Application for bachelor-level studies
The application procedure applies to you if you are a national of a non-EU- / non-EEA- state and did not obtain your higher education entrance qualification in Germany.
On this page you will find information about applying for first degree programmes - those leading to a bachelor’s degree or the first state examination in law.
If you have not earned your higher education entrance qualification in the EU, the European economic area (EEA) or in Switzerland, this application process applies to you.
Exceptions:
- As a refugee in Germany, you have access to a special application process.
- If you are a German citizen, please follow the EU/EEA/Switzerland guidelines for the simplified application process. The same applies if you live in Germany with a family member (spouse, child, parent) who has EU/EEA/Swiss citizenship and is working in Germany.
- If you have received your higher education entrance qualification outside in Germany, please follow the German guidelines for the simplified application process.
Information and support
If you have questions or concerns about what to study at the University of Konstanz, please contact our Central Student Advisory Service.
Please contact Ruth Bürger-Fiedler with your questions about application topics such as admission requirements, requests for special consideration or the application process.
To help you get settled in Germany more easily, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the International Office of the University of Konstanz have developed helpful guides.
Admission requirements
In order to to study at the university, you will need a higher education entrance qualification. If you earned your higher education entrance qualification outside of Germany, then check whether or not the examination certificate from your home country is accepted in Germany by visiting the web page of the Kultusministerkonferenz (Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany).
Further entry requirements include:
Application periods
- for all study programmes with admission restrictions: until 15 July (winter semester) or until 15 January (summer semester)
- for all study programmes without admission restrictions: until 15 September (winter semester) or until 15 March (summer semester)
Applications received after these dates will not be considered!
If you apply to a study programme with several partial study programmes (e.g. secondary education) where one programme has admission restrictions, you will need to apply by the deadline for study programmes with admission restrictions.
We will inform you about when you can apply online.