Re-registration / semester fee

Hochschule Fulda

Re-registration for the next semester is required if you wish to continue your university studies and none of the special conditions apply that would make re-enrolment unnecessary.

Re-registration takes place by paying the semester fee on time. You can do this conveniently via horstl: Simply issue the direct debit mandate within the re-enrolment period.

Special conditions

Renewal of studies after passing an examination: You have passed all examinations and would like to continue your university studies in the next semester. Therefore, re-enrolment is necessary.
Last examination will be assessed in the subsequent semester and continuation ofstudies: Even if your last examination was taken in the current semester but will not be assessed until the following semester and you wish to continue your university studies, you must re-register.

Re-registration period summer semester 26	Semester fee attendance / distance learning
1 December 2025 - 31 January 2026	386.80 euros (incl. student ticket for Germany)/ 119.00 euros (does not include student ticket for Germany) - depends on study programme

Composition of the semester fee

The semester fee for the summer semester 2026 is comprised of the following:

fee for Studierendenwerk 118.00 euros (distance learning programmes: 59.00 euros)
contribution for AStA 10.00 euros
student transport ticket for Germany 208.80 euros
administration fee 50.00 euros

Total: 386.80 euros for on-campus study programmes (incl. student Germany ticket) / 119.00 euros for distance learning programmes (does not include student Germany ticket) - depends on study programme

Restriction

It may not be possible to re-register for the next semester because a block has been placed in horstl (missing proof of language proficiency, late payment to health insurance provider, examination finally not passed, etc.). In this case, please take care of any outstanding evidence immediately so that the block can be removed and re-registration can be completed on time.

Reasons for reimbursement

If you have paid the semester fee unnecessarily, you will receive a refund under the following circumstances:

Duplicate payments.
Compulsory withdrawal: If you have definitively failed an examination and are required to terminate your studies.
Completion of studies: As soon as you have completed your final assessment during the current semester. This applies regardless of whether the marking process or the issuance of your degree certificate occurs in the current or subsequent semester. Re-registration for the following semester is not required to receive your results or documents.
Transfer or voluntary withdrawal: Provided that the request is submitted prior to the start of the following semester or start of lectures.
NOTE: In these instances, the refund will be issued minus an administrative fee.

Application for semester fee refund