Application and Enrollment

For questions regarding application, admission and enrollment, please contact Student Services.

Normally, the application deadlines for our German-speaking degree programs are:

• July 15^th for the winter semester
• January 15^th for the summer semester

The application deadlines for our English-speaking degree programs are:

• April 15^th for our master's degree programs (winter semester)
• November 15^th for bachelor's degree programs (summer semester)

No, some of the courses are only offered in the winter or summer semester. Further information is provided here: Course Overview.

To be admitted to a course of study, you first need a university entrance qualification (HZB), i.e., for example, the Abitur or the Fachhochschulreife. In addition, there are various documents that must be submitted with the application. A corresponding list will be displayed as part of your online application.

If you don't have a German university entrance: Please contact the Center for International Students of the Universities of Applied Sciences in Baden-Württemberg - Studienkolleg Konstanz -, if your University Entrance Qualification (UEQ) is equivalent to our German University Entrance Qualification. Furthermore, you will have to get an official recognition of your UEQ by this center before applying to our RWU. Please submit this certificate together with your application form and documents

Yes, you can stop working on your application at any time and resume filling it out later. The data you've already entered will be saved.

If you have already clicked on "Submit Application", you can no longer edit your application or any of the associated documents. If you want to amend your application afterwards, you must first withdraw it and then resubmit it. The original application which was retracted will then not be processed by the university.

It depends: You can submit any missing document before the official application deadline. Please make sure, to submit your complete application documents before the deadline. If we have not received your complete documents by April 15^th (Master's Programs, Winter Semester)/ by November 15^th (Bachelor's Programs, Summer Semester), we will not consider your application in the selection process.

Please log in to the RWU Application Portal for this purpose.

"In preparation": You have not sent your application online.

"Received": You have sent the application online.

"In Process": Your documents have been submitted electronically to RWU and are being reviewed. Exception English study programs: your documents have been submitted by post and are being reviewed.

"Valid": Your documents have been reviewed and found to be valid. You are now participating in the selection process. Please note any instructions in the portal. If you meet the requirements for an admission-free program, you will receive an admission offer directly.

"Offer of admission currently not possible": Unfortunately, you have not been offered a place at the current time. However, there may still be move-up procedures taking place.

"Rejected": Unfortunately, you have not been offered a place on one of our degree programs coordinated by hochschulstart.de.

"Offer of admission has been made": You have been accepted for a study place. From now on you can download your admission letter with further information.

"Enrollment applied": Click on "Accept offer and apply for enrollment" your status changes to "Enrollment applied". If you submit the enrollment application and paper evidence to RWU by the deadline, you will be enrolled.

"Enrollment in process": Your enrollment documents have been received by RWU and are being processed.

You can activate/deactivate e-mail notifications at any time in the RWU Application Portal:

• Login
• Button "Go to application page
• In the right column under your contact details, you can change the setting using the "Activate/Deactivate" button.

If you have any further questions, please send an email to: bewerbung@rwu.de

Please ask at the Studienkolleg Konstanz whether your university entrance qualification (HZB) obtained abroad entitles you to study in the same way as a German HZB.

Apply there for official recognition before applying to RWU. Please then submit this confirmation together with your application for admission.

Applicants who have already completed a course of study at a German university can be admitted within the framework of a special quota. The selection is based on a determined measurement number.

If you are interested in pursuing a second degree with us at RWU, you must apply normally during the regular application periods via our RWU online application portal.

Additional documents:

1.     informal justification of the second degree program
2.     Copy of Bachelor's/Master's transcript, incl. transcript of grades

Note: Please note the applicable fees for a second degree program.

If you are interested in entering a higher semester with us at RWU, you must apply as normal during the regular application periods via our RWU online application portal. Please note that not all subject semesters (FS) are offered in the winter and summer semesters. You should be able to provide evidence of approximately 30 credits per completed semester.

Important: Applications for a higher FS can only be considered if the program also has free capacities in the respective FS. Therefore, official feedback on the application can only be given after the regular application period or after the re-registration period at RWU.

