Checklist for starting your studies
What to do before lectures start
Are you unsure about what you can and must do before lectures start?
We have compiled the most important steps, listed according to priority, in the list below:
What you must do
Identity Management (IdM) and FAUMail
- Once you have completed enrollment Have you received your user information letter (= IdM activation letter) by post and in campo?
- Have you activated your account in the IdM portal?
- Have you set up your FAUMail address (via the IdM portal)? Have you checked your FAUMail inbox?
- Have you read the information about IdM, email, wifi etc. on the tips for getting started at FAU website?
FAUcard (student ID card)
- Have you uploaded a passport photo in the IdM portal?
- Have your checked your postal address in the IdM portal and amended it if necessary? (The FAUcard is only sent to addresses within Germany.)
- Have you read the information on the FAUcard?
If you move house
- Have you put your name on the letterbox at your new address?
- Have you entered your new address in IdM (> Profile > Address for postal delivery)?
- Have you registered your main address at the residents’ registration office (Einwohnermeldeamt)?
Information on your degree program
- Have you carefully read all the information on the website of your degree program/institute?
- Read the degree program and examination regulations?
- Looked at the course catalog on campo? Created a first draft for your schedule?
- Checked dates for introductory and welcome events (and registered via StudOn if necessary)?
What you should do
University Library
- Have you activated the library function of your FAUcard? (Via the IdM portal)
- Familiarized yourself with library services?
- Reserved a space on the library training course?
Semester dates
Information on your degree program
- Have you taken part in pre-semester courses and introductury events?
- Have you familiarized yourself with the website for your degree program/your institute and with the FAU website?
Information and networking
- Have you started following FAU, your faculty, your degree program and the relevant student association (FSI) on social media?
- Have you taken a note of new students’ rallies, pub nights and other events organized by student associations and subjects?
- Have you gained an overview of possible hobbies or ways of becoming involved and making a difference at FAU?
Important: You must read your emails from the University regularly. Dates for examinations, re-registration dates and other important information from the Executive Board are only sent to your FAU email address.