Bewerbung um einen Studienplatz an einer Hochschule

If you would like to study at a university in Lower Saxony, you must register and apply or enrol for a degree program online.

Please use the application portal of your chosen university if you
(a) would like to study a Bachelor's degree program with restricted admission in a first or higher semester and the coordination of the allocation of study places is not handled by hochschulstart or if you
(b) would like to study an open-admission degree program in a first or higher semester.

If the coordination of the allocation of study places for locally admission-restricted Bachelor's degree programs in a first semester is carried out via hochschulstart it is necessary to first register at hochschulstart.de first.

Each university decides for itself which degree programs are coordinated by hochschulstart and announces this on its website and application portals.

For degree programs with central admission restrictions such as medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine and pharmacy, you can only apply for the first semester via hochschulstart.de.

To apply for a higher semester, please apply directly to the university

• Application or enrollment application submitted online
• Valid university entrance qualification and / or Master's entrance qualification
• If applicable, proof of complete study history
• Proof of academic achievements, if applicable
• If applicable, proof of further documents, depending on the degree program

• You must have a valid higher education entrance qualification in accordance with Lower Saxony regulations.
• If you can prove that you have outstanding artistic aptitude, you do not need to provide proof of a university entrance qualification for relevant degree programs.
• In order to be able to study in a higher semester at your chosen university, you must already be or have been enrolled in the same or an equivalent degree program at another university and be able to demonstrate suitable/relevant achievements and skills.
• To apply for a consecutive/further Master's degree program, you must generally have already completed an undergraduate degree. In most cases, further admission requirements must be met, which are regulated by the university in the relevant admission regulations, which can be found on the university websites
• You must also meet the application deadlines and submit all documents and evidence required by the university in order for your application to be considered

International applicants may have to pay a processing fee. Further information can be obtained from the respective university or via the service portal uni-assist e.V.

An online application for admission or enrollment is used for the application or enrollment:

1. Registration
2. Upload the application or enrolment documents (depending on the degree program) and submit the application or enrolment application

The steps involved are described in detail in the portal or on the website of the respective university.

You will be informed of the result of the application or enrollment application and the document check by the university or, if the procedures are coordinated via hochschulstart, also via hochschulstart.de will inform you.

The processing time varies within the legally prescribed deadlines depending on the degree program. Processing is usually completed by the start of the semester.

The legally prescribed application deadlines apply to degree programs with admission restrictions. For other degree programs, the deadlines set by the respective university apply.

Deadlines for submitting an application for admission are cut-off deadlines. They are set and published by the university depending on the degree program and procedure.

• The admission requirements of the desired degree programs must be taken into account
• The required form and deadline must be observed
• If the required requirements for admission to a degree program are not met or the required form and deadline are not adhered to, the application or enrollment application cannot be considered and must be excluded from the further procedure
• False information leads to exclusion from the procedure
• In some cases, a case of hardship can be claimed when applying for a place on a Bachelor's degree course with restricted admission. This can increase your chances of being admitted to the course. If you have the relevant evidence, such as a medical certificate, you can apply for a hardship case online when applying.

• Appeal against the approval or rejection decision. The deadline is one month after receipt of the rejection or after taking note of it

- Applying for a place at a university

- To apply, you should use the online application portal of the

and/or hochschulstart.de should be used for the application

- The legally prescribed application deadlines must be

be adhered to

- The application must be accompanied by a valid higher education entrance

regulations, a valid higher education entrance qualification

must be proven

- If proof of outstanding artistic aptitude is provided

artistic aptitude is demonstrated, the university entrance

university entrance qualification may be waived for the relevant degree programs

- For admission to a course of study in a higher semester

must have already studied in the same or an equivalent degree program

at another university. The acquisition of

relevant achievements and skills must be

must be proven.

- When applying for a Master's degree program, in addition to the

successful completion of a relevant Bachelor's degree

in most cases, further admission requirements must be fulfilled.

must be fulfilled. Which degree program is relevant and which

other requirements to be fulfilled are regulated by the

in the relevant admission regulations.

- For centrally restricted degree courses, the relevant requirements are specified centrally.

These are published on the websites of the universities.

Forms/online services available: Yes

Written form required: depending on the degree program

Informal application possible: No

Personal appearance required: depending on the degree program