Application Requirements for Internationals

In order to successfully apply for a full degree programme at the University of Greifswald, please make sure that you fulfil all the necessary requirements:

  1. University Entrance Qualification
  2. German Language Skills
  3. English Language Skills
  4. Special Requirements for Human Medicine and Dentistry

1. University Entrance Qualification

For a successful application to the University of Greifswald, you need a recognised university entrance qualification.

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

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

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

2. German Language Proficiency

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

German Level C2 (Common European Frameworkof Reference for Languages)

  • DSH Level 3 (Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang ausländischer Studienbewerber)
  • TestDaF Level 5 in all disciplines (Test Deutsch als Fremdsprache)
  • Certificat C2 issued by the Goethe Institute
  • German examination within the framework of the ‘Feststellungsprüfung’
German Level C2 is required for the following subjects:

Further information on the subjects

  • Dentistry (State Examination)
  • Human Medicine (State Examination)
  • Communication Studies (B.A.)
  • Culture - Interculturality - Literature (M.A.)
  • German as a Foreign Language (B.A.)
  • German Literary Studies (M.A.)
  • German minor subject for teaching qualification (State Examination)
  • German Studies (B.A.)
  • German teaching qualification gymnasium (State Examination)
  • German teaching qualification primary school (State Examination)
  • German teaching qualification regional school (State Examination)
  • Language and Communication (M.A.)
  • Language and Communication: International (M.A.)
  • Organisational Communication (M.A.)

German Level C1 (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)

  • DSH Level 2 (Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang ausländischer Studienbewerber)
  • DSD II Level C1 (Deutsches Sprachdiplom [Stufe II] der Kultusministerkonferenz)
  • TestDaF Level 4 in all disciplines (Test Deutsch als Fremdsprache)
  • Certificate C2 issued by the Goethe Institute
  • Certificate „telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule“
  • ÖSD certificate Level C2 (Österreichisches Sprachdiplom Deutsch)
  • German examination within the framework of the ‘Feststellungsprüfung’
German Level C1 is required for the following subjects:

all subjects -
excluding those subjects which require German Level C2 or Level B2 and those subjects which do not require any German Language Skills.

Further information on the subjects

German Level B2 (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)

  • DSH Level 1 (Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang ausländischer Studienbewerber)
  • DSD II Level B2 (Deutsches Sprachdiplom [Stufe II] der Kultusministerkonferenz)
  • TestDaF Level 3 in all disciplines (Test Deutsch als Fremdsprache)
  • Certificate B2 issued by the Goethe Institute
  • Certificate „telc Deutsch B2 Hochschule“
  • ÖSD Certificate B2 (Österreichisches Sprachdiplom Deutsch)
  • German examination within the framework of the ‘Feststellungsprüfung’
German Level B2 is required for the following subjects:

Further information on the subjects

  • Biomathematics (B.Sc.)
  • Biomathematics (M.Sc.)
  • Business Administration (B.Sc.)
  • Business Administration (M.Sc.)
  • Data Science (M.Sc.)
  • Human Biology (M.Sc.)
  • Infection Biology and Immunology (M.Sc.)
  • Management and Law (B.Sc.)
  • Mathematics (B.Sc.)
  • Mathematics with Information Technology (B.Sc.)
  • Medical Physics: Imaging and Therapy (M.Sc.)

Which subjects do not require any German language skills?

No knowledge of German is required for the following subjects:

Further information on the subjects

  • Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution (M.Sc.)
  • Earth Sciences (M.Sc.): Subject specialisation II Georesources and Environment
  • History and Culture of the Baltic Sea Region (M.Sc.)
  • Landscape Ecology and Nature Conservation (M.Sc.)
  • Mathematics (M.Sc.)
  • Physics (M.Sc.)

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

  EU citizens Non-EU citizens
subjects with admission restriction: to enrolment until application deadline (15 January / 15 July) via Uniassist
subjects without admission restriction:: to enrolment to enrolment

What if I do not yet have the required German language proficiency?

The University of Greifswald offers 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 programme and along with it for admission to a preparatory German course,
  2. fulfil all the requirements for admission to your desired degree programme,
  3. upload your German Language proficiency certificate level B1 (at least) until the application deadline (15 January / 15. July).

German Level B1 (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)

  • DSD I Level B1 (Deutsches Sprachdiplom [Stufe I] der Kultusministerkonferenz)
  • TestDaF Level 3 in all disciplines (Test Deutsch als Fremdsprache)
  • Certificate German B1 issued by the Goethe Institute
  • Certificate „telc Deutsch B1 Hochschule“
  • ÖSD certificate Level B1 (Österreichisches Sprachdiplom Deutsch)

3. English Language Proficiency

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

English Level B2 (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)

  • IELTS
  • TOEFL
  • TOEIC
  • secondary school leaving certificate or university degree obtained in
    • Australia
    • United Kingdom
    • Ireland
    • Canada (except provinces of Quebec and New Brunswick)
    • New Zealand
    • USA
Englisch Level B2 is required for the following subjects:

Further information on the subjects

  • Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution (M.Sc.)
  • Bioeconomy (M.Sc.)
  • Data Science (M.Sc.)
  • Earth Sciences (M.Sc.): Subject specialisation II Georesources and Environment
  • History (M.A.)
  • History and Culture of the Baltic Sea Region (M.Sc.)
  • Human Biology (M.Sc.)
  • Infection Biology and Immunology (M.Sc.)
  • Landscape Ecology and Nature Conservation (M.Sc.)
  • Medical Physics: Imaging and Therapy (M.Sc.)
  • Physics (M.Sc.)
  • Politics (M.A.)
  • Psychologie mit Schwerpunkt Forschung in Wissenschaft und Praxis (M.Sc.)
  • Psychologie mit Schwerpunkt Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie (M.Sc.)
  • Regional Development and Tourism (M.Sc.)
  • Sustainabilty Geography (M.Sc.)

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

until application deadline (15 January / 15 July) via Uniassist

4. Special Requirements for Human Medicine and Dentistry

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

  • foreign secondary school leaving certificate with a minimum grade of ‘good’ (2.5 or better)
  • 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
  • if graduated from a ‘Studienkolleg’: ‘Feststellungsprüfung’ with a minimum grade of ‘good’ (2.5 or better)

Information for Applicants
Study and Application Enquiries
Tel.: +49 3834 420 1116
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