diff --git a/application/libraries/WidgetLib.php b/application/libraries/WidgetLib.php
index 61128d7ed..ed45712ef 100644
--- a/application/libraries/WidgetLib.php
+++ b/application/libraries/WidgetLib.php
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ class WidgetLib
      * Can be usefull to use straight from the template file
      * @param string $name
      * @param array $data
+     * @param array $htmlArgs
      * @return Widget
      */
     public function widget($name, $data = array(), $htmlArgs = array())
@@ -334,8 +335,6 @@ class WidgetLib
 
 class Partial
 {
-    const HTML_DEFAULT_VALUE = ''; // Default value of the html element
-    
     protected $_ci, $_content, $_name, $_cache_ttl = 0, $_cached = false, $_identifier, $_trigger;
     protected $_args = array();
     
@@ -343,17 +342,11 @@ class Partial
      * Construct with optional parameters
      * @param array $args
      */
-    public function __construct($name, $args = array(), $htmlArgs = array())
+    public function __construct($name, $args = array())
     {
         $this->_ci = &get_instance();
         $this->_args = $args;
         $this->_name = $name;
-        
-        // Initialising properties
-		$this->_setHtmlProperties($htmlArgs);
-        
-        // Loads helper message to manage returning messages
-		$this->load->helper('message');
     }
     
     /**
@@ -607,42 +600,38 @@ class Partial
             $this->_trigger = FALSE;
         }
     }
-    
-    /**
-     * Initialising properties
-     */
-    private function _setHtmlProperties($htmlArgs)
-    {
-		if (isset($htmlArgs) && is_array($htmlArgs))
-		{
-			$this->_args['html'] = array();
-			
-			if (!isset($htmlArgs['id']) || (isset($htmlArgs['id']) && $htmlArgs['id'] == ''))
-			{
-				$this->_args['html']['id'] = '';
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				$this->_args['html']['id'] = $htmlArgs['id'];
-			}
-			
-			if (!isset($htmlArgs['name']) || (isset($htmlArgs['name']) && $htmlArgs['name'] == ''))
-			{
-				$this->_args['html']['name'] = '';
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				$this->_args['html']['name'] = $htmlArgs['name'];
-			}
-		}
-    }    
 }
 
+/**
+ * The mother of all widgets
+ * it represent a generic HTML element
+ */
 class Widget extends Partial
 {
-	/* (non-PHPdoc)
-	* @see Partial::content()
-	*/
+	// The name of the array present in the data array given to the view that will render this widget
+    const HTML_ARG_NAME = 'HTML';
+	const HTML_DEFAULT_VALUE = ''; // Default value of the html element
+    const HTML_NAME = 'name'; // HTML name attribute
+    const HTML_ID = 'id'; // HTML id attribute
+    
+    /**
+     * It gets also the htmlArgs array as parameter, it will be used to set the HTML properties
+     */
+    public function __construct($name, $args, $htmlArgs = array())
+	{
+		parent::__construct($name, $args);
+		
+		// Initialising HTML properties
+		$this->_setHtmlProperties($htmlArgs);
+        
+        // Loads helper message to manage returning messages
+		$this->load->helper('message');
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * (non-PHPdoc)
+	 * @see Partial::content()
+	 */
 	public function content()
 	{
 		if (!$this->_cached)
@@ -665,4 +654,139 @@ class Widget extends Partial
 		
