Applying as a non-EU citizen
Applicants with a higher education entrance qualification and citizenship from a non-EU country
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The information on this page is relevant for you if you:
- Have a higher education entrance qualification from a non-EU country, e.g. Matura, A-Levels, High School Diploma, Baccalaureate, Atestat, Gaocao, etc.
- Still have to attend a preparatory college or have already successfully attended a preparatory college, taken and passed the assessment test
- Do not have or have already had your foreign qualification recognized by a German certificate recognition office for foreign educational certificates
- Have an International Baccalaureate (IB Diploma)
Before you apply for a degree program, take the time to read through the information on the formal requirements, the application process, and the required documents. This will make your application easier and help you to avoid mistakes and delays.
Contact
Claudia Manca
Telephone consultation hours
+49 711 459-24206
Wed 1-3 p.m.
Email
claudia.manca(at)verwaltung.uni-hohenheim.de
Website: International Office
How to apply
Apply to the University of Hohenheim
Apply online via the HohCampus application portal for the Bachelor's degree program of your choice and upload your application documents to the application portal. You can also check the status of your application there at any time. You can apply for a total of 3 degree programs. Multiple registrations are not permitted.
Register with the dialogue-oriented service procedure (DoSV)
For all Bachelor's degree programs with a limited number of places, you must also register in the DoSV application portal for the dialogue-oriented service procedure (DoSV) carried out by Hochschulstart.
Application deadlines
Winter semester
15 July (1st and higher semesters)
- Biology
- Digital Business Management
- Nutritional Science
- Communication Science
- Food Science and Biotechnology
- Sustainability & Change
- Information Systems
- Education for Business and Economics
- Business Administration and Economics
30 September for Agricultural Sciences, Agricultural Biology and Biobased Products and Bioenergy (if a preparatory course must be attended, the deadline is 15 July)
Documents and admission requirements for your application
In order to successfully apply to the University of Hohenheim, you must fulfill the following admission requirements:
- University entrance qualification (HZB)
- Proof of sufficient German language skills
As all Bachelor's degree programs at the University of Hohenheim are taught in German, you must provide proof of sufficient German language skills when applying if your higher education entrance qualification was not obtained at a German-speaking school.
Recognized proof of German language skills - Proof of a study orientation procedure
Anyone wishing to start a Bachelor's degree program in Baden-Württemberg must provide proof of a study orientation procedure. You should take the orientation test before the application deadline. Please keep this proof in a safe place, as you will have to submit it with your application for enrollment if you are admitted.- For the B.A. Biology Teacher Program for Secondary Schools and B.Sc. Education for Business and Economics programs, you must take the teacher orientation test.
- For the other degree programs, we recommend the orientation test.
- Proof of periods of study or a completed degree - only if available and if your school-leaving certificate was obtained in a country outside the EU
FAQ
No, since the winter semester 2022/23 no additional application via uni-assist is necessary. However, German nationals must have their certificates recognized in advance by the office responsible for them. If you are resident in Baden-Württemberg or abroad, the Stuttgart Regional Council is responsible.
Your university entrance qualification (as well as other documents such as internships, work experience, etc.) must be uploaded to the HohCampus application portal in the original language and, if the original language is not German or English, in a German or English translation.
The translation must have been prepared by a person or institution authorized to provide sworn or court-approved translations (in Germany or abroad).
If your certificate does not entitle you to start a degree program in Germany straight away, you can attend a one-year preparatory college (Studienkolleg). This concludes with an assessment test, which you can then use to apply to study in Germany.
If you have any questions about the Studienkolleg, please contact Claudia Manca.
No. With your application number and password, you can check the HohCampus application portal yourself to see which data has been received by the university and what the status of your application is.
If the status of your application changes, you will receive a message by email. You will then find out the specific change by logging into the application portal. There you will see, for example, whether you have been admitted or excluded from the procedure or if you have been admitted.
No, it is not possible to apply after the application deadline!
However, if study places remain available in degree programs, these will be allocated by lottery.
With your application number and password, you can check the status of your application yourself in the HohCampus application portal.
If you have activated the email notifications in the application portal, you will receive an email when the status of your application changes. You can then find out the specific change by logging into the application portal. There you will see, for example, whether you have been admitted or excluded from the procedure or if you have been admitted.
Yes, anyone wishing to start a Bachelor's degree program in Baden-Württemberg must provide proof of a study orientation procedure. You should have taken the orientation test before the application deadline. Please keep this proof in a safe place, as you will have to submit it with your enrollment application if you are admitted.
