Application Pre-Study Fulda

Application deadline: see "Course offer"

Note: Please select “Pre-Study Fulda” at front-page uni-assist, first. As a second step please click on required German course.

The application costs via uni-assist will be reimbursed to future participants. The following documents are required for an application:

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    • School-leaving certificate with overview of subjects and grades (original language + official translation if the documents are not available in German or English)
    • University entrance examination passed in the home country (if required in the home country)
    • Proof of periods of study and degrees with overview of subjects and grades, if available (original language + official translation if the documents are not available in German or English)
    • Proof of appropriate German language skills
    • for the degree programmes "MA Intercultural Communication and European Studies" and "MA Human Rights Studies in Politics, Law and Society" additionally proof of knowledge of English and a letter of motivation (German or English)
    • for english taught degree programmes additionally proof of English language skills
    • Additionally for applications with documents from China, Vietnam and India*: a scan of the certificate of the Akademische Prüfstelle (APS) of the respective German Embassy , which proves the verification of the submitted documents.

      STUDENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES FULDA please DO NOT apply to uni-assist. Please send E-Mail and provide enrolment certificate not before 15 January.

Admission requirements

direct university entrance qualification: Please check the DAAD website or anabin to find out whether you have a direct university entrance qualification.

Subject-specific admission requirements: The subject-specific admission requirements of the respective degree programme must be met.

Language requirements:
1. Pre-Study with beginners' course: no previous knowledge required
2. Pre-Study with B1 course: German language skills level A2 CEFR. This can be proven by:

  • Goethe-Zertifikat A2
  • ÖSD certificate A2
  • telc-Zertifikat Start Deutsch 2/telc Deutsch A2


3. Pre-Study with B2 course: German language skills at least level B1 CEFR. This can be proven by:

  • Goethe Zertifikat B1
  • Telc-Zertifikat Deutsch B1

Passing the B2 exam is a prerequisite for further participation in the programme with DSH intensive course.

4. pre-study with DSH course: German language skills at least at level B 2 CEFR. This can be proven by:

  • Goethe-Zertifikat B2
  • ÖSD Certificate B2
  • TestDaF with TDN 3 in all sections
  • Telc-Zertifikat Deutsch B2
  • DSH 1

English courses: Courses of study in the Department of Business and Economics require English language skills at level B 1 (Bachelor) or B 2 (Master). In the winter semester, courses are offered at level B1.1 / B2.1, in the summer semester at level B1.2 / B2.2. Dates for courses and examinations can be found in the Language Centre.

Apply here for Pre-Study Fulda!

Contact person

Christina Pitz Coordinator "Pre-Study for Internationals"

pitz(at)hs-fulda.de +49 (0) 661 / 9640 1455

Contact person

Katharina Low Project Assistant Pre-Study (Parental leave replacement for Fritzi Milde-Witzel)

Advice and support

Pre-Study Fulda is offered for the following degree programmes

  • Applied Computer Science (BSc)
  • Business IT (BSc)
  • Digital Media (BSc)
  • Electrical Engineering and Information Technology (BEng)
  • Engineering and Management Electrical Engineering (BSc)
  • Food Technology (BSc)
  • Global Health (BSc)
  • Health Promotion (BSc)
  • Health Economics and Health (BSc)
  • International Business Administration (BSc)
  • Industrial Biotechnology (BSc)
  • Mechatronics (BEng)
  • Midwifery (BSc)
  • Nursing (BSc)
  • Physiotherapy (BSc)
  • Renewable Energy (BEng)
  • Social Work (BA)

  • Applied Computer Science (MSc)
  • Food Processing (MSc)
  • Human Rights Studies in Politics, Law and Society (MA)
  • Intercultural Communication and European Studies (MA)
  • Nutritional, Food and Consumer Studies (MSc)
  • Public Health (MSc)
  • Public Health Nutrition (MSc)
  • Supply Chain Management (MSc)
  • Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen (MSc)