Preliminary review documentation (VPD) by uni-assist

• All international applicants from outside the EU for a bachelor's or teaching degree, who did not obtain their university entrance qualification in Germany or from a school that offers the equivalent of the German Abitur exam. This also applies to applicants pursuing pursuing a place on any degree programme in an advanced semester.
  
  
• All international applicants from outside the EU for a master's degree who did not obtain their qualification for postgraduate studies (usually a bachelor's degree) at a German university.
  
  
• All international applicants from outside the EU with an International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB) who do not yet have a notification of the Office for Certificate Recognition.
  
  
• International applicants from outside the EU who have completed preparatory studies in a Studienkolleg in Germany (unless:they were referred to the Studienkolleg München by the University of Bayreuth and passed the assessment test (Feststellungsprüfung).

• You have German, EU, EEA or Swiss citizenship.
  
  
• You are already enrolled as a degree student at the University of Bayreuth.
  
  
• You have already obtained a bachelor’s degree at an accredited university in Germany.
  
  
• You are applying for an undergraduate programme and have acquired your higher education entrance qualification in the German educational system;
  i.e. if you are considered a “Bildungsinländer” (e.g. German Abitur, Fachabitur).
  Please note: attending a Studienkolleg in Germany does not make you a Bildungsinländer; Studienkolleg graduates will still need to submit a VPD, unless:They were allocated to the Studienkolleg München by the University of Bayreuth and passed the Feststellungsprüfung there.
  

• You have already obtained your entrance qualification for master’s programmes (usually your undergraduate/bachelor's degree) at an accredited university in Germany.
  
  
• You have already been admitted to the relevant degree programme at UBT for a previous semester without preliminary review documentation from uni-assist.

You need to request a preliminary review documentation (VPD) via the uni-assist web portal.

Currently, you can find our degree programmes at uni-assist in the winter semester 2025/26.In the uni-assist web portal, please select ‘University of Bayreuth’ as the university and your desired degree programme.

You can have your documents reviewed by uni-assist any time of the year. If the portal for the desired semester has not yet been opened at uni-assist, simply select the current semester. It does not matter whether you request the VPD for the summer semester or the winter semester at uni-assist. Please note, however, that the application deadline at UBT must be met (see step 4).

Please be aware that a request for preliminary review documentation via the uni-assist online portal alone does not qualify as an application for a degree programme at UBT! An application to UBT for the desired degree programme via the CAMPUSonline application portal is always necessary.

You must upload the documents required by uni-assist within the deadline (see step 4) to the uni-assist website.

For a Bachelor's degree programme, you need:

• a copy of your higher education entrance qualification in the original language (the higher education entrance qualification usually includes your secondary school certificate, e.g. A-Levels, and additionally the certificate of your preparatory college assessment test if you have completed the Studienkolleg.  Depending on origin and individual background, the higher education entrance qualification may also include other documents),
• a translation if the original document was not issued in German or English.
  
  Please note that if you are admitted, you must present all documents demanded by uni-assist for proof of your higher education entrance qualification upon enrollment.
  
  

For a Master's degree programme, you usually need:

• a copy of your degree certificate (if already available),
• a copy of your subjects and grades (transcript),
• a  translation if the original documents were not issued in German or English.

Uni-assist may require additional documents from you in order to issue the VPD depending on your country.

Please upload only those documents that are relevant to your VPD request. The following documents are not required: identification, motivation letters, essays or language certificates. 

The request is not complete until all required documents have been uploaded to the uni-assist website and the handling fees have been paid to uni-assist. The documents and the payment must reach uni-assist before the respective UBT application deadline otherwise the VPD has not been requested for in due time.

The VPD must be requested from uni-assist by the application deadline for your chosen degree programme at UBT at the latest.

An overview of the application periods and deadlines for all degree programmes in alphabetical order can be found under:

• Periods and deadlines - application for Bachelor's

• Periods and deadlines - application for Master's

Make sure to request your VPD as early as possible - but at least 6 - 8 weeks before the respective application deadline at the University of Bayreuth.

