Enrollment

No, enrollment for the summer semester in the first study semester is not possible.

Transfer to the master's program is possible no later than October 31 for the winter semester and April 30 for the summer semester. By this deadline, all examination results from the bachelor's degree program must have been completed and evaluated. In the case of the Bachelor's thesis, a confirmation that the thesis was passed with at least 4.0 is also sufficient.

Please note: in order to complete the bachelor's program in the summer semester, all examinations must be completed by September 30; to complete the program in the winter semester, all examinations must be completed by March 31. If the last examinations are taken after the deadline, it is possible to transfer to the Master's program as described above, but the number of semesters required for the Bachelor's program will still increase.

Modules, timetables, examination regulations

Deinen Stundenplan stellst du die selber zusammen. Wir empfehlen den folgen den Studienverlauf für dein  Lehramtsstudium „Gymnasium und Gesamtschule“ and „Berufskolleg„.  

Details zur Belegung findest du in den aktuellen Prüfungsordnungen (2023).

Der Stundenplan der PO2018 (GyGe bzw. BK) ist für all diejenigen interessant, die vor dem WS 22/23 mit dem Studium begonnen haben. 

Eine Übersicht zu den Vor- und Nachteilen eines Wechsels zur PO 2023 sowie der Antrag sind here .

Ein Wechsel ist jederzeit möglich, da alle Module der PO 2018 anerkannt werden und dadurch keine neuen Anforderungen entstehen. Inhaltlich macht es vor allem Sinn, wenn TI noch nicht bestanden wurde und stattdessen dann die beiden neu eingeführten Module „Einführung in die Informatik“ aus dem 1. Sememster und „Didaktische Zugänge zur Informatik“ aus dem 3. Semester belegt und geprüft werden sollen.

 

Im Laufe des Studiums hast du  Vorlieben für bestimmte Themen entwickelt, sei es durch die Belegung bestimmter Module oder einen Hiwijob. Die aktuellen Angebote für Abschlussarbeiten findest du auf den jeweiligen Seiten der einzelnen Research areas. Die meisten Abschlussarbeiten für das Lehramtsstudium findest du in der Didaktik der Informatik oder im Bereich der Lerntechnologien.

Für evtl. mögliche „externe“ Abschlussarbeiten beachten: Alls Abschlussarbeiten werden grundsätzlich durch professorale oder habilitierte Mitglieder der Fachgruppe Informatik ausgegeben.

Für die Anmeldung der Bachelorarbeit müssen mindestens 40 Credits im Fach Informatik erreicht sein.

The following points are necessary:

  1. Thema mit Betreuungsperson identifizieren, vorbereiten, ausdiskutieren und finalisieren.
  2. Die Sachbearbeitung im Central Examination Office prüft die Anmeldevoraussetzungen und gibt das Anmeldeformular per Email aus.
  3. Dieses Anmeldeformular in Absprache mit der Betreuungsperson ausfüllen. 
  4. Das Formular wird anschließend vom der Erstgutachterin bzw. -gutachter signiert.
  5. Du bekommst das komplett ausgefüllte und von den Prüfer:innen signierte Formular zurück.
  6. Stelle beim Prüfungsausschuss Informatik den Antrag zur Anmeldung deiner Abschlussarbeit (https://pa.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/application/register-thesis) und lade dein komplett ausgefülltes Formular hoch.
  7. Der Prüfungsausschuss Informatik legt den Tag der Vergabe fest, an welchem die Bearbeitungszeit beginnt.
  8. Du wirst über deinen Abgabetermin informiert.
  9. Deine Abschlussarbeit gibst du entsprechend der Regularien deiner Prüfungsordnung fristgerecht ab.
  10. Einen Termin und auch die Sprache für das Kolloquium ist mit dem Erstgutachter zu vereinbaren. Der Termin kann auch vor der endgültigen Abgabe der Abschlussarbeit liegen.

Note:

  • Eine Verlängerung der Bearbeitungsfrist kann nur aufgrund von Krankheit (ggf. Attest beilegen), bei höherer Gewalt oder aus Gründen, die in der Themenstellung begründet sind und nicht vom Prüfling zu vertreten sind, erfolgen und muss beim Prüfungsausschuss beantragt werden. Die Bearbeitungszeit kann bei entsprechenden Gründen maximal um vier Wochen verlängert werden. Das entsprechende Formular ist auf den Webseiten des Prüfungsausschusses zu finden und sollte frühzeitig vor Ablauf der Frist beim Prüfungsausschuss eingereicht werden.
  • External theses ohne ausgebende Informatik-Professorin oder -Professor können nicht angenommen werden.

