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Foreign academic qualifications

Application via uni-assist

If you have obtained your university degree abroad, you must check to what extent it is equivalent to the German higher education entrance qualification for a master's degree program.

If your foreign higher education entrance qualification is recognized as equivalent to the German one and sufficient German language skills are proven, you will be admitted to the study place allocation procedure. German citizens with a foreign university degree do not have to provide proof of German language proficiency.

If you have not obtained your university degree in Germany, please send your application to uni-assist (address on the right).

The nationality of the applicants is irrelevant.

  • You have already obtained recognition of your foreign university degree in Germany with a stated grade point average.
  • You would like to apply to the consecutive master's degree program International Business (M.A. IB full-time) and have obtained your first university degree qualifying for a profession in a country belonging to the EU.
  • You would like to apply to the continuing education master's degree programs International Business (M.Sc. IB) and/or Taxation.

 

Please note that your application will not be processed by uni-assist until the fee has been paid. Please include a copy of the deposit receipt/proof of payment with your application.

You can find information on the amount of the processing fee and how to transfer the fee for the evaluation of the foreign higher education entrance qualification at www.uni-assist.de/zahlungstransfer.html

 

Address of uni-assist

Mainz University of Applied Sciences
c/o uni-assist e.V.
D-11507 Berlin
Germany

www.uni-assist.de

Links

anabin.kmk.org/anabin.html - non-binding assessment and evaluation of qualifications acquired abroad

www.study-in.de - information on studying in Germany for international applicants

Documents to be submitted

  • Chronological, signed curriculum vitae with no missing periods of time
  • Copy of the deposit slip for the fee paid to uni-assist
  • Residence permit (for applicants from non-EU member states)
  • Copy of identity card
  • Declaration of previous study periods at home and abroad (see under download)
  • Proof of German language skills
  • Certificate of exmatriculation for all degree programs in which you were previously enrolled. If you are still enrolled by the closing date for applications, you can submit them upon enrollment, but no later than 15 October for the winter semester and 30 March for the winter semester


 

Applicants with previous periods of study in Germany or abroad must submit the following documents in addition to the required documents in due time when applying to our university. This applies to all previous master's degree programs in which you were or are enrolled after completing your first undergraduate degree.

  • Clearance certificate (in German)
  • Clearance certificate for all studies at foreign universities after completing your first undergraduate degree (in English)
  • Proof of achievement / grade point average with indication of the ECTS credits, grade, number of attempts including the failed achievements with indication of the provisional grade point average of your achievements to date.
  • Summary of the contents of the individual modules including the ECTS credits (in German)
  • Curriculum plan (in German)

If you are still enrolled at another university at the time of application and are able to complete achievements there, you must provide a current clearance certificate and current proof of achievements / grade point average including the failed achievements after the grading of the last examination achievement by the previous university again without being asked. This must be done by October 15 for the winter semester and by the end of the first week of April for the summer semester at the Office of Student Affairs of Mainz University of Applied Sciences.

 

Level C1 is required for the application and verified by:

  • German language examination for university entrance at least level 2 (DSH-2)
  • Goethe certificate at least  C1
  • Test German as a Foreign Language (TestDaF)-TDN 4 in all parts of the examination 
  • telc German 'C1 Hochschule'

 

  • Document your educational path from secondary school diploma to your current level of education. Submit all certificates completely - the degree and the corresponding overview of subjects and grades must always be submitted in full. Neither whole certificate parts (for example a diploma appendix) nor individual pages may be missing. If the grade system used is not listed on the subject and grade overview, please also submit the information on the grade system of your school or university.
  • It is necessary that you submit all certificates completely in the original language in an officially certified copy and additionally in a sworn translation. Submission is only possible in paper form. Copies of certified documents - whether they are in electronic or paper form - are only simple copies and are not themselves certified. A copy shall be deemed to be authenticated only if it bears the original authentication stamp.
  • Certificate of successful completion of a university degree in law, business law or economics. Graduates with a bachelor's degree must have at least 210 ECTS credits. The degree must have ECTS Grade C. If no ECTS grade is shown, the grade average must not be lower than 2.5 (German grade system). Graduates of degree programs with little or no legal content must submit proof of their achievements in the relevant legal subjects and an individual assessment by the application committee. If necessary, you must prove the necessary knowledge in the form of a written or oral examination.
    Under certain circumstances, applicants with 180 ECTS credits may also be admitted to the master's degree program in Business Law. Professional activity amounting to 30 ECTS credits may be credited in order to achieve the 210 ECTS credits required for admission. The decision on this is made by the Examination Board.
  • Proof of relevant professional activity of at least one year. You must provide evidence of relevant professional experience in the form of employment contracts, references or certificates from your employer.

Vocationally qualified for the continuing education master's degree program

You must also submit the following documents in accordance with Section 35 (1) of the Rhineland-Palatinate Higher Education Act:

  • Proof of higher education entrance qualification.
  • In addition, proof of employment in an occupation that is sufficiently related to the content of the chosen degree program.
  • Proof that you have worked in this occupation for at least three years after obtaining your higher education entrance qualification.

 

You must submit the test result in one of the following forms no later than two months after the start of lectures:

  • TOEFL iBT score 79 (2011 version)
  • TOEIC 750 points
  • IELTS (International English Language Testing System) Certificate Level B2
  • ILEC (International Legal English Certificate) on Level B2
  • The acquisition of at least 30 ECTS credits from economics courses that are taught and tested entirely in English and for which the most recent examinations have been completed within the last two years.

The validity of language tests is limited to two years from the date of issue.

Suitable stays abroad can replace language tests, whereby equivalence must be decided on a case-by-case basis. A certificate of achievement from the foreign university must be submitted in this case, showing that the performance was rendered in English.

 

Additionally required documents

  • Diploma and diploma certificate or master's certificate and master's degree with grade point average (decimal point)
    If the documents are not yet available and the grade of the final examination of the first degree program has not been verified, the result of the final examination is evaluated with "1 point" when determining the measurement number for the selection for a second degree program.
  • Reasons for enrolling in a second degree program

 

  • Written application for admission due to extraordinary hardship

The reasons for the application must be justified in writing and supported by relevant documents.

 

  • Written application to improve the average grade and/or waiting time

The reasons for the application must be justified in writing and supported by relevant documents.