FAQ

If possible, a certificate should be issued within 4 weeks of passing the final examination. For this purpose, we require a completed certificate request from you.

Please check whether all required achievements are listed in the study results. Please look at the bottom of the page. The line beginning with "Sum [program] " must contain the number of credit points required for graduation, and the check mark must be placed at the end of the line.

Please also check whether all achievements have been assigned correctly. If there are still discrepancies, please clarify them in good time. Please do not hesitate to ask the Academic Services Office for help.

If your study results are complete, please fill in the request form on your PC.  In particular, we need the date on which you have completed your last examination (e.g. date of a written exam, submission of the thesis, date of colloquium or date of issue of your practical work certificate) and the course or module in which this work was completed. Please submit the completed and signed form to the Academic Services Office (exam management).

There are three options for receipt of the the documents [currently only  via mail]:

1. You collect the documents personally. Proof of identity including a photograph is required.
   
   
2. You authorise a person of trust to collect the documents. For this purpose, we require a copy of your identity card and a letter of authorisation with the full name, date and place of birth of the authorised person. The authorised person has to present a proof of identity including a photograph when collecting the documents.
   
   
3. You instruct the Office of Academic Affairs for Earth Sciences in writing to send you the documents by "Deutsche Post".For this purpose, you must provide us with a copy of your identity card. Dispatch is only possible within Germany. We expressly point out that the Academic Services Office Earth Sciences assumes no liability whatsoever, e.g. for transport damages, delayed delivery or loss.

Request form (PDF)

CEN, the university's Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability, invites all Master and PhD-students of the departmen who have completed their degree to participate in a graduation ceremony early each calendar year.  If you are interested, please contact graduation.cen"AT"uni-hamburg.de for more information.

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General information

Academic achievements from a previous program at the Universität Hamburg or another university in Germany or abroad can be recognized in your current program. Recognition is only possible if there is an equivalent in your current degree programme for the achievement to be recognized.

Recognition is not possible if

• the achievement for which recognition is sought has already been passed,
• you are "hard and fast" registered for the exam (i.e. after the deregistration period has ended) or have already failed the exam at least once.
• an application is made for recognition as "additional achievement".

Please apply for recognition in STiNE under Studying -> Study management -> Applications. From the list select "V Fak. MIN Antrag auf Anerkennung von Leistungen" and follow the instructions. After you have saved and sent the application, please inform the study coordinator for your degree program by e-mail stating the application number.

Please hand in your  proof of achievement (e.g. transcript of records) to the responsible coordinator and sign the prepared application. If the achievement to be recognised is recorded in STiNE, a corresponding note is sufficient.

The chairperson of the examination board will decide on your application. You will be informed of the decision in writing by e-mail or post.

Recognition of language classes

The department's examination boards have adopted simplified regulations for the integration of language classes as a "free electable" (part of the Freier Wahlbereich). In the following table, languages and language levels are listed which can be integrated without going through the recognition process described above.

For all languages and levels givein in the table, you can hand in the certificate of the respective language class directly to you exam manager. Recognition of language levels not specified above is generally not possible.

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The thesis "..is a demonstration of the candidate's ability to independently address a problem from the respective field of study in accordance with academic methods within a set period of time" (Section 14 of the Examination Regulations, non-binding translation).

Before you apply for admission to your final thesis, you must ensure that you meet the admission requirements. You will find these in the subject-specific regulations for your degree program.

In addition, you must clarify whether the examiners (supervisor and 2nd reviewer) have been admitted by the examination board. If necessary, the admission must first be applied for at the examination board.

If both prerequisites are fulfilled, proceed as follows in cooperation with the supervisor of your thesis [process valid in this form as long as the ASO is closed]:

1. Please fill in the form (see below) online (on PC); handwritten forms will not be accepted!  The form consists of one page to be filled in and one page of information in German (page 4) and English (page 5).
   
   
2. The fields bordered in red are mandatory fields and must be completed.
   
   
3. Print out the completed application form and sign in the line marked "Hamburg, d.".
   
   
4. Have the form signed by your supervisor.
   
   
5. After the topic has been issued, the application must be submitted immediately to the Academic Services Office for Earth Sciences (exam management). For this purpose, please send a scan of the form to the ASO via email.
   
   
6. You will receive the form signed in turn by the ASO via email. This counts as official note of admission to the final thesis.

7. By handing in the form, you confirm that you have acknowledged the instructions on page 5 of the application form.

8. Please note that you must be matriculated until you have passed all (partial) examinations. After exmatriculation, your examination entitlement expires.

application form (PDF)

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Students have to explicitely register for examinations in STiNE.

This can be done during the registration periods at the beginning of the semester. Thereafter, all examinations whose dates are published in STiNE can be registered up to seven days before the examination.  Until three days before the exam, it is possible to change the examination date or to cancel the examination without giving reasons. After that the registration is binding, and a withdrawal is only possible for an important reason (e.g. illness).

The registration takes place under the menu item "Exams" via the button "Exams offered for registration" or the menu item "Register for exams". You select an examination date and click on "Register". Then enter the required iTAN and confirm with "Send". Under "Exams" you can see which exams you have already registered for.

