Formalities for Master Students

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  • LMU München, Prüfungsamt Physik, Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1, D-80539 München
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Deadlines

  • Registration and submission of your Master thesis (see below) is possible only till march 15th (winter term) and till september 15th (summer term).
    If you want to finish your master thesis in the following term, you have to register this term up to the deadline just given.
  • You may submit your certificates (Scheine) only till march 15th (winter term) and till september 15th (summer term).

Admission from the aptitude assessment for Master degree studies

See the the Information on the page Applying to a Master's program at the Faculty of Physics on how to apply for the aptitude assessment.

You will receive the admission from the aptitude assessment as soon as you send us a certified / notarized copy of your certificate or transcript by post, showing that you have passed the bachelor’s degree. We discard the documents you send to us after a year, so do not send your originals. You may also present the original at the examination office in person. If the certificate is not ready, you can send us a confirmation about your bachelor degree from your university (here we need the original, a copy or scan by email is not sufficient). For submission by post, please use the following form (PDF, 103 KB)

We also accept pdf-files if we can verify them. This can be a web-service where one enters the document id, or the pdf-file is cryptographically signed with a certificate from a well-known hierarchy (no self-signed certificates). A simple pdf-file only with a scanned signature or scanned certification is not sufficient.

If you have completed a bachelor's degree in physics or physics and meteorology at the LMU and you were successful in the aptitude assessment, send an email to the examinations office. We will then send you the Master’s admission. Please do not call upon us until you have been informed about your successful bachelor's degree.

Registration and online transcript (new examination rules)

This applies to students with start of studies in winter term 2023/24 and afterwards.
(Students with start of studies until summer term 2023 see below.)

  • Students will not receive certificates/Scheine anymore to confirm that they have passed a module examination. Instead, their academic achievements are documented in a Transcript of Records, which can be downloaded at the end of the semester.
  • In order for the courses (lectures, seminars, lab courses) to appear in the Transcirpt of Records, it is necessary that students book the courses in LSF.
  • You also need to register for the exam via LSF. For details see the page about Current Information on Teaching.
  • If you do not register for the exam, the professor is not able to upload your grade. Since we are in a transitioning phase, you may apply for a late registration of an exam. Please hand in the filled out application form (PDF, 1,933 KB) at the exams office. As soon as we have booked the registration for the exam, the professor can enter the grade via LSF.

Certificates and transcript (old examination rules)

This applies to students with start of studies until summer semester 2023.

Each time the Master's students successfully complete a lecture course, seminar or laboratory course, they are given certificates to document their results (so called "Scheine"). The professors or their secretary pass out the certificate directly. During Corona the y were sent to the examination office.
When taking their examinations, the students should to submit to the examiner a certificate form (PDF, 57 KB) into which they have already entered their personal information. The students must collect the certificates they receive, and submit them to the examination office to obtain a transcript of records.
Please note that a certificate is a document, only fully completed, signed and stamped certificates will be accepted.

Forms for submitting master's certificates (Scheine)

Please send the signed originals of the certificates/Scheine to the examination office. Scans/copies are not sufficient. If you have been told that the certificate/Schein is with the examination office (Mrs Fulgieri) you also have to fill in the form above. Please give all the details for the courses and submit the completed form to Mrs Fulgieri.

  • Master Astrophysics: Please include the signifier of the coursee (A-J) as you find them in the standardised schedule (PDF, 99 KB) of Studies.
  • Certificates from other faculties/universities, or from another degree program need a recognition (PDF, 149 KB) (Anerkennung).
  • Please be aware: Certificates/Scheine which are include in the transcript cannot be changed or shifted later on.

The date when you submit your last certificate or the master thesis determines the date on your master certificate, and consequently the semester you finish the master program. The report on the thesis may arrive later.

Master project

The final year of the Master's studies is devoted to scientific work. This period is divided into a half-year-long Practical Phase 1+2 and another half year that is used for the Master's thesis. Practical phases and master thesis are typically supervised by one and the same lecturer, who is a member of LMU's Faculty of Physics. The thesis has to be registered at the examination office before you start. See the page on how to obtain a topic. For an external Master's thesis see below.

Certificate for the research projects / practical phases (Physics or Meteorology)
The successful completion of the research projects / practical phases is certified by your advisor with the

Registration of the Master's thesis (Physics or Meteorology)
Ahead of beginning the master thesis the Students have to register the thesis (in person, by email or by post).
For the registration the students have to submit the certificate for the research projects /practical phases (see above), and the confirmation of supervision of your master's thesis. Here you will find the forms:

The examination office will check your eligibility and record the starting date of work on the Master's thesis and the date of submission, half a year later. If you send the registration by email/post, please use the form for registering the master's thesis (PDF, 64 KB). If you register in person, no form is required.

