Glossary for application and enrolment documents

Certificates of higher education entrance qualification must be submitted in sworn or court-approved translation if the original documents were not issued in English or German.
Sworn translations are issued by sworn translators or an authorised department of the school or university.
Simple translations cannot be accepted.
You can find a database of translators in Germany via this link.

To be submitted in digital form.

In some countries, an extra entrance exam must be taken in addition to the school-leaving certificate for access to higher education. You can check whether this applies to your country in our country-specific documents.
If a university entrance examination is not compulsory in your country, you do not need to submit the document.
If your original document has not already been issued in English or German, please always submit the document in the original language + sworn translation into German or English.

To be submitted in digital form.

If you have taken and passed the Feststellungsprüfung at a Studienkolleg in Germany, please submit your Feststellungsprüfung certificate here.
All others do not need to submit this document.

To be submitted in digital form.

In order to be able to convert your final grade into the German system, we need the maximum grade that can be achieved as well as the minimum grade required to complete the degree (not to pass the individual courses).
Accepted evidence:

• Transcript of Records (e.g. on the back).
  
• Screenshot with link to official homepage of your previous higher education institution
• Extract from the study or examination regulations of your degree programme or previous higher education institution
• Official letter from the university
  

To be submitted in digital form.

You will receive this document from the university at which you were last enrolled. It contains all passed modules of a degree programme, including the credits awarded for them and examination grades.

It contains the final thesis with grades and, as a rule, a final average grade.

Some universities do not issue separate degree certificates, but only a final Transcript of Records.

In this case, the final transcript of records is considered a certificate if it confirms that the degree programme has been successfully completed and all credits and grades of all study achievements, including the final examination, are listed there.

If you have not yet received your final Transcript of Records, please submit the preliminary transcript or the overview of grades for the individual academic years/semesters.

Even if you already have a Master's degree, please still submit the study documents from your Bachelor's degree.

To be submitted in digital form.

The Transcript of Records must be submitted in sworn or court-approved translation if the original document was not issued in English or German.
Sworn translations are issued by sworn translators or an authorised department of the school or university.
Simple translations cannot be accepted.
You can find a database of translators in Germany via this link.

To be submitted in digital form.

A module handbook is an overview of the subjects you attended in your previous degree programme with a brief description of the topics taught in each subject.

To be submitted in digital form.

Degree certificate of your e.g. Bachelor, Licence, Specialists degree in the original language.
If you do not yet have this document, your application will still be examined. If you are admitted, you must submit it within one year.

Even if you already have a Master's degree, please still submit the study documents from your Bachelor's degree.

To be submitted in digital form.

Your degree certificate must be submitted in a sworn or court-approved translation if the original document was not issued in English or German.
Sworn translations are issued by sworn translators or an authorised department of the school or university.
Simple translations cannot be accepted.
You can find a database of translators in Germany via this link.
If you do not yet have this document, your application will still be examined. If you are admitted, you must submit it within one year.

To be submitted in digital form.

A Master's access qualification is an academic degree that gives access to a Master's programme at a German university.

The most common Master's access qualification is a completed Bachelor's degree. Other degrees of equal or higher value (Master's, Diplom, Magister, etc.) can also provide access to a Master's programme.

Degrees from foreign universities must be at least equivalent to a 3-year Bachelor's degree at a German university in order to be recognised as a Master's access qualification. The anabin database provides initial guidance as to whether a foreign university degree allows access to a Master's programme in Germany.
Exception: Computational Mathematics M.Sc. - here a 4-year Bachelor's degree is required.

If you have not yet completed the relevant degree programme at the time of application, then you can also submit a current transcript with all achievements to date. The binding regulations on the qualification requirements for a Master's degree programme can be found in the subject examination and study regulations.

To be submitted in digital form.

Certificate for applicants with school or university degrees or periods of study from the People's Republic of China, Vietnam and India issued by the respective APS offices of the German embassies.

APS India: Please submit the APS certificate by the application deadline of your programme at the latest.

To be submitted in digital form with the application (original to be submitted for enrolment).

To apply to the University of Bayreuth for all German-language degree programmes, you must provide proof of German language skills at least at level B2 (according to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for Languages).

