Applying for a Master’s degree program or a PhD

For applicants with qualifications from India, the APS certificate must be submitted when applying for admission to a degree program (Bachelor’s degree, State Examination and Master’s degree), for the German course, or the Studienkolleg for the Free State of Bavaria, provided that the application is based on a secondary education certificate and/or course achievements from India.

Please note the following exceptions:

An APS certificate is not required for application if one of the following conditions is met:

• The applicant is already resident in Germany and has proof of residence (Meldebescheinigung) that is not older than three months.
• The highest educational qualification originates from a country other than India, China or Vietnam. The first degree is relevant for the application for a Master’s degree program. If applicants gained their Bachelor’s degree in India and a Master’s degree in another country, an APS certificate is still required. In this case, the university degree relevant for the application is the Bachelor’s degree and the Master’s degree is secondary.
• The applicant has passed an assessment examination (Feststellungsprüfung) in Germany.
• The applicant is located in India and is studying a distance learning degree program at a German university.
• The applicant has been awarded a scholarship from Germany or the EU.

For more information, please visit the APS India website: aps-india.de

For winter semester 2025/26

• Applications for winter semester 2025/26 can be submitted from May 2, 2025 . Please note that applications for entering in the winter semester may only be submitted for the first, second and third semester of study.
• Applications with all required documents must be submitted via the application Portal campo to FAU by July 15, 2025. The final submission deadline for undergraduate degree certificates is September 5, 2025, if the applicant does not already have the certificate at the time of applying for the Master’s degree program. Please send a copy of your undergraduate degree certificate or graded transcript of records by post to the Master’s Office of FAU or a scanned copy via e-mail to zuv-masterbuero@fau.de.

For summer semester 2025

• The application period for summer semester 2025 will begin on October 15, 2024. Applications for entering in the summer semester may only be submitted for the second and fourth semester of study. An application with all required documents must be submitted to FAU by January 15, 2025.
• In order to be admitted to a higher semester of the degree program MSc Psychology, applicants must have achievements that can be credited and used to determine their level. If admission is granted, the confirmation of accredited seminars must be presented during enrollment.

General

• Please also be sure to always upload your application documents for the Master’s degree program in Psychology as a PDF file in the upload section.

Winter semester 2025/26

• The application period for winter semester 2025/26 will begin on May 2, 2025 Please note that for this subject applications may only be submitted for entry into the first and third subject semester.
• Please note that it is only recommended that you apply if you have proof of completing all course achievements in a recognized Bachelor’s degree program in psychology that meets the requirements for working towards a license to practice psychology in accordance with the German Licensing Regulations for Psychotherapists (PsychThApprO), and are therefore qualified for acceptance onto a recognized Master’s degree program focusing on clinical psychology and psychotherapy (KliPs) that meets the requirements for working towards a license to practice psychology.
• An application with all required documents must be submitted to FAU via the application portal campo by July 15, 2025. The final submission deadline for undergraduate degree certificates is September 5, 2025 if the applicant does not already have the certificate at the time of applying for the Master’s degree program. Please send a scanned copy of your undergraduate degree certificate or graded transcript of records, confirmation of employment qualifying for entry into a profession (BQT I), of at least 240 hours including an orientation placement (at least 150 hours) and confirmation from your university that your Bachelor’s degree program meets the requirements of the Licensing Regulations for Physicians (BÄK) (a template for this purpose is also available on the website of the degree program) via email to zuv-masterbuero@fau.de as well as to klips-master@fau.de for the document check by September 5, 2025 at the latest. We recommend that you submit your documents as soon as possible.

Summer semester 2025

• The application period for summer semester 2025 will begin on October 15, 2024. Applications for entering in the summer semester may only be submitted for the first, second and fourth semester of study. An application with all required documents must be submitted to FAU by January 15, 2025.
• For applications for entering the first semester of study, the final submission deadline for undergraduate degree certificates is March 10, 2025  if the applicant does not already have the certificate at the time of applying for the Master’s degree program. Please send a scanned copy of your undergraduate degree certificate or graded transcript of records, confirmation of employment qualifying for entry into a profession (BQT I), of at least 240 hours including an orientation placement (at least 150 hours) and confirmation from your university that your Bachelor’s degree program meets the requirements of the Licensing Regulations for Physicians (BÄK) (a template for this purpose is also available on the website of the degree program) via email to zuv-masterbuero@fau.de as well as to klips-master@fau.de for the document check by March 10, 2025 at the latest. We recommend that you submit your documents as soon as possible.
• For applications to enter the 2nd and 4th subject semester, the  final submission date for proof of previous achievements (transcript of records and a current certificate of enrollment) is March 10, 2025 via email to klips-master@fau.de We do not necessarily require a certificate for BQT I (employment qualifying for entry into a profession, at least 240 hours) including an orientation placement (at least 150 hours). We will let you know if we do.
• In order to be admitted to a higher semester of the degree program MSc Psychology with a focus on Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, applicants must have achievements that can be credited and used to determine their level. If admission is granted, the confirmation of accredited seminars must be presented during enrollment.
• Places were allocated for summer semester 2025 on March 11, 2025. The threshold according to the main admissions procedure is 2.100, although not all applicants with this grade were admitted onto the degree program.

General

• Please also be sure to always upload your application documents for the Master’s degree program in Psychology with a focus on Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy (KliPs) to the upload section as a PDF file.

Applications for the PhD in Advanced ImmunoMedicine (full time and part time) can be submitted both in the summer and winter semesters. Further information on course content can be found on the degree program website. 

The requirements for an application to the PhD degree program in Advanced ImmunoMedicine are as follows:

• A completed degree program in a relevant scientific Master’s degree program or medical degree program and
• Confirmation of a supervision agreement at the time of the application.

Applications should be submitted via the online portal campo. Suitable applicants will be invited to a personal selection interview as part of the qualification assessment process. The offer of a place will be made after the qualification assessment process has been completed.

Applicants who gained their degree outside the EU and who are unable to submit this degree at the time of applying, must submit it at the latest upon enrollment for the Master’s degree program they are admitted to. We cannot accept a provisional degree as proof that you have completed the degree program.

Applicants from non-EU countries who do not have a German university entrance qualification cannot submit more than three applications. Withdrawn applications also count if they were withdrawn while they had the status “Being processed”, “Valid” or “Admissions offer currently not possible”.

Please decide which degree programs you would like to apply for before submitting your application. After you have submitted three applications, you will not be able to submit any more applications.

Non-EU countries are all the states that are not one of the member states of the European Union, not one of the contracting states for the Agreement on the European Economic Area or not a contracting state of the Schengen Agreement.

The admissions letter will remain valid provided no significant changes have been made either to the Master’s degree program or to the requirements for admission to the Master’s degree program. If applicants do not enroll in the semester of admission, they may re-apply in a later semester.  Applicants for a Master’s degree program who applied for and were offered a place on the same Master’s degree program in the previous semester must still apply online via the campo application portal. In addition to their application documents, they must also upload their admissions letter from the previous semester in the upload section.