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Study (time) certificate

Certificate of achievement

"Provisional transcript of records"

Completion documents

Certificate of equivalence

Compensation of disabilities

Processing of requests from the BAföG office concerning your achievements

Study (time) certificate

Given by the student secretariat, including enrollment and completion (ex-enrollment) certificates.

Certificate of achievement

The certificate of achievement generated by OPIuM (also called transcript of records or provisional certificate) contains your current average score and all the achievements you have completed and registered. The proof can be printed, signed and sealed by the Examination Office.

Note: For the purpose of applying (for example, to a master's degree course), it is recommended to scan the current certificate of records , since there is currently no other way to generate a valid certificate of achievement as a pdf.

For the output of the transcript of records , there are different display variants (display and print variants) that are combined:

Display Variations: "Show everything", "Hide accepted withdrawals " (for example, withdrawal with a certificate) or "Hide failed courses"

The print varaton includes (Only the detailed composition of the modules, eg lecture, exercise / seminar, written exam) or "performance overview + performance certificate" (this variation is usually used in applications)

If you need one or more transcript of records, send an email to the Examination Office with the following information:

Matriculation number

Number of transcripts needed

The reason for needing the transcript (application internship, application for a master's degree, BAföG office, etc.)

Format variation (if not the regular formation of "show everything" with "performance overview + performance proof" is desired)

If it's needed in English or German

"Provisional transcript certificate"

There is the possibility to issue a kind of provisional certificate (proof of achievement + certificate of the examination office). The following requirements must be met:

Two copies of the thesis were submitted to the examination office

Both examiners confirm by e-mail to the examination office that once the work is submitted it will receive a score of at least "satisfactory"

It is proven that all further achievements necessary for the completion of the course of studies will be passed

Documentation of completion

The final examination papers will be prepared immediately upon reception of the assessment of the last achievement (usually the receipt of the final thesis). These documents must be signed by the Dean / Dean and the Chairman of the examination Committee. Therefore it takes about one week from the reception of the evaluation to the delivery of the final documents.

You will be informed by e-mail when the final documents are ready for collection. If you are no longer living in the area of the university, the examination office will send you the documents by post (it will be sent as a registered mail in the cardboard envelope).

Certificate of equivalence

The equivalence certificate mentioned here confirms the equivalence of "bachelor and master psychology to the diploma psychology" and is relevant for students, who hope to go on to do a psychotherapeutic training.

You can find further information here: District Government Düsseldorf.

The examination office will gladly provide you with the equivalence certificate for your degree obtained at the University of Osnabrück. Simply send an email with the subject "equivalence certificate" and your student number to the examination office. It is not necessary to send a blank form or to fill out the form. For a certificate of a degree obtained at another institution (B.Sc. Psychologie or M.Sc. Psychologie), please contact that respective institute.

Disabilities compensation

Compensation can be requested from the Examination Committee. The corresponding application must be submitted to the examination office.

The following excerpt is from the examination regulations manual (§ 7 examination regulations) applies as a basis for the application and the granting of a disabilities compensation: "If the examinee proves that s/he is unable to perform due to prolonged or permanent physical disability, The examination board must be able to provide the candidate more time for processing or a different form of examination with equivalent worth. This compensation may require the submission of a medical certificate. "

Processing of requests from the BAföG office regarding your achievements

Whether the examining committee is responsible for handling an application is usually determined by whom the application is to be signed by.

For example. Certificate according to § 48 BAföG - formula sheet 5

The BAföG requires bachelor students after the 4th semester to prove their study achievements. This certificate must be signed by the "responsible full-time member of the teaching staff of the higher education institution". Thus, the examination office, as the responsible party for achievement recognition, is responsible for this application.

Note that there is an exceptions to studies abroad.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Examination Office.