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Declaration of the Thesis in Accordance With the APO/RaPO

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The statutory declaration in accordance with the APO/RaPO, also called a Declaration of Independence, is legally required for theses under examination regulations and is also requested by some instructors for term papers.

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With the statutory declaration in accordance with the APO/RaPO you confirm that you wrote the thesis independently and that you have not previously submitted it elsewhere for examination purposes. In addition, you guarantee that you used no sources or aids other than those stated, and that you marked verbatim and paraphrased quotations as such.

You must mark the statutory declaration in accordance with the APO/RaPO with the current date and sign it.

It is legally required under examination regulations for all theses and is even requested by some instructors for term papers.

The statutory declaration in accordance with the APO/RaPO is a mandatory part of The Structure of a Thesis in Engineering and Natural Sciences.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is the statutory declaration in accordance with the APO/RaPO necessary?

It provides legal assurance that students always write their theses independently.

What do I need to keep in mind with the statutory declaration in accordance with the APO/RaPO?

You must mark it with the current date and sign it without fail.

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This article was published in September 2025 and last updated in November 2024.

Faculties: AC, AMP, BI, EFI, IN, MB/VS, SOH, VT, WT

Contributors: Autorengruppe Leitfaden efi, Maria Noll, Schreibzentrum, Dzifa Vode, Dennis Christoph Wolff

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