10.6 What happens when a new subject/partial study programme is established?

§ Section 32 para. 3 MRVO stipulates that the accreditation of a combined study programme can be supplemented by the inclusion of further optional partial study programmes or subjects without changing the accreditation period for the combined study programme. This regulation is intended in particular to prevent the subsequent inclusion of further partial study programmes from being used as an opportunity to extend the accreditation period for the entire combined study programme.

An example: The combined study programme “Teacher training at grammar schools” is accredited for a period of eight years from 01.10.2020 to 30.09.2028; however, on 01.10.2024, the subject “Computer Science” will be launched as a new partial study programme as part of this combined study programme. Its review period would then run for eight years from 01.10.2024 to 30.09.2032 if the application is submitted on time. The accreditation of the combined study programme will continue to expire on 30.09.2028, even if the review period for the new partial study programme is set until 30.09.2032.