1. Register in the My assist online portal.
2. Enter your applicant details and educational history.
3. Choose the university and your desired degree programme under Semester offers .
4. Choose your desired degree programme. Make sure that you answer all questions in the application carefully.
5. Pay the processing costs* incurred for the examination of your documents
6. Upload each document only once. Name the documents clearly in German or English. Please note: Only pdf files with a maximum size of 10 MB can be uploaded.

All application documents will be accepted by uni-assist as a scan and do not need to be sent there by post.

* Costs for the first study programme: 75.00 EUR/ For each additional study programme: 30.00 EUR.
You can find more information on the uni-assist website, e.g. about payment options

Exceptions for summer semester

Basic application deadlines

Exceptions for the winter semester

Please note: It is possible that the Bachelor “Social Sciences with a focus on Interc. Relations” may also have an earlier application deadline (15.06.). We therefore strongly recommend that you apply early!

• a scan of your school graduation certificate from your home country with a transcript of records and a list of subjects in the original language
• a scan of the university entrance examination passed in your home country (if required in your home country)
• a scan of evidence of periods of study and degrees with subjects and transcripts of records in the original language (if available)
• a scan of the official translation of all the above-mentioned documents (if the original certificate is not in German or English)
• a scan of the evidence of the programme-specific language skills as (see "Language certificates")
• a scan of the other evidence required for the specific degree programme, e.g. evidence of a completed internship or professional training or occupation during your studies. Please inform yourself carefully in advance about the additional admission requirements!
• Applications with documents from China, Vietnam and India: A scanned copy of your APS certificate (from the Academic Evaluation Centre) is mandatory. This certificate serves as official proof that your academic records have been verified and authenticated by the German Embassy.
• Applications with documents from Pakistan: Applicants must submit an HEC (Higher Education Commission) verification via uni-assist. This is a mandatory requirement to enable any necessary verification of certificates or, if required, an official evaluation by the ZAB (Central Office for Foreign Education).
• Letters of motivation or recommendation arenot required. These have no influence on the admission decision.

Note:
This list can only provide a general overview of the minimum required documents. Please check the uni-assist country information to see whether special documents are required for your home country.

All application documents will be accepted by uni-assist as a scan and do not need to be sent by post.

At Fulda University of Applied Sciences, most Bachelor's programmes are offered entirely in German. However, there are also study programmes that are taught exclusively in English or in which both German and English skills are required. Please refer to the overview page of our study programmes to find out about the specific language requirements for your desired degree programme. If only the levels according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages are listed there, only the evidence recognised by Fulda University of Applied Sciences will be recognised. If explicit evidence is specified, only this will be recognised.

German language requirements

English language requirements

If your school-leaving certificate is not recognised as a direct university entrance qualification in Germany, you must attend a preparatory course. You will usually need a German certificate at B2 level for this. Without recognition of your qualifications or attendance of the preparatory course, university studies in Germany are not possible. You can use the uni-assist database "Check Hochschulzugang" to check whether your degree is sufficient for directuniversitystudies or attendance at a preparatory course. Uni-assist often rejects applicants because the German B2 required for the preparatory course is missing, even if the desired study programme is conducted in English.

1. Upon receipt of a complete application, uni-assist will check your documents against the formal criteria of the Fulda University of Applied Sciences. This usually takes several weeks. You can view the current processing times on the uni-assist website. uni-assist will inform you if any documents are missing. These can be submitted to uni-assist by the closing date for applications. We therefore strongly recommend that you submit your application early!
2. If your documents fulfil the formal admission requirements, uni-assist will forward your data to the Student Administration Office of Fulda University of Applied Sciences for final examination and decision. You will be informed by email from uni-assist. If your documents do not fulfil all admission requirements, we will have to reject your application and inform you of this by email, including an official notification.
3. For study programmes with restricted admission, all applications that meet the formal admission requirements will take part in the award procedure. This is carried out a few days after 15 July (winter semester)/ 15 January (summer semester) and you will receive an email with the result. For study programmes with open admission, we can usually inform you of the decision by email within four weeks of receiving your data from uni-assist.
4. Admitted applicants will only be informed of the decision by email. It is therefore essential that you regularly examine the spam folder of your email account so as not to miss this important email! You will receive your access data for the university's online system, called HORSTL, with the admission email. There you can download your notification of admission. You must also accept your place via HORSTL and complete the online matriculation process.
5. After logging into HORSTL, you will be shown if you need to submit additional documents for matriculation. You will not be informed of this in the notification of admission.
6. Applicants who have to complete the preparatory course will be registered by the Fulda University of Applied Sciences for the entrance examination at the preparatory course in Kassel in June. You will receive a corresponding letter of invitation from us.

You can apply for a higher semester if you have already studied the same or a similar Bachelor's programme at another university and would like to continue your university studies with us. If you have a foreign university entrance qualification, this application must be submitted via uni-assist - even if you wish to transfer from a German university to us for a higher semester.

The following application periods apply for a higher semester via uni-assist:

• Winter semester: 1 August to 31 August
• Summer semester: 1 February to 28/29 February

Please note: When applying for a higher semester, all admission requirements must already be fulfilled. It is not possible to submit additional documents such as language certificates or similar.

For the degree programs “Global Health”, “International Business and Management”, “Social Work-Presence” and “Social Sciences for Intercultural Relations”, no registration via Hochschulstart is required when applying for a higher semester. This only applies to applications for the 1st semester.

An admission is only valid for the semester stated in the notification. It is not possible to automatically postpone admission to a later semester. You must apply again for the new semester via the route specified for your application group. Please note that most Bachelor's programmes at Fulda University of Applied Sciences are only offered in the winter semester.

The following Bachelor's programmes participate in the dialogue-oriented service procedure (DoSV):

• Global Health
• International Business and Management
• Social Work (attendance)
• Social sciences with specialisation in intercultural relations

Registration at www.hochschulstart.de is required for applications for one or more of these study programmes. You must generate your personal identification number there (BID and BAN). You will need this personal identification number for the application via uni-assist.

Detailed description of the further application process