Information about enrolling in or changing to a master's program

After you received the letter of acceptance for a master's program you have to enroll at Universität Hamburg. You will find all necessary information on the documents required for enrollment in our enrollment checklists below. Please check your documents carefully using these checklists.

Important notice: Enrollment at Universität Hamburg will take place digitally in the winter semester 2021/22. Documents that are sent in paper form by regular mail will not be considered!

Students who do not yet have their bachelor's certificate can still apply for a master's program at Universität Hamburg. Formal admission can only be granted, however, when the certificate is submitted by the end of the first semester of the master's program (31 March for admission to a winter semester, 30 Sept. for admission to a summer semester). As long as the certificate remains outstanding, students are only provisionally enrolled.

Checklists for enrollment in master degree programs

Please use the following checklists for your enrollment. These checklists contain binding information on the documents required for enrollment.

Documents which necessarily have to be submitted within the enrollment period, are marked in color in the checklists. You can submit the other documents later without jeopardizing your admission.

1. Enrollment for Master’s Degree Programs with Paperless Application

2. Enrollment for Master’s Degree Programs with Paper-Based Application

3. Enrollment for an International Master's Degree Program

Bachelor's programs at external universities

Applicants who have completed a bachelor's at a university other than Universität Hamburg are also enrolled in master's programs on a conditional basis. Please submit - as soon as possible during the first semester - a simple copy of your final transcript of records and if you studied at an German university previously a statement that you have formally withdrawn from your previous university (at the latest by 31 march for admission to a winter semester or 30 September for admission to a summer semester). Subsequently, you will receive confirmation of (retroactive) enrollment and online documents (incl. BAföG certificate) will be made available on your STiNE account.

Alternatively, you can provide a certification from your previous university which states you have finished the program. This certification must include the date of your last exam and a very clear confirmation that you successfully passed the whole bachelor's program. Please also submit an unauthorized statement that you have formally withdrawn from your previous German university, too.

If you submit documents at a later date, please make sure you state the master's program and your applicant number (which you can find in your acceptance letter).

Here, you can find further information about what will happen after you enrolled to the master's program and how to start your studies at Universität Hamburg.

Bachelor's degree at Universität Hamburg

By paying a semester contribution, students automatically confirm enrollment for the upcoming semester and receive their semester documents (incl. online documents) from their previous bachelor's program. At the same time, they automatically register for the master's program they want to take, allowing them to register for courses in STiNE.

Once students have successfully completed a bachelor's program, they can convert enrollment to a master's program and will receive, accordingly, new online documents (incl. BAföG certificate), available at their STiNE account. Academic or exam offices in the schools notify us with the proper information.

Alternatively, you can provide a certification from your responsible department which states you have finished the program. This certification must include the date of your last exam and a very clear confirmation that you successfully passed the whole bachelor's program.

If you submitted your final record of grades for the bachelor’s program when you enrolled, you will automatically be enrolled in the master’s program and will receive proof of enrollment on the master’s program.

Click here for further information about what will happen after you enrolled to the master's program.