The examination regulations (PO) are constantly adapted to the current challenges - especially in the subject of computer science. 

Ab dem Wintersemester 23/24 gilt die PO (2023) für Lehramt Informatik GyGe und BK. 

Die jeweiligen POs von 2017 bleiben bis zum 30.09.2027 weiterhin gültig.

Ein Modul manual listet alle Module des Studiengangs auf. Man findet dort eine inhaltliche Beschreibung, die dozierende Person, Prüfungen, Credits usw.

In der Endphase des Studiums bzw. zur Überbrückung bis zum Einstieg in einen Master-Studiengang ist es möglich Module aus dem Master vorzuziehen.

These modules are credited when transferring to one of the Master's programs. According to §9 (1) of the ÜPO 2015, modules that are to be taken for the master's degree can be taken at the earliest after the acquisition of usually 120 CP of the bachelor's degree and should not exceed a total of 30 CP. 

Registration for early Master's examinations, which are also to be credited in the Master's programs, is done in RWTHonline.

Please note that early master's examinations that are not passed can only be repeated after enrollment in the master's program, i.e. only one examination attempt can done in advance.

Examinations and Transfer of Credits

The examinations for the modules can have a very different character; they can be in the form of written examinations or oral examinations, or as homework, as continuous practical performance, or as a combination of several forms of examination. A detailed description and listing can be found in the Module Handbook

There are also described the conditions to be admitted to the exam. 

Exceptions to this are regulated by the examination board on application.

Basically, all exams are registered via RWTHOnline. Details about the registration and deregistration rules can be found on the pages of the ZPA.
 
Excluded from this are the proseminars, seminars, labs and the Bachelor's thesis. Assignment to the proseminars, seminars and internships takes place via the Supra-System in the previous semester. Official registration for examinations in these courses is automatic if no withdrawal is received within three weeks of the respective preliminary meeting.
 
For the registration of the bachelor thesis, see the question "I am about to write my bachelor thesis. What should I bear in mind?" on this page.
The module description specifies the admission requirement for an examination: This can be, for example, participation in exercises. The exact conditions for this are announced by the lecturers at the beginning of the course. By the way, a successful admission to an examination is valid for all examination attempts in the same semester (or also in the following semester). After that they expire. 
 
Für bestimmt Module müssen Leistungen im Vorfeld erbracht sein. z.B. kann die Bachelorarbeit im Unterrichtsfach Informatik erst dann ausgegeben werden, wenn mindestens 40 CP aus dem Fach Informatik erreicht worden sind. Die Masterarbeit kann erst ausgegeben werden, wenn für beide Fächer
sowie das Bildungswissenschaftliche Studium und DSSZ insgesamt 57 CP erreicht sind.

Yes, after an unsatisfactory third written examination attempt (§ 14 (2) ÜPO). The application for the oral supplementary examination must be submitted to the respective teaching group immediately after the result of the third failed attempt has been announced, at the latest during the appointment for inspection.

A passed exam cannot be repeated.

A failed exam can be repeated twice. This means that for each exam, with the exception of the Bachelor thesis, you have three examination attempts. If all three attempts are failed, it is possible to apply for a supplementary oral examination at the respective teaching unit after the third failed attempt. The application for the oral supplementary examination must be submitted to the respective teaching group immediately after the result of the third examination attempt has been announced, at the latest at the time of inspection. If this is also not passed, the examination and thus the module is definitively not passed. In case of non-appearance or attempted cheating in the third examination attempt, it is not possible to apply for an oral supplementary examination.

A definitively failed compulsory module leads to exmatriculation. If an elective module is definitively not passed, another elective module can be taken.

Seminars, proseminars, labs and mentoring can also be repeated only twice (three attempts in total). It should be noted that a change of proseminar, seminar or internship does not result in a reset of failed attempts. Since these courses are compulsory modules, a final failure of one of these modules will lead to exmatriculation.

The Bachelor thesis can only be repeated once (two attempts in total). The repetition of the Bachelor thesis must be registered no later than 3 semesters after the failed attempt. The bachelor thesis is a compulsory module and will lead to exmatriculation in case of final failure.

