Admission to the bachelor programme
Detailed information on the admission procedure for applicants
- with a secondary-school leaving certificate from an EU/EEA country or Switzerland and
- with German language level C1 or higher
If you are in your final school year and do not have your secondary-school leaving certificate yet, you can already apply for admission. As soon as you receive the document, upload it in u:space and complete the admission.
COVID-19
Please keep the application deadlines in mind, and prepare the required documents for your admission to a degree programme before the beginning of the application period. Due to the global situation regarding COVID-19, delays, for example in the issuance, legalisation and translation of your documents, may arise.
Deadlines
Winter semester 2022/23:
- Application period: from 11 July to 5 September 2022
- Admission period: from 11 July to 31 October 2022
- Semester start: 1 October 2022
Summer semester 2023:
- Application period: from 9 January to 5 February 2023
- Admission period: from 9 January to 31 March 2023
- Semester start: 1 March 2023
Required documents
for the registration in u:space
- your passport or personal ID card (front and back!) as JPEG or PNG file
for the application for admission
- all pages (!) of your original secondary-school leaving certificate
- together with a sworn translation (if not issued in German or English)
- merged into one PDF file
- proof of German language proficiency at level C1 or higher (not needed if yo have a secondary-school leaving certificate from a German-speaking country) merged into one PDF file
- if necessary, proof of any additional exams merged into one PDF file
Your steps in the admission procedure
Step 1: Complete the Online Self-Assessment (OSA)
The Online-Self-Assessment (OSA) serves as a guide for choosing a degree programme. You will find out to what extent the chosen degree programme corresponds to your expectations and interests. You will also receive detailed feedback. Allow one to two hours to do this. The OSA requires no specific preparation, is not evaluated and does not have any impact on the reception of a study place.
After having completed the OSA, you receive your OSA code. You will need it in the further procedure.
Step 2: Prepare the required documents
- Scan all required documents and save them in proper format. Make sure that your files are easily readable and scanned in high quality.
Merge several pages of the same document (e.g. front and back of the secondary-school leaving certificate plus translation) into one PDF file by means of an online tool of your choice.
Document preparation
Step 3: Apply for admission
- Activate your u:account in u:space within the application period. Make sure you remember the login data, because you will further need the u:account during your studies.
- Log in to u:space, complete the registration and select the degree programme of your choice. Upload the required documents.
- If you do not have your secondary-school leaving certificate yet, enter the relevant information. You can already submit the application and upload your secondary-school leaving certificate later.
- Enter the OSA code.
- Click on "continue to submission" and check the summary to see if the data you entered (especially your e-mail address) is correct. Then, click on "submit application".
Check the status of your application in u:space:
a) You have already uploaded a secondary-school leaving certificate. The status of your application is "submitted".
b) You have not uploaded any secondary-school leaving certificate yet. The status of your application is "amend" and the status of your secondary-school leaving certificate is "deficient!". This means you can upload your secondary-school leaving certificate later on.
As soon as the status of your application in u:space below "My applications" is "submitted", continue with step 4.
This status does not change anymore!
Registration in u:space
Application for admission
Step 4: Admission to the degree programme
This is how you can complete the admission procedure:
- Book an appointment for online first-time admission by using our appointment scheduling tool.
Detailed information on how to book an appointment
As your identity needs to be verified, you have to complete this step in person. Representation by third parties is not possible. - Pay the tuition fee/Students' Union fee. The admission is completed as soon as the prescribed fee is received in u:space > Financial Matters > Tuition fee/Students' Union fee.
Personal Admission online
Step 5: Order the u:card and create your semester schedule
As soon as the tuition fee/Students' Union fee is received, you can order your student ID card, the u:card.
Furthermore, you can print out your student documents (student record sheet and confirmation of enrolment) in u:space > Personal matters > My documents.
After the admission, you can create your semester schedule and register for courses. The registration deadlines are available in the course directory in u:find as well as in u:space.