Admissions

Applicants with Foreign Diplomas

• Non-German Citizens

  Foreign students applying for bachelor’s programs at the HTWG Konstanz who have completed school and university degrees abroad need to have their qualifications verified by the Studienkolleg Konstanz (STK) before they apply.

  This is required even if you have already successfully passed a “Feststellungsprüfung”, the DSH-test or TestDaF somewhere other than at the HTWG Konstanz.

  You can first check if your educational background entitles you to study in Germany directly or if you first need to attend the Studienkolleg preparatory program. For information about how your educational credentials will be assessed and whether you can immediately start your studies, go to www.anabin.kmk.org.

  Depending on the language of instruction for your chosen course, you will need either a German C1 or an English B2 level qualification (or both). Please refer to the Statutes on Admission for your degree programme for more information.

  Your application will only be processed once you have turned in the appropriate German language proficiency certificate (link to a German website), such as the DSH (minimum of DSH-2) or a comparable test (TestDaF: 4.0, telc: German C1 University). You can however turn in your application before taking the exam. Simply include a document stating that you have registered for such an exam with your application. The exam must take place before the start of your studies.

  For more information about these issues, please see the Studienkolleg website

• German Citizens

  German citizens who completed their secondary education  abroad need to have their diplomas verified by the:

  Regional Council Stuttgart
  Breitscheidtstr. 42
  70176 Stuttgart.
  Tel.: 0711/9090 440 700

  Students who completed a university degree abroad, need to have this verified by the Central Office for Foreign Education in Bonn.

  Please note that your application will only be processed once you have turned in the appropriate German language proficiency certificate (link to a German website!), such as the DSH (minimum of DSH-2) or a comparable test (TestDaF: 4.0, telc: German C1 University). It is possible to turn in a document stating that you have registered for such an exam with your application as long as the exam takes place before the start of your studies.

• Information for Swiss Citizens

  Swiss citizens with the following diplomas may study at the HTWG Konstanz – University of Applied Sciences:

  1. Eidgenössische Matura
  2. Berufsmatura and Feststellungsprüfung
  3. Berufsmatura plus having successfully completed one year at a Swiss university of applied sciences
  4. Berufsmatura and TASK achievement test (only valid for the HTWG Konstanz)
  5. German Fachhochschulreife - acquired after completing secondary school and an apprenticeship after attending a one-year Berufskolleg to gain the Fachhochschulreife status

  
  Please contact the Studienkolleg Konstanz to have the above-mentioned Swiss certificates (No. 1 to 4) verified.

  The Studienkolleg Konstanz will also provide you with more detailed information on having your Swiss qualifications for German universities verified as well as about the TASK exam.

• Exchange Students from Partner Universities

  Students from our partner universities who want to study for one or two semesters at the HTWG Konstanz - University of Applied Sciences need to apply at their home universities. More detailed information is available from the International Office.