Prior to Applying: Prerequisites
When you apply, the International Office checks whether you have the necessary qualifications:
- Type of university entry qualification (HZB: Hochschulzugangsberechtigung)
- German language proficiency
University Entry Qualifications (Approval)
Your correctly completed application must be sent by post in due form and time. An evaluation of your documents is not possible if certificates or requests are sent via e-mail.
Evaluation of Higher Education Certificates
The International Office evaluates higher education certificates from foreign countries.
Evaluations of higher education certificates are based on the database anabin of the Central Office for Foreign Education (ZAB: Zentralstelle für ausl?ndisches Bildungswesen). Possible evaluations of higher education certificates:
- Direct entry (direkter Zugang) (for all subjects or subject-restricted)
- Pre-university examination/Studienkolleg: for all specialised courses or subject-restricted
(Feststellungsprüfung/Studienkolleg: für alle Schwerpunktkurse oder fachorientiert)
In the event that the evaluation of higher education certificates is subject-restricted:
- For applications to Bachelor degree studies consisting of two or more subjects, the subject restriction concerns the major subject only. The minor subjects, resp. the other major can be chosen without restriction.
- An application for the teacher training programme Lehramt an Gymnasien and Realschulen is not possible.
Should the evaluation of your certificates be considered a case of doubt (‘Zweifelsfall’), the Certificate Recognition Authority of the Bavarian State Office for Schools (Zeugnisanerkennungsstelle des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Schule) must be involved.
Additional links:
- https://www.kmk.org/zab/central-office-for-foreign-education/statement-of-comparability-for-foreign-higher-education-qualifications.html (for a fee: This official organisation issues a certificate that describes the professional and academic usage of completed foreign higher education qualifications.)
- https://www.anerkennung-in-deutschland.de/html/en/index.php (website with information concerning the evaluation of foreign professional qualifications)
- www.bildungsberatung-gfh.org (counselling & support for young migrants)
- www.jmd-portal.de (advice on integration for young people with a migration background)
Direct University Entry Qualification
If the evaluation of your certificates results in a direct university entry, you would be allowed to study an undergraduate programme at the University of Bamberg. For detailed information on the application and the required German German knowledge, please refer to the section 'German Language Proficiency Requirements'.
Pre-University Examination/Studienkolleg
For general information on the Studienkolleg and on the pre-university examination, please go to the following websites:
No University Entry Qualification
If the requirements for the evaluation of higher education certificates are not fulfilled, you cannot gain access to higher education.
German Language Proficiency Requirements
All study programmes (Bachelor's/Teacher Training Programmes) require proof of German language knowledge. If you have no German language knowledge or only level A1 or A2, your application to study these programmes cannot be considered.
Please see the information below on the type and level of German language proficiency required in the various cases.
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APPLICATIONS FOR COURSES OF STUDY WITH ADMISSIONS RESTRICTIONS AFTER THE GERMAN SEMESTER COURSE FOR STUDY PURPOSES
Important: When applying for courses of study with admissions restrictions at the University of Bamberg (International Business Administration/Internationale Betriebswirtschaftslehre, Psychology/188bet亚洲体育备用_188体育平台-投注*官网, Communication Science/Kommunikationswissenschaft, Psychology in Teacher Training Programmes/188bet亚洲体育备用_188体育平台-投注*官网 mit schulpsychologischem Schwerpunkt and Lehramt Grundschule), the required proof of German knowledge, i.e. DSH or an equivalent German language proficiency examination, must be submitted before the application deadline. At the University of Bamberg, the DSH possibly takes place after the application deadline.
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APPLICATION INFORMATION
- Direct university entry required (direkter Zugang). If the evaluation of your certificates is subject-restricted, you may only participate in theGerman semester course for study purposes if your field of study is taught at the University of Bamberg.
- In your ’Application for Admission - Part 1‘ you must enter 'Deutsch-Semesterkurs zur Studienvorbereitung' under the intended degree programme.
- In your ’Application for Admission - Part 2‘ you must apply to participate in the 'German Semester Course for Study Purposes' (OPTION 2).
- 'Zentrale Oberstufenprüfung' (ZOP)
- 'Kleines Deutsches Sprachdiplom' (KDS)
- 'Gro?es Deutsches Sprachdiplom' (GDS)
- 'Goethe-Zertifikat C2: Gro?es Deutsches Sprachdiplom'
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Further certificates and information is available at the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the L?nder in the Federal Republic of Germany:
→ Befreiende Zertifikate
→ Zugang von ausl?ndischen Studienbewerbern mit ausl?ndischem Bildungsnachweis zum Studium an deutschen Hochschulen: Nachweis der deutschen Sprachkenntnisse
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The following students are exempt from taking the DSH examination:
- Students who apply for a short-term non-degree study programme.
- Students applying for study programmes with English as the language of instruction.
- PhD students; only in cases when the entire PhD, meaning the dissertation and disputation, resp. rigorosum, are carried out in a language other than German; this requires adequate written confirmation by the PhD supervisor.
- Students whose mother tongue is German.
Please note that a degree in German Studies (or other studies in the German language) does not exempt you from fulfilling the DSH language requirement; this also applies for a completed (German Studies) degree programme.
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APPLICATION INFORMATION
- If you must take the DSH or an equivalent German language examination: In the ‘Application for Admission - Part 2‘, you must apply for direct entry to the intended study programme plus DSH (OPTION 3).
- If you do not have to take the DSH or an equivalent German language examination: Please select OPTION 4 in the ‘Application for Admission - Part 2‘ (= direct admission without any conditions).
REQUIRED GERMAN LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE
- Minimum required German language level at the time of applying: at least level B2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) (exception: at least level C1 for the subjects German Studies/Germanistik and Psychology/188bet亚洲体育备用_188体育平台-投注*官网)
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INFORMATION ON THE SHORT-TERM NON-DEGREE STUDY PROGRAMME
If you would like to study at the University of Bamberg for just one or two semesters, you can apply for a short-term non-degree study programme (Kurzzeitstudium ohne Abschlussm?glichkeit). This means:
- Maximum duration of the short-term non-degree study programme: two semesters.
- You can choose freely from a range of courses.
- You are excluded from obtaining a degree (state examinations, Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD).
- Participating in the German Semester Course for Study Purposes.
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APPLICATION INFORMATION
- Direct university entry required (direkter Zugang).
- In your ’Application for Admission - Part 1‘ you must select ‘no degree’ (kein Abschluss m?glich).
- In your ’Application for Admission - Part 2‘ you must select OPTION 4 (= direct admission without any conditions).
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APPLICATION INFORMATION
- Qualification for the Studienkolleg pre-university examination is required; evaluation result: ‘Pre-university examination/Studienkolleg’ (Feststellungsprüfung/Studienkolleg).
- In your ’Application for Admission - Part 2‘ you must select entry to the Studienkolleg (OPTION 1).
- You may not apply for a German semester course for study purposes as this requires direct university entry.
- An application for the teacher training programme Lehramt an Gymnasien and Realschulen is not possible as this requires direct university entry for all subjects.