Faculty of Computer Science

Registration for courses and exams

Registration for courses and examinations organised by the Directorate of studies for Computer Science and Business Informatics (SPL 5) takes place via u:space, the University of Vienna’s student portal. On this site you'll find out more about how the system is used at the Faculty, as well as guidance on completing your registrations and information on how to withdraw from courses on time.

Detailed explanations and videos on the registration process can be found on the information pages for the central registration system.

The courses in the degree programme Computer Science and Business Informatics (SPL 5) are offered by several Directorate of Studies. The registration for courses and their respective examinations may possibly be carried out according to different rules and different deadlines!

You can identify the Directorate of Studies affiliated with the course by the first two digits of the course number. Courses by the SPL 5 (this is the vast majority of courses in the Computer Science programme) begin with the digits 05.

Process and deadlines

When searching for courses and corresponding information such as dates and times, start by using u:find - you will find details about the registration as well.

You can then use u:space to register for the courses and assign your academic performances to a curriculum item, which will update your record of exams. Please check regularly throughout your studies to ensure that your performances are correctly assigned in your record of exams. Please contact the StudiesServiceCenter Computer Science if the assignment is incorrect and you are unable to correct it yourself.

ℹ️ Please note: For the Master’s programme in Computer Science, select your chosen specialisation (also via u:space) before registering for courses.

Courses with limited number of participants

The following registration deadline applies to courses with continuous assessment in the summer term 2026:

  • 10.02.2026, 9:00 a.m. - 20.02.2026, 9:00 a.m. (!)
    Different deadlines can be set for individual courses (especially in the case of cooperation with other institutions). Please always note the information on the registration deadline in u:find.

After the deadline has passed, the range of courses may be adapted and adjusted according to demand and availability. If possible, we will also wait for all grades from the previous semester to be entered so that they can be taken into account when calculating the study path and checking the mandatory prerequisites.The allocation will be done by 28.02.2026.

After the allocation has been completed, students will be notified by email.

In winter terms there is a late registration period at the ENTER_DAY for the courses in the first semester of the Bachelor’s programmes. If possible, please still use the standard registration period. During the late registration period, the choice of available groups and times is usually limited.

Courses without limited number of participants

Registration for courses with non-continuous assessment (usually lectures, type VO) is possible at any time during the semester. This is merely intended to simplify various procedures, such as granting access to learning platforms.

❗Please note: Lectures have multiple exam dates. For each date, a separate registration is necessary. The registration is a prerequisite to participate in the exam.

The registration period for exams of SPL 5 ends at 00:00 three days* prior to the exam date.

If you registered in due time and with correct data, students have the right to participate in the exams by the SPL 5. There is no limited number of participants in exams.

*Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays are not counted. In order to avoid misunderstandings with the date, the registration and deregistration end one minute before midnight, i.e. 23:59 of the previous day. The specific deadlines are shown in the respective exam entry on u:space

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Imminent graduation

If it is likely that you will be about to complete your Bachelor’s degree at the start of the term (i.e. you will have taken all your exams by the start of the term or shortly thereafter and will be submitting your final thesis or have already done so), please have this confirmed by the SSC Computer Science.

❗Please note: Verifying your details and issuing the confirmation takes some time, as it essentially preempts the completion of your degree. Therefore please apply for the confirmation well in advance (at least four weeks before the start of the semester). If individual grades are still missing at the time of application, this is not a problem and will be noted on the confirmation.

In this case, you should still register for the Master’s programme courses as a Bachelor’s student. For courses with continuous assessment, you will be placed on the waiting list and must present the SSC confirmation at the course's preliminary meeting.

Provided there are places available and the course format permits it, the lecturer may arrange for your admission. Provisional admission does not yet make you a participant in the course, nor does it entitle you to participate at a later date. In accordance with the Rectorate’s guidelines, participation in courses for Master’s and doctoral programmes requires that you are admitted to the corresponding programme.

As soon as you have been admitted to the Master’s programme, please inform the SSC Computer Science so that your registrations can be correctly allocated to the Master’s programme.

Unscored exams

If you have passed an exam (or applied for recognition of an exam) but the grade has not been entered in u:space yet, your registration will remain uncompleted as the system needs this grade as prerequisite. The same applies if the exam took place during/after the registration period or if you submit coursework in a course with continuous assessment at a later stage.

