| AAA | Office of International Affairs |
| AIESEC | International Student Organization |
| AStA | General Student Committee |
| BAföG | Federal Educational Assistance Act (Bundesausbildungsförderungsgesetz) |
| B. Sc. | Bachelor of Science |
| c.t. | lat. cum tempore (coming late - 15 minutes - is allowed) |
| cand. | lat. candidatus (Student with preliminary examinations) |
| CCH | Career-Center Hohenheim |
| DAAD | German Academic Exchange Service |
| DFG | German Research Foundation |
| DSW | German Student Services |
| ECTS | European Credit Transfer System |
| ERASMUS | European Community Action Scheme for Mobility of University Students |
| h.c. | lat. honoris causa (honorary) |
| IAESTE | International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience |
| LHG | State Higher Education Act (Landeshochschulgesetz) |
| M.Sc. | Master of Science |
| N.N./TBA | lat. nomen nominandum (lecturer / person filling the position is not yet known) / To Be Announced |
| s.t. | lat. sine tempore (punctual) |
| SFB | Collaborative Research Centre of the German Research Foundation |
| SIZ | Student Information Center |
| stud. | lat. studiosus (Student) until the preliminary diploma / until the intermediate examination |
| SS | Summer semester |
| SWS | Semester weekly hours |
| UB | Central library |
| WS | Winter semester |
| ZSB | Central Student Counselling Center |
