NC (numerus clausus) allocation procedure for new students
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When are the allocation procedures carried out?
A numerus clausus (=admission restriction) can be set if the expected number of applicants exceeds the number of places available and a regular course of study cannot be secured without an restriction on admission.
The number of available places on so-called ‘NC courses’ or in ‘NC fields’ is determined annually in the Saxon Admission Numbers Regulation. The selection process for allocating the places in the 1st semester is done in all programmes that lead to a first university degree (undergraduate degree) in accordance with the Higher Education Admission Act and the Saxon Admission Numbers Regulation. The Master’s Allocation Regulation of TU Dresden and the additional selection rules of the faculty apply for programmes that lead to a postgraduate university degree (e.g. master’s degree).
Regulations for the allocation procedure in undergraduate programmes with NC
Read our information flyer to find out how an allocation procedure works for a programme with admission restrictions.
Some degree programmes have special selection procedures that are to be taken into account for the allocation procedure.
The current thresholds will be published here at the end of the procedure.
You can read the results of the selection procedure from the last few years for national NC degrees in medicine, dentistry and psychology on the website of the Foundation for Admission to Higher Education: www.hochschulstart.de
(You will find tables with NC thresholds from the last semesters on the specified page in the download area).
Regulations for the allocation procedure in postgraduate programmes with NC
Places in master's programmes with NC are allocated in accordance with the regulations for master’s programmes at TU Dresden with restricted admission (allocation regulation) as well as in accordance with the selection regulation issued for the master’s programme concerned.
The regulations can be read in TU Dresden’s official announcements under the heading “allocation regulation” and “selection regulations”. Further additions to the selection regulation currently apply to the following master’s programmes, in addition to the allocation regulation:
- Applied Media Research
- History
- Public Health (applications only possible in each even calendar year)
- International Relations
- Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy
- History of Art
- Philosophy
- Politics and Constitutional Studies
- Psychology: Cognitive-Affective Neuroscience
- Psychology: Human Performance in Socio-Technical Systems
Current thresholds in the allocation procedure for the 2019/20 winter semester in postgraduate programmes
The current table of thresholds will be published here at the end of the procedure.
Thresholds for the last allocation procedure in postgraduate programmes with NC
For Master‘s programmes that according to their selection regulations stipulate further selection criteria (e.g. selective interviews), the necessary overall score to pass the selection procedure cannot be displayed.
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Students at the IHI Zittau should contact the branch office in Zittau directly.
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