German universities distinguish between two types of admission: Unconditional and conditional admission to a university degree programme.

• Unconditional admission: All admission requirements for the chosen degree programme at the respective university have already been met. You start your degree right away.
• Conditional admission: Not all admission requirements have been met. In most cases, the necessary language skills are not yet available and must still be acquired. Please note our information on proof of language proficiency.

Please note that expired admissions and language course enrolments will not be accepted and may lead to your application being rejected. If you are already enrolled or matriculated in your degree programme, you must provide proof of this when submitting your application.

If you have to take a preparatory language course before starting your studies in Germany, there should be a maximum of three months between the end of the language course and the start of your studies.

If you visit the page of the database ANABIN (recognition and evaluation of foreign educational certificates), you can check whether your foreign educational level may be recognised or comparable.