Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Questions About University Admission
The International Office carries out an assessment of foreign certificates. The assessment of certificates is based on the anabin information database of the Central Office for Foreign Education (ZAB).
With the help of the admissions database of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), prospective international students can also check whether they fulfil the requirements for studying in Germany.
Questions About Application Documents
Yes, if you already have a Certificate Recognition Evaluation (Zeugnisanerkennungsbescheid) of your foreign certificates (e.g. from a certificate recognition office, uni-assist, etc.).
No, if you have not yet received a Certificate Recognition Evaluation of your foreign certificates.
Yes, if it is part of the university entrance qualification, otherwise no.
When applying, it is sufficient to simply upload the documents online in the application portal. However, officially certified copies are required for enrolment!
No, an apostille is not necessary.
Questions About Language Skills
Yes, there are Master’s degree programmes taught in English at the University of Bamberg. There are no Bachelor’s degree programmes taught in English presently.
Several degree programmes contain some courses which are taught in English. However, since these degree programmes are taught primarily in German, applicants must pass the Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang (DSH) or an equivalent German language examination.
For applications for undergraduate degree programmes, only German language skills need to be proven. For certain subjects or degree programmes, however, additional foreign language skills are sometimes required. If you have any questions about this, please contact the Student Advisory Service.
No. Attending classes is only possible for officially enrolled students. This applies even if you wish to just attend single (language) classes at the University of Bamberg.
In order to register as a student to attend classes, an application must be submitted:
- If you wish to study only for one or two semesters at the University of Bamberg, it is possible to apply for a short-term non-degree study programme. Prerequisites: Minimum German language level B2 and direct university entry (for all subjects or subject-restricted).
- In addition, there are some fee-based courses that visiting students can apply for (Gaststudium). Important: Language courses are not included; the courses comprise other fields of knowledge only. Visiting students do not receive a student ID; it is not possible to take part in examinations.
No. External participation in the DSH examination at the University of Bamberg (i.e. without doing a subsequent course of study at the University of Bamberg) is not possible.
You can find out which German examinations are recognised for direct admission to an undergraduate degree programme in our information ‘Prior to applying: Requirements’ → German language proficiency requirements → Application for the intended degree programme.
You can find out which German language skills are required for an application in our information ‘Prior to applying: Requirements’ → German Language Proficiency Requirements.
Questions About the Pre-University Examination Certificate (Feststellungsprüfung) from a Preparatory College (Studienkolleg)
Please select the following:
- Higher education entrance qualification: obtained in ‘Outside Germany’
- Type of higher education entrance qualification: Other acquisition of the HZB abroad (subject-restricted higher education entrance qualification)
At the University of Bamberg, the following Bachelor's degree programmes require the specialisation course listed in each case:
- Geography: W-course
- Political Science: W-course
- Psychology: G-course
- Business Informatics: W-course
For all other Bachelor's degree programmes, please contact us directly.
Furthermore, the University of Bamberg does not currently offer any Bachelor's degree programmes that are assigned to the M-course (= specialisation course for medical and biological degree programmes). It is therefore not possible to apply for Bachelor's degree programmes that are assigned to the M-course (e.g. medicine etc.) at the University of Bamberg.
Important: With a completed certificate of the pre-university examination, e.g. of the specialisation courses TI and WW, it is only possible to apply for universities of applied sciences. An application for universities is therefore unfortunately not possible. This would require a certificate of the pre-university examination from a preparatory college for universities.
Questions About the Application Process
If you have previously studied elsewhere, you may be able to transfer your credits when applying to the University of Bamberg. In this case, please apply to the Board of Examiners (Prüfungsausschuss) of the subject which you wish to study in Bamberg. You can find the name of the professor responsible using the University of Bamberg information database at:
- Prüfungsausschüsse (Boards of Examiners)
- select the relevant course of study (Studiengang)
- select Chairperson (Vorsitzende or Vorsitzender) of the Board of Examiners (Prüfungsausschuss) for the subject you wish to study
For applicants of teacher training degree programmes, this only applies when their studies abroad are not yet completed.
Applicants who have already completed a teacher training course in another country must contact the State Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs (Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Unterricht und Kultus).
Only applications for the first semester are possible in the application portal.
No, you can only continue to process the application or not submit it.
Correction is still possible:
- If you have not yet submitted your application, you can correct errors.
- If you have already submitted your application and it has not yet been processed, you can withdraw and process your application.
Correction no longer possible:
- If you have already submitted your application and it has already been processed, it is no longer possible to correct it; you must then submit a new application.
No. Admission is only possible under the following conditions:
- Your completed application must be submitted by post by the deadline.
- All of the academic and language requirements must be fulfilled at the time of your application.
For all degree programmes with limited entry, no documents will be accepted after the deadline. The deadline is final.
For all other degree programmes without admission restriction and applications for the German Semester Course for Study Purposes, exceptions may be possible. The International Office decides on a case-by-case basis if supporting documentation may be submitted after the deadline at all, and in such cases, by what date.
You can submit an application for a winter semester from mid-May at the earliest and an application for a summer semester from mid-November at the earliest.
Questions About Starting Your Studies
The International Office allocates accommodation in students‘ halls of residence to exchange students and to recipients of DAAD and BAYHOST scholarships only (for a maximum period of two semesters).
Unfortunately, the International Office cannot provide accommodation for all other international students.
International students can find detailed information about studying in our ‘Formalities’ and ‘Organisation’ information. In addition, the First Semester Introductory Days (EET) take place for new students before the start of their studies with an extensive orientation programme.
Questions About Studying
No, there are no tuition fees at the University of Bamberg. However, all students must transfer the obligatory semester fees for enrolment, which are used to finance the student union fee and the semester ticket.
If you have any questions about the content of your chosen degree programme, you can contact the Student Advisory Service and/or the Central Student Advisory Service.
Questions About Subjects with Restricted Admission
There is no specific grade limit for subjects with restricted admission. Rather, there is a limited number of places and these places are awarded to the applicants with the best grades.
The International Office carries out a grade calculation of the foreign certificates. The grade calculation is based on the decision of the Central Office for Foreign Education (ZAB) of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs (KMK) → Grade calculation (Notenberechnung) → Agreement on the determination of the overall grade for foreign university entrance certificates (Vereinbarung über die Festsetzung der Gesamtnote bei ausl?ndischen Hochschulzugangszeugnissen).
- Psychology (1-subject Bachelor-180 ECTS, full-time & part-time), 1st semester
- Beratungslehrkraft (teaching degree extension subject), 1st semester
Questions About Enrolment
You can get officially certified photocopies of your original documents by presenting them to a public body which must be authorised to issue such officially certified photocopies. When the photocopies and the original are deemed authentic, the photocopies are (1) stamped with an official seal, and (2) signed by the person who checked and stamped them.
This is referred to as an official certification of documents.
IMPORTANT: When you photocopy an officially certified photocopy, or when you fax it or scan and e-mail it, it is no longer considered an officially certified document, and therefore cannot be accepted.