Can I have previous teaching activities recognised/credited as an internship?

You can find all information on the topic of "Recognition" here.

I am unable to attend during the lecture term due to a semester abroad, illness, … and cannot complete the ASP preparatory seminar, or cannot complete it in full – what should I do?

For students who are unable to attend during the summer semester and are therefore unable to attend the ASP preparatory seminar, or unable to attend for the full duration, there is the option of completing a block seminar. Please contact us directly at: .

Do I have to go to the internship school every day during the practical phase?

Yes, the core period of the work placement is 5 weeks. In addition, there are preparatory and follow-up visits to the school; this results in a total internship period of 6 weeks. Interns must be present at school every day during the five-week internship (25 hours at school = 5 days of 5 hours each)!

I am abroad at the time of the internship phase (or have another important reason why I cannot complete the internship in Aug/Sept/Oct) - when can I complete the practical phase?

Students who are unable to complete the regular internship period, e.g. due to a semester abroad, will be given the opportunity to start the internship at another time (e.g. during the lecture-free period in the following spring). It is therefore extremely important that you inform both the diz and the teacher of your ASP preparatory seminar in good time!

I am unexpectedly unable to start the internship - what now?

If you are unable to start your school internship, you must inform the internship school, the diz and the teacher of the ASP preparatory seminar! If you have not cancelled with all three parties and there are no valid reasons for your cancellation, you may have to repeat the ASP preparatory seminar next year and can only complete the internship after that. If you unexpectedly fall ill for a longer period of time and are therefore unable to complete the internship, please also inform the internship school, the DiZ and the teacher of the ASP preparatory seminar. If you can present a medical certificate, it is usually possible to repeat the internship, e.g. in the following spring.

I am absent for a short time during the practical phase - e.g. due to illness or an important exam. What should I do?

If you are absent for a short time during the practical phase, e.g. because you have fallen ill or have to take an important exam, it is ultimately up to your internship school to decide how to deal with this. First of all, it goes without saying that you should notify the school's Office in good time if you are ill; if contact details are available, you should also inform teachers who would have supported you on the day in question in good time. You may have to make up the missed work placement days (which is highly recommended after a certain period of illness), submit a medical certificate or provide other evidence. As far as university obligations (such as examinations or compulsory excursions) are concerned, you are strongly advised to only attend these if there is no other option. However, excursions lasting several days in particular should be avoided or the missed days must be added to the practical phase in any case; however, this can be extremely difficult due to the limited core internship period (between the summer and autumn holidays), and interrupting the internship is not recommended! You do not need to submit a sick note/certificate to your ASP seminar supervisor!

I would like to complete my ASP practical phase abroad. What do I need to bear in mind?

You can find all information about internships abroad here: here

How do I register for the examination?

You usually register for the exam at the start of the summer semester. Registration is carried out via stud.ip. You will be given full details regarding exam registration (registration period, type of examination, examiner) during the first lecture. Please only register for the exam that is explicitly mentioned in the lecture. There may still be exams from the previous session available as resits, for which you should not register !

What if I’ve forgotten to register for the exam?

If you have not registered for the exam (via Stud.IP) in time, you will not be allocated a school and you will not be able to sit the ASP in this round (this also applies to independent candidates!). Please note that you will need to re-register for the ASP with the DiZ for the next round.

Should I include any teaching materials I’ve used in my portfolio?

Please do not add any specific teaching materials to the portfolio – if your lesson would be difficult to follow without the materials, or if you would like to show them to your ASP tutor, consider whether you could, for example, save them as files/photos or screenshots in a cloud storage service and include a link ( created via the cloud file) in the lesson plan template, which the ASP tutor can then access.

Do I have to use academic sources in the portfolio?

Unlike other written assignments in your degree programme, the ASP portfolio does not focus on academic work; nevertheless, this assessment is, of course, also intended to introduce you to academic work. You should therefore ensure that you underpin your observations and descriptions – for example, by drawing on the literature used in the seminar and/or further reading – and provide academic justification for them. Naturally, you must also cite your sources and quote them correctly here.

What if I suddenly fall ill and cannot submit the portfolio on time?

In principle, the processing time for the portfolio is quite long, which is why deadline extensions are not usually necessary. However, if a sudden illness prevents you from submitting the portfolio on time, please send a doctor’s certificate to your ASP tutor. They will then inform you of your new submission date.