 		return parent::content();
 	}
+	
+    /**
+     * Initialising html properties, such as the id and name attributes of the HTML element
+     */
+    private function _setHtmlProperties($htmlArgs)
+    {
+		if (isset($htmlArgs) && is_array($htmlArgs))
+		{
+			$this->_args[Widget::HTML_ARG_NAME] = array();
+			
+			// Avoids that the elements of a same HTML page have the same name or id
+			$randomIdentifier = uniqid(rand(0, 1000));
+			
+			if (isset($htmlArgs[Widget::HTML_ID]) && trim($htmlArgs[Widget::HTML_ID]) != '')
+			{
+				$this->_args[Widget::HTML_ARG_NAME][Widget::HTML_ID] = $htmlArgs[Widget::HTML_ID];
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				$this->_args[Widget::HTML_ARG_NAME][Widget::HTML_ID] = $randomIdentifier;
+			}
+			
+			if (isset($htmlArgs[Widget::HTML_NAME]) && trim($htmlArgs[Widget::HTML_NAME]) != '')
+			{
+				$this->_args[Widget::HTML_ARG_NAME][Widget::HTML_NAME] = $htmlArgs[Widget::HTML_NAME];
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				$this->_args[Widget::HTML_ARG_NAME][Widget::HTML_NAME] = $randomIdentifier;
+			}
+		}
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * It exends the Widget class to represent an HTML dropdown
+ */
+class DropdownWidget extends Widget
+{
+	// The name of the element of the data array given to the view
+	// this element is an array of elements to be place inside the dropdown
+	const WIDGET_DATA_ELEMENTS_ARRAY_NAME = 'ELEMENTS_ARRAY';
+	// Name of the property that will be used to store the value attribute of the option tag
+	const ID_FIELD = 'id';
+	// Name of the property that will be used to store the value between the option tags
+	const DESCRIPTION_FIELD = 'description'; //
+	// The name of the element of the data array given to the view
+	// this element is used to tell what element of the dropdown is selected
+	const SELECTED_ELEMENT = 'selectedElement'; // 
+	
+	private $elementsArray; // Array of elements to be place inside the dropdown
+	
+	/**
+	 * Loads the dropdown view with all the elements to be displayed
+	 */
+	protected function loadDropDownView($widgetData)
+	{
+		$widgetData[DropdownWidget::WIDGET_DATA_ELEMENTS_ARRAY_NAME] = $this->elementsArray->retval;
+		
+		$this->view('widgets/dropdown', $widgetData);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Add the correct select to the model used to load a list of elemets for this dropdown
+	 * @param model $model the model used to load elements
+	 * @param string $idName the name of the field that will used to be the value of the option tag
+	 * @param string $descriptionName the name of the field that will used to be displayed in the dropdown
+	 */
+	protected function addSelectToModel($model, $idName, $descriptionName)
+	{
+		$model->addSelect(
+			sprintf(
+				'%s AS %s, %s AS %s',
+				$idName,
+				DropdownWidget::ID_FIELD,
+				$descriptionName,
+				DropdownWidget::DESCRIPTION_FIELD
+			)
+		);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Set the array used to populate the dropdown
+	 * @param array $elements list used to populate this dropdown
+	 * @param boolean $emptyElement if an empty element must be added at the beginning of the dropdown
+	 * @param string $stdDescription description of the empty element
+	 * @param string $noDataDescription description if no data are found
+	 * @param string $id value of the attribute value of the empty element
+	 */
+	protected function setElementsArray(
+		$elements, $emptyElement = false, $stdDescription = '' , $noDataDescription = '' , $id = Widget::HTML_DEFAULT_VALUE
+	)
+	{
+		if (isError($elements))
+		{
+			if (is_object($elements) && isset($elements->retval))
+			{
+				show_error($elements->retval);
+			}
+			else if (is_string($elements))
+			{
+				show_error($elements);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				show_error('Generic error occurred');
+			}
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			$this->elementsArray = $elements;
+			
+			if ($emptyElement === true)
+			{
+				$this->addElementAtBeginning($stdDescription, $noDataDescription, $id);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/**
+     * Adds an element to the beginning of the array
+     */
+	protected function addElementAtBeginning($stdDescription, $noDataDescription, $id)
+	{
+		$element = new stdClass();
+		$element->id = $id;
+		$element->description = $stdDescription;
+		
+		if (!hasData($this->elementsArray))
+		{
+			$element->description = $noDataDescription;
+		}
+		
+		array_unshift($this->elementsArray->retval, $element);
+	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/application/views/system/aufnahme/prestudentMultiAssign.php b/application/views/system/aufnahme/prestudentMultiAssign.php
