Application Requirements for International Applicants

In order for your application to the University of Greifswald to be successful, you will need a recognised higher education entrance qualification.

There are two types of higher education entrance qualifications: a direct general higher education entrance qualification (entitles to apply for all subjects) and a direct subject-specific higher education entrance qualification (entitles to apply for the respective subject area).

The following databases provide information on how your foreign higher education entrance qualification compares to the German education system:

• ANABIN [de]
• DAAD
• uni-assist: check university admission

If your foreign school-leaving certificate does not qualify for direct admission to a degree course, a subject-specific higher education entrance qualification can be acquired retrospectively by successfully completing several years of study at a university in your home country or by completing one of the German preparatory courses at a ‘Studienkolleg’ by successfully passing the ‘Feststellungsprüfung’.

Which German Language proficiency certificates does the University of Greifswald accept for which degree subjects?

Which subjects do not require any German language skills?

By when must proof of sufficient German language proficiency be submitted at the latest?

If your degree course requires a higher level than B1 (CEFR), you will need to submit your German language certificate by the following dates at the latest:

What can I do if I have not yet reached the required level of German language proficiency?

The University of Greifswald offers fee-based preparatory German courses (DSH).

In order to receive an invitation letter to the entrance test for a preparatory German course, you need to

1. apply via UNIassist for a degree course and, at the same time, for admission to a preparatory German course,
2. fulfil all of the requirements for admission to your desired degree course,
3. upload your German language proficiency certificate at level B1 (at least) prior to the application deadline (15 January / 15 July).

Which English Language proficiency certificates does the University of Greifswald accept?

Will the University of Greifswald accept my certificate that documents English as a medium of instruction as proof of my English language proficiency?

By when must proof of sufficient English language proficiency be submitted at the latest?

Non-EU citizens applying for a study place in the 1^st semester in the subjects of Human Medicine and Dentistry must fulfil the following additional requirements:

• certificate ‘TestAS’ (test for foreign students / study qualification test): core test / core module with a percentage rank of at least 50 - corresponds to 100 points,
• foreign secondary school leaving certificate with a minimum grade of ‘good’ (2.5 or better).

If applicants have successfully completed a preparatory course at a ‘Studienkolleg’, the following requirement applies in addition to the above-mentioned additional requirements:

• ‘Feststellungsprüfung’ with a minimum grade of ‘good’ (2.5 or better).