Registration of the Master's thesis (Astrophysics)

Before beginning work on their half-year master's thesis in astrophysics the students have to register the thesis. For the registration the students have to submit the following certificate for the practical phases / reasearch projects:

You have to register the thesis (in person, by email or by post) at the examination office with the above certificate and using the following form signed by your supervisor

If you send the registration by email/post, please accompany the latter form by the form for registering the master's thesis (PDF, 64 KB), signed by yourself.
Please see the overview and especially the pre-WS2023 guidelines (PDF, 53 KB) / post-WS2023 study scheme (PDF, 214 KB) or consult the study counseling.

Additional Formalities for external project phases and Master thesis

If the favored advisor is not a member of LMU's Faculty of Physics, the project phases (half a year) and the Master thesis (half a year) have to be approved by the examination committee before you start the project phases. You also have to search for an internal advisor from LMU's Faculty of Physics. Please follow the following steps:

  • Hand in an informal proposal for the thesis project also describing the setting of the supervision for the examination commitee (e.g. as E-Mail to examination office).
  • Arrange for an E-Mail from the internal LMU advisor to pruefungsamt@physik.uni-muenchen.de, mentioning that he is willing to supervise your thesis.
  • Arrange for an E-Mail from the direct advisor (e.g. from another institute/university) to pruefungsamt@physik.uni-muenchen.de, mentioning that he is willing to supervise your thesis.

The examination committe will review the proposal and then decide.

Submission of the Master's thesis

The written Master's thesis must be submitted in one bound copy (exact specifications, see below) on time to the Examination Office in person or by post. Master's theses that do not meet these requirements cannot be accepted. It is good form to provide a copy to your supervisor.
The supervisor receives the documents for the preparation of the report, which is sent directly to the examination office.

  • DIN A4, unsewn binding, no spiral binding, no hardcover.
  • The pages should be double-sided printed. The titlepage has to show the titel in German and English language, also two separate German/English title pages are possible. (In an English title use capitalization for all the main words but not for connecting words such as "a, the, or, and" etc. (compare the Oxford dictionaries). In a German title follow the rules of German capitalization as in a standard sentence (compare the Duden)
  • The thesis must include the following declaration, which must be signed in hand-writing:
    Declaration:
    I hereby declare that this thesis is my own work, and that I have not used
    any sources and aids other than those stated in the thesis.

    München, date of submission
    Author's signature
  • Send a pdf file of the master's thesis to the examination office from your LMU Email account. The pdf file of the work must not be larger than 10 MB. When in doubt, the work must be scaled down. Files that do not end in .pdf and are larger than 10MB will not be accepted. Merely submitting a pdf file is not sufficient. We are waiting for the printed copy.
  • The form for submitting (PDF, 103 KB) the master's thesis must be signed and submitted with the master's thesis. In the form you confirm that the pdf file corresponds to the printed copies.
  • Master's theses that do not meet these requirements cannot be accepted. The Examination Office informs the supervisor who prepares a report, which he sends directly to the examination office.

Master graduation certifcate

Approximately 3 weeks after receiving your graduation notification via email, your graduation certificate will be ready for pick-up. Personal collection is also possible. Please note the office hours/pick-up times (issuing office).

If you send us the signed application form (PDF, 65 KB) via ordinary mail, we can send your Master certificate and transcript to your term address or home address("Semesteranschrift", "Heimatanschrift", the address given in LSF). We can only send the master certificate to another address if you provide a proof of residence. In germany this can be done with a copy of the ID ("Personalausweis", front side and flip side). We also send them abroad.

Key qualification / Language Courses

You have to do one key qualification or present a course in a modern language.

  • Key qualifications and language courses are listed in the course catalog LSF.
  • Only courses for living languages are possible, but not for English. If you have a language course listed in your transcript "Degree ZL Zusatzleistung" please contact the examination office to transfer it.
  • A German Language course from the VHB, IUCM or DKFA with at least 3ECTS and a final examination can be credited as modern language course. There is no automatic transfer. Please collect a certificate for this course and proceed as described for a recognition and credit transfer.
  • Elective course (including scientific seminars and practica) cannot be recognized as key qualification and vice versa. Also introductory programming courses cannot be credited.

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