The following documents must be uploaded to your uni-assist applicant portal:
- ’s applicationform, which you create in My assist.
- Copy of your passport
- When applying for an undergraduate degree programme: school leavingcertificates andacademic transcripts for courses already completed, including a list of subjects and grades. Depending on your country of origin and chosen degree programme, further supporting documents may sometimes be required, for example proof of having passed a university entrance examination.
- When applying for an undergraduate degree programme without direct university entrance qualifications: a certificate of the ‘Feststellungsprüfung’ or the TestAS certificate.
You can check your HZB yourself via anabin, uni-assist or the DAAD.
If available: proof of having successfully completed one academic year of study.
- When applying for a Master’s degree programme: Bachelor’s degree certificate, Bachelor’s degree diploma and Transcript of Records.
- When applying for a degree programme leading to a Master of Education: Master’s admission notice or proof of application to the Master’s Examination Board.
- If you are currently enrolled or have previously been enrolled at a German higher education institution: a current or most recent certificate of enrolment stating the subject and university semesters.
- If you have previously studied on an identical degree programme at a German higher education institution: a certificate of no objection.
- Where applicable, proof of aptitude. You can find out which degree programmes require proof of aptitude by checking the entry requirements for your chosen programme. Proof of aptitude may also be submitted after admission, up until the end of the enrolment period. Proof of aptitude does not need to be submitted with your application if you have applied for a subject-specific programme in conjunction with the preparatory German language course. The result of the aptitude assessment test for the Master’s programme in International Management and Intercultural Communication should only be submitted if it is available.
- When applying for a Master’s programme: If available, a current letter of admission.
- When applying for a higher semester: Proof of academic achievements and examination results for credit transfer to the programme applied for
- When applying for a higher semester in the Bachelor of Education or Combined Bachelor’s degree programmes: You must apply to the School of Education to receive a placement assessment (Deadlines: 31 January for the summer semester, 10 July for the winter semester), which you must submit to the international student administration office upon receipt. Further information is available on the School of Education’s website.
- Applicants with a university entrance qualification or academic qualification from Vietnam, China and India: APS certificate.
Information on the Academic Assessment Centre (APS) can be found on the website of the relevant Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany.
- When applying for a higher semester: evidence of academic achievements and/or examination results already obtained.
The listed documents must be submitted in their original form and translated into German or English by a sworn translator.
In addition, one or more language certificates must be submitted.
When applying for a German-taught degree programme: proof of German language proficiency at C1 level.
Proof must be provided in the form of recognised language certificates or a confirmation of participation or registration for a German language examination recognised by the university of Wuppertal.
For degree programmes with restricted admission, proof of German language proficiency must be submitted to uni-assist by the end of the application deadline.
- When applying for the Master’s programme in ‘Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy’: Proof of German language proficiency at C2 level.
- If applying for an English-taught degree programme (Bachelor’s in Sustainable Chemistry, Master’s in Applied Economics, Master’s in Computer Simulation in Science and Master’s in Smart Materials and Systems): Please search for your chosen degree programme and check the language requirements.
Degree programmes for which additional proof of language proficiency must be submitted:
- Bachelor’s in Applied Cultural and Economic Studies – German-French : French language proficiency at B2 level.
- Combined Bachelor’s Degree in Latin Philology: Latinum .
The required language certificate(s) must be submitted in the original version and translated into German or English by a sworn translator.
- Master’s in General and Comparative Literature: Two foreign languages at B2 level.
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- Master’s in Applied German-French Studies: Culture, Economy and Sustainability: French language skills at C1 level and English language skills at B2 level.
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Master’s in Architecture: English language proficiency at level B2.
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- Master’s in Health Economics and Health Management: English language proficiency at B2 level.
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- Master’s in German Studies: English language proficiency at B2 level.
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- Master’s in Management and Marketing: English language proficiency at B2 level.
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- Master’s in Operations Management: English language proficiency at B2 level.
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- Master’s in Philosophy: Knowledge of Latin or Ancient Greek, as well as knowledge of English or French, if available.
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- Master of Education – Special Educational Needs: Knowledge of Latin.
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- Master of Education – Catholic Religious Education for Haupt-, Real-, Sekundar- and Gesamtschulen: Knowledge of Latin.
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- Master of Education – Grammar Schools/Comprehensive Schools, Catholic Religious Education: ‘Kleines Latinum’ and basic knowledge of Hebrew and Greek.
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- Master of Education – Grammar Schools/Comprehensive Schools: Practical Philosophy: ‘Kleines Latinum’ or ‘Graecum’.
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- Combined Master’s in Franco-Romance Studies: French language skills at B2 level.
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- Combined Master’s in History and Master of Education for Sixth Form Colleges/Comprehensive Schools: Latinum .
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- Combined Master’s in Hispanic Studies: Spanish language skills at B2 level.
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- Combined Master’s in Classical Philology: Latinum and Graecum.
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- Combined Master’s in Latin Philology: Latinum and Graecum.
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The required language certificate(s) must be submitted in the original version and translated into German or English by a sworn translator.
- Subject: Protestant Religious Education: Graecum and Latinum or Hebraicum.
- French as a degree subject: French language skills at B2 level.
- Subject: Latin: Latinum and Graecum.
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The required language certificate(s) must be submitted in the original version and translated into German or English by a sworn translator.
Contact us
University of Wuppertal
-International student administration office-
Gaußstr. 20
42119 Wuppertal
In person (directly at the main entrance)
In the Student Service Centre:
Building G.08.16
E-mail:
intsek(at)uni-wuppertal.de