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Requirements

University Entrance Qualification

Before we can evaluate your academic certificates for direct entry or our online Pre-Year, there is a core requirement every international applicant must meet: Your school-leaving certificate must grant you general university access in your home country.

Why is this required? Admission to higher education in Germany is strictly regulated. The German Federal Ministry of Education requires that your international degree is legally equivalent to a German Abitur. The absolute baseline for this equivalence is that you are officially allowed to study in the education system where you finished school.

 

What this means for your application:

  • If you have access at home: 
    Great! You can now check if you qualify for direct admission to a Bachelor’s degree or if you need to complete our Pre-Year first.
    You can check your degree here: DAAD Admission Database. 
     
  • If you do not have access at home: 
    Unfortunately, we cannot accept your application for our degree programmes or the Pre-Year at this stage.

 

Unsure about your status? 
We recommend checking your certificate on the official DAAD Admission Database or contacting our admissions team for personal guidance.

Language requirements

For the Pre-Year as well as the Bachelor’s degree application, proof of English language proficiency at level B2 (CEFR) is accepted, in particular, through the following language examinations and levels:

  • Valid TOEFL IBT® test result of at least 83 points (internet-based)
  • Valid IELTS test with at least 6.0 points
  • Cambridge First Certificate in English (FCE) or Cambridge B2 First, minimum grade C
  • Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) or Cambridge C1 Advanced, minimum level B2
  • UNIcert® Certificate, minimum level II (UniCert® II)
  • English language certificates at the minimum level B2 obtained at the Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt

 

These requirements do not apply for native speakers or for applicants who have obtained an English language school-leaving or academic qualification. In these cases, a document from the school or higher education institution certifying that the degree was obtained in English is sufficient.