Application and admission

For all Bachelor's degree programmes, a university entrance qualification (HZB, Hochschulzugangsberechtigung) in one of these forms is required:

• Abitur (certificate of general university entrance qualification)
• Fachhochschulreife
  Please note: Depending on the type of certificate, a six-month or full-year "practical part" is also compulsory for admission to the Fachhochschule in addition to the "school-based part" (download PDF brochure of state ministry). The practical part must be completed by 30 September for the winter semester, or 31 March for the summer semester at the latest, and proof of this must be submitted to the Registrar's Office. Some certificates outside the state of NRW may have to be recognised by a district government.

• Subject-linked university entrance qualification (only entitles the holder to study the degree programmes shown on the certificate)
• Vocational training and work experience (university entrance without (Fach-)Abitur): Under certain conditions, you can also take up studies without a Fachhochschulreife or Abitur. You can find further information under Applicants without Fachabitur or Abitur.
• For more information on foreign university entrance qualifications, please see International Applicants.

1. Register for the current semester in the FH Aachen portal. (Registrations from previous semesters will be deleted and are no longer valid).
2. Go through the online application of FH Aachen and click on "Submit application".
3. Afterwards you will be forwarded directly to the online application for registration.
4. Here you can upload the documents mentioned in the letter of admission. Your letter of admission will be available in the inbox of the FH Aachen portal.
5. After the Registrar's Office has checked your documents, you will receive an email confirming your registration.

A detailed description of the individual application steps can be found in the checklist.

You can find an overview of admission-free programmes on this website.

1. Submit the form ‘Einstufung in ein höheres Fachsemester’ (placement in a higher subject semester) to the examination board of the respective faculty at FH Aachen and scan the form signed by the faculty.
2. Register for the current semester in the FH Aachen portal. (Registrations from previous semesters will be deleted and are no longer valid).
3. Go through the online application of FH Aachen and click on "Submit application".
4. If you have applied for an admission-free degree programme, you can register online right after the application.
5. To do so, upload the documents mentioned in the admission letter. The letter of admission is available in the inbox of the FH Aachen portal.
6. If you have applied for an admission-restricted degree programme, you will only receive an admission notification after the application deadline and then carry out the online application for registration.
7. After the Registrar's Office has checked your documents, you will receive confirmation of your registration by email.

You will find a detailed description of the individual application steps in the checklist.

For Bachelor's degree programmes:

One of the following proofs and certificates must be uploaded at the time of registration:

• Proof of having passed the DSH-2 language examination.
• TestDaF 4x4
• telc Certificate C1 University
• Goethe Certificate C2
• DSD II
• ÖSD C2

For the foreign-oriented Bachelor's degree programmes (AOS), lower German language requirements apply. Proof of German language skills is not required for the degree programme Global Business and Economics.

Proof of the required German language skills must be submitted to the Registrar's Office by 31 March at the latest for registration for the summer semester and by 30 September for registration for the winter semester.

For Master's degree programmes:

Please note the language certificates listed on the letter of admission.

The following options are available for studying without having obtained the  Fachhochschulreife or Abitur:

1 | If you have a master craftsperson's certificate or a comparable further training qualification, you will be admitted to the course of study. This qualification entitles the holder to take up studies in any degree programme. For degree programmes with local admission restrictions, these applicants may only be admitted via a special quota.

2 | If you have completed at least two years of vocational training and can prove that you have worked in this particular profession for at least three years, you will be admitted to the course of study. This qualification entitles the holder to take up studies in a corresponding degree programme. For degree programmes with local admission restrictions, these applicants may only be admitted via a special quota.

3 | If you have completed at least two years of vocational training and can prove that you have worked for at least three years in a professional capacity, you will be admitted to the course of study. The required professional activity does not have to have been completed in a corresponding specialist field. Here, being primarily responsible for, and independently managing, a family household and bringing up a minor child/caring for a relative, is considered to be of equal value. In addition, however, either an entrance examination or, in the case of degree programmes without admission restriction, trial studies must be completed.

1 | Submit the application for the assessment of the university enrrance qualification in writing to the Registrar's Office.

You can submit your application as a person qualified in vocational education and training

• for the coming winter semester by 1 July or
• for the coming summer semester by 5 January.

Due to the necessary review of your vocational training and professional activity, we recommend that you submit your application as early as possible.

2 | Apply via the Online Portal and upload the result of the assessment of the university entrance qualification to the application portal.

In order to submit an application via our Application Portal, the upper secondary (Oberstufe) school-leaving certificate of the German-speaking Community of Belgium must first be converted by the Registrar's Office of FH Aachen.

Please send the certificate with the individual grades listed to the Registrar's Office of FH Aachen by email to studierendensekretariatfh-aachen.de before submitting your online application.

After the assessment, you will receive a calculated grade from us, which you should enter in the respective place in the online application. A short instruction will also be sent to you.

If you have obtained your university admission neither in Germany nor in the German-speaking Community of Belgium, you have to apply via uni-assist for the Bachelor's degree programmes offered at FH Aachen.