Studienkolleg

    Welcome to the Center for International Students of the Universities of Applied Sciences in Baden-Württemberg

    How do we know how your certificates should be assessed?

    Our decisions are based on the assessment regulations of the Central Office for Foreign Education (ZAB), unfortunately only available German. 
    You also have access to this database (anabin)
    Click on “School-leaving qualifications with university access” and then on “Search”. You can then select the country in which you obtained your school-leaving certificate/degree.

    The admissions database of the DAAD is also based on the ZAB's assessment proposals and available in English
     

    Which Documents do we need?

    Basically, we need copies of all your certificates that qualify you for university admission in your country of origin, and if you have studied, also your degree certificate, both with grades and grading system (minimum and maximum grade)*.

    In detail:

    • Copies of your original school reports (with translations if the reports are not in English or French) with an overview of subjects and grades and grading system (maximum and minimum grade for passing)*
    • If you have completed a degree, also the original degree certificate (with translation if necessary) with grade account and (very important! ) the grading system (minimum and maximum grade for passing the final examination)*
    • If a university entrance examination is required in the country in which you obtained the educational certificates, we also need a copy of this
       

    *The grading system is often written directly on your certificate (front or back). If not, you can often find the grading system on the university's website, for example in the examination regulations. You can also request the grading system from the school/university.

    Therefore, if you cannot find any explicit regulations below for the country in which you obtained your certificates, please assume that we require this evidence.

    Documents required for certificate recognition, sorted by country

    • China

      Required Certificates

      School-leaving certificate from 2019:

      Digitally sealed APS certificate (with TestAS result if applicable)
      University entrance examination (gaokao)
      National secondary school leaving examination (huikao)
      Graduation from upper secondary school
      Subject and grade overview of grades 10-12 with the school's grading system

      DSD schools

      Original confirmation from the DSD coordinator
      University entrance examination (gaokao) or acceptance for a place at a 211 university
      German language diploma
      Completion of foreign language secondary school
      Overview of subjects and grades for grades 10-12 with the school's grading system

      If you have studied in China:

      Digitally sealed APS certificate
      Bachelor's degree certificate if you have completed your studies
      Overview of subjects and grades of the university with grading system
      High school diploma

    • India

      Required Certificates

      Important: If all your educational certificates are included in the digital APS certificate, we no longer need any documents by post.

      Digitally signed APS certificate
      Copies of your school certificates of classes X and XII with subject and grade overview and grading system of the school (usually on the back of the certificates)

      Study in India:

      Copy of the overview of subjects and grades with grading system of your university (with minimum and maximum grades, if you have completed your studies, the minimum and maximum values for obtaining the degree)
      Bachelor's degree certificate, if applicable

      If you require the recognition of educational certificates that are not included in the APS, we need these documents sealed and hand-signed by the university in an envelope closed and sealed by the university.

       

    • Nigeria

      Verification of secondary school leaving certificates

      West African Senior School Certificate (WASSC)

      From Nigeria, we can only accept certificates issued by either WAEC or NECO. We cannot accept certificates issued by a local school in Nigeria.

      We require a copy of your scratch card (token) for online verification of certificates.

      General Certificate of Education (GCE)

      Your official school leaving certificate from the Advanced Level Examination and Ordinary Level Examination with the grading system on the back of the certificate

      We only accept documents sent directly to us by the issuing university in a sealed envelope as proof of study.

       

    • Vietnam

      Required Certificates

      Digitally signed APS certificate
      Notarized copies of your school leaving certificate (Bằng Tốt Nghiệp Trung Học Phổ Thông) with grading system
      Notarized copies of the university entrance examination (Kỳ Thi Tốt Nghiệp Trung Học Phổ Thông Quốc Gia)
      For DSD-I and DSD-II proof of the German Language Diploma I or II of the KMK and additional confirmation from the DSD coordinator as proof of identity

      If you have already studied in :

      Notarized copies of your transcript of records, if you have completed your studies also of your Bachelor's degree certificate

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