Information about the bachelor thesis
Information about the bachelor thesis
Admission to the Bachelor thesis
In order to be able to register for the Bachelor thesis at the Academic Examination Office, the prerequisites must first be fulfilled (proof of 120 CP as well as a valid certificate of enrollment must be provided and in subjects where at least 60 credit points are studied, the core curriculum must have been completed).
For the application for admission to the bachelor thesis you need the following documents (available as download at the end of this page):
- a proposal for the topic of the thesis
- a proposal for the two examiners (at least one of whom must be a member of the university teaching staff - this also includes private lecturers)
- "a statement as to whether a Bachelor's examination or parts of such an examination or another examination in one of the chosen subjects at the university or equivalent institution of higher education in the Federal Republic of Germany or in the European Higher Education Area have been definitively failed or whether the student is currently undergoing examination proceedings" (BPO § 21 paragraph 2, d)
Only those who are listed on the respective lists of examiners are admitted as examiners for the Bachelor thesis. In exceptional cases, university lecturers from other degree programs or other universities may be admitted upon application.
See also § 21 and § 22 BPO! (Examination regulations general part)
If you have any questions, please contact the Academic Examinations Office, your primary examiner or the academic advisory service.
Duration and scope of the bachelor thesis
A period of max. 4 months after the issue of the topic is provided for the preparation of the Bachelor thesis. It is weighted with 12 CP (§22 (5) BPO).
The Bachelor’s thesis is usually around 40 pages in length. Further information on the formal requirements will be provided during the accompanying seminar on the Bachelor’s thesis.
The assessment by the examiners usually takes place within 6 weeks (§ 22 (8) BPO). In addition, the Examination Office requires 4-6 weeks for processing and certificate preparation.
All in all, after submission of the Bachelor thesis, a time of at least three months has to be planned for the evaluation of the thesis and the issuing of the Bachelor certificate!
Therefore, especially students applying for a Master's program are advised to register early.
Application to the Master's program at the University of Oldenburg is possible with 150 CP. The missing credits (e.g. acquired through the Bachelor thesis) must be submitted subsequently. The final enrollment for the Master is only possible with a passed final examination. The deadline for submitting the BA certificate at a later date can be obtained from the Enrollment Office.