Doctoral regulations and forms

Joint doctoral regulations 2023 and implementation provisions of the faculties

Doctoral Regulations for the Faculties of Agricultural Sciences:

Joint doctoral regulations 2019 and implementation provisions of the faculties

Doctoral Regulations for the Faculties of Agricultural Sciences:

Faculty of Agricultural Sciences

Information about the doctoral examination process

  • Doctoral Regulations for the Faculties of Agricultural Sciences, Natural Sciences, and Business, Economics and Social Sciences from 5 Sep 2023 (German | English)
  • Doctoral Regulations for the Faculties of Agricultural Sciences, Natural Sciences, and Business, Economics and Social Sciences from 15 Jan 2019 (German | English)
  • Doctoral regulations for Dr. sc. agr. (valid from 1 April 2013) (German | English)
  • Doctoral regulations for Dr. sc. agr. (valid until 31 March 2013) (only in German)
  • Implementation provisions for the doctoral regulations (valid from 1 Jan 2016) (German | English)
  • Implementation provisions for the doctoral regulations (valid from 1 Feb 2019) (German | English)
  • Statutes for Ensuring Good Scientific Practices at the University of Hohenheim 2022 (German | English)
  • Notification of an Existing Pregnancy and Taking Parental Leave (for Doctoral Regulations 2019) (German | English)
  • Application for extension of deadline due to parental leave (for Doctoral Regulations 2023) (German | English)

Admission to doctorate

  • Checklist for acceptance as a doctoral candidate (German | English)
  • Application for acceptance as a doctoral candidate - only possible via Docata
  • Form for the doctoral agreement (corresponds to Annex 1 of the Doctoral Regulations 2023) (German | English)
  • Module proposals for acceptance as a doctoral candidate (only in German)
  • Result of the knowledge exam for acceptance as a doctoral candidate (only in German)
  • Implementation provisions for the doctoral regulations (valid as of 1 Feb 2019) (German | English)
  • Filling empty spots in the mentor group (German | English)

Opening the doctoral examination process

For the doctoral regulations 2023

  • Checklist for opening the doctoral examination process at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences according to the Doctoral Regulations 2023 (German | English)
  • Implementation provisions from the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences (German | English)
  • Application to open the doctoral examination process – only possible on Docata
  • Title page template (German | English)
  • Affidavit (corresponds to Annex 3 of the Doctoral Regulations 2023) (German | English)
  • Important information for the affidavit (corresponds to Annex 4 of the Doctoral Regulations 2023) (German | English)
  • Declaration for the digital version of the dissertation (corresponds to Annex 5 of the Doctoral Regulations 2023) (German | English) 
  • Cumulative dissertation statement (only in English)
  • Contact details form for external reviewers and examiners
  • Information sheet on reviews for the dissertation (German | English) 
  • Procedure for doctoral colloquia (only in German)
  • Request for publication block (German | English)
  • Notes on the deposit copies of the dissertation to be submitted (German | English)

For the doctoral regulations 2019

  • Checklist for opening the doctoral examination process at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences according to the Doctoral Regulations 2019 (German | English)
  • Implementation Provisions for the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences according to the doctoral regulations 2019 (German | English)
  • Application to open the doctoral examination process - only possible on Docata
  • Title page template (German | English)
  • Affidavit (corresponds to Annex 3 of the Doctoral Regulations 2019) (German | English)
  • Important information for the affidavit (corresponds to Annex 4 of the Doctoral Regulations 2019) (German | English)
  • Declaration for the digital version of the dissertation (corresponds to Annex 5 of the Doctoral Regulations 2019) (German | English)
  • Cumulative dissertation statement (only in English)
  • Contact details form for external reviewers and examiners
  • Information sheet on reviews for the dissertation (German | English)
  • Procedure for doctoral colloquia (only in German)
  • Notes on the deposit copies of the dissertation to be submitted (Doctoral regulations 2019) (German | English)

For doctoral regulations until and including 2018

  • Checklist for opening the doctoral examination process (doctoral regulations 2013) (German | English)
  • Application to open the doctoral examination process - only possible on Docata
  • Title page template (German | English)
  • Cumulative dissertation statement (only in English)
  • Affidavit (German | English)
  • Declaration for the digital version of the dissertation (German | English)
  • Contact details form for external reviewers and examiners (German | English)
  • Information sheet on opening the doctoral examination process (German | English)
  • Information sheet on reviews for the dissertation (German | English)
  • Procedure for doctoral colloquia (only in German)
  • Information on publishing doctoral theses (German | English)

Faculty of Natural Sciences

Doctoral regulations, faculty decisions, implementation provisions, and information about the doctoral examination process

Admission to doctorate

  • Checklist for acceptance as a doctoral candidate (German | English)
  • Application for acceptance as a doctoral candidate - only possible via Docata
  • Form for the doctoral agreement (corresponds to Annex 1 of the Doctoral Regulations 2023) (German | English)
  • Filling empty spots in the mentor group (German | English)
  • Recognized language certificates - See faculty implementation provisions (German | English)

Opening the doctoral examination process

For the doctoral regulations 2023

  • Checklist for opening the doctoral examination process at the Faculty of Natural Sciences according to the Doctoral Regulations 2023 (German | English)
  • Application to open the doctoral examination process – only possible on Docata
  • Title page template (German | English)
  • Affidavit (corresponds to Annex 3 of the Doctoral Regulations 2023) (German | English)
  • Important information for the affidavit (corresponds to Annex 4 of the Doctoral Regulations 2023) (German | English)
  • Declaration for the digital version of the dissertation (corresponds to Annex 5 of the Doctoral Regulations 2023) (German | English) 
  • Request for publication block (German | English)
  • Notes on the deposit copies of the dissertation to be submitted (German | English)