index 769e6f834..f90ea208c 100644
--- a/application/views/system/aufnahme/prestudentMultiAssign.php
+++ b/application/views/system/aufnahme/prestudentMultiAssign.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 						<?php
 							echo $this->widgetlib->widget(
 								'Studiengang_widget',
-								array('studiengang' => $studiengang),
+								array(DropdownWidget::SELECTED_ELEMENT => $studiengang),
 								array('name' => 'studiengang', 'id' => 'studiengangFilter')
 							);
 						?>
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 						<?php
 							echo $this->widgetlib->widget(
 								'Studiensemester_widget',
-								array('studiensemester' => $studiensemester),
+								array(DropdownWidget::SELECTED_ELEMENT => $studiensemester),
 								array('name' => 'studiensemester', 'id' => 'studiensemesterFilter')
 							);
 						?>
@@ -26,7 +26,11 @@
 						<?php
 							echo $this->widgetlib->widget(
 								'Reihungstest_widget',
-								array('reihungstest' => $reihungstest, 'studiengang' => $studiengang, 'studiensemester' => $studiensemester),
+								array(
+									DropdownWidget::SELECTED_ELEMENT => $reihungstest,
+									'studiengang' => $studiengang,
+									'studiensemester' => $studiensemester
+								),
 								array('name' => 'reihungstest', 'id' => 'reihungstestFilter')
 							);
 						?>
@@ -35,7 +39,7 @@
 						<?php
 							echo $this->widgetlib->widget(
 								'Aufnahmegruppe_widget',
-								array('aufnahmegruppe' => $aufnahmegruppe),
+								array(DropdownWidget::SELECTED_ELEMENT => $aufnahmegruppe),
 								array('name' => 'aufnahmegruppe', 'id' => 'aufnahmegruppeFilter')
 							);
 						?>
@@ -44,7 +48,7 @@
 						<?php
 							echo $this->widgetlib->widget(
 								'Stufe_widget',
-								array('stufe' => $stufe),
+								array(DropdownWidget::SELECTED_ELEMENT => $stufe),
 								array('name' => 'stufe', 'id' => 'stufeFilter')
 							);
 						?>
@@ -134,66 +138,52 @@
 						for ($i = 0; $i < count($users); $i++)
 						{
 							$user = $users[$i];
-							
-							echo "<tr>";
-							
-							echo "<td>";
-							echo '<input type="checkbox" name="prestudent_id[]" value="' . $user->prestudent_id . '">';
-							echo "</td>";
-							
-							echo "<td>";
-							echo $user->prestudent_id;
-							echo "</td>";
-							
-							echo "<td>";
-							echo $user->person_id;
-							echo "</td>";
-							
-							echo "<td>";
-							echo $user->vorname;
-							echo "</td>";
-							
-							echo "<td>";
-							echo $user->nachname;
-							echo "</td>";
-							
-							echo "<td>";
-							echo $user->geschlecht;
-							echo "</td>";
-							
-							echo "<td>";
-							echo $user->kurzbzlang;
-							echo "</td>";
-							
-							echo "<td>";
-							echo $user->orgform_kurzbz;
-							echo "</td>";
-							
-							echo "<td>";
-							echo $user->studienplan;
-							echo "</td>";
-							
-							echo "<td>";
-							echo $user->gebdatum;
-							echo "</td>";
-							
-							echo "<td>";
-							echo $user->email;
-							echo "</td>";
-							
-							echo "<td>";
-							echo $user->rt_stufe;
-							echo "</td>";
-							
-							echo "<td>";
-							echo $user->aufnahmegruppe_kurzbz;
-							echo "</td>";
-							
-							echo "<td>";
-							echo $user->punkte;
-							echo "</td>";
-							
-							echo "</tr>";
+				?>
+							<tr>
+								<td>
+									<input type="checkbox" name="prestudent_id[]" value="<?php echo $user->prestudent_id ?>">
+								</td>
+								<td>
+									<?php echo $user->prestudent_id; ?>
+								</td>
+								<td>
+									<?php echo $user->person_id; ?>
+								</td>
+								<td>
+									<?php echo $user->vorname; ?>
+								</td>
+								<td>
+									<?php echo $user->nachname; ?>
+								</td>
+								<td>
+									<?php echo $user->geschlecht; ?>
+								</td>
+								<td>
+									<?php echo $user->kurzbzlang; ?>
+								</td>
+								<td>
+									<?php echo $user->orgform_kurzbz; ?>
+								</td>
+								<td>
+									<?php echo $user->studienplan; ?>
+								</td>
+								<td>
+									<?php echo $user->gebdatum; ?>
+								</td>
+								<td>
+									<?php echo $user->email; ?>
+								</td>
+								<td>
+									<?php echo $user->rt_stufe; ?>
+								</td>
+								<td>
+									<?php echo $user->aufnahmegruppe_kurzbz; ?>
+								</td>
+								<td>
+									<?php echo $user->punkte; ?>
+								</td>
+							</tr>
+				<?php
 						}
 				?>
 							</tbody>
diff --git a/application/views/widgets/aufnahmegruppe.php b/application/views/widgets/aufnahmegruppe.php
deleted file mode 100644