For enrolment you need one of the following certificates:

• German language proficiency test for international university applicants (Deutsche Sprachprüfung für ausländische Studienbewerber und –bewerberinnen, DSH) with a result of at least DSH 1
• Test of German as a foreign language (Test Deutsch als Fremdsprache, TestDaF) with a result of at least 14 points - no part under TDN 3)
• ÖSD Zertifikat B2
• Goethe-Zertifikat B2
• telc Deutsch B2
• B2 certificate IIK Bayreuth
  

Whether level B2, C1 or DSH-2 is required for enrolment in the degree programme you are aiming for depends on the respective examination regulations.

Information on which language certificates are recognised can be found on our homepage.

To be submitted in digital form.

To apply to the University of Bayreuth for all German-language degree programmes, you must provide proof of German language skills at least at level B2 (according to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for Languages).

For enrolment you need one of the following certificates:

• German language proficiency test for international university applicants (Deutsche Sprachprüfung für ausländische Studienbewerber und –bewerberinnen, DSH) with a result of at least DSH 2
• Test of German as a foreign language (Test Deutsch als Fremdsprache, TestDaF) with a result of at least 4 x TDN 4
  (for master's programme Intercultural German Studies at least 17 points)
• The German Language Certificate of the Education Ministers Conference (Deutsche Sprachdiplom der Kultusministerkonferenz, DSD) - level two (DSD II)
• ÖSD Zertifikat C2
• Goethe-Zertifikat C2
• telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule 
  
• C1 certificate IIK Bayreuth
  

Whether level B2, C1 or DSH-2 is required for enrolment in the degree programme you are aiming for depends on the respective examination regulations.

Information on which language certificates are recognised can be found on our homepage.

To be submitted in digital form.

For purely English-language degree programmes, you do not need proof of German language skills for admission. However, you must prove basic knowledge of the German language by the end of the 2nd semester.

This can be done by means of a corresponding certificate (Goethe, Unicert) or you can take an A1 German course at the Language Centre of the University of Bayreuth during the semester. You can find further language courses in Bayreuth at the IIK or the Volkshochschule.

If you already have this proof for your application, you are welcome to upload it. If you do not yet have the proof of German for the application, you can skip the document and do not need to upload anything.

To be submitted in digital form.

For English-taught degree programmes, English language skills must be proven at least at level B2 (according to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for Languages), unless the respective examination and study regulations specify higher or lower requirements.

Please check the respective programme page or the study and examination regulations or ask the respective programme moderator which language certificates are accepted for your programme.

If you would like to provide proof in the form of a confirmation of the language of education, then the confirmation must be issued by an administrative unit of your home university on the official paper of the university and must have a seal and original signature. However, such a certificate is not accepted as proof of English by all degree programmes.

To be submitted in digital form.

Please submit this proof when applying for the Master's programme African Verbal and Visual Arts if you have chosen the specialisation E4 Swahili Studies.

To be submitted in digital form.

If your (preliminary) average grade is not at least 1.9, you must apply for an improvement of the average grade. Please use the template provided in CAMPUSonline and upload it again after completing it. You can submit this proof when applying for the following Master's programme:

• Sports Economics
  

To be submitted in digital form.

You can find out how you can receive grade bonuses in the respective examination regulations for the degree programme (see link below).

You can submit this proof when applying for the following Master's degree programmes:

• Business Administration
• Battery Materials and Technology
  

To be submitted in digital form.

In case your (preliminary) average grade is not at least 1.9, you have to apply for an improvement of your average grade.You can find out how you can receive grade bonuses in the respective examination regulations for the degree programme (see link below).

You can submit this proof when applying for the following Master's degree programme:

• Sports Economics
  

To be submitted in digital form.

You can submit this proof when applying for the following Master's degree programmes:

• Battery Technology
  
• Battery Materials and Technology
• Scientific Computing
  

This can be evidence of course-specific prior training with professional societies, internships, stays abroad or special additional studies.

To be submitted in digital form.

This document only needs to be uploaded if you have been admitted to the relevant degree programme at the University of Bayreuth from a previous semester but have not taken up the degree programme. If you are applying for this degree programme for the first time, you do not need to upload anything here.

