Tuition Fees for Second Degree Students

You do not have to pay the tuition fee for a second degree if

• you complete your bachelor’s program and take up a master’s program afterwards.
• you change subjects within your degree program or change programs without completing the first program.
• you completed your first degree abroad.
• you are already paying the tuition fee for international students.
• you are studying an extension subject within a teacher education program.
• you are a doctoral student.
• you enroll in a program that is considered a continuing education program. The fees charged for the programs “Master of Comparative Business Law” and “Mannheim Master of Accounting and Taxation” are specified in the respective statutes. 
• you were already enrolled in a degree program at the University of Mannheim before the act came into effect (spring semester 2017).

In the following cases, it is possible to be exempted from the obligation to pay tuition fees:

• if you are on academic leave of absence as defined in section 61 LHG, provided you requested leave before the beginning of the lecture period.
• if you are completing a placement semester as defined in section 29 subsection 3 sentence 2 LHG.
• if you have a disability as defined in section 2 of the ninth book of the Social Code (SGB IX) which causes you considerable difficulties during your studies.

Reimbursement:
If you disenroll within one month after the lecture period has started, we can reimburse you for any fees you have already paid upon request.

In case you are enrolled in two or more degree programs at one or several higher education institutions in Baden-Württemberg at the same time, you will be obliged to pay tuition fees starting from the semester following the completion of your first degree (according to the date indicated on the degree certificate). You will receive an individual notification of fees in this case.

All students and applicants are obliged to share any personal data the university requires in order to charge fees or grant exceptions, exemptions or reductions. They are also obliged to submit all required documents at the latest when enrolling or re-registering.

Tuition fee for a second degree: Section 8 of the act on fees in higher education of the Land of Baden-Württemberg (LHGebG)