Admission Criteria
Undergraduate Programs

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).

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

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.