in the Economic Sciences

Correct and complete registration for modules and examinations (including re-registration)

If you are taking a module for the first time, please register as follows:
1. Module registration (M.184.XXXX/ M.IBS.XXXX)
2. Course registration (via K.184.XXXXX/K.IBS.XXXXX) (As a rule of thumb: always register for all courses that you can view within a module.)
Examination registration (takes place automatically for M.184./M.IBS. modules)

If you are re-enrolling for a module or sitting an exam again, please complete the registration as follows:
1. Registration for the course “Re-registration for module and examination M.184.XXXX or M.IBS.XXXX”
2. Course registration (registration for courses via K.184.XXXXX/K.IBS.XXXXX) (As a rule of thumb: always complete registration for all courses that you can view within a module.)
Please note that registration for the “Re-enrolment for modules and examinations...” course is legally equivalent to examination registration, but that this will only be implemented technically in stages after the end of the revision period. Only then will your examination registration, carried out via the “Re-registration for modules and examinations”, be displayed in PAUL under ‘My Exams’.

At the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, the ‘first come, first served’ principle does not generally apply to module registration. Whether you are successfully admitted is not dependent on the time of your registration. This also applies to modules with limited enrolment.
Exception for the B.Sc. and M.Sc. in International Business Studies: The small groups in the IBS language courses (K.IBS.XXXXX) are exempt from this rule; places in these groups are allocated on a ‘first come, first served’ basis.

Please note the registration periods, the 45 ECTS rule and the fact that, during the second registration period, some modules may not be available for registration in PAUL due to participant limits. To complete registration in PAUL, you must have already re-registered for the semester in question.

Selecting specialisations/majors/languages
Some study programmes require students to choose one of several specialisations. Only once you have made your choice will the modules associated with that specialisation become visible and available for enrolment in PAUL. You can find this menu option in PAUL under Studies > Semester Administration > Specialisation/Minor Subject Selection.

At the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, there is a limit of 45 ECTS credits per semester. This limit comes into effect after the first registration period and after the revision phase, meaning that you can register for more ECTS credits during the current registration periods. Please ensure that you have not registered for more than 45 ECTS credits by the end of each registration period, as otherwise your most recently registered modules will be automatically deleted.

The 45-ECTS limit takes into account module registrations and registrations for so-called repeat courses (‘re-registration for modules and examinations’). To reduce your ECTS credit load, you must therefore withdraw from the modules (M.184.XXXX) or repeat courses (K.184.XXXX9). Simply withdrawing from the modules or the examination is NOT sufficient. The ECTS credits for aregistered orforthcoming finaldissertation are notcounted towards thelimit.
Once modules have been removed, they cannot be reinstated. The ECTS credits for a registered or forthcoming final dissertation are not counted towards the limit.

If you wish to take more than 45 ECTS credits in a semester, you may submit an informal application addressed to the Examinations Board (including a detailed justification, a transcript of marks and the modules to be taken) by email to the Academic Advisory Office (studium@wiwi.upb.de).

Individual modules may be selected in more than one compulsory-elective area. During registration for a module, you automatically specify the pathway or compulsory-elective area through which you are selecting the module and in which the module will be credited once it has been passed.

Please note that once a mark has been recorded for a module, you will no longer be able to trace its allocation to the relevant area in your examination regulations.

To change the allocation of a module you have already completed to a different area, you must submit a written request to the relevant Examinations Management office. Please send an email containing the following details:

Student identification number, study programme, module number (M.184.XXXX),
the current area to which the module is allocated,
the desired new area.
For students who commenced their studies from the winter semester 25/26 onwards, the General Regulations for Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes stipulate a maximum number of modules (six modules in each case) that may be transferred.

