Details of the application procedure

All applicants need to fulfill the requirements (step 1) and have to submit the online application with documents successfully (step 2). The decision about the eligibility lies with the master's selection committee.

1. If the applicant has completed the bachelor's degree in an EU member country a combined score is assigned according to the Letter of Motivation (60%) and the grade point average from the bachelor’s degree (40%). If the combined score is lower than or equal to 1.5 the applicant will be accepted to the master's program directly. In case the combined score is higher than 1.5, the Entrance Exam has to be taken.
2. If the applicant has completed the bachelor's degree in a non EU member country the Entrance Exam has to be taken, regardless of the average grade of the bachelors’s degree (GPA) or the Letter of Motivation.

After the Entrance Exam (step 3), a combined score is assigned according to the exam grade (70%) and the grade point average from the bachelor’s degree (30%).

There are two possible paths (according to the German grading system with 1 being the best and 4 being the minimum pass grade):

a) The applicant will be accepted directly to the master’s program if the combined score is less than or equal to 1.9.
b) The applicant will be invited to an interview (step 4) if the combined score is higher than 1.9 or less than 2.4.

In the last step of the application procedure, the interview (step 4), the final decision whether the applicant is eligible for the master’s program or not, is also made by the master’s selection committee.