Where can you apply? Where do you need to enroll?

Where you apply for your desired subject and how you enroll depends on whether the degree program is subject to decentralized (local) admission restrictions, nationwide (central) admission restrictions, or no admission restrictions at all.

Note: Prospective international students can find detailed information in the International section, including language requirements and application deadlines.

Students should apply for degree programs without admission restrictions at FAU via the campo portal. After applying, you are required to enroll by post. Please note that special admission requirements (e.g., aptitude test) must be met in order to enroll in some subjects, even if they have no admission restrictions.

At FAU, places for degree programs subject to decentralized admission restrictions are allocated via the dialog-oriented service procedure (DoSV) of the Stiftung für Hochschulzulassung (Foundation for University Admissions (SfH). Therefore, in this case, you must first register at hochschulstart.de. From there, you will be redirected to our application portal, campo, where you can submit your application. Please note the application deadlines. If you are accepted, the admissions letter will state the deadline for enrollment and whether this must be done by email or post. The only subject that does not take part in the DoSV is Biology (only teaching degree in secondary education (Realschule) and biology as part of another degree program). In this case, applications are submitted directly and exclusively via campo.

For degree programs with centralized admission restrictions, applications can only be submitted via hochschulstart.de. Please note the application deadlines. If you are accepted, the admissions letter will state the deadline by which you must enroll with FAU by email.

Master’s degree programs at FAU may have their own application deadlines.