Information for Freshmen

The examination regulations and the module handbook (included in the regulations) are the most important factors to consider when putting your timetable together. The examination regulations govern examination conditions and indicate which modules (courses) have to be completed successfully. The module handbook describes the content (learning aims, contents of the courses of study, bibliography etc.) and the formalities (semester cycle, type of examination, preconditions etc.) of the modules and part modules.

At first, it makes life easier to be guided by the order of study. Later on, you can find out which lectures take place and when by taking a look at the lecture timetable online in Unisono (don’t forget to check in the top left hand corner if you have selected the correct semester). You can choose which of the courses to go to and – voilà ! You have put your first timetable together! However, as your HCI tutor will help you to put your timetable together in the course of the introductory week, there is absolutely no need for you to do so before the term begins.

When you first begin to study here, it will almost certainly happen that you can‘t register for certain courses in Unisono (the online prospectus) because the first registration deadline has expired. No problem. Just wait for the second opening of registration for choosing your courses (Attention: from the 2nd semester onwards you shouldn’t miss the second deadline!). If you do so you can ask the lecturer within first session about joining the course.

Please note – as a Freshman you have special conditions on the whole process, so it is not necessary to register for courses before the introductory week.

ZIMT, our computer center, has put together an overview of all these things.

In addition to the usual registration procedures, various data protection regulations require you to send the registration form together your Bachelor Certificate or Diploma to the Faculty III examinations office in order for you to be permitted to take examinations. Make sure to do so until the exam registration deadline has passed! We are going to discuss this within the freshmen’s introduction week.

The most important thing to note is that when you register for a course in Unisono, you are not automatically registered for the examination! Examinations take place separately at a later date in the semester (see the examination departments web page for dates and details). The lecturers will tell you more about this when the course is running. You can register for exams in Unisono under My Studies -> Study Planner with Module Plan. The exams are the courses with the red ribbons.