Students in bachelor's and graduate programs at the UdK Berlin who have integrated the Studium Generale into their study regulations and who participate in the Studium Generale on a compulsory basis receive ungraded certificates of achievement for active and regular participation in the courses.

You get your credits in the following way:

• After a seminar is over, the Studium Generale office will confirm by email the basic eligibility for getting the credits. Please save these email confirmations! Or make a note of which courses in which semester you are eligible. 
• Please note that you will receive a separate email for each successfully attended (and completed) course.
• We ask you to "collect" these emails first, and not to ask for signatures individually.

Once you need your credits, please email sgp@intra.udk-berlin.de with the following information:

• Your name
• the title of the seminar and the name of the lecturer
• the semester in which the seminar took place (WS or SoSe and year)
• your study program
• your matriculation number
• if available, the previous module sheet as pdf in the attachment (no photo).

The Studium Generale office will then check your entitlements in its internal data base and (if already possible) either enter the ECTS directly into the UdK's electronic system (MyUdK). Or does issue you a digital module sheet with signature and stamp (status as of April 2025). This will be returned to you by email.

Please note that the office of Studium Generale - especially at the beginning of the semester or shortly before the general exam registrations due to the mass of requests - needs sufficient time to check the Scheinberechtigungen and to create the module sheet. Therefore, please allow approximately min 4 weeks!
Thank you for your understanding!

In the Studium Generale at the UdK Berlin, a total of 10 ECTS (= European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System, often referred to as credit points LP) must be achieved.
In almost all seminars and lectures 2 ECTS are awarded. This means that 5 courses should be attended in the course of the studies.

One ECTS corresponds to approx. 30 hours of work, two ECTS thus correspond to 60 hours of work. In the Studium Generale courses, we assume 30 hours of work in the seminars plus 30 hours of preparatory and follow-up work; thus, students receive a total of 2 ECTS per course (see European Credit Transfer System).

The courses of Studium Generale are always ungraded. If you still need a grade, please discuss this with the lecturer at the beginning of the seminar!

For a grade, an additional task (beyond the regular performance) must be completed within the framework of the seminar, as agreed upon with the lecturer. This also means additional work for the teacher. Therefore, you need prior approval!

Recognition and crediting of previous study achievements is generally possible. It is important that the courses are similar to those of the Studium Generale curriculum. This means that they must differ significantly from the content of your current study program at the UdK Berlin.  

Only previous university (or comparable) achievements that have not already been recognized in your study program can be recognized.
Commitment to university politics can also be recognized. However, this must be equivalent to a seminar in terms of time and a written reflection must be provided. 
Unfortunately, language, sports or craft courses etc. cannot be recognized.

Please proceed as follows:

1. Download the form.
2. Fill it in with your details. Please suggest courses that you would like to have recognized for the Studium Generale. 
3. Email the form including the pdf proof of your previous academic achievements (transcript of records or comparable certificate) to: sgw_ @intra.udk-berlin.de. 
   We must be able to understand what the respective seminars were about. And we must be able to see that you actually completed the course.
4. Please be patient. Each application will be reviewed individually and a decision will be made by the Managing Director of Studium Generale, Prof. Hermann Schmidt-Rahmer.

How long does it take until I receive my letter of recognition?

Please note that the Studium Generale office needs sufficient time to check the recognition letters, especially at the start of the semester or shortly before the general examination registrations due to the large number of requests. Therefore, please allow at least 4 weeks! Thank you for your understanding!