Studies with degree
You would like to study at Bergische Universität Wuppertal and obtain a degree.
If you have acquired your eligibility (e.g. Lise Diplomasi, Baccalaureat, Attestat) to study at Bergische Universität abroad, i.e. if you do not have a German university entrance qualification (German Abitur, German university degree, etc.), apply to study/German language course at Bergische Universität via the Working and service point for international student applications "uni-assist" (detailed application information can be found in the Download Center).
Certificates must be uploaded via the uni-assist application portal along with all required documents as officially certified copies (amtlich beglaubigte Kopien). Documents that are not in German or English must be uploaded in addition to the original as a certified translation (English or German).
The University reserves the right to spot-check documents submitted in digital form on a random basis and in the event of doubts about the authenticity of the digitally submitted document or for other reasons, to have the original document presented or verified.
IMPORTANT: This does not apply to the cases mentioned in the paragraph "Exceptions to the uni-assist application procedure".
If you have a German Abitur but completed your Bachelor's degree abroad, you must also apply for a Master's degree programme via uni-assist.
Application deadlines
For the summer semester: 15.11.-15.01.
For the winter semester: 15.05.-15.07.
Please note that there are other deadlines and procedures for some degree programmes!
Prospective students who would like to apply for the preparatory German course in combination with a degree programme that is only offered in the winter semester for the first subject-related semester must apply to uni-assist for the summer semester 2023 for a higher subject-related semester in order to have their university entrance qualification checked.
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Detailed application information and the application for admission to the degree programme can be found in the "Download Center".
Exceptions to the uni-assist application procedure
Please note: The title of the degree programme and the degree must be identical!
- Postal dispatch of the application form exception uni-assist (from the download centre on the right) with all the required documents listed on the application form to the Student admission and registration for international students by 15.1 (if applying for the summer semester) and by 15.7 (if applying for the winter semester)
- International applicants who have already completed a Bachelor's degree in Germany and are interested in a Master's degree programme should apply directly to the relevant Master's examination board (please note the application deadlines of the respective Master's examination board) and then to the Student Admission and Registration for International Students.
- The application deadline at the Student Admission and Registration for International Students is 15.4 for the summer semester and 15.10 for the winter semester. You can find the application for admission to the degree programme in the Download Center on the right.
Irrespective of the date of your prior enrolment, this applies in the case of:
- a previous enrolment in a degree programme
- a previous enrolment in the preparatory German course
- a previous enrolment as an Erasmus or exchange student
Here, the application form exception uni-assist (from the download centre on the right), with all the required documents listed on the application form, must be sent by post to the Student admission and registration for International Students by 15.1 (for an application for the summer semester) and by 15.7 (for an application for the winter semester).
- Postal dispatch of the application form exception uni-assist (from the download centre on the right) with all required documents listed on the application form to the Student admission and registration for international students by 15.7 (this programme only starts in the winter semester).
- Application to the relevant faculty that conducts an aptitude test (application deadlines can be found under the following link: https://www.uni-wuppertal.de/de/studium/studiengaenge/detail/ba-industrial-design-ein-fach-studiengaenge/)
- Postal dispatch of the application form exception uni-assist (from the download centre on the right) with all required documents listed on the application form to the Student admission and registration for international students by 15.1 (for an application for the summer semester) and by 15.7 (for an application for the winter semester).
- Application to the relevant faculty that conducts an aptitude test (application deadlines can be found under the following link:
https://www.uni-wuppertal.de/de/studium/studiengaenge/detail/msc-architektur-ein-fach-studiengaenge -
For international applicants who would like to apply early to the Faculty of Architecture, this is already possible from August. If you pass the assessment of qualification, you can then apply to the International Students Office with the corresponding letter of admission in January of the following year. The earliest possible start of studies will then be the summer semester of the following year.
The same applies to the winter semester:
An application can be made in January via the assessment of qualification procedure at the Faculty of Architecture. If you pass the assessment of qualification, you can then apply to the International Students Office with the corresponding letter of admission in July of the following year.
The earliest possible start of studies will then be the winter semester of the year of application.
- Postal dispatch of the application form exception uni-assist (from the download centre on the right) with all required documents listed on the application form to the Student admission and registration for international students by 15.7 (this programme only starts inthe winter semester).
- Application to the relevant faculty that conducts an aptitude test (application deadlines can be found under the following link: https://www.uni-wuppertal.de/de/studium/studiengaenge/detail/ma-public-interest-design-ein-fach-studiengaenge/
- Postal dispatch of the application form exception uni-assist (from the download centre on the right) with all required documents listed on the application form to the Student admission and registration for international students by 15.7 (this programme only starts in the winter semester).
- Application to the relevant faculty that conducts an aptitude test (application deadlines can be found under the following link:https://www.uni-wuppertal.de/de/studium/studiengaenge/detail/ma-strategische-produkt-und-innovationsentwicklung-ein-fach-studiengaenge/
Special application procedure Master’s degree programme in Psychology
Please note that, in contrast to all other German-language degree programmes, German language skills at C2 level are required for the "Clinical Psychology" degree programme.
- Application via www.uni-assist.de by 30.6
- Registration as an applicant via the online portal of the Student Registry by 15.7
- Application to the Master's Examination Board for Psychology by 15.7.
(Since you completed your schooling abroad and there is no selection option for this in the online portal of the Student Registry, you have two possibilities to circumvent the problem:
1. state that you completed your school-leaving certificate at a German school abroad (we will then correct the data when you enrol).
2. you state your German Bachelor's degree as your university entrance qualification).
- Application via the online portal of the Student Registry by 15.7.
- Application to the Master's Examination Board in Psychology by 15.7.
(Since you completed your schooling abroad and there is no selection option for this in the online portal of the Student Registry, you have two possibilities to circumvent the problem:
1. state that you completed your school-leaving certificate at a German school abroad (we will then correct the data when you enrol).
2. you state your German Bachelor's degree as your university entrance qualification).
Application procedure School of Education (teaching degree)
For the degree programmes of the School of Education (teaching degree), an application via uni-assist is required. If you wish to apply for a Master's degree programme at the School of Education, you must additionally apply directly to the School of Education. Further information can be found on the website of the School of Education under the following link: https://soe.uni-wuppertal.de/de/service/
If you are interested in a degree programme at the School of Education, please contact the specialists at the School of Education for an initial consultation by email at lehrerbildung[at]uni-wuppertal.de.
Requirements for participation in German-language degree programmes
Before enrolling in a German-language degree programme at Bergische Universität Wuppertal, foreign-language applicants must prove that they have the German language skills required for admission to the degree programme.
Proof is provided by taking the "Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang" (DSH) at least at the DSH-2 level. The prerequisite for the DSH conducted at the university is proof of German language skills at least at the C1 level.
Those who can present one of the following certificates are exempt from proving their linguistic ability to study in the form of the DSH-2:
- TestDeutsch als Fremdsprache" (TestDaF) with at least the result TDN 4 in all partial examinations
- Goethe-Zertifikat C2: Grosses Deutsches Sprachdiplom (GDS)
- Deutschen Sprachdiploms der Kultusministerkonferenz (German Language Diploma of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs) - Second Level (DSD II)
- Zentrale Oberstufenprüfung" (ZOP) of the Goethe-Institut
- Kleines Deutsches Sprachdiplom (KDS) or Großes Deutsches Sprachdiplom (GDS)
- telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule (university)
