Checklist for applicants from Germany and EU/EEA member states

Please note the following requirements when applying for admission to a bachelor's or state examination programme:

1. You may only apply for admission to the University of Münster if you hold a corresponding university entrance qualification.
   More information on the university entrance qualification
2. All applicants are required to have sufficient German language skills. You can acquire the necessary skills in language courses, but you have to present the respective language certificate at enrolment at the latest.
   Necessary language levels and language courses
3. For first-semester enrolment in locally restricted-admission subjects of study, you have to apply via our Application Portal [de]. All candidates may apply for up to 12 subjects of study. The order in which these are listed has no relevance on admission.
   
   Certain applicant groups are required to send a print-out of the online application (Kontrollblatt) along with additional documents by post to the University of Münster. Please read the instructions on this sheet carefully, which we will send you via email after you submit your online application.
4. For those applying for first-semester enrolment in locally restricted-admission subjects in one-subject bachelor's programmes and the state examination in Law, study places are allocated through the Dialogue Oriented Service Procedure (DoSV). Here, too, certain applicant groups are required to send us a print-out of their online application (Kontrollblatt) together with additional documents by post (see no. 3). Download the DoSV flyer [de]
   
5. Applicants from EU/EEA member states should apply through hochschulstart.de if they are applying for first-semester enrolment in the nationally restricted-admission subjects of Medicine, Pharmacy or Dentistry. You can view last semester's admission limits (NC) under the following link.
6. For higher-semester enrolment in restricted-admission subjects, you have to apply via our Application Portal [de]. We require all applicants in this group to send their application form and other required documents in due form and on time by post to the University of Münster. Please read the instructions in the info sheet which will be sent to you upon receipt of your application. Study places are only granted if capacity allows.
   
   Learn more about having your foreign university coursework and examinations recognised for higher-semester enrolment
7. Candidates who are German citizens and hold a foreign university entrance qualification should submit their university entrance qualification with a corresponding certificate of recognition issued by the Certificate Recognition Office (Zeugnisanerkennungstelle, ZASt) in Germany (both as authenticated copies).
   
   Candidates who are citizens of an EU/EEA member state and hold a foreign university entrance qualification should submit the respective certificate with a German, English or French translation thereof (both as authenticated copies).
   
   For more information about authentication of certificates, please read the following info sheet on official authentication [de]
8. Please observe the following dates and deadlines when applying for admission.
9. After you have been granted admission, you must officially enrol at the University. In your letter of admission, which will be posted to you on the Info Portal, you will find all necessary information regarding enrolment. You may enrol either in person or by post. The documents for enrolment include an authenticated copy of your university entrance qualification (e.g. Abitur certificate), your notification of admission and proof of health insurance coverage.
10. As an enrolled student of the University of Münster, you are required to pay a semester fee each semester.