Application & Admission

Notes on application and enrollment

Application period

for German and EU citizens:
1 March to 15 October for winter semester

for non EU citizens:
1 March to 15 July for winter semester

Application guide

Individual consultation on the application process (& link to the application portal)
click here for German version

Admission requirements

Qualification

Bachelor's degree with a minimum examination grade of "good" (2.5) in a cultural studies-, social science- or history-oriented degree programme

Equivalency

Equivalency of the completed bachelor's degree is the responsibility of the board of examiners and is not determined conclusively until the application process is under way; for this reason, no information can be provided in advance

Language proficiency

English: Level B2
German: Level A1 (obtainable during the 1st year of studying at our language centre)

Applying without a degree certificate

Applications may already be submitted before completion of the bachelor's degree; however, a total of at least 150 credits and a minimum grade of "good" (2,5) are required by the time of application, the bachelor's degree certificate must be submitted by the end of the second semester

Special conditions

Conditional admission is possible; special conditions may comprise up to 15 credit points (see Examination Regulations paragraph "Zugang zum Studium"), they must be successfully completed by the end of the second semester

The application process starts at March 1st (for the winter semester) via CAMPUSonline. As support we have developed a handbook for the application via CAMPUSonline. After registration, the required documents can be uploaded in CAMPUSonline via the link Bewerbung / Application. An application via CAMPUSonline is always necessary. For the upload in CAMPUSonline, you need the following documents:

• a motivation letter
• a curriculum vitae
• a certificate of general university entrance qualification* (copy - an official certification is not necessarily needed for the application process, but has to be handed in at latest for the enrolment)
• a language certificate English level B2
• a language certificate German level A1 (obtainable during 1st year of studying at the: university language centre)
• an academic qualification, meaning:
  • a bachelor certificate including academic transcript (copy - an official certification is not necessarily needed for the   application process, but has to be handed in at latest at the end of the first semester) or
  • In case you have not received your bachelor certificate yet: an official transcript of records (including subjects and grades) that shows that you have successfully completed modules of in total at least 150 ECTS credits with an estimated final grade corresponding to "2.5" or better on the German grading system and in addition an informal list of modules for which no evidence of performance exists yet (in this case, the relevant degree certificate has to be submitted by the end of the first semester of study)

* The "certificate of general university entrance qualification" means a document that allows you to enrol in a University, usually a high school diploma (equivalent to the German "Abitur", containing subjects and grades) and/or a university entrance test.

Applicants from outside the EU who have obtained their degree abroad have to upload the application documents also via uni-assist and undergo a fee-based special procedure. Please apply for your VPD (preliminary review documentation) via uni-assist as early as possible (at least 6-8 weeks before the application deadline for the desired degree programme at the University of Bayreuth). We can only accept your VPD if it has been issued for an application to the University of Bayreuth. You can have your documents reviewed by uni-assist any time of the year. If the portal for the desired semester has not yet been opened at uni-assist, simply select the current semester. It does not matter whether you apply for the summer or the winter semester at uni-assist.

Please note, however, that the application deadline at the University of Bayreuth (15th July international students and 15th October EU students) must be met. Your VPD will remain valid for one year. Applicants can find the relevant information for the document checking process here.

Requesting a VPD via uni-assist alone does not qualify as an application for a degree programme at the University of Bayreuth.

Application deadline: July 15th for intl. students & October 15th for EU students.
Start of the lectures: Mid-October