Requirements for courses that lead to another university degree
You can find out which first university degree is required for further study in the applicable study regulations for that course, which can be found on the course pages of the Study Information System (SINS)
If the first university degree is not yet complete by the end of the respective application period (this can also be the deadline for participating in the eligibility procedure) you can still apply in accordance with the TU Dresden Admission Regulations if 80% of the required credit points have been acquired based on completed module examinations or the final dissertation or test which can be proven by a certificate from the home university (examination office).
If the degree has still not been attained by the start of the 1st semester, admission will be restricted to the end of the first semester on the condition of proving you have attained the first degree by then. This rule only applies to students at German universities.
Other specialised admission requirements may have been set in the course’s study regulation in addition to a certain university degree, which could range from proof of certain foreign language skills and prescribed pre-study internships through to proof that you have successfully passed an aptitude test at the university. You can find out which special requirements specifically apply to each course on each course’s page in the > Study Information System (SINS). Furthermore, you will get a > summarised overview of all eligibility procedures and pre-study internships for master’s courses with no admission restrictions.
For NC courses, there must be a specific selection process for admission.
For courses with high demand, new place capacities may have been specified annually in accordance with the Saxon Admission Numbers Regulations. Allocation of the available places is usually made according to the bachelor’s degree final grade in accordance with Master’s Allocation Regulations at TU Dresden. In some courses, other selection regulations may apply in addition to the eligibility regulations, in which more allocation criteria are set in addition to the bachelor’s grade. Information about which eligibility and/or selection regulations apply to which NC degrees and when, where and which documents must be submitted can be found in our > overview of eligibility and selection procedures in master’s courses with admission restrictions.
If you did not acquire your university entrance qualification at a German institution, proof of your German knowledge will be required (also applies to applicants with German citizenship), unless you are applying for a master’s course that is taught in English. (Other conditions also apply to students within the ERASMUS exchange programme. You will find information about this here.)
Sufficient knowledge of German can usually be proven with the following examinations or certificates:
- German language examination for university admission (DSH) with an overall score of at least DSH 2
- “German as a foreign language for applicants” test (TestDaF) with an overall score of at least TestDaF 4 in all parts of the exam
- A pass in the German examination within the framework of the assessment test (FSP)
- “German language diploma from the Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the German Federal States - level II” (DSD level 2/level C1)
- A C2 grade in the Goethe Institute’s test at home or abroad
- “Small German Language Diploma” or “Big German Language Diploma” awarded by the Goethe Institute on behalf of Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. This was replaced with Goethe - Certificate C2 (Großes Deutsches Sprachdiplom) in 01.01.2012. Certificates issued until 31.12.2011 are only valid for DSH Test.
- Telc C1 Hochschule
You will find more information about the required language skills and the options to acquire these skills here.
Admission for studying at TU Dresden for applicants with a foreign university qualification/educational qualification is given in accordance with the assessment guidelines of the Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the German Federal States (KMK).
This means that if you have a foreign university entrance qualification (also applies to the International Baccalaureate (IB) obtained at an international school in Germany), you must have your certificate approved for application purposes in Germany and have an average grade calculated. The Work and Service Office for International Applicants carries out this task for TU Dresden (uni assist). All German or international applicants with a foreign qualification must initially apply via uni assist. Your certificates will be checked and evaluated by uni assist in connection with your application. If the certificate is sufficient for university admission and your documents are complete, your application data will be forwarded to TU Dresden. A second application using the TU Dresden application portal is therefore unnecessary.
You will find the most important information about the respective country-specific requirements in the DAAD admission database, which was compiled based on the KMK’s assessment guidelines. Another information option is the Anabin database from the Central Office of International Education (ZAB). This database is also based on the KMK assessment guidelines. Here you will find detailed information about country-specific requirements and further information about the assessment of universities and degrees.
Please note: uni assist check your documents with regard to the respective application at TU Dresden. You will not receive an official notice of recognition that can be used for other application purposes. In that case you will have to contact an accreditation office.
In accordance with Section 18 Para 2 and 3 of the Saxon Higher Education Act, applicants that have already been enrolled at another German university must particularly take note of the grounds for refusal for admission. Grounds for refusal are particularly:
- The applicant has not produced the performance record in the selected course of study or a course with the same specialised orientation as prescribed in the examination regulations.
- The applicant has not passed the required examination for completion of the selected course of study. This can also be a relevant examination from another course.
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