index ade8c6ce2..000000000
--- a/application/views/widgets/aufnahmegruppe.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-<select id="<?php echo $html['id']; ?>" name="<?php echo $html['name']; ?>">
-	<?php foreach($aufnahmegruppen as $v): ?>
-		<?php
-			$selected = '';
-			if ($v->gruppe_kurzbz == $aufnahmegruppe)
-			{
-				$selected = 'selected';
-			}
-		?>
-		<option value="<?php echo $v->gruppe_kurzbz; ?>" <?php echo $selected; ?>>
-			<?php echo $v->beschreibung; ?>
-		</option>
-	<?php endforeach; ?>
-</select>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/application/views/widgets/dropdown.php b/application/views/widgets/dropdown.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d511ece11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/application/views/widgets/dropdown.php
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<select id="<?php echo ${Widget::HTML_ARG_NAME}[Widget::HTML_ID]; ?>" name="<?php echo ${Widget::HTML_ARG_NAME}[Widget::HTML_NAME]; ?>">
+	<?php foreach(${DropdownWidget::WIDGET_DATA_ELEMENTS_ARRAY_NAME} as $element): ?>
+		<?php
+			$selected = '';
+			if ($element->{DropdownWidget::ID_FIELD} == ${DropdownWidget::SELECTED_ELEMENT})
+			{
+				$selected = 'selected';
+			}
+		?>
+		<option value="<?php echo $element->{DropdownWidget::ID_FIELD}; ?>" <?php echo $selected; ?>>
+			<?php echo $element->{DropdownWidget::DESCRIPTION_FIELD}; ?>
+		</option>
+	<?php endforeach; ?>
+</select>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/application/views/widgets/reihungstest.php b/application/views/widgets/reihungstest.php
deleted file mode 100644
index e6bb66570..000000000
--- a/application/views/widgets/reihungstest.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-<select id="<?php echo $html['id']; ?>" name="<?php echo $html['name']; ?>">
-	<?php foreach($reihungstests as $v): ?>
-		<?php
-			$selected = '';
-			if ($v->reihungstest_id == $reihungstest)
-			{
-				$selected = 'selected';
-			}
-		?>
-		<option value="<?php echo $v->reihungstest_id; ?>" <?php echo $selected; ?>>
-			<?php echo $v->beschreibung; ?>
-		</option>
-	<?php endforeach; ?>
-</select>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/application/views/widgets/studiengang.php b/application/views/widgets/studiengang.php
deleted file mode 100644
index d9286e19a..000000000
--- a/application/views/widgets/studiengang.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-<select id="<?php echo $html['id']; ?>" name="<?php echo $html['name']; ?>">
-	<?php foreach($studiengaenge as $v): ?>
-		<?php
-			$selected = '';
-			if ($v->studiengang_kz == $studiengang)
-			{
-				$selected = 'selected';
-			}
-		?>
-		<option value="<?php echo $v->studiengang_kz; ?>" <?php echo $selected; ?>>
-			<?php
-				if ($v->studiengang_kz == '')
-				{	
-					echo $v->kurzbzlang;
-				}
-				else
-				{
-					echo $v->kurzbzlang . ' (' . $v->bezeichnung . ')';
-				}
-			?>
-		</option>
-	<?php endforeach; ?>
-</select>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/application/views/widgets/studiensemester.php b/application/views/widgets/studiensemester.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 2e5945b62..000000000
--- a/application/views/widgets/studiensemester.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-<select id="<?php echo $html['id']; ?>" name="<?php echo $html['name']; ?>">
-	<?php foreach($studiensemesters as $v): ?>
-		<?php
-			$selected = '';
-			if ($v->studiensemester_kurzbz == $studiensemester)
-			{
-				$selected = 'selected';
-			}
-		?>
-		<option value="<?php echo $v->studiensemester_kurzbz; ?>" <?php echo $selected; ?>>
-			<?php echo $v->beschreibung; ?>
-		</option>
-	<?php endforeach; ?>
-</select>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/application/views/widgets/stufe.php b/application/views/widgets/stufe.php
deleted file mode 100644
index cf77770e5..000000000
--- a/application/views/widgets/stufe.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-<select id="<?php echo $html['id']; ?>" name="<?php echo $html['name']; ?>">
-	<?php foreach($stufen as $v): ?>
-		<?php
-			$selected = '';
-			if ($v->stufe == $stufe)
-			{
-				$selected = 'selected';
-			}
-		?>
-		<option value="<?php echo $v->stufe; ?>" <?php echo $selected; ?>>
-			<?php echo $v->beschreibung; ?>
-		</option>
-	<?php endforeach; ?>
-</select>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/application/widgets/Aufnahmegruppe_widget.php b/application/widgets/Aufnahmegruppe_widget.php
index 964719954..5d0d09125 100644
--- a/application/widgets/Aufnahmegruppe_widget.php
+++ b/application/widgets/Aufnahmegruppe_widget.php
@@ -1,44 +1,22 @@
 <?php
 
