First part (M1n)

Students are no longer required to register in person. Registration documents M1 (PDF file or Word file) can be sent by post or delivered by hand to the letterbox of the University at Schlossplatz 3 from April 28, 2025 to June 10, 2025.

Please note the following:

Info sheet registration M1n Fall 2025

Important information

Second and third parts (M2 and M3)

We recommend handing your documents in to the Examinations Office in person (please note opening hours or arrange an appointment).

However, registration documents M2 and M3 (“Antrag für M2” or “Antrag für M3”) can also be sent by post or put in to the University’s letterbox at Schlossplatz 3.

Registration period M2 & M3: November 24, 2025 to January 10, 2026 (other deadlines apply for late submission of documents or for passing the required achievements pursuant to Appendix 2b or Appendix 4 ÄApprO).

Important information about M2

Achievements required for M2

Registration documents (see “information and forms”) must be submitted by June 10 2025.

You can either send your documents to us by post (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Prüfungsamt Zahnmedizin, Halbmondstr. 6, 91054 Erlangen), bring them to the Examinations Office in person, at room 1.057, first floor, or place them in the letter box at the same address. You are responsible for ensuring that you register on time. We cannot consider applications that we receive after the stated deadline.

Please also note the relevant transitory provisions in the new licensing regulations for dentists regarding the deadlines according to which examinations can be taken under the previous licensing regulations (degree was started before winter semester 2021/22).

The application to sit the first, second or third part of the State Examination in Dentistry (see “Information and forms” below) must be completed in full and signed and submitted to the Examinations office with the documents listed in the application.

You can submit your application for the relevant part of the examination from the beginning of the lecture period of the relevant semester.

The deadline for application and submission is January 10 for examinations in spring (end of the winter semester), and June 10 for examinations in the fall (end of the summer semester) (Section 21 (1), (2) and (3) in conjunction with Section 19 (2) and (3), as well as Section 20 (1) ZApprO).

You can either send your documents to us by post (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Prüfungsamt Zahnmedizin, Halbmondstr. 6, 91054 Erlangen), bring them to the Examinations Office in person, at room 1.057, first floor, or place them in the letter box at the same address. You are responsible for ensuring that you register on time. We cannot consider applications that we receive after the stated deadline.

Please note that January 10, 2026 is a Saturday and that the FAU will be closed from December 20, 2025 through January 6, 2026. Your application will not be processed during this period. We therefore recommend that you submit your application for admission by December 16, 2025 at the latest.

Please register for module 6.1 (part of the state examination for midwives pursuant to degree program and examination regulations for midwives, HebStPrV) on campo during the general examination registration period.

• First part (M1n)Written examination: March 11 and 12, 2025, examination location to be announced Oral examination: Septermber 17 to September 23, 2025
• Second part (M2)Written examination: October 21 to 23, 2025, examination location to be announced
• Third part (M3)Oral examination: to be announced

• First part of State Examination in Dentistry (Zahnärztliche Vorprüfung) (repeat examinations only): to be announced
• State Examination in Dentistry: The following dates have been confirmed for internal subjects (“Haus-Fächer”):
  • July 28 — August 1, 2025 – Conservative dentistry
  • August 18 –22, 2025 – Dentistry
  • August 4 – 15, 2025 and August 25 – September 5, 2025 – Surgery block examination
  • September 15 – 18 – KFO
  • September 15 – 18, 2025 – Orthodontics
  • September 29 – October 13, 2025 – Prosthetics
  • Dates for external subjects (“Außer-Haus Fächer”) can be made from Tuesday, August 5, 2025 onwards. You will receive the relevant contact list from the Examinations Office on August 5.

• First section (Z1) Autumn 2026: March 9 until April 2, 2026 (changes still possible for organizational reasons)
• Second section (Z2) Autumn 2026: March 9 until April 2, 2026 (changes still possible for organizational reasons)

Please refer to the relevant information sheets for further information.

The examinations for module 6.1 will take place on September 16 and September 26, 2024.

First part according to ÄAppO/M1

• “Antrag auf Zulassung zu M1 neu”(Application for admission to examination M1 new) (Word document)

Documents required for the application:

• Attestation for nursing service – German version – M1 neu
• Attestation for nursing service – M1 (German-English version) – M1 neu
• Confirmation of nursing service with the Bundeswehr (German version) – M1 neu

Information:

• Information on first aid training – M1 neu – an up-to-date version is available from the Student Advice and Career Service (ibz@fau.de)
• Information on nursing service – M1 neu – an up-to-date version is available from the Student Advice and Career Service (ibz@fau.de)

Second part according to ÄAppO/M2 (written only, forms in German)

• Application for admission to M2 (written) – new
• Information concerning practical clinical experience

Documents required for the application:

