Application for Master's and part-time degree programmes

All required documents are to be uploaded exclusively online in the application portal. Which documents are required will be displayed individually in the application portal. In individual cases, we reserve the right to request original documents.

For all applications, please submit

• University entrance qualification (e.g. Abitur certificate)
• Identity card
• Curriculum vitae
• for enrolment an electronic health insurance certificate for students
• for non-German-speaking foreigners a German language certificate

Please note that the list of documents mentioned is not exhaustive. The documents to be submitted depend on your type of university admission as well as other application and admission requirements.

You can also study without a school-based higher education entrance qualification (e.g. Abitur). The Qualifications Ordinance (§§ 29, 30) lists the qualifications you need to take up a course of study (= university entrance):

Requirements for general admission to higher education:

• Certificate e.g.
  • on passing the master craftsman's examination or
  • a completed vocational training examination of equal status (BBiG, HwO) or
  • on passing the final examination of a technical school or technical academy (not vocational school) etc.
• Counselling interview at the General Student Advisory Service within the application deadline

Requirements for subject-linked admission to higher education:

• Completion of at least two years of vocational training in a field related to the intended degree programme;
• Subsequent full-time professional experience of at least three years in a field related to the intended degree programme and
• a counselling interview with the General Student Counselling Service within the application deadline.
• A successful trial study*

Foreign educational certificates

If you have acquired a foreign higher education entrance qualification (e.g. certificates, diplomas), you must have it recognised. The assessment - Vorprüfungsdokumentation (VPD) - is carried out for us by uni-assist e.V.. The VPD does not replace an application to the university.

If you are interested, you can check for yourself without obligation whether your degree entitles you to study in Germany or Bavaria anabin.kmk.org/anabin.html or www.uni-assist.de/tools/check-hochschulzugang/

Procedure Certificate Examination (VPD) by uni-assist e.V.

• Please submit your foreign school leaving certificate or educational qualification digitally to uni-assist e.V. for evaluation (original certificate and an officially certified German or English translation).
• You fill out the application for verification (VPD) of your educational qualifications online and send it to uni-assist e.V. You can find the application at https://www.uni-assist.de/en/. There you will also find more detailed information on the procedure. A VPD is possible all year round. Please note that uni-assist e.V. usually needs 4-6 weeks to process your documents - therefore, please submit your documents early.
• A fee is due for the processing by uni-assist e.V., which you must transfer directly to uni-assist e.V..
• Please submit the VPD with your transcripts as part of your application.

The university decides whether your certificate of education entitles you to study the desired degree programme or whether you have to take an assessment test.

Procedure Certificate examination by the Academic Evaluation Center in China, Vietnam and India

APS Certificate
Applicants from the People's Republic of China (APS China) Vietnam (APS Vietnam) and India need an APS certificate. It must be submitted to the university during the application procedure.

Direct university access

Applicants whose educational certificates allow direct access to higher education must prove that they have passed a German language examination in order to be admitted.

Only the following German examinations are recognised:

• German Language Diploma of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder - Second Level -.
• German Language Examination for University Admission for Foreign Study Applicants (DSH) with a result at level DSH1 (B2)
• Test Deutsch als Fremdsprache für ausländische Studienbewerber*innen (TestDaF) (German as a Foreign Language for Foreign Study Applicants) with a result that shows TestDaF level 3 in all four sub-tests.
• The certificate of the examination to determine the suitability of foreign applicants to study at universities in the Federal Republic of Germany (Feststellungsprüfung).
• Proof of German language skills which have been recognised by bilateral agreements or other agreements made by the KMK or HRK as sufficient proof of language skills for admission to a higher education programme
•  The Großes or Kleines Deutsches Sprachdiplom as well as the certificate of the Zentrale Oberstufenprüfung (ZOP) of the Goethe-Institut or the Goethe-Zertifikat of the Goethe-Institut with a result of level B2
• The "Deutsche Sprachprüfung II" (German Language Examination II) of the Sprachen-und Dolmetscherinstitut München (Munich Language and Interpreting Institute)
• Certificates of having passed the "telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule" examination

Proof of having passed the German language examination must be uploaded as part of the application. Please refer to the online application portal for the deadlines.

APS Certificate

Applicants from the People's Republic of China (APS China), Vietnam (APS Vietnam) and India (APS India) need an APS certificate. It must be submitted to the university during the application procedure.

In deviation from this, in the case of English-language Master's degree programmes, the higher education institution itself can check proof of sufficient German language skills in accordance with the respective study and examination regulations.

Important: Enrolment is not possible without notification of the insurance status of your health insurance company. The notification of the health insurance company is done digitally.
If you have statutory health insurance, we require:

• an electronic notification from your health insurance company about your insurance status.
• Please inform your health insurance company that you would like to enroll at Ansbach University of Applied Sciences.

If you are not covered by a statutory health insurance, we need:

• an electronic notification from a statutory health insurance company
• Please notify a statutory health insurance company of your choice to send the information about your insurance status ("exempt from insurance, exempt from compulsory insurance or not compulsory insurance") to Ansbach University of Applied Sciences.

The documents will be sent to us directly by the health insurance company.

Applicants who come from a member state of the EU/EEA must also register with their health insurance company and inform them there. Foreign applicants from non-EU member states must register with a German health insurance fund, take out insurance there and inform the health insurance fund that they wish to study at Ansbach University of Applied Sciences.

If there are any changes in your health insurance, you must immediately inform your current health insurance company to pass on the change to Ansbach University of Applied Sciences. Otherwise, you may be denied re-registration.

The above-mentioned notification must also be made if you have been de-registered from Ansbach University of Applied Sciences and re-register for the next semester, e.g. in a different course of study.

You can find the information sheet on health insurance here (german).

The answers to the most frequently asked questions can be found HERE.