To be submitted in digital form.

We require a current, tabular CV with your complete career up to the time of your current application to the Universiy of Bayreuth. It must contain precise and comprehensive information about your educational background (schools, dates of (final) examinations, etc.). Please provide information on every period up to the month of your application to the University of Bayreuth and do not leave any gaps - even if you have not attended school or university or worked (e.g. longer periods of holiday and time off). This is the only way we can trace your educational path.

You are welcome to use the University of Bayreuth (UBT) or European Union template for your CV:

• UBT CV template
  
• Create your CV online with Europass
  

To be submitted in digital form.

Please complete the template in CAMPUSonline and upload it in .xlsx format (not .xls). You must enter your overall average grade from the BACHELOR programme, the maximum grade that can be achieved and the minimum grade with which a degree is still awarded (not the minimum grade for passing individual examinations).

To be submitted in digital form.

The document Vorprüfungsdokumentation (VPD) must be applied for at uni-assist if you

• do not have citizenship of Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein or a member state of the EU
  
• are not a "Bildungsinländer:in" (i.e. have not acquired a school-leaving certificate or Bachelor's degree in the German education system)
• are applying for a degree programme for which the VPD is required (see link above)

Test reports and VPDs from other universities cannot be accepted!

To be submitted in digital form.

If you are unable to take an aptitude test in whole or in part in the intended form due to a prolonged or permanent disability, an application for disadvantage compensation can be submitted. Proof of the examination disability must be provided in the form of a medical certificate, which can be uploaded here.

If this does not apply to you, you can skip the document.

To be submitted in digital form.

An Excel template is provided in CAMPUSonline. Please enter the workload in hours per week for each module of your Bachelor's programme (= SWS = semester hours per week). This includes attendance time (i.e. time spent in lectures, tutorials, seminars, etc.) and self-study time (i.e. preparation for and follow-up on courses, homework, solving exercises or preparing for exams). The examination board requires this information for the equivalency examination.

You must submit the additional questionnaire SWS when applying for the following Master's degree programmes:

• Automotive and Mechatronics
  
• Biotechnology and Chemical Process Engineering
  
• Energy Technology
  
• Mechanical Engineering
  
• Materials Science and Materials Engineering
  

If your Transcript of Records or Diploma Supplement already shows your academic achievements with ECTS (European Credit Transfer System), you do not need to complete this questionnaire. This is the case, for example, if you have previously studied in the European Union.

To be submitted in digital form.

The template is provided as an Excel file in CAMPUSonline. Please complete and upload again in .xlsx format.

To be submitted in digital form.

This file is provided as an Excel template in CAMPUSonline. Please complete and upload again in .xlsx format.

To be submitted in digital form.

This is not a document. It is an input field that opens during the application submission for the Master's programme "African Verbal and Visual Arts" in CAMPUSonline.

Here you have to enter which specialisation you would like to choose during your Master's programme.

You can choose from the following specialisations:
E1 African Linguistics,
E2 African Literatures,
E3 Arts, Curational Studies and Media in Africa,
E4 Swahili Studies,
E5 Multidisciplinary Studies.

A change is only possible in exceptional cases until the beginning of the second semester.
For the selection of the Swahili Studies specialisation, good Swahili language skills must be demonstrated.

To be submitted in digital form.

Applicants who are unable to provide this proof will be enrolled upon admission on the condition that they submit proof of the required internship by the end of the second semester at the latest.

To be submitted in digital form.

The document "List of modules from previous studies for which you do not yet have a transcript of records" must be submitted if you have not yet completed your Bachelor's degree. This list contains the modules that are not yet listed in the "Transcript of Records" and are still missing to complete your studies.

If you have already completed your degree, you do not need to submit it.

To be submitted in digital form.

You can fill in this questionnaire in CAMPUSonline.

To be submitted in digital form.

This is a self-written text in which you explain your professional and personal motivation for choosing your degree programme. Thoughts taken from external sources must be marked as such.

Master Scientific Computing: Letter of motivation in English in which you briefly explain the reasons for your application.

To be submitted in digital form.

