Acceptance as a Doctoral Candidate

Prerequisites for admission to doctoral studies

To be admitted to doctoral studies, the applicant

• must have obtained a degree qualifying him/her for doctoral studies in a scientific subject; for details see § 5 (1) No. 1. (a–c) of PO 2016. 
• has not already been accepted as a doctoral candidate or admitted to doctoral studies in the same subject by another faculty or institution of higher education and has not already passed a corresponding doctoral examination in the same subject at an institution of higher education (§ 5 (1) No. 2 of PO 2016).
• may not be unworthy to hold the title of doctor as legally defined (§ 5 (1) No. 3 of PO 2016).

International degrees must be recognized by the Doctoral Examination Committee. Prerequisite for recognition is the determination of equivalence with the required domestic degrees (§ 5 (2) of PO 2016). For recognition please submit officially certified copies (see information sheet on official certifications) of all high school and university degrees (including subject and grade overviews) to the PhD Office of the Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy. Documents that are not issued in German, English or French must be officially translated. Official translations may only be carried out by sworn translators. Translations into German made abroad must be legalized there by the German embassy or a German consulate.

Application for the acceptance as a doctoral candidate

Important: If foreign degrees are submitted, the printed and signed application must be available in the PhD office at least four weeks before the next meeting of the Doctoral Examination Committee.

The following attachments (according to § 6 (2) of PO 2016) must be kept ready (each as a PDF file) for the application in HISinOne. They must be uploaded during the registration process.

1. University entrance qualification certificates
2. Proof of a degree qualifying for doctoral studies in the scientific subject, e.g. Master of Science certificate. 

3. Doctoral supervision agreement of the Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy (§ 4 (2) of PO 2016)

4. Attachment 1 of Doctoral supervision agreement: Structure and timing of the research project
   (MS Word file / PDF file)

5. Attachment 2 of Doctoral supervision agreement: Details of the individual study program
   (MS Word file / PDF file)

6. A current curriculum vitae (CV) including a summary of personal and professional development, signed (§ 6 (2) No. 4 PO 2016)

7. Declaration on current and/or previous applications for a doctorate according to § 6 (2) No. 5 of PO 2016 (PDF file)

In addition to the application form generated by HISinOne you need to submit the officially certified documents mentioned under items 1 and 2 in paper form to the PhD Office. The document mentioned under item 7 is also required in original signed paper form. For all other documents, electronic filing in HISinOne is sufficient.

A recent police clearance certificate (certificate of good conduct) as mentioned in § 6 (2) No. 7 of PO 2016 is not required.

Further information

• The Doctoral Examination Committee meets two to three times per semester, but only during the lecture period. The dates of upcoming graduation ceremonies can be found in the folder "News" on this website.
• Information on doctorates at the University of Freiburg (provided by the Freiburg Research Services department).

Relevant forms for the acceptance as a doctoral candidate

• Doctoral supervision agreement (as of 13.11.2020) of the Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy
• Attachment 1 of Doctoral supervision agreement: Structure and timing of the research project (MS Word file / PDF file)
• Attachment 2 of Doctoral supervision agreement: Details of the individual study program (MS Word file / PDF file)
• Declaration on current and/or previous applications for a doctorate according to § 6 (2) No. 5 of PO 2016 (PDF file)