If you wish to properly end your studies at the University of Rostock, for example after successfully completing your studies, due to a planned change of university location, or for other reasons, you must submit an application for de-registration. Please use the corresponding form and submit it signed to us. If you have any books, media, etc. borrowed from the university library, please make sure to return them.

The date of de-registration is the day the application is submitted to the Student Office or a future date. Retroactive de-registration is not possible.

The reversal of de-registration is not possible.

Please provide a current personal email address and, preferably, a phone number to enable future contact.

Please submit your documents personally during office hours, by mail, or via email to the Student Secretariat.

After successful de-registration, you will find the de-registration certificate in the Study Service section of the University of Rostock's online portal. After de-registration, you will still have access to the certificates stored in the Study Service for 30 days from the de-registration date. Please make sure to save your certificates in time.

If you have already completed the re-registration for the next semester, you must submit your student ID along with the de-registration application and a refund request when de--registering before the start of the semester.
The refund of semester fees for the following semester can only be processed if you have submitted your deregistration application before the start of the semester by September 30th or March 31st of the year.

Note from your responsible examination office:

Please contact your study office/examination office if you wish to complete any registered exams. Otherwise, a final withdrawal from exams will automatically take place (RPO-Ba/Ma § 14 (4) or RPO-LA § 20 (4)). You will also receive proof of previously completed achievements there.

Only after a proper de-registration will you receive a de-registration certificate and a pension certificate, which will be stored in the Study Service section of the University of Rostock's online portal.

Enrolled students who aim to pursue a second degree or a master's degree at our university after completing their studies do not need to de-register first. Instructions for the next steps can be found at https://www.uni-rostock.de/studium/deutsche-studieninteressierte/studiengangwechsel/. 
Students who aim to pursue a doctoral degree and wish to remain enrolled can find instructions at https://www.uni-rostock.de/studium/deutsche-studieninteressierte/promotion/immatrikulierte-promovierende/. 

De-registration by the university in accordance with the Enrollment Regulations of the University of Rostock from June 7, 2022, will take place if:

• the enrollment was obtained through coercion, fraudulent deception, or bribery
• required certificates were not submitted
• the examination entitlement for the current degree program no longer exists and no transfer has been made, i.e., students have definitively failed an examination required by the examination regulations in their degree program or have definitively failed to provide the required proof of achievement according to the examination regulations or the study regulations
• the required payments were not made as part of the re-registration, i.e., students failed to provide proof of payment of outstanding fees and contributions to the university despite reminders and deadlines
• students use university facilities for criminal activities

Even if de-registration was carried out ex officio, re-enrollment is possible later, provided that the reason for deregistration no longer applies to the desired degree program or the student can be enrolled in another degree program.
According to § 17, para. 8 of the State Higher Education Act - LHG M-V, enrollment ends at the end of the semester in which the students receive their graduation certificate or in which it is sent to the last address provided by the students.
 

Please note that in the case of de-registration ex officio, no de-registration certificate or certificate for the purposes of statutory pension insurance regarding periods of higher education will be issued.

It is therefore recommended to ensure proper deregistration in all cases.