The document "Informal declaration about the independent preparation of the written presentation of course-specific competencies" is a signed statement that the motivation letter was written independently, without the help of others, and that any thoughts taken from other sources were identified as such. You can a template which you can download from CAMPUSonline.

Example: I hereby confirm that my application with the reasons for choosing the course of study is my own work and was prepared without the help of others. Thoughts taken from external sources are marked as such.

To be submitted in digital form.

To be submitted by applicants for the programme Economics (M. Sc.):
If your bachelor's degree is from a university outside the European Union and there is no formal Partnership / Learning Agreement of the university with the University of Bayreuth, you will have to submit proof of GRE General Test test results that lie in the top 25 %.
This test result has to be submitted by the application deadline otherwise the application will be rejected. The GRE General Test test result cannot be substituted by any other tests.
Link to further information on the GRE General Test

To be submitted in digital form.

This application is generated in CAMPUSonline as soon as you receive admission to a degree programme and have accepted the study place. Please click "add data" to complete the application form via CAMPUSonline and then send the printed and signed application form together with the required documents for enrolment (see document checklist) to the Student Administration Office.

Please submit the original document.

We require a recent photo in which you can be clearly recognised. The photo does not have to be biometric, but should be oriented towards the usual format for passport photos (3.5 x 4.5 cm). It will be used for the student ID card.

Please submit the original document.

We need a copy of your valid identity card. If you do not have a German identity card, you can also use a copy of your temporary identity card or your international passport. You have the right to blacken the issuing authority, the serial number and the ID number.

Please submit the document as a simple copy.

Please submit all documents that belong to your higher education entrance qualification (e.g. school leaving certificate). For international prospective students: Secondary school leaving certificate + university entrance examination, if applicable + assessment test, if applicable + proof of periods of study, if applicable.

Please submit the document as a simple copy.

It must be evident from this
when you
from which account (with the name of the account holder)
to which account
with which purpose
transferred which amount.

You can find payment information in CAMPUSonline in the section Enrollment -> Next steps -> Link "Tuition fee".

Please submit the document as a simple copy.

Please submit the document as a simple copy.

The certificate of study history contains an overview of when, where, how long and in which degree programme in Germany you were previously enrolled. Often, this information can also be found on the certificate of exmatriculation. Ideally, the number of university semesters is noted on it. Unfortunately, a "Transcript of Records" is not sufficient. You can also submit certificates of study for the individual semesters. If you have already been enrolled at several universities, you must submit a study progress certificate from each university. As a rule, you will receive the certificate of study history from the student office of your university.

Please submit the document as a simple copy.

Please fill out the template that you can download in the enrolment section of CAMPUSonline.

Please submit the document as a simple copy.

Please submit the page with the personal information as well as the "Zusatzblatt (supplementary sheet)" of the visa.

Please submit the document as a simple copy.

For enrolment, a statutory health insurance company in Germany (e.g. AOK, TK, BEK etc.) must digitally transfer your insurance data to the University of Bayreuth. You must apply for this directly with the statutory health insurance company. This also applies if you are privately or family insured or have health insurance in another EU country.

The transfer will only take place after you have been admitted to study at the University of Bayreuth and at the student's request.
You can find more information on the website with more detailed information on compulsory health insurance.

If you are applying for the Studienkolleg or a doctorate, then you do not have to submit the certificate of student health insurance. This is also not required once you have reached 30 years of age.

Please submit the document via digital transmission from the health insurance company directly to the university.

You can find the letter of admission in CAMPUSonline in the section "Admission" under "Result of the admission procedure" - "Download decision".

Please submit the document as a simple copy.

This document is only required if you have already studied this or a very similar degree programme in Germany. We require a confirmation from your previous university in Germany that you are still allowed to study this subject and have not lost the claim to sit exams in this area (eg. if you were expulsed due to failing an exam too often).

Please submit the document as simple copy.

If you have a disability or chronik illness and wish to apply for a disadvantage compensation, you can receive more information on the granting of disadvantage compensation from becks - Office of the Commissioner for Students with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses.

You can submit this proof when applying for many of our Master's degree programmes.

Please upload the document when applying online. If you are admitted, we will need a certified paper copy of the document for enrolment.