-class Aufnahmegruppe_widget extends Widget
+class Aufnahmegruppe_widget extends DropdownWidget
 {
-	public function __construct($name, $args, $htmlArgs = array())
-	{
-		// Calling daddy
-		parent::__construct($name, $args, $htmlArgs);
-	}
-	
     public function display($widgetData)
 	{
 		// Gruppen
 		$this->load->model('organisation/Gruppe_model', 'GruppeModel');
 		$this->GruppeModel->addOrder('beschreibung');
-		$gruppen = $this->GruppeModel->loadWhere(array('aktiv' => true, 'aufnahmegruppe' => true));
-		if (hasData($gruppen))
-		{
-			// Adding an empty element at the beginning
-			$emptyElement = new stdClass();
-			$emptyElement->gruppe_kurzbz = Partial::HTML_DEFAULT_VALUE;
-			$emptyElement->beschreibung = 'Select a group...';
-			array_unshift($gruppen->retval, $emptyElement);
-		}
-		else if (isError($gruppen))
-		{
-			show_error($gruppen);
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			// Adding an element to the array
-			$emptyElement = new stdClass();
-			$emptyElement->gruppe_kurzbz = Partial::HTML_DEFAULT_VALUE;
-			$emptyElement->beschreibung = 'No aufnahmegruppe found';
-			array_unshift($gruppen->retval, $emptyElement);
-		}
 		
