Apply for degree documents

Congratulations to you! You have successfully completed your university studies.

You can apply for your degree documents as soon as all the required social services: benefits have been recorded in horstl (Bachelor's degree - 180 / 210 ECTS credits; Master's degree - 90 / 120 ECTS credits and, if applicable, 30 ECTS additional conditional modules). As you can still take additional examinations after your degree, the degree documents are not created automatically. Therefore, please apply for your documents independently in the horstl system.

Your graduation documents comprise:

  • Certificate: awards the academic degree.
  • final transcript: Shows overall grade, module grades, ECTS credits earned, title of thesis and date of graduation.
  • Diploma Supplement: Contains details/contents of the study programme for international transparency and comparability.


Your degree documents in 4 steps

1. Data check in horstl

Check your name, date of birth and address. When applying for your degree programme, confirm that this information is correct. 
Important: Subsequent corrections after the document has been created cost 55 euros (in accordance with the administrative cost regulations).

2.Application & signal verification

Since January 2025, the process has been secured by signal checks.

  • Log in to horstl.
  • Check completeness of social services: benefits.
  • Register for signal checks and actively apply for documents.

3. Check your emails

The Student Administration Office will only contact you via your email address in the event of queries or status changes. Please check it regularly!

4. Processing time and receipt

  • Duration: Usually approx. four weeks until signature by the dean and president. (possibly longer at the end of the semester)
  • Collection: Possible on site at the Student Administration Office after completion.
  • Dispatch: Upon request and receipt of payment for postage (€4.25 domestic / €7.20 international). Payment is made via direct debit through horstl (see page 5 of the instructions for further details).

If you have any questions, please contact

horstl(at)hs-fulda.de

 

further Information and instructions

Instructions for applying for degree documents

How does the process for creating your degree documents work?

Power of attorney to collect the degree documents

Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

  • Carefully check whether you have successfully completed all credit points. Compare your current social services: benefits with the module handbook or the examination regulations.
  • Check whether all social services: benefits are correctly recorded and assigned, e.g. specialisations and compulsory elective modules.
  • Check whether additional achievements are available and listed in full.
  • If grades are missing or incomplete, please contact the examiners directly.
  • If the problem still passes after checking the steps, please contact horstl(at)hs-fulda.de.

  • No, you will not receive a provisional final transcript separately. Please use your certificate of achievement from horstl and the certificates that are available to you in horstl.

  • In the Federal Republic of Germany, an official certification of a photocopy can be carried out by the public authorities listed below: Municipal administrations, districts and lower administrative authorities, e.g. local mayors and local heads, city administrations (town hall), district administrations; also by courts, notaries.
  • Official notarisations may not be carried out by the following bodies: Welfare organisations, church facilities (e.g. parish offices), interpreters, health insurance providers, banks, savings banks, associations, the AStA, etc., even if certification permission has been granted in another federal state.
  • Of course, you can also have your degree documentsnotarised at our Student Administration Office. Notarisation costs 5 euros per final document according to the administrative cost regulations. Please note that we can only notarise documents that have been issued by us.
  • Notarisations are possible at any time - please bring your original documents with you!
  • You can pay the fees for notarisation by debit card at the information point.

  • The degree documents are printed on tamper-proof paper. For your and our protection, it contains a watermark and copy protection with the word "Copy" in A5 size.
  • As soon as the paper is exposed to light, such as when scanning or photocopying, the anti-counterfeiting protection is activated and the copy shows "Copy". This protects your original documents from misuse.

  • No, no semesters are listed in the degree documents. The number of semesters only appears in the exmatriculation and academic progress report. You can find a sample template of the graduation documents in the General Provisions of our university.

  • If you lose your degree documents, please use our Student Administration Office and apply for a duplicate. A duplicate costs 55 euros per graduation document according to the administrative cost regulations. You then fill in the insurance and pay the amount.
  • The fees for the duplicate must be paid by bank transfer.

  • You can take and complete language courses etc..., but these will not be included in your degree documents after the termination of your university studies.
  • By applying for your degree documents, you confirm the completion of your university studies. The degree documents are created and the study programme is officially terminated.
  • Additional achievements that you acquire in the subsequent semester after your degree documents have been issued will be listed in a separate certificate of achievement. This certificate is not an attachment to the degree documents.