Application Procedure for International Applicants
Do you fulfil all of the requirements for studying in Greifswald?
Then apply online via the portal https://my.uni-assist.de/. Please note that any application is subject to a fee.
Please upload all required documents (see below) as simple scan via your My assist account. Please do not send any documents by post.
Uniassist will check whether you fulfil the formal admission requirements for your desired degree programme and inform you by e-mail whether your application documents have been forwarded to the University of Greifswald.
As soon as we have received your documents from Uniassist, we will check whether you fulfil all the subject-related requirements for the desired degree programme.
Please take note of the following information:
- online application form for admission on online portal Uni Assist
- CV
- a copy of your passport
- your secondary school leaving certificate
- if applicable, academic records (with list of subjects and grades and official confirmation of the grading system) and degree certificates (final certificate, with list of subjects and grades and official confirmation of the grading system)
- proof of German language proficiency (not applicable for degree programmes offered purely in English)
- proof of English and/or other language skills (if required for the subject, see subject information in the application portal)
- TestAS certificate (test for foreign students/study ability test) – (only applicable to applicants for first semester of Medicine and Dentistry)
- copy of aptitude test (only applicable to applicants for Fine Arts, Music and Sacred Music)
- letter of motivation (only applicable to applicants for M.Sc. Landscape Ecology and Nature Conservation)
- applicants from China, India, Vietnam: APS certificate (check of the authenticity of educational biographies and certificates by the corresponding German embassy)
Please note that all certificates must be submitted as an officially certified translation (English or German). Find more information on legal attestation and translations here
Applicants from EU/EEA countries for the first subject semester in Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy must send their applications to the Stiftung für Hochschulzulassung. Further information on applications via the Stiftung für Hochschulzulassung and on the application process in Greifswald are available in German here [de]:
Medicine, Dentistry: https://adh.med.uni-greifswald.de/
Pharmacy: https://pharmazie.uni-greifswald.de/institut/information/zulassungsverfahren/
Application time: https://www.uni-greifswald.de/studium/vor-dem-studium/termine-und-fristen/#c385771
Applicants from EU/EEA countries for the first subject semester in the bachelor's degree courses Biology, Human Biology, Landscape Ecology and Psychology must start by registering with the Stiftung für Hochschulzulassung. To register, you will be required to enter your personal details and will then be issued with an Applicant Identification Number (BID) and an Applicant Authentication Number (BAN). These are required for your application via uni-assist. Use the application portal for degree courses with local admission restrictions.
| semester period | 01.10.2026 - 31.03.2027 |
| teaching period | 12.10.2026 - 30.01.2027 |
| APPLICATION DEADLINES | |
| applicants without EU/EEA citizenship | |
| M.Sc. Landscape Ecology | 01.10.2025 - 01.03.2026 |
| all other degree courses | 01.05.2026 - 15.07.2027 |
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German Language Courses (DSH) only in combination with application for degree course | 01.05.2026 - 15.07.2027 |
| Applicants with EU/EEA citizenship | |
| Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy | further information |
| all other degree courses with admission restrictions | 11.05.2026 - 15.07.2026 |
| degree courses without admission restrictions | 01.05.2026 - 15.07.2026 |
|
German Language Courses (DSH) only in combination with application for degree course | 01.05.2026 - 15.07.2026 |
| APTITUDE TESTS | |
| Sacred Music, Music | further information |
| Art degrees | further information |
| semester | 1 April - 30 September 2027 |
| teaching period | 5 April - 17 July 2027 |
| APPLICATION DEADLINES | |
| applicants without EU/EEA citizenship | |
| all degree courses starting in the summer semester | 1 November 2026 - 15 January 2027 |
|
German Language Courses (DSH) only in combination with application for degree course | 1 November 2026 - 15 January 2027 |
| applicants with EU/EEA citizenship | |
| Pharmacy | further information |
| all other degree courses starting in the summer semester | 1 November 2026 - 15 January 2027 |
|
German Language Courses (DSH) only in combination with application for degree course | 1 November 2026 - 15 January 2027 |
| APTITUDE TESTS | |
| Sacred Music, Music | further information |
Coursework and examinations that have been completed at a university abroad can usually be recognised for continuing the degree course at the University of Greifswald, as long as they meet the necessary standards. You therefore have the option of applying via Uni-Assist for a higher semester.
The procedures for the recognition or credit transfer of academic achievements and examination results vary depending on the degree course.
Human Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy
The institutions listed below are responsible for recognising coursework and examinations that have been completed at a university abroad for the degree courses in Human Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy. Please submit your request for recognition to them. Once your coursework and examinations have been successfully recognised, you will receive a notification stating the semesters that have been recognised.
When applying, please upload this notification to Uniassist alongside your other application documents.
Human Medicine and Dentistry
Bezirksregierung Düsseldorf
Landesprüfungsamt für Medizin, Psychotherapie und Pharmazie
Postfach 300865
40408 Düsseldorf
Germany
www.brd.nrw.de
Pharmacy
Hessisches Landesamt für Gesundheit und Pflege
Studien- und Prüfungsangelegenheiten,
Anerkennung von Auslandsleistungen & Auslands-PJ
Lurgiallee 10
60439 Frankfurt am Main
Bachelor’s, Diplom and Master’s Degree Courses
The University of Greifswald is responsible for recognising coursework and examinations that have been completed at a university abroad for Bachelor’s, Diploma and Master’s degree courses. When applying for admission to a higher semester through Uniassist, please upload the completed and signed “Request Form for the Recognition of Coursework and Examinations / Placement in Higher Subject Semester” together with detailed supporting documents (student records, list of subjects and grades for all years of study with official proof of the grading system used, module descriptions) alongside your other application documents.
Information for International Applicants
Study and Application Enquiries
Tel.: +49 3834 420 1116
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