University entrance qualification

The admission requirements described here are aimed at applications with a German university entrance qualification. Information for prospective students with a foreign university entrance qualification can be found on the website at "International prospective students" and further information at "International Studies".

1. studies with a general university entrance qualification (HZB)

The general university entrance qualification entitles you to study all study programmes. You obtain this through:

• the General higher education entrance qualification (Abitur) or a previous qualification recognised as equivalent

• a successfully completed Master craftsman examination or an examination comparable to the master craftsman examination
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• a successfully completed University of Applied Sciences
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2. start of studies with early Abitur

Pupils in Rhineland-Palatinate with the early Abitur can already apply for the summer semester at a university.

Applicants with an early Abitur must first apply as normal via the online application. The application deadline for the summer semester is 15 January.

However, as no Abitur certificate is available at the time of application, the following must be taken into account:

Submit the certified school leaving certificate as soon as possible, at the latest by the fourth working day in April. The application can only be checked once the Abitur certificate has been received. As a result, admissions can only be sent out shortly before the start of lectures.

Information on submitting the required documents for an application with an early Abitur can also be found in the application process in our Online application portal.

3. studying without a general university entrance qualification (HZB)

It is also possible to study certain study programmes without a general university entrance qualification. The following qualifications create the prerequisites for this:

• Professorship appointments without Abitur/without master craftsman's examination
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• Subject-restricted higher education entrance qualification
  You can find the extent of your university entrance qualification on your school-leaving certificate.

• Students who are enrolled at a state or state-recognised University of Applied Sciences in Rhineland-Palatinate in a Bachelor's degree programme with at least 90 ECTS points are entitled to receive a technically related study programme (cf. Higher Education Act § 33 para. 1)