Allocation of Study Places

Osnabrück University has numerous degree programs with restricted admission. This means that demand exceeds the number of places available and not all applicants can be admitted. The available study places are allocated to applicants as part of a selection procedure.

On the following pages, we provide you with detailed information on the  allocation criteria for first-semester students and the  allocation criteria for higher semesters in the  Bachelor's degree course in Psychology, the  First State Examination in Law [state examination] and  Bachelor's degree courses (two subjects), on  special quotas, on the admission procedure and on the selection procedure for the allocation of study places in  Master's degree courses.

Allocation procedure in admission-restricted undergraduate degree programs for the first semester

Main procedure

Applicants take part in the selection procedure for the degree program/subject applied for both on the merit list (procedure grade) and on the waiting time list and are given a ranking place on both lists. An exception to this is the selection procedure within the framework of a special quota, e.g.  second degree. Depending on the number of places to be allocated and the number of applicants, a decision is made in the main procedure as to which rank on the respective ranking list can be admitted (borderline rank). On the performance list, if the procedural grade is the same, the exact rank will be determined by a service performed and then by drawing lots. On the waiting time list, if the waiting time is the same, the grade of the university entrance qualification and then the exact rank is determined by lot.

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Allocation procedure in Master's degree programs for the first semester

The  allocation of study places on Master's degree courses is based on the criteria set out in the admission regulations for the respective Master's degree course.
Applications for Master's degree courses are also checked by the relevant selection committee of the schools for compliance with the subject-specific access requirements following a formal preliminary examination by the Admissions Office. In the case of a Master's degree course with restricted admission, the selection committee draws up a ranking list on the basis of which places are allocated. Applicants who cannot be admitted due to their ranking will receive a letter of rejection stating their own ranking and the ranking of the last applicant to be admitted (marginal ranking). If not all study places have been allocated by the end of the main procedure, those ranked next in line will be admitted as part of a succession  procedure, provided they have expressly declared their participation in the succession procedure in the application portal.
If the selection committee is unable to determine that the applicant meets the academic requirements for admission to the Master's degree program, they will receive a letter of exclusion.

Allocation procedure in admission-restricted higher semesters

In degree programs with restricted admission, study places in higher semesters can only be allocated if there is free capacity (study places). Not every study place that becomes free in a higher semester will be filled. Places will only be allocated if the number of students still enrolled in the semester applied for falls below the set capacity.

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