatedintherulesand
regulationsofStudentFinancialServices.
4.1PhDStudies
PhDstudentswhoarenotabletofinishtheirstudieswithintheregularstudyperiod
(Regelstudienzeit)mustformallyapplyforanextensionofstudiestoremainenrolled.Theapplication
willbediscussedanddecideduponbytheDeanandthestudent’ssupervisor.JacobsUniversity
reservestherighttonotapprovetheapplicationforanextension.Inthiscasethestudentwillhave
toleavetheuniversitywithoutadegree.
5. LeaveofAbsence
Asarule,aleaveofabsencemaybegrantedbytheStudentRecordsOfficeforamaximumperiodof
twosemestersandafterthecompletionofatleastonesemesterofstudies.Maternity‐and/or
parentalleaveperiodsdonotcounttowardsthismaximumperiodandmayalsobegrantedinthe
firstsemester.Inexceptionalcases,e.g.,iftherearespecialrequirementsbystudyprograms,
studentsmaybegrantedaleaveofabsencealreadyinthefirstsemester.Theseexceptionsare
regulatedbytheprogramhandbooks.