-		// Data to be used in the widget view
-		$widgetData['aufnahmegruppen'] = $gruppen->retval;
+		$this->addSelectToModel($this->GruppeModel, 'gruppe_kurzbz', 'beschreibung');
 		
-		// Loads widget view
-		$this->view('widgets/aufnahmegruppe', $widgetData);
+		$this->setElementsArray(
+			$this->GruppeModel->loadWhere(array('aktiv' => true, 'aufnahmegruppe' => true)),
+			true,
+			'Select a group...',
+			'No aufnahmegruppe found'
+		);
+		
+		$this->loadDropDownView($widgetData);
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/application/widgets/Reihungstest_widget.php b/application/widgets/Reihungstest_widget.php
index fef74fce3..023b501d3 100644
--- a/application/widgets/Reihungstest_widget.php
+++ b/application/widgets/Reihungstest_widget.php
@@ -1,27 +1,20 @@
 <?php
 
-class Reihungstest_widget extends Widget
+class Reihungstest_widget extends DropdownWidget
 {
-	public function __construct($name, $args, $htmlArgs = array())
-	{
-		// Calling daddy
-		parent::__construct($name, $args, $htmlArgs);
-	}
-	
     public function display($widgetData)
 	{
-		// Reihungstest
-		$reihungstest = success(array()); // default value empty array
+		$this->load->model('crm/Reihungstest_model', 'ReihungstestModel');
+		$this->ReihungstestModel->addOrder('datum', 'DESC');
+		
+		$this->addSelectToModel($this->ReihungstestModel, 'reihungstest_id', 'CONCAT(datum, \' \',  uhrzeit, \' \', anmerkung)');
+		
+		$parametersArray = array();
 		// If the parameters studiengang or studiensemester are given and are not empty
 		if (isset($widgetData) && is_array($widgetData)
 			&& ((isset($widgetData['studiengang']) && !empty($widgetData['studiengang']))
 			|| (isset($widgetData['studiensemester']) && !empty($widgetData['studiensemester']))))
 		{
-			$this->load->model('crm/Reihungstest_model', 'ReihungstestModel');
-			$this->ReihungstestModel->addSelect('reihungstest_id, concat(datum, \' \',  uhrzeit, \' \', anmerkung) AS beschreibung');
-			$this->ReihungstestModel->addOrder('datum', 'DESC');
-			
-			$parametersArray = array();
 			if ($widgetData['studiengang'] != null)
 			{
 				$parametersArray['studiengang_kz'] = $widgetData['studiengang'];
@@ -30,38 +23,21 @@ class Reihungstest_widget extends Widget
 			{
 				$parametersArray['studiensemester_kurzbz'] = $widgetData['studiensemester'];
 			}
-			
-			$reihungstest = $this->ReihungstestModel->loadWhere($parametersArray);
-			if (isError($reihungstest))
-			{
-				show_error($reihungstest);
-			}
 		}
-		
-		if (!isError($reihungstest))
+		else
 		{
-			if (hasData($reihungstest))
-			{
-				// Adding an empty element at the beginning
-				$emptyElement = new stdClass();
-				$emptyElement->reihungstest_id = Partial::HTML_DEFAULT_VALUE;
-				$emptyElement->beschreibung = 'Select a reihungstest...';
-				array_unshift($reihungstest->retval, $emptyElement);
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				// Adding an element to the array
-				$emptyElement = new stdClass();
-				$emptyElement->reihungstest_id = Partial::HTML_DEFAULT_VALUE;
-				$emptyElement->beschreibung = 'No reihungstest found';
-				array_unshift($reihungstest->retval, $emptyElement);
-			}
+			// To NOT select anything
+			// Set 0 = 1 in the where clause of the query
+			$parametersArray['0'] = '1';
 		}
 		
