In the run-up to course enrolment for an upcoming semester, you may, under certain circumstances (see below), submit a proposal for special consideration. If your proposal – which must be well-founded and supported by appropriate evidence – is approved, you may be allocated a place on the course(s) of your choice. Please submit your application for special consideration, depending on the semester in question, within the timeframes specified below, exclusively via the application form that will be made available on this website (accessible via ‘Contact’). Please ensure you read the following information on the hardship provision and the application procedure carefully. If you have any further questions regarding ‘hardship cases’, please contact us by email at the following address: . Please note that this email address is only monitored during the application period.

Criteria and evidence for a hardship case

1. Serious, long-term illness or injury. Evidence: e.g. a current medical certificate detailing the illness/injury and its duration
2. Caring for a child up to the age of 14 in your own household. Evidence: e.g. birth certificate of the youngest child
3. Caring for close relatives (parents, parents-in-law, spouse, partner, siblings or children). Evidence: e.g. a certificate from the health insurance provider confirming the care required and the associated costs
4. Students enrolled on a partner degree programme at the University of Bremen. Proof: e.g. enrolment certificate
5. Students who are in their 8th semester or higher and who have no more than two practical courses remaining to complete their Bachelor’s degree. All other courses have already been completed and passed. Proof: Transcript of marks from the Examinations Office
6. Students who are in their 7th semester or higher and who, despite having sufficient credit points, still require a maximum of two practical courses to complete the basic curriculum (athletics or gymnastics / sports games) and thus to register for their Bachelor’s thesis. Proof: Transcript of marks from the Examinations Office

Application periods (for the respective following semester)

• Summer semester: mid-January.
• Winter semester: early July.

Important information regarding the application

• You must attach one (!) file containing the scanned or photographed supporting documents (see above) to your hardship application, which you have completed online via the application form. The supporting documents submitted will, of course, be treated confidentially and destroyed immediately after they have been reviewed.
• Please ensure your proposal is complete! Incomplete proposals (e.g. missing information, no supporting documents) will not be processed and will be rejected without further consideration.
• Only hardship applications submitted via the online application form within the timeframes mentioned above will be processed. Applications sent, for example, by email to the Office or lecturers at the Institute of Sport Science will expressly not be processed.
• The exact time at which you submit your proposal within the above-mentioned timeframes is irrelevant to the decision on your proposal. The decision is made solely on the basis of substantive criteria and does not depend on the chronological order in which proposals are received.

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