Applicants with Foreign Proofs of Education

Would you like to check in advance whether university admission to German universities might be possible?

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

You can also obtain further information on the classification of foreign certificates 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 preparatory college. A preparatory college prepares you for studying in Germany. In this case, the FH Aachen Freshman Programme may be of interest to you.

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.

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.

You register on the My assist online portal and transfer the service fee directly online during registration.

Your documents must be uploaded in full and in the required form to the My assist online portal before the application deadline. If you upload your documents after the application deadline, your application will not be processed.

The processing time is usually four to six weeks. You can track the status of your application directly in your My assist account.

After review, you will receive feedback from uni-assist by email. Your application will be automatically forwarded by uni-assist to FH Aachen if you meet all the admission criteria for the desired degree program.

You will also receive feedback by email if you do not meet the admission criteria or if your application was incomplete. In this case, unfortunately, your application cannot be considered by 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).

German citizens who completed their schooling abroad or at a foreign school in Germany must also prove their German language skills with a certificate.

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.

• Secondary school leaving certificate with list of subjects and transcript of records in original language
• University entrance examination, if applicable
• Subject and transcript of records of academic achievements at a university, if applicable
• Degree certificate from a university degree programme, if applicable
• Assessment test certificate (FSP), if you have completed a preparatory college
• APS certificate for applications from China, India and Vietnam
• Proof of sufficient German language skills; for English language degree programmes, proof of English language skills
• Curriculum vitae in tabular form
• Copy of your passport
• In the event of a name change: a copy of the certificate (e.g. marriage certificate)
• German or English translation by a sworn translator of all documents that were not originally issued in German or English
• Please also note the country-specific information.