Educational certificates and translations
On this page you will find general notes on educational certificates and translations.
General notes
- Document your education in detail: start with the certificate from the last school you graduated from (which entitles you to begin university studies in your home country) and continue up to the current state of progress in your university studies.
- Upload all certificates in their entirety in My assist: include the diploma certificate as well as the overview of subjects and grades. Do not omit any parts of the certificate (such as a Diploma Supplement) or any single pages.
- Your certificates must be official: official certificates are those bearing a signature and stamp from the issuing institution, a reference to their automatic issuance or a verification code. Other prerequisities may apply.
- You need to upload each document only once, even if you wish to apply to multiple universities.
Important: Find out under Info country by country if there are special notes on certificates from your country of origin.
For bachelor's applications
If you are applying for a bachelor's or Staatsexamen course or you need to attend a Studienkolleg before studying, follow these instructions.
Upload the following documents:
Upload the certificate that entitles you to start university studies in your home country. Upload the certificate in its entirety, including the overview of all subjects and grades (transcript).
If you have passed a University entrance exam in your country of origin, please upload the relevant certificate.
Have you already studied at a university outside Germany?
- Please upload a complete overview of all subjects and grades (transcript), issued by your university.
- If you have already completed your studies, we also need your diploma certificate.
These documents may also be relevant for applications to bachelor's, Staatsexamen or Studienkolleg courses.
Have you already studied at a university outside Germany?
In order to calculate your grade, we need the grading system used by your university in the award of your degree. The grading system is usually included in the overview of subjects and grades (transcript). If this is not the case on your certificates, you have two options:
- Upload a link to your university’s website containing information on the grading system.
- Upload a PDF document with your university’s official grading system.
Please note:
- We need an official document on your university’s grading system, such as the examination regulations. Links to anabin or Wikipedia are not enough.
- We need the grading system used for the award of your degree - not the grading system used for a single course.
For master’s applications
Have you already studied at a university and want to apply for a Master’s course in Germany?
Upload the following documents:
Please upload all certificates in their entirety. Include the diploma certificate as well as the overview of all subjects and grades (transcript). Do not omit any parts of the certificate (such as a Diploma Supplement) or single pages.
In order to calculate your grade, we need the grading system used by your university in the award your degree. The grading system is usually included in the overview of subjects and grades (transcript). If this is not the case on your certificates, you have two options:
- Upload a link to your university’s website containing information on the grading system.
- Upload a PDF document with your university’s official grading system.
Please note:
- We need an official document on your university’s grading system, such as the examination regulations. Links to anabin or Wikipedia are not enough.
- We need the grading system used for the award of your degree - not the grading system used for a single course.
For doctoral studies applications
Do you want to apply for doctoral studies in Germany?
Upload the following documents:
Please upload all certificates in their entirety. Include the diploma certificates as well as the overviews of all subjects and grades (transcripts) of your bachelor’s and master’s studies. Do not omit any parts of the certificates (such as a Diploma Supplement) or single pages.
In order to calculate your grade, we need the grading systems used by your universities in the award of your degrees. The grading systems are usually included in the overviews of subjects and grades (transcripts). If this is not the case on your certificates, you have two options:
- Upload links to your universities’ websites containing information on the grading systems.
- Upload PDF documents with your universities’ official grading systems.
Please note:
- We need official documents on your universities’ grading systems, such as the examination regulations. Links to anabin or Wikipedia are not enough.
- We need the grading systems used in the award of your degrees - not the grading systems used for single courses.
Standards for the language of education certificates
Upload your education certificates in their original language, accompanied by a translation into German or English. This also applies to the overview of subjects and grades (transcript).
If your country issues your education certificates (additionally) in German or English, we do not need a translation (exceptions are listed under Info country by country).
Standards for certified translations
We accept translations of certificates from the following sources:
- persons or institutions authorised to make translations under oath or that are admissible in court,
- a department of the issuing school or university that is authorised to issue such translations.
Find out under Info country by country if there are special notes on translations from your country of origin.
