Frequently asked questions: Application & Admission

Please use the application portal within the application deadlines of the degree programme to apply for a degree programme.

You can find the application periods on the programme page of the degree programme for which you would like to apply.

• The application periods are cut-off dates. All applications that arrive at the university after the deadline will not be considered. So please make sure that you meet the deadlines and upload all the documents.
• The date of receipt online at the university is decisive for the deadline.
• All the necessary documents must be available by the end of the deadline. You cannot send anything after the deadline. The university is not obliged and, due to the large number of applicants, not in a position to draw your attention to errors or missing documents.
• You can find the application deadlines here.
• The matriculation deadline is stated in the notification of admission.

Of course! You will not suffer any disadvantage in the process.
You can apply for many courses of study, but if you have more than one place after completing the application process, you will have to choose one.
We even advise you not to put all your eggs in one basket and to reduce the risk of being left without a place by applying several times.

Yes, absolutely!

The offers are always only valid for the semester for which you have applied.

There is a special rule for programs with restricted admission:

If you have accepted a place at the HNU in the past, but were unable to enroll due to federal voluntary service, voluntary military service, FSJ or similar. In this case, you should keep a good record of your letter of admission. If you enclose it when you reapply for the program, you will have a secure place to study. But you still have to apply!

No.

Each application and admission procedure stands on its own. At the next application deadline, each procedure starts fresh from the beginning.

If you are enrolled at the HNU, the application documents will become part of your student file. If you do not enroll, the documents will be deleted after the application process is completed.

If you receive your Abitur and/or Fachhochschulreifezeugnis in the current year (certificate date), you can submit it to the Office of Student Affairs by July 27 of the respective year when applying for the winter semester.

For applications for the summer semester, you must submit all documents by the end of the application deadline.

Sometimes application deadlines are extended. If your certificate date is then covered by the extended deadline, you can apply. If application deadlines are extended, you can find out about it on our homepage.

Simply leave the corresponding fields blank or enter an expected value.

If you then submit your certificate later (important: observe deadlines!), we will add or correct the data based on the information in the certificate.

No.

The pre-study internship must be completed by the start of the lecture.

You can also apply without a completed pre-study internship. In order to enrol, you must then submit proof that you have completed a corresponding pre-study internship or that you are currently in a pre-study internship that will be completed by the start of lectures.

The academic calendar will tell you when lectures start.
You can find more information about the pre-study internship on the page of the respective degree programme.

The application and enrolment process can be done online.

You can find the numerus clausus on the programme page of the degree programme for which you would like to apply.

If you meet the admission requirements of the respective programme, the further allocation procedure depends on whether the programme is open or restricted.

You can also find out which admission mode applies to your desired degree program on the program's website.

No.
If you have acquired your Fachhochschulreife by attending the upper secondary school (school-based part) and corresponding practice (subject-related/occupation-related part), then this type of Fachhochschulreife is not valid in Bavaria and Saxony.

But there are exceptions: You can study the courses of study which we offer as cooperative courses of study together with the Technical University of Ulm.

No - but.
This type of Fachhochschulreife is only valid in Baden-Württemberg. But...

... You can study the courses of study that we offer as cooperative courses of study together with the Technical University of Ulm.

... You can obtain a nationwide valid entrance qualification for studies at universities of applied sciences by providing proof of completed vocational training.

... You can obtain a Fachhochschulreife (entrance qualification for studies at universities of applied sciences), which is also valid outside of Baden-Württemberg, by providing proof of sufficient practical experience (so-called recognition internship).

As a rule, no. Normally you will also acquire the general qualification for university entrance at a vocational grammar school.

If in doubt, take a look at your certificate; it states which university entrance qualification your degree confers.

Whether the IB qualifies as a university entrance qualification at the HNU is examined individually in each case.

• If you have obtained your IB at a school in Germany, the HNU will examine your degree as part of your application.
• If you obtained your IB at a school abroad, you must have your degree checked by uni-assist. Please register at the same time as you apply from the HNU at www.uni-assist.de and submit your documents there as well.