-		// Data to be used in the widget view
-		$widgetData['reihungstests'] = $reihungstest->retval;
+		$this->setElementsArray(
+			$this->ReihungstestModel->loadWhere($parametersArray),
+			true,
+			'Select a reihungstest...',
+			'No reihungstest found'
+		);
 		
-		// Loads widget view
-		$this->view('widgets/reihungstest', $widgetData);
+		$this->loadDropDownView($widgetData);
     }
 }
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diff --git a/application/widgets/Studiengang_widget.php b/application/widgets/Studiengang_widget.php
index f3c3025ca..e87fa9cd1 100644
--- a/application/widgets/Studiengang_widget.php
+++ b/application/widgets/Studiengang_widget.php
@@ -1,46 +1,22 @@
 <?php
 
-class Studiengang_widget extends Widget
+class Studiengang_widget extends DropdownWidget
 {
-	public function __construct($name, $args, $htmlArgs = array())
-	{
-		// Calling daddy
-		parent::__construct($name, $args, $htmlArgs);
-	}
-	
     public function display($widgetData)
 	{
 		// Studiengaenge
 		$this->load->model('organisation/Studiengang_model', 'StudiengangModel');
 		$this->StudiengangModel->addOrder('kurzbzlang');
-		$studiengaenge = $this->StudiengangModel->loadWhere(array('aktiv' => true));
-		if (hasData($studiengaenge))
-		{
-			// Adding an empty element at the beginning
-			$emptyElement = new stdClass();
-			$emptyElement->studiengang_kz = Partial::HTML_DEFAULT_VALUE;
-			$emptyElement->kurzbzlang = 'Select a studiengang...';
-			$emptyElement->bezeichnung = '';
-			array_unshift($studiengaenge->retval, $emptyElement);
-		}
-		else if (isError($studiengaenge))
-		{
-			show_error($studiengaenge);
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			// Adding an element to the array
-			$emptyElement = new stdClass();
-			$emptyElement->studiengang_kz = Partial::HTML_DEFAULT_VALUE;
-			$emptyElement->kurzbzlang = 'No studiengaenge found';
-			$emptyElement->bezeichnung = '';
-			array_unshift($studiengaenge->retval, $emptyElement);
-		}
 		
-		// Data to be used in the widget view
-		$widgetData['studiengaenge'] = $studiengaenge->retval;
+		$this->addSelectToModel($this->StudiengangModel, 'studiengang_kz', '\'(\' || kurzbzlang || \') \' || bezeichnung');
 		
-		// Loads widget view
-		$this->view('widgets/studiengang', $widgetData);
+		$this->setElementsArray(
+			$this->StudiengangModel->loadWhere(array('aktiv' => true)),
+			true,
+			'Select a studiengang...',
+			'No studiengaenge found'
+		);
+		
+		$this->loadDropDownView($widgetData);
     }
 }
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diff --git a/application/widgets/Studiensemester_widget.php b/application/widgets/Studiensemester_widget.php
index e9d507cdf..bc1c0a201 100644
--- a/application/widgets/Studiensemester_widget.php
+++ b/application/widgets/Studiensemester_widget.php
@@ -1,45 +1,22 @@
 <?php
 
