Documents and Forms for Doctoral Candidates
Admission forms and information leaflets
- Joint form for admission to a GAUSS program, supervision agreement and matriculation (in English, German, or for University Members via eCampus)
- Doctoral student’s declaration (English , German )
- Rules of Good Practice for Doctoral Supervision (English , German )
- Information on Supervision and Examination (English , German )
- Orientation Framework for Good Scientific Practice (English , German )
- Regulations regarding good scientific practice of the University of Göttingen
English (new version as of 2021) , German (new version as of 2021) ) - Research data policy of the Georg-August University Göttingen including the UMG (English, German)
- Avoiding 'predatory publishers'
Information leaflets and forms for the doctoral studies
- Thesis Advisory Committee Meetings (Handout )
- Progress Report (Template Form )
- Thesis Extension (Handout , Application form.docx , Application form.pdf )
- Countdown to doctoral degree (Handout/Checklist)
- Thesis submission and application for admission to the doctoral examination (via eCampus; detailed information)
- SUB restriction notice / embargo for thesis publication (for RerNat-O 2018 as .docx or .pdf in German)
- Comments on the award of a doctoral degree (Handout )
- Electronic Publication: SUB eDiss
Doctoral degree regulations and annexes
- Doctoral degree regulations (RerNat-O) valid since April 2018 (German)
- English translation of the doctoral degree regulations (RerNat-O) valid since April 2018 (Feb 2024)
Please note that this translation is provided solely as a courtesy to international students and applicants. Reliance in law may only be placed upon the official German version of these regulations. - Annex 1: Doctoral student’s declaration (English , German )
- Annex 2: Cover page of the dissertation (English or German )
- Annex 3: Revision certificate (English , German )
- Annex 4: Examination certificate (English , German )
- Annex 5: PhD certificate (English , German )
- Information on the changes of the doctoral regulations (link to newsletter post)
- Examination regulations of the doctoral program Molecular Medicine (in German )
Admission regulations
- Admission regulations Behavior and Cognition (in German )
- Admission regulations Biodiversity and Ecology (in German )
- Admission regulations Catalysis for Sustainable Synthesis (CaSuS) (in German )
- Admission regulations Chemistry (in German )
- Admission regulations Geosciences (in German )
- Admission regulations Geography (in German )
- Admission regulations GGNB (in German )
- Admission regulations Mathematical Sciences (in German )
- Admission regulations Molecular Medicine (in German )
- Admission regulations Physics (in German )
List of modules for the study degree programs (Modulverzeichnisse)
- Behavior and Cognition (English , German )
- Biodiversity and Ecology (English , German )
- Chemistry
- Catalysis for Sustainable Synthesis (CaSuS) (English , German )
- Geography
- Geoscience
- Mathematical Sciences (English )
- Physics (English , German )
Performance records (credit requirements and TAC meetings)
- Behavior and Cognition ( English, German)
- Chemistry - started before 10/2016 (English , German )
- Chemistry - started from 10/2016 (English , German )
- Computer Science (PCS) (docx , pdf )
- Data Science (PDS) (
docx ,pdf - not available yet) - Geography
- Geoscience
- GGNB Credit Handout
- GGNB Confirmation Form: Progress Reports and TAC Meetings
- Mathematics (English , German )
- Physics ( started before 10/2016 )
- Physics ( started from 10/2016 )
- For all other programs, please use this form in German (pdf , doc ) or English (pdf , docx )