In addition to submitting your application via campo, please note that for some Bachelor’s degree programs you will also have to apply via the dialog-oriented service procedure (DoSV) managed by the Stiftung für Hochschulzulassung. This concerns:

• Foreign students who have attended a school in Germany and therefore all foreign applicants and stateless persons who have attained a German university entrance qualification or have completed a degree in Germany that qualifies them to apply for the degree program.
• Citizens from an EU member state
• Spouses of German citizens
• Citizens from contracting states for the Agreement on the European Economic Area that are not members of the EU (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway).
• Other family members of citizens of another EU member state or of a contracting state of the Agreement on the European Economic Area who live in Germany, provided these citizens are employed in Germany. The term “other family members” includes spouses.

This applies to the following degree programs in winter semester 2025/26:

• International Business Studies (BSc; taught in English)
• International Economic Studies (BSc; taught in English)
• Food Chemistry (State Examination)
• Molecular Medicine (BSc)
• Psychology (BSc; full time and part time)

Further information about the dialog-oriented service procedure (DoSV) is available at hochschulstart.de. A checklist on DoSV can also be found in the Downloads section on that website.

For degree programs in Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy, please apply to the Stiftung für Hochschulzulassung (Foundation for University Admissions (SfH)) if you are:

• an applicant from a European Union (EU) state
• an applicant from an EEA country not in the EU (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway)
• a “BildungsinländerIn” (foreign students at German universities who have attended a school in Germany)
• an international applicant living in Germany with relatives who are EU/EEA citizens and work in Germany (e.g. husband, wife, parents).

Applications for the degree programs Artificial Intelligence (BSc), Autonomy Technologies (BSc) and Clean Energy Processes (BSc) should be filed nearly entirely online.
Only the signed form for your application for admission must be sent in by post without any further documents We will not process any applications that are sent by email.

Prospective doctoral candidates have to submit the permission form (“Promotionsgenehmigung”) approved by the respective Faculty along with their transcripts/certificates to start a doctoral degree. You will only receive this permission if your degree from abroad is considered equivalent to the required German qualifications. You also need a note of acceptance (“Betreuungszusage”) from your supervisor. More information (including the application requirements) is available on the Graduate Center’s website.

Please ensure you find out whether you can apply directly for the degree program you have chosen or whether you must first complete the Studienkolleg or pass the assessment examination (Feststellungsprüfung). More information is available on our page about the Evaluation of international qualifications and “Studienkolleg”.

Applications for a German course or the pre-entry program (Studienkolleg) should be filed online only.

If you want to spend one or two semesters at FAU as an exchange student (e.g. ERASMUS/SOKRATES program) or a scholarship holder (e.g. DAAD), please contact International Affairs.

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 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 has been awarded a scholarship from Germany or the EU.

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

Irrespective of your nationality, you are considered a “BildungsinländerIn” if you have obtained your university entrance qualification in Germany or at a German school abroad. The same application conditions apply to you as those for prospective students from Germany.

Graduates of German schools abroad who want to start a degree program at FAU receive particular support. The application procedure is based on the school-leaving qualification obtained.

• Application procedure with a German “Abitur”
  If you have obtained the German general university entrance qualification Abitur at a “Gymnasium” secondary school or a German secondary education certificate at a German school abroad, you are entitled to start a degree program at any German university, irrespective of your nationality. This means you are a “BildungsinländerIn”. You can therefore apply to and enroll at FAU just like any German prospective student. Detailed information is available on the website: Application and enrollment
• Application procedure with the school-leaving qualification obtained in your home country
  If you have obtained a non-German school-leaving qualification at a German school or partner school in your home country or if you have obtained the International Baccalaureate and the Deutsches Sprachdiplom DSD II, you can apply for a degree program at FAU via the application procedure for international students.

Advice and support for applications from graduates of German schools abroad

FAU is part of the Bavarian support initiative for German schools abroad and partner schools abroad (Bayerische Betreuungsinitiative Deutsche Auslands- und Partnerschulen – BayBIDS). As part of this initiative, we visit German schools abroad to introduce pupils there to the university. We also organize and support visits to FAU for pupils of German schools abroad.

Contact

Dipl.-Germ. Kerstin Seitz

deputy

Contact

• Email: kerstin.seitz@fau.de
• Phone: +49 9131 85 – 24876

School leavers who apply for a degree program at FAU can also apply for a one-year scholarship from 425-450 euros per month. Further information on these support programs is available.

Graduates of a preparatory college in Germany who have passed an assessment test that also grants them admission to all universities in the Federal Republic of Germany for degree programs in the corresponding subject area and who wish to enroll in a degree program without admission restrictions (without NC) do not need to apply to the Admissions Office and go through an admission procedure.

They can enroll during the regular enrollment period.

The prerequisite is that they have submitted an application for admission via the campo portal by July 15 (winter semester) or January 15 (summer semester).

Exception: For degree programs that require an aptitude assessment procedure (EFV) for enrollment, a letter of admission, i.e., a prior application to the Admissions Office submitted by the deadline, is required.

Applicants who are at an international school and will gain the IB in the current year will usually not have their final certificate in time for the application deadline for degree programs with admission restrictions. You must therefore ensure that you have the relevant proof in good time so that your application can still be considered. The process depends on the degree program you choose and your nationality:

• For applications for degree programs with admission restrictions made directly to FAU
• For applications made via hochschulstart.de (only if you fall under the “special group of applicants” category for medicine, medicine in Erlangen-Nuremberg/Bayreuth, dentistry, and pharmacy, see above)