Certificates for Coursework and Achievements

Transcript of Records

If you need an interim certificate for all coursework completed to date, you are able to print your STiNE course account. If this printout is not sufficient as proof (e.g., if you are changing programs), you can submit an Application for a Transcript of Records (web form) to the responsible examination management to obtain an official overview.

• Only the courses you have passed are listed on the Transcript of Records.
• Bachelor’s students can obtain a Transcript of Records containing the details of outstanding ECTS credits and the anticipated degree completion date to apply for master’s programs.
• Please see the application for details of the processing time.
• You will be provided with an uncertified original copy of the Transcript of Records. The Academic Office will not provide any copies or certification.
• The signed original of the application must be submitted via one of the following channels:  by post, by hand at the Service Point during office hours (Mon–Fri, 11 am–3 pm), or delivered to the mailbox outside the Socioeconomics Academic Office (Von-Melle-Park 9, Entrance A, 20146 Hamburg).

Transcripts and certificates

• You will receive the following transcripts and certificates:
• proof of completed exams
• degree certificate
• Diploma Supplement
• Transcript of Records
• and a Certificate of Extracurricular Courses and Achievements (if applicable).
• Depending on your program´s examination regulations, you may also receive an English translation of your transcripts and certificates.
• The completion date specified on your documents will be the date of your final examination.
  For example: if your bachelor´s thesis is your final examination, the (actual) date of submission will be used as the official completion date of your studies. All documents also display their date of creation. The number of subject semesters required for the degree program is not documented explicitly. The documents do state when you completed each achievement, however.
• Failed examinations, incomplete courses and modules, and failed attempts will not appear on your transcripts and certificates.
• Your Certificate of Extracurricular Courses and Achievements will list any additional achievements that are not part of your degree. These include:
• any successfully completed courses from your own degree program that exceed the required 180 ECTS credits (bachelor´s) or 120 ECTS credits (master´s); in your certificate application, you can specify which courses you want listed here.
• courses that cannot be credited towards your own degree program, such as IT courses offered at the Regional Computing Center (RRZ), language courses that cannot be credited towards your own degree program, courses offered by the Universitätskolleg;
• The certificates for the MA in Human Resource Management and the MA in Labor, Economics and Society (Economic and Sociological Studies) also document any additional courses you may have had to take as a condition for admission to the program.
• The proof of completed exams does not list your ECTS credits. They are listed on the Transcript of Records instead.
• The Transcript of Records and Diploma Supplement are signed by the chair of the examinations board. The degree certificate is signed by the dean.

Issuance and receipt of the transcripts and certificates

• After you complete all examinations and obtain your results (published in STiNE), you receive an application form to request your transcripts and certificates. Complete and send this to the competent examination management team by mail (not email).
  This application is usually enclosed with the expert report on your final thesis.
• You can receive the documents in the post or pick them up in person.

Important information:

• All students of the BA Socioeconomics or the master´s programs must be enrolled when completing their last examination.
• Withdrawals are not initiated automatically. Contact the Campus Center for information about the process.

Duplicates replace original supporting documents (certificate, final record of grades, transcript of records, diploma supplement). They are issued upon formal request if the originals can no longer be found or if they have been lost or destroyed. A duplicate can be issued only if you can compellingly demonstrate that the requirements for a request have been met (irrevocable loss, destruction, etc.).

There is a fee for replacement documents in accordance with the fee guidelines for special services at Universität Hamburg (€10–40 per document, max. €75 total).

Fee bylaws in German for special services at University of Hamburg.

The duplicate must be clearly marked as such and may not deviate from the original (changes of name, for example, will not be taken into account). Duplicates bear the date of the day on which they are issued.

Creating a duplicate can take a minimum of 6 weeks.

German request form including information on the fees and procedure.

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Rentenversicherungsbescheinigung und Nachweis der Studienzeit

Ihr Studium am Fachbereich Sozialökonomie an der Universität Hamburg oder an der ehemaligen Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Politik (HWP) können Sie gegenüber Behörden oder anderen Insitutionen wie folgt nachweisen:

• Studiumsabschluss ab 01.01.2005: Das CampusCenter der Universität Hamburg bietet ein elektronisches Formular zur Anforderung einer sog. "Rentenausfallzeitbescheinigung". 

• Haben Sie Ihr Studium vor dem 01.01.2005 an der damaligen Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Politik abgeschlossen, können Sie eine sog. "Zweitschrift" der Rentenversicherungsbescheinigung beim Studienbüro Sozialökonomie anfordern. Die Rentenversicherungsbescheinigung wurde standardmäßig mit den damaligen Abschlussdokumenten erstellt und ausgehändigt.
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  • Ihren Namen (gegebenfalls den abweichenden Namen zum Zeitpunkt Ihres Studiums), Ihren Vornamen und Ihr Geburtsdatum und Ihren Geburtsort. Bitte reichen Sie eine Kopie eines amtlichen Lichtbildausweises z.B. Ihres Personalausweises ein.
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