The new examination regulations of the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics stipulate that once elective modules have been selected, they must be completed. Consequently, only a limited number of modules may be selected. Once the maximum number of modules has been reached, no further registrations are possible in the relevant subject area and an error message will appear. However, the specific regulations for each study programme provide for a certain number of exceptions in which modules that have already been selected may be dropped at a later date. You can make use of this option to drop a module by sending an email to the Examinations Management office responsible for your study programme. To do so, please send an email with the subject line ‘Withdrawal from a compulsory elective module’, stating:

student identification number,
study programme,
module number,
semester in which the module was registered, and
the department in which the module was selected.

Please note that modules that have been dropped in this way cannot be registered for at a later date.

Classes are organised via the PANDA platform. Among other things, students can access teaching materials via PANDA. Departments can organise access to PANDA in three ways:

Option 1: Transfer from PAUL (standard procedure): Everyone who has completed registration for the courses in PAUL is automatically transferred to the PANDA course. Once you have completed registration in PAUL, the transfer takes around 24 hours.

Option 2: Self-enrolment: Search for your course in the courses on offer in PANDA using the course number or course title. You can either enrol directly or you will be asked for a password. If you do not know the password, please contact the department.

Option 3: Manual enrolment via the department: The department uses the attendance lists to manually add all participants to the course.

If you do not have access to a PANDA course, please first check whether you have completed the registration for the specific modules within the relevant module. If you still do not have access after 24 hours, please check whether self-enrolment is an option or contact the department offering the module.

The procedure for registration for examinations when taking a module for the first time or repeating a module is set out under ‘Correct and complete registration for modules and examinations (including re-registration)’.
You can view your examination registrations for modules you are taking for the first time immediately after registration in PAUL under Studies > Exam Management > My Examinations. 
Examination registrations for modules you are retaking will only appear there after a delay. Registration for the course “Re-registration for modules and examinations...” corresponds to the examination registration and can be viewed under Semester Management > My Courses.

Important: 
If you notice any errors or have any questions, please contact the Academic Advisory Office (studium@wiwi.upb.de) during the current registration periods.

If you are taking a module for the third time, you cannot perform the registration for classes and the examination yourself via PAUL. You must apply in writing to perform the registration for third attempts using this form, which you should email during the first registration or revision phase in Examinations Management.

Registration for modules and examinations takes place during the designated registration periods. Registration outside these periods is neither provided for nor permitted. If you have any questions regarding module or examination registration, please contact the Academic Advisory Office by email (studium@wiwi.upb.de).

You can withdraw from a module during the first registration and revision phases in PAUL (under Studies > Semester Administration > Status of my registrations). The key step is to withdraw from the module (M.184.XXXX). Withdrawing from the course (K.184.XXXXX) is not sufficient.
If you are taking a module again, you cannot withdraw from it. In this case, your only option is to withdraw from the examination: during the current registration period by withdrawing from the course ‘Re-enrolment for module and examination M.184.XXXX’, or at a later date by withdrawing from the examination itself.
 

Once the revision period has ended, it is no longer possible to withdraw from modules. If you no longer wish to continue with a module, you can withdraw from the examination in PAUL (Studies > Examination Management > My Examinations) up to two days before the first examination in that module. You can check the published dates for interim examinations and the examination timetable for final examinations to see when the first examination in the modules you have registered for will take place. 
Please note that if you fail to attend an examination without having withdrawn from it, a failed attempt will be recorded in your academic record.
 

If you are unwell on thedate of an examination (or part thereof) and wish to withdraw from the examination, you must submit a withdrawal request and a medical certificate to the relevant Examinations Management office. If the module consists of several examination components, please always state whether you

• wish to withdraw from the entire module and its examinations (= no failed attempt) or
• wish to withdraw from only one part of the examination (= this part will be marked as 5.0) or
• You will be offered a make-up examination for the missed part at short notice, as a gesture of goodwill, so that you can complete the module. In this case, please submit confirmation from the module coordinator regarding the new examination date.

