After fulfilling the required study obligations (240 credits considering the minimum and maximum values – including study, research, and teaching credits), the absolutorium (pre-degree certificate) will be issued at the end of the last registered semester.

The date of issue of the absolutorium shall be identical to the date of the last day for which the student status is valid (the final day of the last semester for which the Student is registered). In the case of the autumn semester, this date shall be 28 February and the case of the spring semester, 31 August.

The obtainment of the absolutorium shall not serve as verification of the completion of the research work, the prescribed academic publications or the doctoral dissertation.

The obtainment of the absolutorium shall be a prerequisite for the initiation of the doctoral procedure.