Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

In the following cases, you must provide a Certificate Recognition Evaluation (Zeugnisanerkennungsbescheid) issued by the Certificate Recognition Authority of the Bavarian State Office for Schools (Zeugnisanerkennungsstelle des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Schule):

• If one of the points hereto on the application check list applies to you.
• If the evaluation of your certificates is considered a case of doubt (‘Zweifelsfall’), you will be requested to send your higher education certificates to the Certificate Recognition Authority of the Bavarian State Office for Schools.

If you have previously studied elsewhere, you may be able to transfer your credits when applying to the University of Bamberg. In this case, please apply to the Board of Examiners (Prüfungsausschuss) of the subject which you wish to study in Bamberg. You can find the name of the professor responsible using the University of Bamberg information database at:

• Prüfungsausschüsse (Boards of Examiners)
• select the relevant course of study (Studiengang)
• select Chairperson (Vorsitzende or Vorsitzender) of the Board of Examiners (Prüfungsausschuss) for the subject you wish to study

For applicants of teacher training degree programmes, this only applies when their studies abroad are not yet completed.

Applicants who have already completed a teacher training course in another country must contact the State Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs (Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Unterricht und Kultus).

Yes, if it is part of the university entrance qualification, otherwise no.
 

Yes, there are Master’s degree programmes taught in English at the University of Bamberg. There are no Bachelor’s degree programmes taught in English presently.

Several degree programmes contain some courses which are taught in English. However, since these degree programmes are taught primarily in German, applicants must pass the Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang (DSH) or an equivalent German language examination.

No, there are no tuition fees at the University of Bamberg. However, all students must transfer the obligatory semester fees for enrolment, which are used to finance the student union fee and the semester ticket. 

For applications for undergraduate degree programmes, only German language skills need to be proven. For certain subjects or degree programmes, however, additional foreign language skills are sometimes required. If you have any questions about this, please contact the Student Advisory Service.

When applying, it is sufficient to simply upload the documents online in the application portal. However, officially certified copies are required for enrolment!

The International Office allocates accommodation in students‘ halls of residence to exchange students and to recipients of DAAD and BAYHOST scholarships only (for a maximum period of two semesters).

Unfortunately, the International Office cannot provide accommodation for all other international students.

Detailed information on how to find accommodation.

The International Office carries out an assessment of foreign certificates. The assessment of certificates is based on the anabin information database of the Central Office for Foreign Education (ZAB).
With the help of the admissions database of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), prospective international students can also check whether they fulfil the requirements for studying in Germany.
 

No, an apostille is not necessary.

No. Admission is only possible under the following conditions:

• Your completed application must be submitted by post by the deadline.
• All of the academic and language requirements must be fulfilled at the time of your application.

For all degree programmes with limited entry, no documents will be accepted after the deadline. The deadline is final.

For all other degree programmes without admission restriction and applications for the German Semester Course for Study Purposes, exceptions may be possible. The International Office decides on a case-by-case basis if supporting documentation may be submitted after the deadline at all, and in such cases, by what date.

Please select the following:

• Higher education entrance qualification: obtained in ‘Outside Germany’
• Type of higher education entrance qualification: Other acquisition of the HZB abroad (subject-restricted higher education entrance qualification)

Detailed information on ‘What are the Next Steps?' (Wie geht es weiter?) in your application process.
 

You can get officially certified photocopies of your original documents by presenting them to a public body which must be authorised to issue such officially certified photocopies. When the photocopies and the original are deemed authentic, the photocopies are (1) stamped with an official seal, and (2) signed by the person who checked and stamped them.

This is referred to as an official certification of documents.

IMPORTANT: When you photocopy an officially certified photocopy, or when you fax it or scan and e-mail it, it is no longer considered an officially certified document, and therefore cannot be accepted as part of your application.

You can submit an application for a winter semester from mid-May at the earliest and an application for a summer semester from mid-November at the earliest.

At the University of Bamberg, the following Bachelor's degree programmes require the specialisation course listed in each case:

• Geography: W-course
• Political Science: W-course
• Psychology: G-course
• Business Informatics: W-course

For all other Bachelor's degree programmes, please contact us directly.

Furthermore, the University of Bamberg does not currently offer any Bachelor's degree programmes that are assigned to the M-course (= specialisation course for medical and biological degree programmes). It is therefore not possible to apply for Bachelor's degree programmes that are assigned to the M-course (e.g. medicine etc.) at the University of Bamberg.

Important: With a completed certificate of the assessment test, e.g. of the specialisation courses TI and WW, it is only possible to apply for universities of applied sciences. An application for universities is therefore unfortunately not possible. This would require a certificate of assessment from a preparatory college for universities. 

You can find out which German examinations are recognised for direct admission to an undergraduate degree programme in our information ‘Prior to applying: Requirements’ → German language proficiency requirements → Application for the intended degree programme.

You can find out which German language skills are required for an application in our information ‘Prior to applying: Requirements’ -→ German Language Proficiency Requirements.

International students can find detailed information about studying in our ‘Formalities’ and ‘Organisation’ information. In addition, the First Semester Introductory Days (EET) take place for new students before the start of their studies with an extensive orientation programme. 

If you have any questions about the content of your chosen degree programme, you can contact the Student Advisory Service and/or the Central Student Advisory Service.