Information on the current uni-assist processing times can be found here.

You can have your documents reviewed by uni-assist any time of the year. If the desired semester is not yet available at uni-assist, simply select the current semester. It does not matter whether you request a VPD from uni-assist for the summer semester or the winter semester.

You will receive a VPD from uni-assist with information about your university entrance qualification. This VPD document, together with all other required application documents, must be uploaded directly to the CAMPUSonline application portal when you apply to UBT. An application to the University of Bayreuth for your desired degree programme and the submission of documents is only possible during the respective application period.

If you have not yet received your VPD from uni-assist when applying in the CAMPUSonline, please confirm that you have applied for a VPD for your UBT application in full and on time by entering your 7-digit uni-assist application number in the CAMPUSonline portal.

Your application will only be processed further if this number can be verified by the UBT at uni-assist.

If you already have a VPD from uni-assist when applying online in the CAMPUSonline applicant portal, please upload it.

Uni-assist usually needs about 4 to 6 weeks to process your application. Please plan a few extra days, as additional enquiries may delay the process.

You should request a VPD at the earliest possible time, as the processing time of uni-assist can be 6 - 8 weeks.

You can have your documents reviewed by uni-assist any time of the year. If the desired semester is not yet available at uni-assist, simply select the current semester. It does not matter whether you request a VPD from uni-assist for the summer semester or the winter semester.

The VPD must be requested from uni-assist by the application deadline for your chosen degree programme at UBT at the latest.

An overview of the application periods and deadlines for all degree programmes in alphabetical order can be found under:

Information on the current uni-assist processing times can be found here.

• Periods and deadlines - application for Bachelor's

• Periods and deadlines - application for Master's

After registration and filling in your personal data, please select "search of study offers". Choose the semester, the desired qualification (Bachelor or Master) and the university (Universität Bayreuth or just enter Bayreuth). The system will then display all degree programs. Please select your desired degree programme.

If the portal for the desired semester has not yet been opened at uni-assist, simply select the current semester. It does not matter whether you request a VPD for the summer semester or the winter semester at uni-assist.

A language certificate is not required for the request at uni-assist.

That depends. If you have requested a VPD for the University of Bayreuth via uni-assist, the test report can also be accepted with your application provided it is not older than two years. 
However, if uni-assist has not received an application for the University of Bayreuth (but rather for a different university) or it was made over two years ago, the test report cannot be accepted.

If you do not yet have a VPD from uni-assist when you apply online in the CAMPUSonline applicant portal, please confirm that you have applied for the VPD for your application to UBT in full and on time by entering your 7-digit uni-assist applicant number in the CAMPUSonline applicant portal.

Your application will only be processed further if this number can be verified by the UBT at uni-assist.

You can apply for all our programmes with one single VPD, as long as it is not older than two years and as long as it has been issued for an application to the University of Bayreuth.

If you have requested the VPD on time and in full, you will be given a grace period of up to four weeks. The University of Bayreuth reserves the right to set a shorter grace period for degree programmes with admission restrictions or aptitude procedures.

If you have not submitted your VPD to us by the deadline in accordance with the instructions in CAMPUSonline, your application will be deemed not to have been received on time and you will receive a letter of denial. Please request your VPD via uni-assist as early as possible, as the processing time of uni-assist can be 6-8 weeks.

Unfortunately, if you miss the application deadline, you will need to reapply for the next semester using the VPD you received. Since the VPD remains valid for 2 years, requesting a new VPD at uni-assist is not necessary.

If you have acquired your higher education entrance qualification in a non-EU country, you must request a VPD via uni-assist. Since the admission criteria may vary from university to university, it is imperative that the higher education entrance qualification of each applicant be checked, regardless of whether he or she has already been enrolled at a German university. For most degree programmes, this review is carried out for us by uni-assist.

You can request the VPD with provisional documents. Transcripts must show that you are in your final semester or about to graduate.