Applicants with Foreign Proofs of Education

You can apply for a Bachelor's degree programme at the FH Aachen via uni-assist if you:

• are a foreign university applicant, do not have German certificates and, therefore, do not have a German university entrance qualification.
• are a foreign university applicant and have completed a Studienkolleg (preparatory course) in the Federal Republic of Germany.
• are a foreign university applicant with German citizenship and have completed a Studienkolleg (preparatory course) in the Federal Republic of Germany.
• are a foreign university applicant with German citizenship and do not have any German certificates and, therefore, do not have a German university entrance qualification.

Would you like to check in advance whether you are eligible to be admitted to German universities?

www.uni-assist.de/tools/check-hochschulzugang/ (German Version)
www.uni-assist.de/en/tools/check-university-admission/ (English Version)

Further information on the classification of foreign certificates can also be obtained from anabin (information system for the recognition of foreign certificates).

If your school-leaving certificate is not recognised as a university entrance qualification, you can first attend a Studienkolleg (preparatory college) which will provide you with the necessary preparation for studying in Germany. In that case, the Freshman Program at FH Aachen might be of interest to you.

The application for a Bachelor's degree programme at FH Aachen does NOT take place via uni-assist if you:

• are a university applicant with an Oberstufenzeugnis (upper secondary school leaving certificate) from the German-speaking Community in Belgium.
• are a graduate of the Freshman Institute of FH Aachen. You can apply directly via the Online Application Portal of FH Aachen.
• are already studying at FH Aachen and would like to change degree programmes.
• would like to apply for a Master's degree programme at FH Aachen.

When applying via uni-assist, you must already have, and provide proof of, German language skills at the level of DSH-1 or Goethe-Zertifikat B2 or telc B2-Zertifikat or TestDaF 4x3 or ÖSD B2.

In addition, a confirmation of registration or certificate of attendance for the examination, or course, DSH-2, Goethe-Zertifikat C2, TestDaF 4x4, telc Zertifikat C1 Hochschule, ÖSD C2 with final examination or equivalent must be submitted at the time of application.

For registration in a German-language degree programme, you must prove that you have the required German language skills (passed the DSH-2 language test or TestDaF 4x4 or telc Zertifikat C1 Hochschule or Goethe-Zertifikat C2 or ÖSD C2 or other equivalent certificates).

Please note the lower German language requirements for IOS degree programmes.

For the degree programme Global Business and Economics, no proof of German language skills has to be provided.

Proof of German in foreign school-leaving certificates can be recognised as sufficient proof of language skills required for admission to university studies, e.g. the Oberstufe secondary school-leaving certificate from the German-speaking Community of the Kingdom of Belgium, the secondary school-leaving certificate from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the French Diplôme du Baccalauréat.

Further information is available on the website of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany.

German nationals who have completed their school education abroad or at a foreign school in Germany must also prove their proficiency in German with a certificate.