Admission Criteria
Undergraduate Programs

Applicants for admission to a bachelor’s study program at Zeppelin University can be admitted if they have cumulatively fulfilled the prerequisites for admission to a state university (§ 70 (2) (4); §§ 58, 59, 60 of the law on universities and Berufsakademien in Baden-Wuerttemberg [LHG]), i.e. if they …


  • have acquired the general or subject-related higher education entrance qualification or an equivalent certificate
  •  have very good English and German language skills
  • have successfully taken part in the Zeppelin University selection procedure
Student studying | Photo: ZU, Ilja Mess
Student studying | Photo: ZU, Ilja Mess

Required language skills

Applicants who have not learned German as a native language and are applying for a Bachelor's degree program that is taught in German, among other languages, must provide proof of German language proficiency (level C1).

Proof of entitlement to examination

At the request of the university, the applicant must submit the relevant evidence within the set exclusion period and a declaration that he/she has not definitively failed an examination in any degree program at a German university that is related to the one at Zeppelin University, or has lost the right to take an examination for other reasons, or is currently undergoing an examination procedure.

Diplôme du Baccalauréat International (IB)

The Diplôme du Baccalauréat International (IB) is recognized by us as a higher education entrance qualification if it has been acquired via full-time school attendance in at least twelve consecutive annual year groups, and provided that the qualifications achieved correspond to the guidelines issued by the Conference of Ministers for Education and Cultural Affairs (“Kultusministerkonferenz”).


In addition, a corresponding certificate issued by the IBO in Geneva/Switzerland, which lists the respective examination subjects and grades, must be submitted.


The central requirements for acceptance include:


The following subjects designated in accordance with the terminology of the IB must be included among the six examination subjects:


  1. two languages (at least one of these being an advanced foreign language as “Language A”)
  2. a science subject (Biology, Chemistry, Physics),
  3. Mathematics*
  4. a social studies related subject (History, Geography, Economics).

Apart from the above-mentioned subjects, the sixth mandatory subject may be one of the following: Visual Arts, Music, Theatre Arts; a further modern language; Latin, Classical Greek; General Chemistry, Applied Chemistry, Environmental Systems and Societies, Computer Science, Design Technology; Philosophy, Psychology, Social Anthropology, Business and Management.


  • The three subjects for which evidence is required at Higher Level must either be Mathematics or a science subject, i.e. Biology, Chemistry or Physics.
  •  The applicant’s academic progress in all subjects must be seamlessly documented up to the end of the course.
  • The six subjects required must have been awarded at least IB Grade 4. If IB Grade 3 was awarded in only one subject, this can be counterbalanced by an award of at least IB Grade 5 and a total of 24 points in another subject with the same level of requirements.

*Note:
If you started the IB program from September 2019, the following stipulations apply for “Mathematics”:

  • evidence at the Higher Level of Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches or Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation
  • evidence at the Standard Level of Mathematics, Analysis and Approaches or Mathematics : Applications and Interpretation and there is a science qualification (Biology or Chemistry or Physics) at the Higher Level


Chinese, Mongolian or Vietnamese university entrance qualification

Applicants with a Chinese, Mongolian or Vietnamese university entrance qualification must submit a certificate from the Academic Evaluation Center of the respective German embassy in addition to proof of higher education entrance qualification for the Federal Republic of Germany.

Team of Applicant Advisory & Selection Process

Usadel Marie-Sophie, Hurlebaus Silvia, Wallace Birgit
Usadel Marie-Sophie, Hurlebaus Silvia, Wallace Birgit
Team Admissions
Phone:+49 7541 6009-2000
Room:FAB 3 | 0.31
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