Admission Requirements

The doors of a university are open to a student only after he proves that he's entitled to be admitted to an institution of higher education. This is good for those whose educational qualifications or certificates are recognised as equivalent to those in Germany. If this is not the case, the student must undergo a “eligibility test”. In this case, each Federal State lays down the decisive criteria for evaluation of foreign qualifications required for admission. The preparatory institutions attached to the institutions of higher education are responsible for preparing students to take the “eligibility test”.
An important aspect of admission: certain courses of study are much sought after and the demand exceeds the number of places available. Students from Germany and the European Union must therefore undergo a selection procedure. The decisive element here is the average grade required for admission. Students from other countries are not subject to this procedure. But that doesn't mean that an unlimited number of students are accepted. To the contrary. For instance in subjects such as medicine and psychology, only a fixed number of foreigners who are not citizens of the European Union are admitted. Here too the selection process is subject to the average grade laid down by the institution of higher education.
Since the Winter semester 2000/2001 the German universities with courses of studies that have national acceptation restriction can select 24 per cent of the students themselves. The hopeful candidates should meet personally with the university teachers to explain their reasons for wanting to study in that particular course to prove their determination and help their chances in the selection process. Slowly more study places are being offered which are not subject to local permission restrictions. This is happening at both universities and universities of applied sciences.

Application
Preparatory Studies
Registration
Course Fees

Further Information

Information about acknowledgement of foreign qualifications
http://www.anabin.de

Central Office for the Allocation of Study Places (ZVS)
http://www.zvs.de/Studienangebot/Angebot.htm

List of all offices for foreign academics at German universities
http://www.hochschulkompass.de/

Application to study at university (pdf)
http://www.daad.de/de/download/zulassungsantrag_dt.pdf

Fit For Europe - Studying in Germany (Entry and Guidance)
http://www.fit-for-europe.info/webcom/show_page_ffee.php?wc_c=180&wc_id=3&wc_lkm=77