-class Studiensemester_widget extends Widget
+class Studiensemester_widget extends DropdownWidget
 {
-	public function __construct($name, $args, $htmlArgs = array())
-	{
-		// Calling daddy
-		parent::__construct($name, $args, $htmlArgs);
-	}
-	
     public function display($widgetData)
 	{
 		// Studiensemester
 		$this->load->model('organisation/Studiensemester_model', 'StudiensemesterModel');
-		$this->StudiengangModel->addSelect('studiensemester_kurzbz, studiensemester_kurzbz AS beschreibung');
-		$this->StudiengangModel->addOrder('studiensemester_kurzbz', 'DESC');
-		$studiensemester = $this->StudiensemesterModel->load();
-		if (hasData($studiensemester))
-		{
-			// Adding an empty element at the beginning
-			$emptyElement = new stdClass();
-			$emptyElement->studiensemester_kurzbz = Partial::HTML_DEFAULT_VALUE;
-			$emptyElement->beschreibung = 'Select a studiensemester...';
-			array_unshift($studiensemester->retval, $emptyElement);
-		}
-		else if (isError($studiensemester))
-		{
-			show_error($studiensemester);
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			// Adding an element to the array
-			$emptyElement = new stdClass();
-			$emptyElement->studiensemester_kurzbz = Partial::HTML_DEFAULT_VALUE;
-			$emptyElement->beschreibung = 'No studiensemester found';
-			array_unshift($studiensemester->retval, $emptyElement);
-		}
+		$this->StudiensemesterModel->addOrder('studiensemester_kurzbz', 'DESC');
 		
-		// Data to be used in the widget view
-		$widgetData['studiensemesters'] = $studiensemester->retval;
+		$this->addSelectToModel($this->StudiensemesterModel, 'studiensemester_kurzbz', 'studiensemester_kurzbz');
 		
-		// Loads widget view
-		$this->view('widgets/studiensemester', $widgetData);
+		$this->setElementsArray(
+			$this->StudiensemesterModel->load(),
+			true,
+			'Select a studiensemester...',
+			'No studiensemester found'
+		);
+		
+		$this->loadDropDownView($widgetData);
     }
 }
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diff --git a/application/widgets/Stufe_widget.php b/application/widgets/Stufe_widget.php
index 5a188a636..18e720754 100644
--- a/application/widgets/Stufe_widget.php
+++ b/application/widgets/Stufe_widget.php
@@ -1,45 +1,23 @@
 <?php
 
-class Stufe_widget extends Widget
+class Stufe_widget extends DropdownWidget
 {
-	public function __construct($name, $args, $htmlArgs = array())
-	{
-		// Calling daddy
-		parent::__construct($name, $args, $htmlArgs);
-	}
-	
     public function display($widgetData)
 	{
 		// Stufe
 		$this->load->model('crm/Reihungstest_model', 'ReihungstestModel');
-		$this->ReihungstestModel->addSelect('DISTINCT ON(stufe) stufe, stufe AS beschreibung');
+		$this->ReihungstestModel->addSelect('DISTINCT ON(stufe) stufe');
 		$this->ReihungstestModel->addOrder('stufe');
-		$stufen = $this->ReihungstestModel->loadWhere('stufe IS NOT NULL');
-		if (hasData($stufen))
-		{
-			// Adding an empty element at the beginning
-			$emptyElement = new stdClass();
-			$emptyElement->stufe = Partial::HTML_DEFAULT_VALUE;
-			$emptyElement->beschreibung = 'Select a stufe...';
-			array_unshift($stufen->retval, $emptyElement);
-		}
-		else if (isError($stufen))
-		{
-			show_error($stufen);
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			// Adding an element to the array
-			$emptyElement = new stdClass();
-			$emptyElement->stufe = Partial::HTML_DEFAULT_VALUE;
-			$emptyElement->beschreibung = 'No stufen found';
-			array_unshift($stufen->retval, $emptyElement);
-		}
 		
-		// Data to be used in the widget view
-		$widgetData['stufen'] = $stufen->retval;
+		$this->addSelectToModel($this->ReihungstestModel, 'stufe', 'stufe');
 		
-		// Loads widget view
-		$this->view('widgets/stufe', $widgetData);
+		$this->setElementsArray(
+			$this->ReihungstestModel->loadWhere('stufe IS NOT NULL'),
+			true,
+			'Select a stufe...',
+			'No stufen found'
+		);
+		
+		$this->loadDropDownView($widgetData);
     }
 }
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