Admission Requirements
In order to study at Osnabrück University, you must fulfill general or course-specific access requirements.
Undergraduate Studies: Bachelor's Degree and First State Examination in Law
The term "undergraduate" refers to a course of study that leads to a first professionally qualifying university degree, e.g. the academic degree "Bachelor" or "First State Examination in Law". In order to be able to take up such a course of study, you need a corresponding higher education entrance qualification. In principle, proof of this can be provided by both school and vocational qualifications:
- The general higher education entrance qualification (" Abitur") entitles the holder to study in all undergraduate and thus in all first professionally qualifying degree courses at universities in the Federal Republic of Germany. In Lower Saxony, the Abitur can be obtained at grammar schools, including technical or vocational grammar schools and comprehensive schools, colleges and evening grammar schools or at vocational colleges (but only with proof of appropriate knowledge of a second foreign language).
- If you have a corresponding school or vocational qualification, it is also possible to study without a general higher education entrance qualification. You can find more information about studying without an Abitur here.
In addition to the relevant higher education entrance qualification, some degree courses require proof of further course-specific requirements such as language skills or a successful entrance test. Detailed information on the specific requirements can be found in the admission regulations for the desired degree program. These regulations are linked at Degrees and Regulations under the respective degree.
Admission Restrictions
The number of study spots is limited for some degree programs, so admission is restricted.
Non-Undergraduate Program: Master's Degree
An access requirement for admission to a Master's degree program is a relevant and professionally qualifying university degree - usually a Bachelor's degree. In addition, some Master's degree programs require proof that specific requirements have been met.
The specific requirements can be found in the admission regulations for the desired degree program. These regulations are linked under Degrees and Regulations under the respective degree.
Important to know: It is also possible to apply for a Master's degree program if the Bachelor's degree has not yet been obtained at the time of application, but it is expected that the degree will be obtained in the first Master's semester and 150 credit points must be proven. In this case, special deadlines must be observed and particularly careful planning is required. For teacher education programs, it should also be noted that proof of admission to the Bachelor's thesis must be submitted at the latest at the time of enrollment. Please note the following information on the preliminary enrollment in a Master's degree program.