Application deadlines
At Göttingen University, there are no special deadlines for those who have graduated from high school prior to the current school year (Altabiturienten), with the exception of medical/dentistry programme applicants (who must apply via Hochschulstart).
Applicants from EU and EEA as well as citizens of a foreign country with German entitlement to university admission
| Degree programmes with limited admission | |
| 1 June until 15 July | for the upcoming winter semester |
| 1 December until 15 January | for the upcoming summer semester |
| procedure and dates | admission through "dialogorientiertes Serviceverfahren" |
| Master and Ph.D. programmes | |
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For the application deadlines, consult the respective entries
under study programmes from A–Z. |
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| Medicine and dentistry (application to hochschulstart) | |
| until 31 May (if you received your university entrance entitlement, e.g. Abitur, before 16 January) | for the upcoming winter semester |
| until 15 July (if you received your university entrance entitlement, e.g. Abitur, after 15 January) | for the upcoming winter semester |
| until 15 January | for the upcoming summer semester |
Applicants from non-EU countries and stateless applicants
| Degree programmes with restricted admission – 1st subject semester | |
| 1 March until 30 April | for the upcoming winter semester |
| 1 September until 31 October | for the upcoming summer semester |
| Degree programmes with open admission – 1st subject semester | |
| 1 March until 30 September | for the upcoming winter semester |
| 1 September until 31 March | for the upcoming summer semester |
| Degree programmes with restricted admission – higher subject semesters | |
| 1 June until 15 July | for the upcoming winter semester |
| 1 December until 15 January | for the upcoming summer semester |
| Degree programmes with open admission – higher subject semesters | |
| 1 June until 30 September | for the upcoming winter semester |
| 1 December until 30 March | for the upcoming summer semester |
| 1st semester of the preparatory college (Studienkolleg) | |
| 1 March until 30 April | for the upcoming winter semester |
| 1 September until 31 October | for the upcoming summer semester |
| Master and Ph.D. courses | |
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For the application deadlines, consult the respective entries under study programmes from A–Z. |
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