Application Procedure for Internationals

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:

Required Documents via online portal Uni Assist
  • 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 degree certificates (final certificate, with list of subjects and grades)
  • 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

Information for EU/EEA Citizens

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.

Dates and Deadlines for International Students
Summer Semester 2025
semester 01.04.2025–30.09.2025
teaching period 07.04.2025–19.07.2025
APPLICATION DEADLINES  
applicants without EU/EEA citizenship  
degree courses starting in the summer semester 01.11.2024-15.01.2025
German Language Courses (DSH)

only in combination with application for degree course

01.11.2024-15.01.2025
applicants with EU/EEA citizenship  
Pharmacy further information
all other degree courses starting in the summer semester 01.11.2024-15.01.2025
German Language Courses (DSH)

only in combination with application for degree course

01.11.2024-15.01.2025
APTITUDE TESTS  
Sacred Music, Music further information
Art degrees 01.12.2024 further information
Winter semester 2025/2026
semester 01.10.2025 - 31.03.2026
teaching period 13.10.2025 - 31.01.2026
APPLICATION DEADLINES  
applicants without EU/EEA citizenship  
M.Sc. Landscape Ecology 01.11.2024 - 01.03.2025
all other degree courses 01.05.2025 - 15.07.2026
German Language Courses (DSH)

only in combination with application for degree course

01.05.2025 - 15.07.2026
Applicants with EU/EEA citizenship  
Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy further information
all other degree courses with admission restrictions 12.05.2025 - 15.07.2025
degree courses without admission restrictions 01.05.2025 - 15.07.2025
German Language Courses (DSH)

only in combination with application for degree course

01.05.2025 - 15.07.2025
APTITUDE TESTS  
Sacred Music, Music further information
Art degrees 01.06.2025 further information
Recognition of Previous Study Achievements for Admission Requests to More Advanced Semesters

Coursework and examinations that have been completed abroad can usually be recognised for continuing the degree course in Greifswald. This makes it possible to apply for admission to a more advanced subject semester and to continue the degree course you started elsewhere or to start a different degree course in a more advanced semester.

If you wish to apply for admission to a more advanced subject semester due to previous study achievements, please indicate this on your application form.
The persons responsible for the recognition or transfer of credits vary depending on the degree course.

Bachelor’s, Diplom and Master’s Degree Courses

The decision is made by the University of Greifswald’s examination boards. The application form must be complemented by a detailed list of previously gained credits (academic records, lists of subjects and marks for all study years) and passed examinations.

Human Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy

Requests for the recognition of study achievements at foreign universities must be sent to the following institutions:

Human Medicine and Dentistry

Bezirksregierung Düsseldorf
Landesprüfungsamt für Medizin, Psychotherapie und Pharmazie
Postfach 300865
40408 Düsseldorf
Germany
www.brd.nrw.de

Pharmacy

Hessisches Landesprüfungs- und Untersuchungsamt im Gesundsheitswesen
Lurgiallee 10
60439 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
www.rp-giessen.hessen.de

Information for Applicants
Study and Application Enquiries
Tel.: +49 3834 420 1116
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Preparations & First Steps

You applied and have been accepted? Then get going with your preparations! We will be pleased to help!