Additional documents:

•     Copy of your current transcript of grades
•     Application for recognition of academic and examination achievements
•     Proof of academic advising if you are entering the 3rd FS or higher

The application for an internal change of study program is carried out online like a normal study place application. You can apply directly with your student account online via myCampus.

Calculation for international applicants

At RWU, a selection process is carried out on the basis of the application documents. The procedural grade for Bachelor's programs is determined by the weighted overall grade and possible improvements. The selection process and the calculation of the admission grade may vary for international applicants and English-language Bachelor's programs. For further information please visit: Courses and Application.

Internationals (university entrance qualification received outside of the EU) who apply for a German-language bachelor's degree program need an official recognition of their foreign UEQ from the Studienkolleg Konstanz. This confirmed average grade will then be considered as the procedural grade. In addition, our German-language Bachelor's degree programs have a preliminary quota of 8% for these applicants.For further information, please visit: Courses and Application

The admission grade for the English-language Bachelor's programs corresponds to the average grade of the university entrance qualification. There is no special calculation formula here.

Internationals (university entrance qualification received outside the EU) applying for a German-language Bachelor's degree program require, in addition to the generally applicable criteria:

• official certificate recognition from the Studienkolleg Konstanz. an official recognition of their foreign UEQ
• proven German language skills on at least C1 level.

For further information please visit: Courses and Application

Applicants with an university entrance qualification from the EU who apply for a German-language Bachelor's program may also need the two documents mentioned above. However, it depends on the country and the university entrance qualification incl. language skills (case-by-case examination).

Applicants applying for an English-language bachelor's degree program need a proven knowledge of English at a minimum level of B2, by means of a TOEFL or IELTS certificate, or an equivalent certificate. For further information, please visit: Courses and Application. If the applicants do not have an official certificate recognition, there is the possibility of a case-by-case examination or the equivalence determination through an aptitude interview with the selection committee of the university. See RWU Admission Statutes Bachelor § 10.

Internationals (university entrance qualification/ Bachelor received outside the EU) applying for a German-language Master's program need, in addition to the generally applicable criteria:

• official certificate recognition from the Studienkolleg Konstanz.
• proven German language skills on at least C1 level.

For further information please visit: Courses and Application. Additionally, usually, a 4-year Bachelor's degree from an accredited university/college is required. You can check on anabin.kmk.org, if your foreign university degree is being recognized in Germany.

Applicants with a Bachelor's degree from the EU who apply for a German-language Bachelor's program may also need the two documents mentioned above. However, it always depends on the bachelor's degree and the language skills.

Applicants applying for an English-language Master's program need to have proven English language skills at a minimum level of B2, through a TOEFL or IELTS certificate, or an equivalent certificate. For further information please visit: Courses and Application. Additionally, usually a 4-year Bachelor's degree from an accredited university/college is required. You can check on anabin.kmk.org, if your foreign university degree is being recognized in Germany.

For any questions regarding application and admission, please contact the Admissions Office.

If you are interested in one of our german-language degree programs for which places are allocated via the DoSV, your application begins with registration in the hochschulstart.de application portal. For the registration you enter your personal data. You will then receive an applicant ID (BID) and an applicant authentication number (BAN). You will need these to apply in the RWU application portal. After you have submitted your application, it is important to prioritize the applications on hochschulstart.de if you have applied for several degree programs that are coordinated via the Dialog-Oriented Service Procedure (DoSV). If you receive several offers of admission, lower-priority applications with offers of admission are automatically eliminated.

The Dialog-Oriented Service Procedure supports the universities in their admission processes and helps to avoid vacant study places.
Information on the Dialog-Oriented Service Procedure is available at hochschulstart.de. Here you will find a wealth of information on registration and application, FAQs and much more.

The admission or rejection notices will be made available for you to download from the RWU application portal. They will not be sent by mail.

Please note that you will only be informed about status changes of your application (e.g. admitted) if you have activated e-mail notifications.

Save your notification promptly for your records - you will not be able to access it after the application process.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact your colleagues at the Admissions Office.

All important information about enrollment and enrollment-related topics such as insurance, documents, next steps can be found here: Enrollment

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our colleagues at the Admissions Office.