Please refer to the respective regulations of the examination regulations for the recognition of study and examination achievements(see B.Sc., see M.Sc, see B.Ed., see M. Ed.). Study and examination achievements as well as periods of study completed in courses of study at state or state-recognized universities and universities of cooperative education in the Federal Republic of Germany or at foreign state or state-recognized universities can be recognized upon application by the student, provided that with regard to the competencies acquired there is no significant difference to the achievements or degrees which are to be replaced. No schematic comparison is to be made, but rather an overall consideration. Students must submit the documents required for recognition and submit the application with the documents required for recognition within one semester of enrollment.

Knowledge and skills acquired outside the university system shall be credited if they are equivalent in content and level to the study and examination achievements that are to be replaced and the institution in which the knowledge and skills were acquired has a standardized quality assurance system. Credit may be denied in parts if more than 50 percent of the university studies are to be replaced.

The examination board is responsible for recognition and crediting; as a rule, it decides on the basis of a recommendation by the relevant subject representatives.

Students of biology and food chemistry can find information about the recognition procedure on the corresponding pages of the study programs. For students of Chemistry and Chemical Biology there is a joint recognition procedure, which is described on the application form .

Regardless of the chosen study variant, the Bachelor's thesis can be completed in any chemical institute as soon as all basic modules (including mathematics, physics, key qualifications) have been completed.

It is expressly not necessary to have completed any F-modules; in this respect, the Bachelor's thesis can also be completed before completing one or both F-modules. It is also possible to complete the Bachelor's thesis during the lecture period or during the lecture-free period - even during the last semester break before the start of the Master's degree course, as registration for the Chemistry/Master's degree course can also take place under reserve. In this case, the result of the Bachelor's thesis and thus also the Bachelor's certificate must be submitted as soon as possible (see admission regulations for the Chemistry/Master's degree program).

Typically, you contact a chemistry lecturer to carry out a Bachelor's thesis, agree on a topic and time period and then register (before starting the Bachelor's thesis!) with the Examinations Office (Ms. Jänsch) in the Chemistry/Bachelor's degree program. There is a joint registration form for theses for the Chemistry (B.Sc., B.Ed., M.Sc.) and Chemical Biology (B.Sc. M.Sc.) degree programs, which you must complete in advance. If you are unable to find a supervisor for your Bachelor's thesis despite your own intensive efforts, please contact the Chair of the Examination Board.

According to the study and examination regulations , the Bachelor's thesis should take three (maximum four) months. It is intended that you can attend a considerable number of lectures during this time. As a guideline, if you are working full-time - e.g. during the lecture-free period - a processing time (without writing the thesis) of six weeks is allowed. This time is extended accordingly if you attend other courses at the same time.