First check the recognition table and the list of additional recognitions in the present semester. If your course appears there, it suffices to send an informal email to maja.groemmer@fu-berlin.de from the Examination Office with your transcript showing the grade and ECTS. If your course is not in the table, send an email to mastermath@math.fu-berlin.de and include the completed recognition form (please fill out both halves of the form): https://www.imp.fu-berlin.de/fbv/pruefungsbuero/Formulare/PDFs/Anerkennungsformular-Mathe-Master_EN_ab-2024.pdf. Please also submit a transcript or Leistungsnachweis showing the grade and credit and the module description or syllabus of the external course.

That does not mean it cannot be recognized, but it requires a case-by-case decision. Please contact the chair of the examination board at mastermath@math.fu-berlin.de before taking the course, so that you know in advance whether and how it can be recognized.

General rules:
Courses from the Master of Mathematics at HU or TU Berlin that do not correspond to a Bachelor-level module at FU can be recognized as supplementary modules (Ergänzungsmodule), even if they are not listed. Courses from disciplines other than mathematics require a case-by-case decision. Bachelor-level courses and language courses, including programming language courses, are not recognized.

Yes. After your return, submit your Transcript of Records together with a recognition application as described in question 1. If you want certainty in advance about which courses will be recognized and as what, you can contact the chair of the examination board (mastermath@math.fu-berlin.de) before you leave.

A supplementary module is an additional mathematics module beyond the core modules of the programme. Five types exist:

EM: Ausgewählte Themen A–C — 10 ECTS, 4+2 hours (lecture + tutorial)
EM: Spezielle Aspekte A–C — 5 ECTS, 2+2 hours (lecture + tutorial)
EM: Aktuelle Forschungsthemen A–C — 5 ECTS, 2 hours (seminar)
EM: Spezielle Forschungsaspekte — 5 ECTS, 2 hours (lecture)
EM: Forschungsprojekt — 10 ECTS, 4 hours (project seminar)

(EM = Ergänzungsmodul)

Yes. If you take an Aufbaumodul in a given subject area, you must also take the Vertiefungsmodul in that same subject area, and you must have at least one Basismodul in that subject area. There is no required order, though it naturally makes sense to study the material in sequence.

Courses from outside mathematics can be recognized as supplementary modules only if they have substantial mathematical content, or if your thesis supervisor confirms in writing that the course is required for your Master's thesis. Please contact the chair of the examination board before enrolling to clarify this.

No. For modules that require both active participation (aktive Teilnahme) and a module examination (Modulprüfung), these requirements can be fulfilled in different semesters. For example, you can complete the active participation requirements in one semester and pass the module examination in a later semester. The module is completed once both requirements have been fulfilled.

Yes. If you have not yet completed the active participation requirements or the module examination, you must register for the corresponding courses again in the semester in which you intend to complete them. In Campus Management, use the pencil icon ("Edit") to update your existing module registration rather than registering for the same module as a new module. Requirements already completed do not need to be repeated. See here for further information on Campus Management.

You can request a late arrival letter from the chair of the Examination Board. This letter confirms that your delayed arrival will not affect your enrolment and can be shown to your lecturers. To request one, email mastermath@math.fu-berlin.de, CC hoemke@math.fu-berlin.de, with your name, matriculation number, and your expected date of arrival. Please note that the Examination Board cannot intervene with the Ausländerbehörde or influence visa processing times.

See the FU Berlin page https://www.fu-berlin.de/en/studium/studieren/studienorganisation/urlaubssemester/index.html for the application procedure, deadlines, and eligible grounds. Note that a leave of absence in your first semester requires additional approval from the Examination Board.

Examination Board — mastermath@math.fu-berlin.de: course recognition, module approvals, leave of absence in the first semester, late arrival letters, and other academic decisions.

Examination Office — maja.groemmer@fu-berlin.de: standard recognition applications (courses listed in the recognition table), grade entries, transcripts, and thesis administration.

Admission Office — zulassung@fu-berlin.de: all questions about the formal application and admission process, and new enrolment for international students, regardless of nationality.

Student Records and Registration Office — studierendenverwaltung@fu-berlin.de: leave of absence applications, de-enrolment, and other enrolment matters for already-enrolled students; also new enrolment for German (national) applicants.

Not sure? Email info-service@fu-berlin.de — the Student Service Centre will answer or forward your message to the right office.