Application and Approval

Application and application deadlines

Please submit your complete application for participation in the application procedure within the specified deadlines via the FH Aachen application portal.

Application deadlines for applicants within Europe (no visa required?):

For the winter semester - May 15 to August 31, 2024
For the summer semester - usually 15 November to 28 February (subject to change)

Application deadlines for applicants outside Europe (visa required?):

For the winter semester - May 15 to May 31, 2024
For the summer semester - usually 15 November to 31 November (subject to change)

Subject to change at short notice. The deadlines of the Registrar's Office and the current version of the admission regulations apply.

You have obtained your degree outside the EU, the EEA or the EHEA and would like to apply for a degree program at FH Aachen? Then the following special admission requirements apply to you:

1. Submission of documents:

• An official GRE test score.
•  Proof of your English language skills.
•  A (provisional) Bachelor's degree certificate.
• Module descriptions of the subjects that you would like to have recognized as part of the subject-specific aptitude test.

2. Checking the documents:

•         We will check the completeness and validity of your submitted documents.

3. Subject-specific aptitude test:

• Your subject-specific qualifications will be assessed on the basis of the module descriptions submitted.

4. Assessment procedure and admission decision:

•         Your professional aptitude is assessed on the basis of the submitted module descriptions and certificates.
•         Admission is granted if your procedural grade is at least 2.0 and all other admission requirements are met.

Please ensure that all documents are submitted in full and on time. Please also read all further information on the application procedure

The GRE test score requirements can be found in the admission regulations. An applicant must achieve at least the 70th percentile in one of three areas (Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning or Analytical Writing) in order to fulfill the requirements for the Master Information Systems (please note that achieving this GRE test score alone does not determine admission).

Example of a passing GRE score: You achieve the 75th percentile in Verbal Reasoning, the 65th percentile in Quantitative Reasoning and the 60th percentile in Analytical Writing. Since you exceed the 70th percentile in Verbal Reasoning, you meet the requirements.

Example of a failed GRE score: You achieve the 65th percentile in Verbal Reasoning, the 60th percentile in Quantitative Reasoning and the 68th percentile in Analytical Writing. Since you do not reach the 70th percentile in any of the three areas, you do not meet the requirements.

You have obtained your degree within the EU, the EEA or the EHEA and would like to apply for a degree program at FH Aachen? Then the following admission requirements apply to you:

1. Submission of documents:

•         Your (provisional) Bachelor's degree certificate
•         Proof of your English language skills.
•         Module descriptions of the subjects that you would like to have recognized as part of the subject-specific aptitude test.

2. Checking the documents:

•         We will check the completeness and validity of your submitted documents.

3. Subject-related aptitude test:

•         Your subject aptitude will be assessed on the basis of the module descriptions and certificates submitted.

4. Assessment procedure and admission decision:

•         We calculate your procedural grade, which is made up of the GRE test score and the assessment of your subject aptitude.
•         Admission is granted if your procedural grade is at least 2.0 and all other admission requirements are met.

Please ensure that all documents are submitted in full and on time. Please also read all further information on the application procedure

For Example: Albanien, Andorra, Armenien, Aserbaidschan, Belgien, Bosnien und Herzegowina, Bulgarien, Dänemark, Deutschland, Estland, Finnland, Frankreich, Georgien, Griechenland, Irland, Island, Italien, Kasachstan, Kroatien, Lettland, Liechtenstein, Litauen, Luxemburg, Malta, Moldau, Montenegro, Niederlande, Nordmazedonien, Norwegen, Österreich, Polen, Portugal, Rumänien, San Marino, Schweden, Schweiz, Serbien, Slowakei, Slowenien, Spanien, Tschechien, Türkei, Ukraine, Ungarn, Vatikan, Vereinigtes Königreich, Zypern.

In addition to the general admission requirements, admission to the Master's degree courses in Information Systems and Information Systems (part-time) requires the completion of a relevant degree course with a standard period of study of at least six semesters and at least 180 credit points according to the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ETCS), which has been successfully completed with a Bachelor's degree or another professionally qualifying degree (Diplom etc.). Relevant within the meaning of sentence 1 is a degree in business informatics, computer science, business administration or in the field of digital economy from a German or foreign university.

All applicants must provide proof of English language proficiency through a Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) or the Cambridge Certificate in English (FCE). The following minimum scores are required:

• IELTS 6.5 (min. 6.0 for each subtest)
• TOEFL paper based 580+ with TWE 4.5 or internet based overall score 92 (min. 20 per section)
• Cambridge Certificate in English (FCE), Grade B2

English language skills can also be recognized by submitting an equivalent certificate. The selection committee will decide on equivalence. If you are not sure whether your equivalent proof is sufficient, please send a request for forwarding to the selection committee.

Exceptions and German language skills

Applicants whose native language is English or who have completed their first professionally qualifying university degree at an English-speaking university or in an English-language degree program are exempt from the requirement to provide proof of English language skills.
German language skills do not have to be proven, but are recommended. As part of the curriculum, some compulsory elective modules are only available in German. Students without knowledge of German therefore have a limited choice of elective modules. Nevertheless, the entire structure of the study program is designed in such a way that it is possible to study the entire program in English without any further restrictions.

Bewerberinnen und Bewerber, deren Muttersprache Englisch ist, oder die den ersten berufsqualifizierenden Hochschulabschluss an einer englischsprachigen Hochschule oder in einem englischsprachigen Studiengang absolviert haben, sind von dem Nachweis der Englischkenntnisse ausgenommen.
Deutschkenntnisse müssen nicht nachgewiesen werden, werden jedoch empfohlen. Im Rahmen des Curriculums sind einige Wahlpflichtmodule ausschließlich in deutscher Sprache verfügbar. Studierenden ohne Deutschkenntnisse steht deshalb eine limitierte Auswahl an Wahlmodulen zu Verfügung. Gleichwohl ist die gesamte Struktur des Studienprogramms so gestaltet, dass ein vollständiges Studium ohne weitere Einschränkungen in englischer Sprache möglich ist.