Bachelor & Staatsexamen
If you start university studies in Germany, you usually conclude them with a bachelor's degree. The Staatsexamen is currently the most common degree for courses such as medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, pharmacy and law. Find out now what you need to know about admission requirements.
Criteria check
University entrance qualification
If you wish to study for a bachelor's or Staatsexamen degree, you will need a University entrance qualification, called a “Hochschulzugangsberechtigung”. These are educational certificates which prove that you are qualified to study at a German university - especially your school leaving certificate. Depending on your country of origin, several semesters of university studies in that country may additionally be required.
Are you unsure if you have a University entrance qualification? Use our tool "Check: university admission" to find out.
Your result – what happens next?
Direct admission
Do your educational certificates qualify you for direct entry into your chosen course of study? Please read our guidelines on additional criteria.
Preparatory course
Are you qualified for the Studienkolleg (preparatory course)? Use our Studienkolleg page to find out what this means for you and what happens next.
I don’t know
If you are not sure whether you can start studies directly, if you need to attend a Studienkolleg first or even if you are not qualified to study in Germany at all, we will find out during the processing of your application. You should look into additional criteria now.
German language proficiency
In Germany, most courses are taught in German, so you need to show adequate proficiency in German.
Tip: If your German language proficiency is not sufficient yet, many universities offer a preparatory German language course. For more information, please contact your chosen university.
Further criteria
In addition to the University entrance qualification (HZB) and German language proficiency criteria, there are further admission criteria for university studies. These are set by the universities.
The criteria may include proficiencies in other languages and formal application requirements such as deadlines and translations of documents.
Get information
To ensure a successful application, get information from the uni-assist universities about your options and criteria for your desired course of study.
The required level of language proficiency, as well as other admission criteria, can vary between universities and between courses of study.
application deadlines can depend on your chosen course of study, your nationality, or the country in which you gained your educational certificates. Many courses start only in the winter semester, not in the summer semester.
You will usually receive your evaluation result within four to six weeks. Apply as early as possible, ideally at least eight weeks before the end of the application deadline. This ensures that we can inform you in time if any documents are missing.
Applications for the first Staatsexamen course semester in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine and pharmacy
Please note: In the following cases, these applications are handled via hochschulstart.de and not by uni-assist:
- If you are a German, EU or EEA citizen or
- if you have a German Abitur or
- if you live in Germany and a member of your family (spouse, parents or child) is a German, EU or EEA citizen.
You will find more information at hochschulstart.de.
