• According to the academic regulations for your degree program, part-time study must be permitted.
• You must demonstrate that you can complete at least 50% and no more than 60% of the coursework required for full-time study.
• As a rule, an individual study or examination plan for each semester is agreed upon with the Examination Board in cooperation with the program administration prior to enrollment or re-registration in the part-time program. 

As a general rule, an individual study or exam plan for each semester must be approved by the Examination Board in consultation with the academic administration prior to enrollment or re-registration in the part-time program. 

First, you must submit an application for re-registration or enrollment via the SIM portal and pay the semester fee displayed there.

Once re-registration or enrollment is complete, an informal application for part-time study, including a statement of reasons and the relevant supporting documentation, must be sent by email to studierendenservicenoSpam@noSpamhtwsaarnoSpam.de.

The application for part-time study will be approved or denied via a formal notification. You will receive this notification by email.

The application for part-time study is valid for one semester and must be resubmitted for subsequent semesters.

Studying part-time does not confer a legal right to a separate curriculum or course offerings. Course schedules are not adjusted for part-time study. It is therefore possible that courses may be held only in the morning or only in the afternoon, for example. Part-time students are responsible for coordinating their studies independently and will receive support from the relevant academic offices as needed. 

For those eligible for BAföG, there is currently no financial aid available while studying part-time. However, a semester of part-time study counts as only half a university semester when resuming full-time study. Therefore, it is essential that you notify the BAföG office of any change to part-time or full-time enrollment.

Studying part-time may affect certain benefits and entitlements, such as financial aid, residency status, health insurance, etc.

When studying part-time, a maximum of 60% of the course load may be completed. All modules taken in a semester are included in the calculation, regardless of whether the coursework was successfully completed or not. If more than 60% of the course load is completed, this constitutes full-time study.

The full semester tuition fee is due when studying part-time.