With the exception of the Bachelor's thesis, there is no deadline for any examination by which the exams must be repeated. The bachelor thesis must be registered no later than three semesters after the failed attempt. All registrations for repeated examinations must be made by the student himself/herself.

No. All registrations for retests must be self-registered.

If the deadline for registering for one or more examinations has not been met, a late registration may be made upon request in justified exceptional cases. For this purpose, the application for re-registration for the examination date must be submitted to the examination board.

When completing the program in the standard period of study, it is possible to exclude certain module grades from the overall grade calculation. These are then entered as "passed" on the final certificate and the grade values are shown for information purposes in a separate area. The Grade ExclusionTool, kindly provided by a student, can be used to calculate possible excelusions. The grade exclusion request must be submitted to the ZPA.

We would like to point out that final theses (in particular Bachelor's and Master's theses) are exclusively assigned by professors and habilitated members of the Department of Computer Science as teaching work and are performed by students as learning work.

The members of the Computer Science Department who are authorized to do so therefore assign and supervise theses within the framework of teaching. This may include involvement in ongoing research projects, also in the context of longer-term collaborations with research groups external to the department or with industry.

External theses without an issuing computer science professor cannot be accepted.

For a successful thesis, the individual steps are listed here.

Change, Discontinue Studies

Du kommst von einer anderen Uni oder einem anderen Studiengang und möchtest zum Studiengang Bachelor Lehramt Informatik wechseln? Dann geht es für dich direkt in ein höheres Fachsemester. Hierzu lässt du deine bisherigen Studienleistungen anrechnen , wobei mindestens 15 CP nötig sind, um in ein höheres Fachsemester eingestuft zu werden. Das Studierendensekretariat benötigt eine Eidesstattliche Versicherung, in der du versicherst, dass du keinen Studiengang beziehungsweise Studienfach endgültig nicht bestanden hast oder zu keiner erforderlichen Prüfung nicht mehr zugelassen werden kannst. Unter Umständen brauchst du auch eine Unbedenklichkeitsbescheinigung.

When submitting your application, pay attention to the deadlines of 15.1. for the summer semester and 15.7. for the winter semester.

Yes, as long as the achievements are relevant to the bachelor's degree program in computer science.

It can cause problems if you are definitively denied admission to a required exam or definitively failed a subject in your former study program.

In that case, a certificate of no objection is required and must be received by the university at least two weeks prior to the end of the re-registration or enrollment period. 

Before you take the plunge, arrange a counseling session with Mentoring Team Computer Science.

You like computer science, but the study course is not the right one? Possibly too theoretical? Then the dual Apprenticeship MATSE might be of interest to you: A balanced combination of mathematics and computer science on a practical basis. 

Leaving computer science and RWTH altogether and starting your career anew, but very much taking your already acquired knowledge and experience with you, is what SWITCH offers you.

Contact the Central Examination Office to have an additional notation of continued examination eligibility added to the issuance of your statement of account. 

Help, Contact Persons and Contact Points

Literature on current courses of the Computer Science Department can be found in the so-called "Handapparat" of the Informatik-Bibliothek.

The Informatics Library offers a wide range of research options for literature searches and also holds regular training courses on this subject. Registration lists for the training courses are available in the library.

Together with the student council, the computer science department has developed a mentoring program that addresses the multitude of questions, problems, and uncertainties that students face, especially in the early stages of their studies, which can be very stressful.

The mentoring team helps first-year students successfully master the difficult initial phase of their studies with intensive support and effective advice.

In addition, the Central Student Advisory Service of RWTH Aachen University offers support throughout the study period for personal stresses and crises as well as for all questions and problems that may interfere with studies, such as

  • Disturbances in the ability to work and learn,
  • Motivation problems,
  • Exam and presentation anxiety or other fears,
  • Mood swings,
  • Orientation or decision-making difficulties,
  • Contact problems,
  • Crisis and conflict situations

by offering psychological counseling. Please do not hesitate to take advantage of this offer if needed.

Alle Informatik-Lehrämtler treffen sich in einem gemeinsamen Moodle-Lehraum. Hier findest du alle  Informationen zu spezifischen Veranstaltungen, Deadlines, Ausschreibungen für Abschlussarbeiten und auch die Termine zu den Lehramtstreffen versendet. Solltest du dazu keinen Zugriff haben, wende dich an beratung-lehramt@informatik.de mit der Bitte um die Aufnahme.