Application and Admission

• A certificate of general university entrance qualification (Abitur) entitles the holder to study the degree programme.
• A subject-linked university entrance qualification entitles the holder to study the degree programmes listed on the certificate.
• Vocational training and professional experience (university entrance qualification without Abitur): Under certain conditions, you can also study a degree programme without an entrance qualification for a university of applied sciences or an Abitur (university entrance qualification).
• Foreign university entrance qualification.
• With an entrance qualification for a university of applied sciences, you can study anything at our university of applied sciences.
  
  But please bear this in mind:
• Depending on the type of certificate, in addition to the "school-based part", a six-month or full-year "practical part" is also mandatory for admission to a university of applied sciences(download PDF brochure from the state ministry).
• Some certificates outside the state of NRW may have to be recognised by a district government.

Proof of sufficient foreign language skills in English at level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages must be submitted for admission to the English-language International Business Studies degree programme. This also applies to applications whose native language is English. Proof must be submitted to FH Aachen by 30 June of each year*.

The language skills are considered proven if:

• the university entrance qualification was obtained at a German-speaking school in the Federal Republic of Germany at the end of year 11 or 12 with a grade of at least "sufficient" in English or
• the university entrance qualification was obtained at an English-speaking school or
• the university entrance qualification was obtained at a school within the scope of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, which indicates the level achieved, or
• in the case of a foreign university entrance qualification obtained at a school outside the scope of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, the equivalence assessment procedure was carried out in accordance with the assessment proposals of the Central Office for Foreign Education at the Conference of Ministers of Culture, or
• passed the internet-based "New Generation TOEFL Test" with a minimum score of 72 points or
• passed the IELTS Academic exam with an overall score of at least 5.5 and a minimum score of 5.0 in each competence area or
• proof of a Cambridge Certificate B2 First (FCE) with at least 162 points or
• a PTE Academic with a score of 59 points or more or
• passed the English entrance exam at Sprachenakademie Aachen or
• completed a full degree programme in English at a German/European university.

*For applications with a German university entrance qualification (Abitur, Fachabitur), the following exception applies:
If your German university entrance qualification shows English language skills at level B2 (or higher), it is sufficient to submit proof of language proficiency in the form of your certificate at the time of registration. Please upload your school-leaving certificate to the relevant section of the FH Aachen online application portal(www.h1.fh-aachen.de). If the language level is not clearly stated, the certificate must be submitted by 30 June of the respective application year.
Applicants who submit a certificate without a clearly recognisable level of English at the time of registration may be refused enrolment.

In order to be admitted to the International Business Studies degree programme, you must complete the Online Self Assessment (OSA). Please follow the link: https://osa.wirtschaft.fh-aachen.de

The OSA takes about 90 minutes to assess whether the International Business Studies degree programme seems suitable for you. The following main topics are covered:

• Personal initiative
• Logical-analytical understanding
• Comparing expectations
• Self-efficacy and success orientation

You must upload confirmation that you have taken the OSA when you submit your application via hochschulstart. Otherwise your application is not complete and cannot be considered.