Please read the Examinations Management’s guidance on withdrawing from an examination or submitting a medical certificate: https://www.uni-paderborn.de/zv/3-2/themen/pruefungsruecktritt

The Faculty of Business Administration and Economics has modules with limited participation, for which only a limited number of participants can be admitted. Modules with participation restrictions can only be registered for during the first registration phase. If a module has such a participation limit, you will find a corresponding note in the module catalogue. In addition, the Office of Student Affairs publishes a list on the following page each semester. Please note that this list is not exhaustive.

Based on the enrolment figures from the first enrolment phase, the decision can be made to block modules for further enrolments in the revision phase. Conversely, it is also possible that modules that were originally designated as limited will be opened during the revision phase.

Before the start of the revision phase, the participation and waiting lists for modules with limited participation can be found on this page. It also lists which modules will be closed to further registrations in PAUL during the revision phase. The modules will be bundled into several groups.

During the revision phase, regular updates to the participation and waiting lists will be made and announced on the above-mentioned page or in a news entry.

It is possible to take additional modules from the modules offered by the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics. These modules can be shown on the certificate with the grade achieved, but are not included in the calculation of the final grade and therefore do not count towards the number of ECTS points required for your desired degree. You may take up to 20 ECTS credits in the additional area of your degree programme.

The following regulations apply to the registration and booking of additional modules:

• You can only choose additional modules from the Bachelor's programme offered by the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics if you have fully completed the first year of study.
• Modules with participation restrictions cannot be booked as additional modules.
• It is only possible to register for additional modules if all fields of your examination regulations in which the modules can be selected have already been completed. For example: A methods module can only be booked as an additional module if the grade-relevant methods field, elective field, economics field, etc. have already been completed.
• Only students of the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics can take modules as additional modules without a special application.
• Students of the B.Sc. in Sports Economics can choose additional modules from the complete Bachelor's module programme in Economics.

If you would like to take a module as an additional module, please register for the module yourself in PAUL and send an e-mail to the Office of Student Affairs(studium@wiwi.upb.de) by the end of the revision period, requesting that the module be booked in the additional area. Please attach a current screenshot of your performance overview to your e-mail. The module will be rebooked if the above conditions are met.

The 20/20 rule defines the bringing forward of Master's modules. Bachelor's students who lack up to 20 ECTS credits to complete their degree programme may bring forward Master's modules totalling up to 20 ECTS credits. Please note that the acquisition of credits for a Master's degree programme does not entail a corresponding confirmation of a study place.

1. In the B.Sc. International Business Studies and B.Sc. Business Administration and Economics, at least 160 ECTS relevant to the degree must have been acquired in order to be able to bring forward.
2. In the B.Sc. in Business Informatics, at least 158 ECTS credits relevant to the degree must have been acquired in order to bring forward the programme.
3. Master's modules can only be brought forward during the revision phase. Modules with limited participation may not be brought forward.
4. Admission is only valid for one semester. It is only possible to retake an early Master's examination that has not been passed after enrolment in the corresponding Master's degree programme.
5. This regulation can only be utilised once.
6. The required application must be sent by email to the relevant examination board via the study office(studium@wiwi.upb.de). In your email, please state the final selection of Master's modules (including module numbers) that you wish to bring forward and attach a news screenshot of your transcript of records. Please note that once modules have been registered, they can no longer be changed or exchanged.

Selected modules from the range of Economics modules can also be included in the Studium Generale of other degree programmes. If you are interested, please contact the study office by e-mail(studium@wiwi.upb.de).

Modules that have already been passed or completed may be transferred to other areas if the module could originally have been selected in that other area as well.

To change the allocation of a module that has already been completed to a different area, you must submit a written request to the relevant Examinations Management office. Please send an email containing the following details:

• student identification number, study programme, module number (M.184.XXXX),
• the current area in which the module is recorded,
• the desired new area.

For students who commenced their studies from the winter semester 25/26 onwards, the General Regulations for Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes stipulate a maximum number of modules (six modules in each case) that may be reallocated.