• In study programmes of the same name, the numbering of the subject semesters will be continued.
• In related study programmes, your accumulated credits will determine which subject semester you are admitted to.

If you apply for a higher subject semester, you increase your chances of admission to HTW Berlin. In many study programmes there are more free places for higher subject semesters than there are applications.

Please be informed that you also need to register via the HTW application portal within the application periods when you are interested in applying for a higher semester and applying for a study programme which requires an aptitude test and if you have previously been or are currently enrolled at another German university. Information regarding the required aptitude tests can be found on the degree programme websites.

Modules at another university or in another study programme will be accredited if

• they were completed at a state-accredited university and
• do not exhibit any substantial differences in terms of quality, level, learning outcomes, scope and profile.

The responsible subject assessor or module coordinator of your chosen study programme will check the equivalence of all

• completed examinations/modules,
• failed examinations/modules (grade 5.0) and
• examination attempts.

This assessment forms the basis for the decision of the examination board.
Accreditation is awarded for

• modules assessed as equivalent
• modules taken abroad at university level
• specialist foreign language modules

Accreditation is not awarded for

• modules not assessed as equivalent
• individual units (only complete modules are accredited).

Please mind that achievements, which are part if your university entrance qualification, cannot be considered for accreditation.

In principle, all modules and examination attempts must be assessed for accreditation, even supposedly "unrelated study programmes". It is therefore not possible to start your studies right from the beginning again or improve your grades. However, you can opt out of accreditation for

• modules or examinations that you completed abroad and
• ungraded modules. In this case it is advisable to opt out of accreditation, as the subject will otherwise be accredited with the grade 4.0.

The accreditation opt-out declaration specifying the respective subjects must be submitted with the grade transcripts by the application deadline.

• If you have not taken any examinations and/or
• if you are not registered for any upcoming examinations,

confirmation of this fact must be obtained from the examinations office of your university and submitted by the application deadline.