For the doctoral regulations 2019

  • Checklist for opening the doctoral examination process at the Faculty of Natural Sciences according to the Doctoral Regulations 2019 (German | English)
  • Application to open the doctoral examination process - only possible on Docata
  • Implementation Provisions for the Faculty of Natural Sciences for the Doctoral Regulations 2019 (only in German)
  • Title page template (German | English)
  • Affidavit (German | English)
  • Important information for the affidavit (corresponds to Annex 4 of the Doctoral Regulations 2019) (German | English)
  • Declaration for the digital version of the dissertation (corresponds to Annex 5 of the Doctoral Regulations 2019) (German | English)
  • Notes on the deposit copies of the dissertation to be submitted (German | English)

For doctoral regulations until and including 2015

  • Checklist For opening the doctoral examination process at the Faculty of Natural Sciences according to the Doctoral Regulations 2015 (German | English)
  • Request for opening the doctoral examination process - only possible on Docata
  • Cover sheet (Annex 1 of the Doctoral Regulations 2015) (German | English)
  • Affidavit (Annex 2 of the Doctoral Regulations 2015) (German | English)
  • Instruction on the affidavit (Annex 3 of the Doctoral Regulations 2015) (German | English)
  • Declaration for the digital version of the dissertation (Annex 5 of the Doctoral Regulations 2015) (German | English)
  • Notes on the deposit copies of the dissertation to be submitted (German | English)

Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences

Doctoral regulations, faculty decisions, and implementation provisions

  • Doctoral Regulations for the Faculties of Agricultural Sciences, Natural Sciences, and Business, Economics and Social Sciences from 5 Sept 2023 (German | English)
  • Implementation provisions from the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences 2023 (German | English)
  • Doctoral Regulations for the Faculties of Agricultural Sciences, Natural Sciences, and Business, Economics and Social Sciences from 15 Jan 2019 (German | English)
  • Implementation provisions from the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences 2019 (German | English)
  • Doctoral Regulations for Dr. oec. and Dr. rer. soc. from 13 February 2015 (German | English)
  • 1st Statute to amend the doctoral regulations from 24 November 2014 (German | English)
  • Doctoral Regulations for Dr. oec. from 20 May 1998 including the 1st and 2nd Statute to amend the regulations (only available in German) and the 3rd Statute to amend the regulations from 21 January 2009 (only available in German)
  • Doctoral Regulations for Dr. rer. soc. from 7 June 1974 (only available in German) and the 1st Statute to amend the regulations from 8 September 1994 (only available in German) and the 2nd Statute to amend the regulations from 4 February 1997 (only available in German)
  • Guidelines cumulative dissertations docotoral regulations 2015 (German | English)
  • Statutes for Ensuring Good Scientific Practices at the University of Hohenheim 2022 (German | English)
  • Notification of an Existing Pregnancy and Taking Parental Leave (for Doctoral Regulations 2019) (German | English)
  • Application for extension of deadline due to parental leave (for Doctoral Regulations 2023) (German | English)
  • Guideline for the use of generative AI in the preparation of dissertations and habilitation theses (German | English)

Admission to doctorate

  • Checklist for acceptance as a doctoral candidate (German | English)
  • Application for acceptance as a doctoral candidate - only possible via Docata
  • Form for the doctoral agreement (corresponds to Annex 1 of the Doctoral Regulations 2023) (German | English)
  • Filling empty spots in the mentor group (German | English)

Opening the doctoral examination process

For the doctoral regulations 2023

  • Checklist Opening the doctoral examination process according to the Doctoral Regulations 2023 (German | English)
  • Application to open the doctoral examination process - only possible on Docata
  • Title page template (German | English)
  • Affidavit (corresponds to Annex 3 of the Doctoral Regulations 2023) (German | English)
  • Important information for the affidavit (corresponds to Annex 4 of the Doctoral Regulations 2023) (German | English)
  • Declaration for the digital version of the dissertation (corresponds to Annex 5 of the Doctoral Regulations 2023) (German | English)
  • Request for publication block (German | English)
  • Co-authorship declaration (German | English)
  • Notes on the deposit copies of the dissertation to be submitted (German | English)
  • Declaration on the use of generative AI systems in dissertations and habilitation theses (example) (German | English)

For the doctoral regulations 2019

  • Checklist Opening the doctoral examination process according to the Doctoral Regulations 2019 (German | English)
  • Application to open the doctoral examination process - only possible on Docata
  • Title page template (German | English)
  • Affidavit (corresponds to Annex 3 of the Doctoral Regulations 2019) (German | English)
  • Important information for the affidavit (corresponds to Annex 4 of the Doctoral Regulations 2019) (German | English)
  • Declaration for the digital version of the dissertation (corresponds to Annex 5 of the Doctoral Regulations 2019) (German | English)
  • Co-authorship declaration (German | English)
  • Notes on the deposit copies of the dissertation to be submitted (German | English)
  • Declaration on the use of generative AI systems in dissertations and habilitation theses (example) (German | English)

For doctoral regulations until and including 2015

  • Checklist for opening the doctoral examination process (Doctoral Regulations 1997) (only in German)
  • Checklist for opening the doctoral examination process (Doctoral Regulations 2009) (only in German)
  • Checklist for opening the doctoral examination process (Doctoral Regulations 2015) (German | English)
  • Request to open the doctoral examination process - only possible on Docata
  • Co-authorship declaration (German | English)
  • Notes on the deposit copies of the dissertation to be delivered for the doctoral regulations for the Dr. oec. / Dr. rer. soc. of 2015 (only in German) and for the doctoral regulations for the Dr. rer.soc. of 1997 and of 2009 (only in German)
  • Declaration on the use of generative AI systems in dissertations and habilitation theses (example) (German | English)