Be sure to register for courses you wish to attend during the registration period! If the pending grade is entered before the deadline (for courses with continuous assessment: before the allocation), the change in status will happen automatically.

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Allocation

Once the registration deadline has passed, places on courses that include continuous assessment will be allocated by the registration system.

Since the winter semester 2020/21, places for courses with continuous examinations have been allocated along the recommended study path. Please note the details of this allocation principle.

The time of registration within the regular registration period is not relevant for the allocation.

In addition to registration in the registration system, attendance at the preliminary discussion or first unit of the course is an absolute prerequisite for final admission to the course. If you are obliged to attend but are unable to attend for an important reason, please contact the lecturer as early as possible.

The lecturer may announce deviating regulations in the course directory. 

The procedure for registering for courses with continuous assessment has been published in the University Gazette (in German) in accordance with the statute of the University.

Scheduling conflicts

During the first stage of the allocation, the registration system only allows for registration for courses that do not overlap in time. 

During the last stage of the allocation, available places are filled regardless of group-preferences and scheduling conflicts.

Attention: Overlaps between courses with continuous assessment and lectures are currently not taken into account.

Courses with multiple groups

If a course has more than one group (parallel courses), you may register for multiple groups within this course. You must rank the groups by your preference. The registration system will then allocate you to one group only, taking into account your preferences, where possible, and checks for scheduling conflicts.

During the last stage of the allocation, available places are filled regardless of group-preferences and scheduling conflicts.

When registering, you ideally indicate multiple groups and only indicate those that you wish and are able to attend. If you indicate one group only or very few groups that are highly requested, there is a risk that you won’t get a place in the course. You should, therefore, indicate as many groups as possible, but only those that you wish to attend and that you are able to attend.

 

 

 

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After the registration

If you have been granted a place in a course, it is obligatory for you to attend the preliminary meeting or the first session of the course. If you fail to attend, you will lose your place in the course!
The lecturer may ask for different admission conditions which are then noted in the Online Course directory. If it is obligatory to attend and you are unable to attend for important reasons, please contact the lecturer as soon as possible.

❗If you have been allocated a place but do not require it, please deregister as soon as possible so that the place can be allocated to other students.

Waiting list

If the registration system cannot allocate you, you will be put on a waiting list. Please also attend the preliminary meeting or the first session of the course in order to discuss further steps with the lecturer.

If you have the right for a place in the course according to the curriculum (i.e. all compulsory and recommended requirements according to the study path are met), we will find a solution. If you do not have that right, the lecturer may admit you to the course, if places are available.

If you are on the waiting list but do not require a place on the course in question, please also deregister from the waiting list as soon as possible so that other students on the waiting list can move up.

Switching group

If you have been allocated but wish to switch to a different group that has places available (!), please get in touch with the lecturers of the groups affected (e.g. in the preliminary meeting).

Late admission

If, for whatever reason, you have not registered, then you are not entitled to participate. If there are free places, the lecturers can accept you in justified cases.

 Please be sure to adhere to the following procedure: Contact the lecturers (not the SSC) at the latest at the beginning of the course. If the requirements are met, the lecturers can then arrange for you to be admitted to the course.

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Deregistration deadlines

If you have been admitted to a course with continuous assessment and do not wish to participate any longer, you may deregister before the following deregistration deadline without explanations and without being graded:

  • 14.03.2026, 23:59   
    In individual courses the deregistration deadline may vary, e.g. block of courses or courses that begin at a later date. Take note of notes and deadlines in u:find.

If you have attended the course at least once and drop out without good reasons and without deregistering, you will be graded according to the statutes on study law.

If you are registered for an exam of a course with non-continuous assessment (lecture, type VO), you may deregister in the registration system up to two days prior to the exam date.

The deregistration period ends at 00:00 one day* prior to the exam date.

If you are registered for an exam and do not attend without good reasons, you will be banned for the following exam date according to the statutes of study law.

*Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays are not counted. In order to avoid misunderstandings with the date, the registration and deregistration end one minute before midnight, i.e. 23:59 of the previous day. The specific deadlines are shown in the respective exam entry on u:space.

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