Requirements for further study programmes

In order to study a Master's degree programme at Humboldt-Universit?t zu Berlin, you must have successfully completed a first university degree (e.g. Bachelor's degree) that is accepted by German universities or you must be in the final examination stage of your first university degree. If you are in the final examination stage at the time of application, your previous university must confirm when you are expected to graduate.

You can check whether your foreign university and your degree are formally recognised in the anabin database .

You can find the relevant subject-specific entry and admission requirements (ZZR) in the degree programmes offered.

If you have any questions about the subject-specific entry and admission requirements, please get in touch with the contact person for the relevant subject listed for the degree programme.

Language skills for the Master's programme (language proficiency)

Different language skills are required for Master's degree programmes at Humboldt-Universit?t zu Berlin. The language and subject-specific admission requirements are set out in the admission regulations (ZZR) for each Master's programme (see "Admission requirements -> Special knowledge"). The language skills required in English, German and/or other foreign languages and which language certificates are accepted for the application are set out in the ZZR for each Master's programme.

If no other language requirements are listed in the ZZR with regard to German language skills, proof of German language proficiency at level C1 is required for the application.

For subsequent degree programmes, you must provide proof of German language proficiency at level C1 when applying:

You can prove the required C1 level by means of a corresponding certificate (final examination).

Humboldt-Universit?t zu Berlin accepts all common certificates for applications, e.g. Goethe-Zertifikat C1, telc C1, telc C1 金贝棋牌, DSH-1 and the TestDaF with a minimum score of 3 in all sections, in order to be able to take the DSH examination in the event of admission. Certificates of attendance of a German course are not accepted.

If you have submitted language proficiency German C1 with your application and have been admitted to the degree programme, your proficiency will be tested as part of the "German Language Test for Admission to Higher Education" (DSH) prior to enrolment and commencement of studies. You will be invited to take this test by the university.

Exemption from the DSH examination is possible if you can provide proof of an equivalent examination, such as the TestDaF with a score of at least 4 in all sections or the "telc C1 金贝棋牌" examination passed with "very good" or "good", the Goethe-Zertifikat C2 examination passed or the DSH-2 from another German university, etc. and the certificate is not older than 3 years. Information on the DSH exam at the HU can be found here. The Humboldt-Universit?t zu Berlin does not organise preparatory German courses.

Additional foreign language skills

For many Master's degree programmes, additional language skills in one or more foreign languages must be demonstrated. The respective language requirements can be found in the admission and admission regulations (ZZR) presented above the degree programmes (see "Admission requirements -> Special knowledge").

For English-language Master's degree programmes, you will also find the requirements for the level of English language proficiency that must be demonstrated in the ZZR for the degree programme. Please note that for some English-language Master's degree programmes, proof of a certificate of German language proficiency is also required.

Uni-assist can verify the following language certificates online:

1. TestDaF

2. IELTS results

3. TOEFL - uni-assist institution code 2727

4. Cambridge English language certificates: FCE, CAE and CPE if Candidate ID number and Secret number are provided

You can find more details on the uni-assist website.

So that you can follow the further processing status, you will receive an e-mail from our university after successful transmission of the application data by uni-assist with further information on how you can then follow the decision-making process at Humboldt-Universit?t zu Berlin. From this point on, please check your e-mails regularly, including your spam folder.

The status enquiry shows you the status of the processing of your application at Humboldt-Universit?t. If there are any changes to your application by staff, you will regularly receive an e-mail, which may not always show a change in your status enquiry. Most of the time, your application will show the processing status: "Application is being processed/reviewed" or "Waiting for admission procedure". You therefore do not need to contact us individually to enquire about the processing status. Your application will not be forgotten under any circumstances and the result of the selection procedure will be shown on your status enquiry.

At Humboldt-Universit?t, there are subjects with restricted admission (NC) and subjects without restricted admission (NC-free). NC means Numerus Clausus, which means that only a limited number of study places are available for these subjects. A selection procedure is used to allocate study places according to set criteria. The selection procedure for Master's degree programmes is not based on citizenship.

We carry out the admission procedure for degree programmes with restricted admission for the first semester at the beginning/middle of July and for degree programmes for higher semesters from the beginning/middle of September.

If you fulfil the formal admission requirements for open-admission degree programmes for the first semester, you will receive admission to the degree programme from Humboldt-Universit?t zu Berlin immediately after submitting your application documents or after the relevant examination board has checked your subject-specific admission requirements.

As soon as the admission procedure is completed, you will be informed by e-mail. The result of the admission procedure can be viewed in your status enquiry. We will provide you with the corresponding letter of admission or rejection online.

If you are admitted, you must declare your acceptance of the study place online within the set deadline (cut-off period). If you miss this deadline, the study place will be forfeited.

You will only be shown the documents to be submitted for enrolment once you have accepted your place online. From this point onwards, we will also send you an invitation to take the DSH exam if you still have to take it before starting your degree programme.

