Conditions for studying for a full study course
Admission requirements
1. Conditions for studying
Only whose who possess a secondary graduation certification (Abitur, A-level, Baccalauréat, Matura etc.) are entitled to study, such as is justified for admission to higher education in their own country. A direct permission to study is only possible if the foreign university access authorisation is equivalent to the German school leaving certificate.
The decision regarding equivalence is made on the basis of the evaluation proposals of the conference of Ministers for the Arts and Culture. Please submit to us the school-leaving certificate of the secondary level school in your country and the pertinent overview of the results in an officially authenticated copy and in a translation into German.
Certificates which were issued in English do not have to be translated. The school-leaving certificate of the secondary level school is not on an equal footing for some countries as the German Abitur. In this case you can become conditionally certified to study, if you successfully pass the "Examination for the ascertainment of the suitability of foreign study applicants for admission to study at universities in the Federal Republic of Germany" (entrance examination). In order to prepare for this examination, a one year's course at a preparatory course is usually to be taken, which however presupposes a basic knowledge of the German language.
2. Language requirements
You can begin studying if your secondary school-leaving certificate is equivalent to the German school leaving certificate and if you have sufficient knowledge of the German language. In order to prove this there are several possibilities:
- Passing the DSH examination at level 2 or higher (German language examination for university entrance)
- Passing the TestDaF (Test of German as a foreign language), at least at level 4 in each test part
- Proof of a language diploma and/or higher level examination of the Goethe Institute
- Abitur at a German school abroad
3. Limitations to entry
In some courses of studies a selective procedure is necessary, since the number of the applicants is larger than the number of the existing study places. With the selection the average results of your secondary graduation certification are consulted. Both German students and foreign students are subject to a numerus clausus, that means a restriction of permission due to the results..
8% of the study places are numerus clausus - reserved places for foreign students.
Special note for applicants from the People's Republic of China
For study applicants from the People's Republic of China an academic test centre has been set up at the German embassy due to certificates which can only be evaluated with difficulty in Germany. UAS Erfurt can only accept applications in connection with a test certificate (APS). You can find details on the Internet pages of the German embassy in Beijing.
4. Pre-study experience
In order to study at UAS Erfurt, you must have partially completed a pre-study experience of varying durations. More information is available on the webpage of the
course offer.
Applying to study
Closing dates for applications
Please refer to the website of the relevant course offer for detailed information about the closing date for application.
We recommend that foreign applicants send their application documents as early as possible to UAS Erfurt since they must often visit language courses and/or a course at the preparatory course before beginning to study.
Application formalities (Form)
The complete application includes:
- Completely filled out and signed request for permission to study
(Download the form for the application for admission) - University access authorization - secondary graduation certification (school leaving certificate, if necessary university entrance examination successfully acheived in your country, proof of immatriculation and/or proofs regarding completed study times in your country) - officially authenticated copy (German translation; English accepted)
- Possibly certificates of past study achievements at a German university
Immatriculation
We announce the dates for the first immatriculation in connection with the appoval notice. You must present yourself personally to the Registrar's Office. In addition bring please your permission to study, your proof of health insurance, a valid identification document (normally a passport with visa). In exceptional cases, e.g. due to illness, you can enable another person to make the registration if they are provided with authorisation to do so.
Before each semester begins you have the obligation to report in. Feedback is vital, since otherwise a fine will become due or you may become exmatriculated.