BAföG after credit transfer

After having changed the subject/degree program and having been placed in a higher semester of the program, BAföG recipients must submit a so-called semester reallocation notification to the BAföG office (‘Semestereinstufungsbescheid’). With this notification, BAföG recipients should prove whether they have submitted a credit transfer request and in which semester they have been placed on the basis of successful recognition.

The BAföG office expects students to submit a credit transfer request for all previously completed academic achievements when changing their subject/degree program. If this is not the case, it is advisable to provide the BAföG office with a plausible explanation as to why none or not all previously completed study achievements have been submitted for credit transfer/recognition.

As a rule, it is sufficient to explain that you had a appointment with the Student Advisory Service in this respect and that no or only a limited recommendation for recognition and credit transfer (which is not sufficiently relevant for being placed in a higher semester) was issued due to the fact that the modules were identified to be too different. The individual list of grades from KU.Campus and the examination regulations of the degree program for which recognition or crediting was granted must be attached. 

If you have changed your subect or degree program and the change has been processed by the Student Office, please submit the request form for a semester reallocation notification to the Examinations Office as soon as you have received the recognition results for all submitted requests. Please use the contact form and select your degree program and the category "BAföG - Semestereinstufungsbescheid” (BAföG semester reallocation notification).