The university sports programmes are aimed at students and employees of both the University and the University of Applied Sciences in Osnabrück. Due to the different semester times of the university and the university of applied sciences, the university sports programmes in Osnabrück are divided into early starter programmes, major sports programmes and holiday sports programmes according to the following system:
| Programmes | Period | ||
| Early starter programme summer | Starts with the start of lectures at the university of applied sciences, ends with the start of the major summer sports programme (March-April) | ||
| Major summer sports programme | Overlap of the lecture periods of the university of applied sciencesof and the university (April-July) | ||
| No programme | Exam period for sports students and maintenance period at the sports centre (July) | ||
| Summer holiday sports programme | Starts directly after the maintenance period and ends with the start of university of applied sciences lectures (August-September) | ||
| Early starter programme winter | Starts with the start of lectures at the university of applied sciences, ends with the start of the major winter sports programme (September-October) | ||
| Major winter sports programme | Overlap of the lecture periods of the university of applied sciences and university (October/November-January/February) | ||
| No programme | Exam period for sports students and maintenance period at the sports centre (February) | ||
| Winter holiday sports programme(only if the period is longer than three weeks) | Starts directly after the maintenance period and ends with the start of lectures at the university of applied sciences (February-March) |