Part-time study
Ability to study a degree programme part-time
Students pursue their studies with different time commitments for different reasons. The subject-specific student advice services offer advice on whether and how degree programmes designed for full-time study can be studied with less time commitment and what needs to be taken into account. In view of limited time resources, it is very important to plan your studies with a view to academic success.
For some students with a considerably limited time budget, enrolment for part-time study as a formal enrolment status can also be useful. In the technical sense, 'part-time study' refers to an individually requested form of study in which formally only half of the specified coursework can be completed per semester. The basis for this is §19 Para. 2 of the Hessian Higher Education Act in conjunction with §9 of the Hessian Matriculation Ordinance. The formal reasons for part-time enrollment are also specified there (see below). During part-time studies, you will take part in the regular courses listed in the course catalog. This means that there is no separate timetable and no courses at special times for part-time students.
Once you have completed and signed the application for part-time study (see application form on this page) and added the supporting documents, you can submit it in person or by post to the Student Information Office. You can submit the application for part-time study repeatedly. Please note that you cannot apply for part-time study retroactively for semesters that have already been completed.
Study and examination regulations
It is essential that you clarify with the subject-specific student advice of your subject or your responsible examination office whether the part-time studies do not conflict with regulations or practical requirements of the respective study and examination regulations (which may be mandatory). This may also apply to individual phases of your studies in which a certain amount of time cannot be avoided (e.g. thesis, practical phases / internships). Please also ask your subject-specific student advice or the Examinations Office whether there are any extensions to relevant deadlines due to your part-time studies. The Hessian Matriculation Ordinance excludes the possibility of extending the deadlines for theses; please consider any consequences of part-time study for your Federal Students Assistance Act (BAföG), your child benefit or the duration of your student health insurance and, if applicable, your residence permit! Please clarify the effects of part-time study on the specified benefits with the relevant office.
Application
Draft proposal:
The application must be submitted by 30.04. for a summer semester and by 31.10. for a winter semester.
Your application can only be processed once the semester fee has been transferred.
Follow-up application:
You must reapply for part-time study for each semester. It is advisable to submit subsequent applications during the re-registration phase. If you would like to resume your studies full-time, please send an e-mail to studieren[at]uni-kassel[dot]de so that the part-time status can be removed.
You apply for part-time study online in the University of Kassel's eCampus. To do this, log in to eCampus and go to "Service → Applications" via the menu at the top left.
To submit an application for part-time study, click on "Change notification". Then select that you would like to enter a new application for the reason "Part-time" and complete the following pages. You must upload the relevant proof of part-time study and indicate in the comments field for which semester the application is being made. You can find the reasons and proof for an application below in the FAQ under "For what reasons can I apply for part-time study?".
As soon as you have submitted your application, it will have the status "Application submitted online" and you will find it under the overview "My submitted applications".
Once your application has been processed and all requirements for part-time study have been met, its status will change to "Approved. The approval notice will be sent to you by e-mail.
Please log in to eCampus regularly to check the status of your application. Changes are displayed on the start page under "My messages".
If you have any questions, please contact the Student Information Office on +49 561 804-2205 or studieren[at]uni-kassel[dot]de.
Your application can only be processed once the semester fee has been transferred.
FAQs
Part-time study offers you two main advantages:
- During part-time studies, you will only be charged for one study semester for two part-time semesters. At the end of your studies, the total duration of study in study semesters better reflects the time you were able to invest in your studies.
- Part-time study can be advantageous if your study regulations require you to complete examinations or achieve a certain minimum number of points within a certain period of time. In this case, part-time study may result in extensions to deadlines. Please clarify any relevant questions directly with your subject-specific student advice or the Examinations Office.
Depending on the individual situation, the status of part-time study can entail the following disadvantages, among others, so that individual clarification with the responsible authorities is strongly recommended:
- Loss of entitlement to Federal Students Assistance Act BAföG);
- Possible effects on social benefits (e.g. orphan's pension);
- effects on the residence status of foreign students;
- Effects on health insurance;
- Loss of the opportunity to work as a working student;
- for parents, tax aspects and entitlement to child benefit.
- Part-time study is only possible in degree programmes that are not subject to admission restrictions.
- There may also be conditions and study phases in degree programmes where part-time study is not recommended in terms of the course of study. If in doubt, consult the subject-specific student advice.
- Part-time study is not possible in the case of a double degree course, a continuing education Master's degree course or a doctoral degree course in accordance with the Hessian Matriculation Ordinance.
- During part-time studies, you are not formally entitled to take more than 50% of the credits or credits required for full-time studies.
- If the reason for part-time study no longer applies, you are obliged to notify the university immediately.
- Part-time study can only be applied for within the standard period of study. Bear in mind that you will reach the end of the standard period of study later if you have already studied part-time.
- You cannot complete a double degree during part-time studies.
- It is not possible to apply retroactively for part-time study for a semester that has already been completed.
Part-time studies can only be applied for for the reasons listed below. You can find more detailed information on this in §9 of the Hessian Matriculation Ordinance.
- Employment
Employment subject to social insurance contributions of at least 14 hours and a maximum of 28 hours of regular weekly working hours.
Proof: e.g. certificate of employment, employment contract or similar. - Raising a child up to the age of 10
Proof: Birth certificate of the child - Caring for a close relative with assignment to a care level
Proof: Certificate from the health or care insurance about the care level of the close relative(s). - Disability or chronic illness
The disability or chronic illness must have an impact on the course of study.
Proof: medical certificate that enables an assessment of whether proper full-time study is impossible. - For another comparable important reason
Go-Link of this page: www.uni-kassel.de/go/teilzeit