If it is not possible to register in Stine, e.g. because no date has been set due to the type of examination, you can register through the Academic Services Office. Please register in person or by e-mail with the required information (name, matriculation number, examination and examination date) at the Academic Services Office (Examination Management) at least three days before the examination.

Please also note the following:

• You can only register for a repeat examination if you can see in Stine ("Exam results") that you have not passed the previous attempt.
• You will not be routinely registered for (re-)examinations by the Academic Services Office.
• You must ensure that you are registered in STiNE before the exam. An examination registration is not possible after the examination date.

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If you are ill at an examination appointment, a doctor must certify that you are incapable of examination. Please submit the doctor's certificate together with the completed sickness notification form (PDF) personally or by post to the Academic Services Office (exam-management). You must have done this immediately, at the latest 10 days after the onset of the illness (as certified). The examination board responsible will decide on late notifications of illness.

If you take part in an examination despite having received a certificate, you implicitely declare that you are fit for the examination. The certificate originally submitted will then be invalid. If you wish to register for further examinations during the period of the sickness certificate, you will need a new certificate.

Please remember to register in STiNE for a repeat examination.

The "sick notification form" is not an application to extend the processing time for a thesis (Bachelor, Master, Diploma). In such cases, please make an informal application and submit it to the Academic Services Office together with your medical certificate. The application must be submitted well before the end of the processing period.

Get well soon!

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• M.Sc. Geophysik and M.Sc. Geophysics
• B.Sc. Geophysik/Ozeanographie

Please use the registration phases at the beginning of the semester to register for modules, courses and examinations. During this time you can also cancel your registration for courses and exams yourself. If you encounter any difficulties, please contact us immediately. We will try to create the conditions for you to be able to register or deregister yourself.

Registration by the  Academic Services Office after the end of the registration phase is only possible in exceptional cases if the lecturer confirms his/her previous participation in the course and agrees to the subsequent registration. Any prerequisites for participation according to subject-specific regulations must also be fulfilled.  For this purpose, please fill out the following registration form (PDF), have it signed by the lecturer and hand it in at the Academic Services Office (exam management) during service hours. Any information necessary to fill in the form can be found in STiNE. You can apply for a maximum of 5 module/course registrations with one form. The form is only accepted once the regular regstistration periods are over.

Please also note that the Studienbüro can only register for courses in the Department of Earth Sciences (course numbers start with 63-). If you would like to register for lectures in other departments, please contact the relevantAcademic Services Office directly.

Cancellations of courses will no longer be accepted by the Academic Services Office. If you no longer wish to attend a course for which you have registered, please inform your lecturer and ask him or her to set you as "inactive" in the list of participants.

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• You can reach the STiNE support line at 040-42838 5000 (9-18 hrs.).
• If you can still log into STiNE, there is a contact form in your account. Otherwise, please use this support form.

If you already study geophysics and have questions or if you have questions regarding the geophysics programmes at the University of Hamburg, please contact the student advisor and counsellor Claudia Vanelle.

• Geosciences
• Physics
• Mathematics

If you need proof of your previous academic achievements for applications, e.g. for Master programmes, we will be happy to issue you with a "Transcript of Records" (ToR). Please proceed as follows:

1. check your study results and, if necessary, first take care of the entry of already performed, missing performances.
2. send an e-mail to the Academic Services Office (examination management) with your request and the necessary personal data (name, matriculation number, study programme).
3. Please also state the purpose for which the ToR is intended.

Please also note the following:

• We will not check your study results before we generate the ToR.
• The ToR is delivered in German and English via STiNE. You can download it under "Study" -> "Documents"
• You must expect a processing time of approx. 3 working days. We will inform you by e-mail when the ToR is finished.
• In the period from 1 June to 15 July, inquiries within the scope of applications for Master's degree programs will be processed with priority.

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When the thesis is submitted, an affirmation in lieu of oath must be made ("Versicherung an Eides statt" according to § 59 Abs. 3 HmbHG). The affirmation has to be given in German:

„Hiermit versichere ich an Eides statt, dass ich die vorliegende Arbeit im Studiengang ...^*) selbstständig verfasst und keine anderen als die angegebenen Hilfsmittel – insbesondere keine im Quellenverzeichnis nicht benannten Internet-Quellen – benutzt habe. Alle Stellen, die wörtlich oder sinngemäß aus Veröffentlichungen entnommen wurden, sind als solche kenntlich gemacht. Ich versichere weiterhin, dass ich die Arbeit vorher nicht in einem anderen Prüfungsverfahren eingereicht habe und die eingereichte schriftliche Fassung der auf dem elektronischen Speichermedium entspricht.“      *) please enter your program and degree here

The statement about publication of your thesis in the relevant library can be included in the affirmation:

"Einer Veröffentlichung der vorliegenden Arbeit in der zuständigen Fachbibliothek des Fachbereichs stimme ich zu/stimme ich nicht zu." (I approve / do not approve a publication of the present thesis in the relevant department library)

Please print this affirmation at the end of each copy and sign it personally stating date and place of issue. You may add the English version of the affirmation.

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