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Vice-Rector for Teaching and StudiesKLIPS 2.0 Support

Applying for Courses – Desktop View

1. Click on the application My Degree Programme in the application menu on your personal Home Screen.

View of the home screen. The My Degree Programme application is highlighted in the Favourites and All Applications menu.

2. The application My Degree Programme opens in the view My Degree Programme. Depending on whether you are enrolled in a single subject degree programme or which curriculum you last opened in your multiple subject degree programme, this subject is displayed in a tree structure.

View of the My Degree Programme page. In the navigation menu at the top, the Show My Degree Programmes button is highlighted.

3. If you want to change the view to a different subject, click on Show My Degree Porgrammes.

A new view of the My Degree Programme page. In the navigation menu at the top, the Show My Degree Programmes button is highlighted again. Below that, the pop-up with the tabular overview of the degree programme is displayed.

4. In a tabular overview, you will see your studies.

  • If you are studying one subject, this subject will be shown.
  • If you are studying more than one subject, you will see your complete degree programme on the first row, followed by the individual parts of your degree programme. Clicking the view of your complete degree programme shows e.g. the module for your final thesis as well as courses offered within the framework of the "Studium Integrale".

Please note:  If you are a MA student, your bachelor studies will also be displayed in this application if you completed your undergraduate studies at the University of Cologne. In this case, follow the columns Name of Degree Programme, Status (registered or closed) and Subject-Specific Semester.

5. To view the structure of the individual parts of your degree programme's curriculum, click on the corresponding Curriculum Number in the column Curriculum. You may also click on the Subject in the column Name of Degree Programme.

Another view of the pop-up with the tabular overview of the degree programme. In the second row, the subject German and the corresponding curriculum number are highlighted in the Name of the Degree Programme and Curriculum columns.

6. The chosen curriculum will then be shown in the form of a tree structure (curriculum tree) in the view My Degree Programme.

In the tree structure, you will see the modules of your degree programme as specified by the subject-specific annotations to your exam regulations (SPO-version). By clicking on the "+/-"-Symbols, you can expand or collapse the curriculum structure.

View of the My Degree Programme page. In the curriculum tree below the navigation menu, the +/- symbols for expanding and collapsing the curriculum structure are highlighted on the far left.

Please note:

In some cases, ...

the notification "Calculation of results not completed yet" appears above your registration status. In this case, it may not be possible to apply for some courses, yet. If so, please try again later.

individual module and exam nodes will not be shown. In this case, the missing nodes are possibly inactive. More information about inactive nodes can be found in the chapter "My Degree Programme".

7. To apply for a course during the application period, navigate through the curriculum tree until you find your course of choice and click on the green arrow () that is to the right of the title of the course. For better planning, the columns "Lecturer (Assistant)" as well as "Place" and "Time" of the first session of a course are shown.

Section of the curriculum tree. The curriculum structure is expanded and shows the allocated courses for the associated exam node. An arrow marks the green registration arrow for a course that is open for registration.

8. The view Course Registration - Select Degree Programme and Node of Curriculum Version will appear. In the selection field Degree Programme, you will see your chosen subject, and under that the section of your curriculum tree where the course you are applying for is offered.

Please note: If the course you are applying for is offered within the framework of multiple modules, you can change the context of the module and take the course within the framework of a different module (see the screenshot under step 9): the chosen course can be taken within the framework of the module “Teaching German” ("Deutschdidaktik"), “Modern German Literature” (“Neuere deutsche Literatur”) or the module “Research and Imparting Knowledge” ("Forschung und Vermittlung").

9. Activate the Choice Box of the exam node in which you would like to take the course. 

View of the page Course Registration – Select Degree Programme and Node of Curriculum Version. At the top, the subject German is selected. Below this, the selected module node is highlighted, as is the Continue button at the bottom right.

10. Click on Continue.

11. The view Course Registration - Select Group will appear. Please note the following information:

Please note: Courses in KLIPS 2.0 are classified according to "Course Groups". Registrations are therefore always assigned to a course group. In the simplest scenario, a course has one course group, usually the "Standardgruppe" ("Standard Group").

View of the Course Registration – Select Group page. In the Standardgruppe (Standard Group) row, the check mark in front of Anmelden (Register) is highlighted, as is the Register button on the left below.

Please note: If the course offers multiple course groups, you can, depending on the ranking system to determine the sequence of admissions, apply to one or more than one of the available course groups.

Example 1: More than one course group, only one choice possible

Another view of the Course Registration – Select Group page. In this case, the Register buttons are highlighted for Groups 1 and 2 that are available for registration.

Example 2: More than one course group, multiple choices possible

Another view of the Course Registration – Select Group page. In this case, two of the three groups displayed are ticked for registration and the check marks in front of Anmelden (Register) are highlighted.

Please note: On the right hand side in the column "Time/Place (1st Date)", the date of the first class of the course is displayed. If you hover the mouse over the clock symbol, in addition to the time, the room will also be displayed. By clicking on the clock symbol, the view "Course Dates" will open and display all dates on which the course takes place.

View of the Course Registration –Select Group page. In the column Time/Place (1st date), an arrow points to the clock symbol and the associated tool tip is highlighted.

Please note: In the column "Participants Max. (Plan.)", you can see how many places are available in each group. In the column "PR", you are able to see the number of applications for a given course group at this time.

Another view of the Course Registration – Select Group page. The columns Ranking System, Participants Maximum (planned) and PR (Place Requests) are highlighted.

Please note: If you would like to find out more about the allocation of places in KLIPS 2.0, you can view the ranking system that determines the sequence of admissions for your course.  Detailed information can be found in the chapter "Allocation of Course Places".

Please note: Faculties have the option of restricting the registration for courses in their departments for certain degree programmes. If such a degree programme filter has been set up by the faculty, this is visible in the "Only for Studies" column. In this case, all degree programmes approved for this course are listed. If you move the mouse over the degree programme identifier, the exact name of the degree programme will be displayed. If your degree programme does not appear in the list, you cannot register for this course.

Another view of the Course Registration – Select Group page. The column Only for Studies is highlighted.

12. Activate the checkbox “anmelden” ("register") beside the preferred group and then click on Register.

13. A pop up window appears. Click OK to confirm your course place request.

View of the registration confirmation pop-up. The OK button toward the bottom left is highlighted.

14. Another pop up window appears containing a summary of your registration details. Click OK to close the window.

View of the pop-up showing the registration details. The OK button in the lower right corner is highlighted.

15. The page will then be updated. Under Current Status at the top of the page, you will see the course group(s) of the course for which you have applied. You can also withdraw applications for courses here.

Updated view of the Course Registration – Select Group page. Under Current Status, the registration status Request for Place is highlighted in the Status column. On the far right, in the Operation column, the Deregister button is highlighted.

Please note: Applying for a course group ("Request for Place" or "Waiting List") does not mean that you will necessarily get a place in this course ("Confirmed Place").

The status "Request for Place" or “Waiting List” (see column "Status") mean that you will be considered in the allocation phase that follows. Shortly after the start of the allocation process you will see the first status updates in KLIPS 2.0. These are, however, not final. The official publication of the results of the application phase determines for which courses you have received a place ("Confirmed Place").

For detailed information about the allocation of course places please check the chapters "Allocation of Course Places"and "Allocation Results".