Enrolment

Only applicants enrolling for a place on degree programmes without admission restrictions can apply by post (including Master’s degree programmes with the exception of MSc Psychology).

If this applies to you (see enrollment application in campo), you are simply required to transfer your semester fees and then send all required documents to the Student Records Office by post. Documents must be received in the period from February 20 until March 31, 2023 for summer semester 2023. The receipt date shall apply. The postal address of the Student Records Office’s can be found in your enrollment application.

You can only enrol for degree programmes with admission restrictions by sending an e-mail within the deadlines stated in your letter of admission.

• To enrol for Medicine, Medicine at Erlangen-Nürnberg/Bayreuth, Pharmacy or Dentistry, send an e-mail to studium-hs-einschreibung@fau.de
• To enrol for all other degree programmes with admission restrictions, send an e-mail to studium-nc-einschreibung@fau.de

1. Admissions letter: Admissions letter from FAU, or Stiftung für Hochschulzulassung (SfH) for applications for degree programmes with admission restrictions.
2. Proof of having passed the qualifying examination or qualification assessment process: Please find out whether a qualifying examination (Eignungsprüfung, EPF) or qualification assessment process (Eignungsfeststellungsverfahren, EFV) is required from the information on the desired degree programme.
   If you are enrolling by post, a normal copy is sufficient.
3. Proof of placement: In some degree programmes at the Faculty of Engineering, a six-week placement is required before the start of the degree programme. For information regarding which degree programmes this applies to, please see the degree programme catalogue. A confirmation from the work placement office showing you completed the pre-study placement must be presented upon enrolment in person. A placement contract is not sufficient. Please address any questions regarding the pre-study placement directly to the responsible work placement office. For further information, please visit the work placement office’s website.If you are enrolling by post, a normal copy is sufficient.
4. Training contract: Required for enrolment in co-operative degree programmes.If you are enrolling by post, a normal copy is sufficient.
5. Two-subject Bachelor’s degree: For some subject combinations, you must consult a study advisor before you can enrol for a two-subject Bachelor’s degree programme in these subjects.

1. Certificate showing the duration of studies: If you have already been enrolled at a German university in the past, a certificate showing details of the degree programme, the duration of your studies and your de-registration is required.
2. Confirmation of suitability: For students changing to a different subject in a higher semester, the confirmation of suitability form must be filled out by the previous university (see enrolment application).
3. Degree certificate: Required if you have already completed a degree. If you are enrolling by post, you must submit a certified copy. If you are enrolling by e-mail for a degree programme with admission restrictions, it is enough to send a scanned copy of your original documents. If the original certificate was not issued in German, English, or French, a certified translation is required.
4. Proof of having sat the preliminary or intermediate examination: Required if enrolment for the semester in question is subject to a preliminary or intermediate examination.
5. Accreditation of semesters issued by the Examinations Office responsible: In the event of lateral entry into a higher semester, accreditation of semesters required for the admission which has been granted is required.

International applicants must first apply for admission to FAU via the campo application portal. You will then receive information on how and when to enrol and which documents are required in the admissions letter. Detailed information on the application procedure is available under Application and enrolment.

In addition to the documents that are always required for enrollment (see the top of this page), international student applicants usually need other documents as well:

If you have German citizenship and you have obtained your university entrance qualification in a country other than Germany and you would like to enrol in a degree programme without admission restrictions, please contact the Admissions Office for International Applicants zuv-zib@fau.de in good time before the enrolment period to confirm whether your certificates can be accepted. This is important to avoid complications in the enrolment procedure. Please include proof of citizenship with your documents and state which degree programme without admission restrictions you wish to apply for at FAU.

Please note that certificates may be checked relatively quickly from the start of October to the end of June of the following year, however enquiries received from the start of July to the end of September usually take longer to process which may affect your ability to enrol on time. Please also be aware that applicants with foreign qualifications need to provide proof of proficiency in German. If you need to take the DSH examination, please collect an application form at the Admissions Office.

Applicants for a doctoral programme require:

1. Online registration of their doctoral proposal at docdaten.fau.de
2. Printed and signed enrolment application from online application via www.campo.fau.de (deadline 30 April 2023 for the summer semester 2023).
3. ID card or passport
4. Confirmation of your status as a doctoral candidate at FAU (can be downloaded from docDaten under ‘Dokumente’ once you have been admitted)
5. Confirmation of semester fee payment (for example bank transfer confirmation, bank statement. The following data should be visible: account holder, IBAN, BIC, date of bank transfer, payment reference, and amount paid. All other data can be redacted).

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If you have already enrolled at FAU and have re-registered for the semester in which you would like to change degree programme and have paid the semester fee, you will need to complete the application to change degree programme. You may also need to submit your admissions letter with a copy of your Abitur certificate (or equivalent university entrance qualification), proof that you have passed the qualifying examination (Eignungsprüfung, EPF) or qualification assessment process (Eignungsfeststellungsverfahren, EFV) or proof of your placement when you apply to change degree programme.

If you have the fachgebundene Hochschulreife, a copy of your Abitur certificate is also required, even if you are enrolling for a degree programme without admission restrictions.

Changing degree programmes may be undertaken by post, fax or e-mail up until lectures start. For degree programmes that require advance registration, the application for changing degree programme must be submitted by the earlier deadline.

Please also note other application and transfer procedures and deadlines apply for changing to a degree programme with admission restrictions.

If your documents are complete and your payment has been received, you will receive a letter by post after you have been enrolled that contains information on how to activate electronic services (IdM user name, activation password). It usually takes 2 to 3 weeks to process your enrollment. Students who have been enrolled can also access this letter in the campo online portal via the ‘Student Services’ function.

You will receive a letter with your student ID (FAUcard) from the FAUcard Service Office three weeks after activating your user account at the earliest. Your FAUcard can only be issued after you have uploaded a photo during the activation process.

You can access a digital copy of your certificate of enrollment on campo via the “Student Services” function once you have enrolled successfully and activated your user account.