Geography: Society and Environment, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)

APPLICATION
Application period	Winter Semester: 15 April – 15 July Summer Semester: start of studies not possible
Platform	CAMPUSonline - a brief application guide is available here
Documents	by UPLOAD Preliminary review documentation uni-assist for University of Bayreuth For this programme, applicants without EU, EEA or Swiss citizenship who have obtained their degree abroad must apply via uni-assist and undergo a fee-based special procedure (Vorprüfungsdokumentation (VPD) - preliminary document review process). ^{Please note: Due to uni-assist’s processing time you should apply for your VPD no later than 6-8 weeks prior to the application deadline.} Detailed information on how to apply for a VPD (including a link to the application platform, the required documents and FAQs) is available here. Passport Secondary school leaving certificate including subjects and grades original language + certified translation in German or English Language certificate GERMAN level B2 find out more Curriculum vitae Please download and fill out this template.

APPLICATION

Application
period

Winter Semester: 15 April – 15 July
Summer Semester: start of studies not possible

Platform

CAMPUSonline - a brief application guide is available here

Documents

by UPLOAD

Preliminary review documentation uni-assist for University of Bayreuth

For this programme, applicants without EU, EEA or Swiss citizenship who have obtained their degree abroad must apply via uni-assist and undergo a fee-based special procedure (Vorprüfungsdokumentation (VPD) - preliminary document review process).
^{Please note: Due to uni-assist’s processing time you should apply for your VPD no later than 6-8 weeks prior to the application deadline.}
Detailed information on how to apply for a VPD (including a link to the application platform, the required documents and FAQs) is available here.

Passport
Secondary school leaving certificate including subjects and grades
original language + certified translation in German or English
Language certificate GERMAN level B2
find out more
Curriculum vitae
Please download and fill out this template.

You may need to submit additional documents:

Have you already studied?Hide

Proof of your previous academic performance (Transcript of Records) and, if already available, your degree certificate; both in the original language and as a certified German or English translation

Have you attended a Studienkolleg in Germany?Hide

If so, please also submit the certificate for the assessment test . Please note that intermediate reports from the Studienkolleg unfortunately cannot be considered.

Other additional country-specific documents Hide

Australia

Proof of higher education entrance examination
original language + certified translation in German or English

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Proof of higher education entrance examination
original language + certified translation in German or English

Chile

Proof of higher education entrance examination
original language + certified translation in German or English

China

APS Certificate
If applicable, APS recertification
TestAS Certificate (mandatory if APS is only valid together with TestAS)
If you have not studied before:
National high school graduation examination (huikao) + National College Entrance Examination (NCEE/gaokao) report
original language + certified translation in German or English

Fiji

Proof of higher education entrance examination
original language + certified translation in German or English

Hongkong

Proof of higher education entrance examination
original language + certified translation in German or English

Iran

Proof of Pre-University Course
original language + certified translation in German or English
If applicable: Proof of higher education entrance examination
original language + certified translation in German or English

Japan

Proof of higher education entrance examination
original language + certified translation in German or English

Kazakhstan

An educational certificate in the form of a "licnoje delo ucenika"
original language + certified translation in German or English

Macedonia

Proof of higher education entrance examination
original language + certified translation in German or English

South Korea

Proof of higher education entrance examination
original language + certified translation in German or English

Spain

Proof of higher education entrance examination (EAU, PAU)
original language + certified translation in German or English

Tanzania

Proof of higher education entrance examination
original language + certified translation in German or English

Trinidad and Tobago

Proof of higher education entrance examination
original language + certified translation in German or English

Turkey

Proof of higher education entrance examination (code card)
original language + certified translation in German or English

USA

Proof of higher education entrance examination (AP Exams)
original language + certified translation in German or English

Vietnam

APS Certificate
If applicable, APS recertification
TestAS Certificate (mandatory if APS is only valid together with TestAS)

Have you obtained an IB diploma?Hide

Applicants with an IB diploma must always submit the transcript for the last two school years to prove that they attended IB subjects throughout.
If it is foreseeable that you will not receive your IB diploma before the end of the application period, you will have to submit a certificate from the Zeugnisanerkennungsstelle für den Freistaat Bayern (ZASt) as an alternative to the IB diploma. This notification must be requested from the ZASt by the end of April. Further information can be found here (see the information sheet on the recognition of the "International Baccalaureate Diploma / Diplôme du Baccalauréat International")

General information

Information regarding the form of submission for application documents Hide: Please submit your documents only as instructed on this site. Documents submitted in the wrong form (e.g. by post if upload is required) cannot be taken into consideration.
Do you have questions or require assistance?Hide: An overview of contact persons for international applicants can be found here.
Would you like to find out more about the topic of higher education entrance qualifications?Hide: Here you will find some helpful information to give you more insights into your higher education entrance qualification.