• Certificate concerning practical clinical experience (German version)
• Certificate concerning practical clinical experience (German-English version)
• Certificate concerning practical clinical experience (German-French version)
• Certificate concerning practical clinical experience (German-Spanish version)
• Certificate concerning practical clinical experience (German-Italian version)
• Certificate concerning practical clinical experience (German-Portuguese version)
• Certificate concerning practical clinical experience (German-Turkish version)

Third part according to ÄAppO/M2 (oral only)

• Application for admission to M3 (oral) (in German)
• Confirmation of equivalence (German-English version)
• Draft attestation on the practical year traineeship
• Attestation on the practical year traineeship (German version)
• Attestation on the practical year traineeship (German-English version)
• Attestation on the practical year traineeship (German-French version)
• Attestation on the practical year traineeship (German-Italian version)
• Attestation on the practical year traineeship (German-Spanish version)
• Attestation on the practical year traineeship (German-Greek version)
• Equivalence list – M2 (new)
• List of teaching hospitals in other countries (Münster): (Please ask at the Examinations Office about ‘Luxembourg’ and ‘Meran’) The University of Bern issues confirmations of equivalence for these hospitals.

The application for a license to practice medicine is available from the government of Middle Franconia and is also sent with the confirmation of admission to the third part of the State Examination in Medicine.

• Information for candidates taking the First Dentistry Examination, State Examination in Dentistry
• Application for admission to the First Dentistry Examination

First part of the State Examination in Dentistry

• Application for admission to examination Z1
• Information sheet for the first part of the State Examination in Dentistry (Z1)
• Certificate of nursing practical
• Certificate of nursing practical (English version)
• Additional sheet for nursing practical

Please note that a confirmation of accreditation must be submitted for university entrance qualifications (equivalent to “Abitur”) gained outside Germany (also from EU countries).

Second part of the State Examination in Dentistry

• Application for admission to examination Z2
• Information sheet for the second part of the State Examination in Dentistry (Z2)

Information about studying according to the new Licensing Regulations is available on the relevant website of the Faculty of Medicine.

An application for the accreditation of course achievements should be submitted to the government of Upper Bavaria.

Forms for the clinical elective are available on StudOn.

• Application for accreditation of achievements
• Application for extension of the deadline for completing the GOP/degree program
• Application for degree certificate
• MPM degree program: Form for selecting the modules for the certificate (degree started from winter semester 2018/2019)
• Application for a second copy of an official document

Individuals who have completed medical training outside of the EU/EEA may have to complete a knowledge assessment (Kenntnisprüfung) before they can be granted a license to practice medicine in Germany (cf. Section 3 (3), BAÖ). The Examinations Office will notify the government of Upper Bavaria of candidates who require this assessment. Knowledge assessments are held all year round. You will receive a written invitation with the location and date of the examination at the latest five days before it is due to take place (see Section 37 (3) (2) ÄAppO).

The knowledge assessment can also take place at a university hospital. The examination papers are sent to the institution conducting the examination. The results of the knowledge assessment are reported to the government of Upper Bavaria by FAU.

If you have any questions, please contact us via e-mail zuv-kenntnispruefung-zahnmedizin@fau.de.

Please note: we can only schedule an appointment after the candidate has registered with the government of Upper Bavaria. We cannot give any information about the current status of documents submitted to the government of Upper Bavaria.

Individuals who have completed dental medical training outside of the EU/EEA may have to complete a knowledge assessment (Kenntnisprüfung) before they can be granted a license to practice dental medicine in Germany (see Section 2 (2) (6) and Section 3 (4) ZHG (Gesetz zur Ausübung der Zahnheilkunde – Act for Practicing Dental Medicine)). The Examinations Office will notify the government of Upper Bavaria of candidates who require this assessment. The knowledge assessment usually takes place twice a year and comprises a written, oral and practical part. You will receive a written invitation with details of the date and location of the assessment.

The results of the knowledge assessment are reported to the government of Upper Bavaria by FAU.

If you have any questions, please contact us.

Please note: we can only schedule an appointment after the candidate has registered with the government of Upper Bavaria. We cannot give any information about the current status of documents submitted to the government of Upper Bavaria.

• Notification of illness for examinations (Medicine/dentistry) / (module programs of the Faculty of Medicine) (A medical certificate is required for every case of illness)
• Information on the required content of doctor’s certificates and certificates from official medical examiners
• Information on doctor’s certificates confirming inability to sit university examinations due to illness and list of official medical examiners

Please contact Dr. Simone Reiprich if you have any content-related questions about the Molecular Medicine degree program.

Please contact Irmgard Mehl at the state vocational school for speeh and language therapy (staatliche Berufsfachschule für Logopädie Erlangen) at UKER if you have any content-related questions about logopedics.

Please contact the Dean of Studies – Medicine.

If you have any questions, please contact us.

If you have any questions, please contact us.

Please contact the relevant lecturer.

If you have any questions, you can also contact us at zuv-pa-zahnmedizin@fau.de.