Admission procedures and admission requirements
Different admission procedures apply to the degree programmes you can study at the University of Münster. On the following website you can find information about the different procedures:
Information about admissions procedures
You can find an overview of all the degree programs offered in our Study Guide.
In order to be admitted to a degree program, you must meet the following requirements:
- University entrance qualification
The University Entrance Qualification refers to academic credentials, such as a school-leaving certificate, which allows you to study in German universities. In some cases, the University Entrance Qualification is a combination of multiple documents such as a school leaving certificate and a period of study or a preparatory year. Please find country specific information concerning this matter at:
Database on admission requirements of the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service)
anabin - Info portal on foreign education qualifications [de]
- German language skills
Applicants for all German-language degree programmes must demonstrate sufficient knowledge of German, usually at the DSH-2 level. Please note that some degree programs require lower (DSH-1) or higher German language skills (DSH-3). An overview of the requirements for German-language degree programmes as well as information about our study-preparatory German course can be found here:
Info on course requirements & preparatory language courses
The language requirements for our English-taught degree programmes can be found directly on the respective degree programme websites.
Fitting Bachelor’s degree (for admission to Master’s programmes)
Applicants to master’s degree programme are required to hold a bachelor’s certificate confirming that the student has completed undergraduate study lasting at least three years at a state-accredited institution of higher education. Please note that almost all regular master’s programmes at the University of Münster are so-called “consecutive” programmes, i.e. they require candidates to have completed a bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree programme in the same or related subject.