Written Term Papers

Regular submission deadline

Term papers (proseminar, seminar and advanced seminar papers) and other written assignments must be submitted to the course instructor by the end of the respective semester (March 31 or September 30). The correction period is two weeks.

A certificate of achievement and the HfJS declaration of plagiarism must be enclosed with the work.

Extension of the deadline

In accordance with the decision of the Board of Professors and the Office of the Dean of Studies, term papers and other written work must be submitted at the end of the semester; the deadline for correction is two weeks. A one-time extension until the end of the following lecture period - with a corresponding four-week correction period - is possible in consultation with the respective lecturer. Thereafter, a further extension of the deadline can only be agreed with the lecturer if valid reasons are given and the Office of the Dean of Studies must be informed.