FAQ for students of the Department of Natural Sciences

You can receive your study certificate in Apollo.

For general information and guidance please check the internet pages of our International Office.

Information regarding accommodation - for international students is to be found here. A folder with private accommodation offers can be found at the reception in building K.

Lost and found is at the receptionists' office (G building, room G002).

Please send all changed information to the Registrar's Office.

Please give your student ID card in a closed envelope with 'Studierendensekretariat' on it to the receptionist. The repaired card will then be sent to your private address. Please make sure the secretary has your correct private address.

Please have a look at this page or contact the team of the library. Make acquisition proposals here.

For your lab work you’ll need a lab coat.
Make sure to get one in time (at least knee length, long arms and made from cotton (minimum 35% cotton)). You may want to contact the Student council (Fachschaft).

Newly enrolled students must self-register in MIA and receive their email address, department code vnnnnn5s and password there. See also https://www.h-brs.de/en/its/how-can-i-access-central-university-services

These and other questions with instructions can be found at https://www.h-brs.de/en/its/e-mail-accounts-students

You will receive this during self-registration in MIA, see 1. point

The Student Information System is an important organisation tool. You can sign up for elective courses and specific mailing lists. Log-In: SIS.

To get into the SIS system you have to choose a password which will then be sent to your e-mail.

Click on SIS, then go to the option "forgot my password" or 'Passwort vergessen'. Then, give your user name and your matriculation number. The new password will be sent to your e-mail address.

You will find the information in the invitations to the first semester welcome (first day of the orientation weeks): Welcome first semester Applied Biology (BSc), Welcome first semester Sustainable Chemistry and Materials (BSc), Welcome first semester Forensic Sciences (BSc), Welcome first semester Analytical Chemistry and Quality Assurance (MSc), Welcome first semester Biomedical Sciences (MSc), Welcome first semester Materials Science and Sustainabilty Methods (MSc).

You will find the relevant announcements here and here. This includes information regarding obligatory safety briefings and other specific introductory courses usually taking place during the first week of the semester.

There are placement tests during the orientation weeks which are supposed to serve as a decision guidance with regard to the language and the level you should choose. For further information please contact Mrs. Althen from the Language Centre. She organizes the language courses for our department.

A current list of the professor's consultation hours will be posted on the information board and at the secretarys office. Additionally you can visit our webpage.

At the Student Council (Fachschaft; G building, Room G 100). Lectures and scripts of practical courses are also offered via internet (password protected).

All time schedules are published here - except the Department's time schedule.

You will get a notification via email.

Elective course A is a compulsory which must be chosen out of a course catalog. An examination on the subject or an enrollment certificate is needed to have successfully passed the course. The results of the exam from the elective courses and from the mandatory courses will be added to your transcripts. The contents of the course catalog are subject to change.

Elective course B can be chosen from the entire course catalog of the university and has to be completed before the end of the studies.