Restricted-entry Bachelor's programmes / Teacher training programmes (Lehramt)

Applications for a place on a degree programme or for a place on a preparatory German language course are usually submitted online via the SIM application portal within the following application periods:

• until 15 July (for winter semester entry)
• early December until 15 January (for summer semester entry)

Some degree programmes only start in the winter semester. For further information, please refer to the following overview of undergraduate degree programmes currently offered.

A special quota of five  percent of the places on these programmes are reserved for applicants who are not nationals of a member state of the European Union (EU) or a country in the European Economic Area (EEA).

Please note that for a few degree programmes (see 'Exceptions' below) other application procedures apply.

Please submit the following documents in digital form (e.g. as a scan):

• The preliminary review documentation procedure at uni-assist only for a first semester application
• Proof of proficiency in German (e.g. a German language certificate)
• Secondary school leaving certificate / Higher education entrance qualification (in the original language plus an officially certified translation into German, English or French; if the original document is in German, English or French, no translation is required)
• Valid identity document or passport
• If applicable, proof of other periods of academic study (e.g. certificates of academic attainment, certificates of enrolment). Please submit these documents in the original language plus an officially certified translation into German, English or French; if the original document is in German, English or French, no translation is required.
• If applicable, certificate of graduation from a foreign university (in the original language plus an officially certified translation into German, English or French; if the original document is in German, English or French, no translation is required)
• If applicable, a certificate with the results of a higher education assessment test (Feststellungsprüfung) from a higher education preparatory institute (Studienkolleg)
• If applicable, certificates of enrolment from other German universities at which you previously studied
• If you are applying for higher-semester entry: Credit transfer certificate or a formal record of recognition of prior learning issued by the examination office of the relevant faculty