There are two different ways to apply to Humboldt-Universit?t zu Berlin. The correct way to apply depends on your previous educational qualifications. The Humboldt-Universit?t zu Berlin has applications from prospective students who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad and are applying for a degree programme pre-checked by uni-assist. If you have already obtained a Bachelor's degree in Germany, you can check for yourself here which application route is relevant.

Before submitting your application, please check the current study programmes offered by Humboldt-Universit?t zu Berlin. If you have any questions about the subject matter of your degree programme, you are welcome to contact the Faculty's Student Advisory Service directly.

When choosing your desired degree programme, please note

1. whether the desired subject is an admission-restricted (NC) or an admission-free (NC-free) degree programme
2. whether the subject is offered in the 1st semester or in the higher semester. Please note that the vast majority of degree programmes are only offered in the winter semester.

Please submit your complete application documents to uni-assist before the application deadline and in the form specified by Humboldt-Universit?t zu Berlin.

Your application can only be processed successfully if your documents fulfil all the conditions set by Humboldt-Universit?t zu Berlin.

The application deadline is a cut-off deadline. A cut-off deadline means that subsequent submissions after the application deadline are excluded and will not be accepted. The receipt of the complete application documents is decisive for meeting the deadline. The specified application period applies to all international applicants, including EU/EEA applicants.

Study programmes with NC

Winter semester: 02.05. to 31.05. (cut-off deadline)

Summer semester: 01.12. to 15.01. (cut-off deadline)

Study programmes without NC

Winter semester: 02.05. to 15.06. (cut-off deadline)

Summer semester: 01.12. to 15.01. (cut-off deadline)

Application documents

We recommend that you apply as early as possible at the beginning of the application period. The final review of applications at uni-assist can take up to 6 weeks.

The application deadline applies to the complete receipt of your application with all documents by uni-assist.

Please submit your application with all required documents to uni-assist online. Upload the documents in PDF format and label the files clearly, e.g. CV, German language certificate. Your documents will be time-stamped when you upload them to uni-assist. It is not necessary to send the documents in paper form. Please note that all certificates and documents not issued in German or English must also be submitted with an official translation.

The following documents must be submitted with the application via uni-assist:

1. Secondary school leaving certificate with overview of subjects and grades, please refer to the country information on uni-assist
2. Overview of subjects and grades for your degree programme (Transcript of Records / Diploma Supplement)
3. Module handbook (description of the learning content of your previous degree programme)
4. Degree certificate from the university or, in the final phase, confirmation of the date of graduation
5. Official translation of documents that are not issued in German or English
6. Proof of the language skills required in the ZZR for the respective Master's programme
7. For some Master's degree programmes: self-assignment form on the admission requirements and/or selection criteria. This form(s) is/are available as a PDF document on the uni-assist application portal.
8. Complete curriculum vitae (from the start of school education to the date of application)
9. Copy of your passport or identity card; if you have more than one citizenship, all supporting documents
10. If you are currently studying at a German/Austrian college/university: Certificate of enrolment stating the subjects and semesters studied
11. If you have already studied at a German/Austrian university: Proof of exmatriculation/confirmation of departure stating the subjects and semesters studied
12. For applications from China, Vietnam and India: Certificate from the Academic Evaluation Centre (APS)

Please also use the application checklist for your orientation.

You can submit a maximum of two applications for a Master's degree programme.

All applicants can apply for a degree programme with NC (admission restriction) and for a degree programme without NC (no admission restriction). You can find out which degree programmes with and without NC are available in the current range of courses, from 1 December for the following summer semester and from 1 May for the winter semester.

Have you already started a Master's programme at another university and would like to continue it at HU?

Find out from the study programme whether the desired subject is offered in the higher semester.

The application procedure is the same as for the first semester via uni-assist if you have a foreign Bachelor's degree. You must first fulfil the admission requirements for the first semester of the Master's degree programme before further coursework from a Master's degree programme that has already begun can be recognised.

As a rule, Humboldt-Universit?t zu Berlin will classify you in a higher semester if you submit proof of previous study periods and academic achievements in the same or a related subject area with your application documents and have not yet completed this degree programme. Please enter "higher semester" next to the degree programme on the application form. Classification into a higher semester will be determined by the relevant examination board while your application is being processed.

Applicants from an EU or EEA country (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) who are already studying in another European country and wish to apply for the same degree programme/subject must apply for the higher semester, as this is a change of university. An application for the 1st semester is not possible in this case.

• Register in the application portal uni-assist
• Log in to the uni-assist application portal with your user name and password
• Create an application in the application portal
• Select the following application semester and Humboldt-Universit?t zu Berlin under "Semester offers"
• Select the desired subject and the desired semester of study
• Answer all questions in the application form
• Compile the required application documents
• When you click "Proceed to checkout", you can pay the processing fees . It is important to pay by the application deadline.

The uni-assist application procedure allows you to apply to several universities at the same time. Please note that the application deadlines and conditions for multiple applications may differ from university to university.

If you are interested in studying human medicine, dentistry, bachelor's and master's degree programmes in the health sector, please send your enquiry directly to Charité-Universit?tsmedizin. Humboldt-Universit?t zu Berlin does not offer these degree programmes.