Admission to the bachelor programme in Psychology
Detailed information on the entrance exam procedure and admission procedure for applicants with
- secondary-school leaving certificate from an EU/EEA country or Switzerland and
- German language level A2 or B1
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.
You cannot participate in the entrance exam procedure yet, but you can apply for admission to the degree programme and then attend a German course. Please read the information on the required German knowledge carefully!
Academic year 2024/25
The application period for the academic year 2024/25 is already over. You can only be admitted to this degree programme if you have submitted your application in time and meet all requirements for admission.
The application and admission period for the academic year 2025/26 has not been announced yet. This information will be published around January/February 2025.
Detailed information regarding the academic year 2025/26 (required documents, etc.) will be continually added to this page from the beginning of the year 2025 onwards.
Deadlines
- Application period: from 4 March to 5 June 2024
- Admission period winter semester 2024/25: from 11 July to 31 October 2024
- Admission period summer semester 2025: from 7 January to 31 March 2025
- Semester start: 1 October (winter semester), 1 March (summer semester)
Important note: University Preparation Programme
Keep in mind the registration deadlines of the University Preparation Programme of the Vienna Universities (VWU). While attending the VWU you have to consider some things regarding your admission to the University of Vienna.
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 A2 or higher 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: 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.
Step 2: 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 your application and upload your secondary-school leaving certificate later.
- Select "No, my German knowledge is not yet sufficient. I want to attend a German course in the University Preparation Programme of the Vienna Universities (VWU)."
- 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”, you may proceed with step 3.
Step 3: Register for the University Preparation Programme of the Vienna Universities (VWU)
- Book an online appointment by using our appointment-booking 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. - During this appointment, the Admission Office checks your documents. Afterwards, you will receive an admission letter via e-mail. This document is required to register at the VWU. Choose a cooperation partner and register for a German course within the corresponding registration period.
Step 4: Admission
This is how you complete the admission procedure:
- Send us the confirmation of your VWU registration via the Servicedesk of the University of Vienna. You will be admitted to a non-degree programme (for the purpose of attending the preparation programme). You cannot yet start with your degree programme and are only allowed to take the supplementary examination at the VWU. After the admission you will receive an e-mail.
- Pay the Students' Union fee afterwards. The admission is completed as soon as the prescribed fee is received in u:space > Financial matters > Tuition fee/Students' Union fee.
The admission to the degree programme is only possible after having successfully passed the entrance exam procedure and the supplementary examination in German.
Registration for the entrance exam procedure
The entrance exam procedure takes place once per academic year (before the winter semester) and is valid for two semesters.
When you have acquired level B2 or C1 of German language proficiency, don’t forget to register for the entrance exam procedure in u:space in due time.