Applicants from non-EU/EEC countries

Source: https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/application-admission-and-enrollment/special-application-matters/applicants-from-non-eu-eec-countries Parent: https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/application-admission-and-enrollment/enrollment

If you are from a non-EU/EEA country and would like to pursue an undergraduate degree program (bachelor’s degree | State Examination | Church Degree) at the University of Bonn, you will need to meet a few formal requirements, which are explained in more detail below. You will therefore need to read this information carefully before submitting an application so as not to affect your chances of getting a place.

The admission procedures in the Master's programs at the University of Bonn are organized decentrally and are in the responsibility of the faculties/departments.

In order to get information on the individual Master's degree programs, their requirements and the application and admission process, as well as on the responsible contact person, please visit the respective program page1.

Application steps

Pick a degree program

Once you have chosen anundergraduate degree program2 (bachelor’s degree | State Examination | Church Degree), please read the information on the requisite German language proficiency and the preparatory course3 for the DSH first of all. Please note the exceptions we apply to German-French and German-Italian Studies4as well as to Archaelogies, Geography, Economics Major and Minor, Media Studies, Molecular Biomedicine and Musicology/Sound Studies.4

Register and apply

Register on our application portal and complete the online application. Once you have completed the online application, send the application documents by post to the following address:

Universität Bonn\ Abt. 9.3 - Studierendensekretariat\ 53012 Bonn, Germany

Alternative for courier services:

Universität Bonn \ Abt. 9.3 – Studierendensekretariat\ Poppelsdorfer Allee 31-33\ 53115 Bonn, Germany

Send application documents

The documents to be enclosed must be submitted as certified copies, accompanied by a translation where applicable. You can find out which certifications we accept under "Notes on certifications and translations"5.

If the documents are not received in the required form by the application deadline, your application will not be considered.

Documents required

Copy of your passport [simple copy]
Curriculum vitae in table form, complete up to your application date
If relevant, proof of your recognized refugee/asylum status [simple copy]
If relevant, proof of a scholarship from a German institution for the support of gifted students [simple copy]
Evidence of your German language proficiency 3[certified copy]
Evidence of your English language proficiency4: With application for Archeologies, Economics Major and Minor, Geography, Media Studies, Molecular Biomedicine and Musicology/Sound Studies [certified copy or original]
University entrance qualification: You can find information on the equivalence of foreign qualifications on the website of the Central Office for Foreign Education6 or on the DAAD´s Database on admission requirements7
Secondary-school graduation certificate, including overview of grades and transcript and German or English translation[certified copy]
If applicable, proof that you passed your university entrance examination in your home country for the degree program you are applying for, including an overview of subjects studied and grades obtained + German or English translation [certified copy]
If applicable, proof of successful studies, i.e. an overview of subjects studied and grades obtained in each individual semester in your home country + German or English translation [certified copy]
If applicable, Certificate of the passed "Feststellungsprüfung" and your pre-education documents + German or English translation [certified copy]
If applicable, your university degree + German or English translation [certified copy]

Specific application modalities: China, Georgia, India, Turkey, U.S., Vietnam, IB-Diploma

China, India and Vietnam

In addition to the qualification documents, an application is only possible with an APS certificate from an Academic Evaluation Center. We do not accept group APS within the framework of so-called partnership procedures.

Georgia

Evidence of educational background must be submitted together with an apostille.

Turkey

Proof that you passed the university entrance examination/code card must be submitted in the form of an official certificate of results (bearing a seal and signature) from the examination authority that issued it.

U.S.

The University of Bonn’s code for submitting AP examinations is: 9149

IB-Diploma

The "International Baccalaureate Diploma/ Diplôme du Baccalauréat International" is recognized as a university entrance qualification if it has been obtained after attending at least twelve consecutive years in a full-time school and if it meets the conditions of the Agreement on the Recognition of the "International Baccalaureate Diploma/ Diplôme du Baccalauréat International"8 (Resolution of the Conference of Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of 10 March 1986, as amended on 24 March 2022).

In addition to the IB Diploma, the following documents must be submitted

Final leaving certificate of the 10th school year.
Overview of subjects and grades of the two-year IB program\ \

Notes on certifications and translations

Einfache Kopie

Certification by a notary
Certification by an embassy or consulate
Certification by the education or foreign ministry in your home country
Official certification:In Germany, copies can be officially certified at any local or town council office, among other places.

Certifications not issued in German, English or French will need to be translated.

Translations\ Qualifications and other documents (including all stamps, seals and annotations on them) that were not issued in German, English or French will need to be translated by a certified translator or interpreter.

Important note

Application Period:

For Summer Semester: beginning of December - 15. January\ For Winter Semester: beginning of June - 15. July

Please note: Your application can only be considered if all necessary application documents have been received by the University of Bonn within the specified deadlines. These deadline are to be understood as cut-off periods (i.e. applications and documents received later cannot be considered).

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Exceptions and special requirements

German-French and German-Italian Studies

The following degree programs have specific selection procedures. Please contact the degree program coordinators directly for more information:

English language skills for: Archaeologies, Geography, Economics Major and Minor, Media Studies, Molecular Biomedicine and Musicology/Sound Studies

For the above mention Bachelor's programs English language skills on the level of B2 (CEFR) are required in addition to the required German language skills12. The corresponding English language certificate must already be submitted by the application deadline. An exemption from the proof of the English language certificate is only possible if the language of instruction in secondary school or in a completed Bachelor`s degree program was English. Official confirmation from the school/university is required.

Recognized English language certificates and their minimum requirements:

TEST OF ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE (TOEFL)

Internet-based test (iBT): with a minimum score of 72. Test Date Score applies, not MyBest Score.

Please note: TOEFL ITP is not accepted.

Please tell ETS the code number D393 so that your TOEFL score report will be sent directly to the University of Bonn.

INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE TESTING SYSTEM (IELTS)

IELTS Academic with a minimum score of 5.5 (Overall band score)

CAMBRIDGE MAIN SUITE OF ENGLISH EXAMINATIONS

Cambridge English: B2 First

TELC ENGLISH

CERTIFICATE B2

PEARSONS

PTE Academic: 59

UNICERT

II (Vantage)

Online-Self-Assessments (OSA) for Molecular Biomedicine

If you are admitted to the Molecular Biomedicine degree program, you must complete the online self-test for study orientation and upload the result in the online enrollment. To avoid time pressure, we recommend that you complete the self-test early. You can find further information here13.

Contact Information

International Students team

Contact

Last name A - G +49 228 73-3915\ Last name H - O +49 228 73-7655\ Last name P - Z +49 228 73-7275

[studentregistry@uni-bonn.de](mailto:studentregistry@uni-bonn.de)

Address

2nd floor, Rooms 1.007 – 1.010\ Poppelsdorfer Allee 49\ 53115 Bonn, Germany