Prerequisites for Admission for short-term students

Enrollment at your Home University

In order to be admitted to short-term studies, i.e. to study for one or two semesters at the University of Freiburg without the intention of completing a degree, you must have already studied for several semesters at your home university and still be enrolled there (you must present a certificate of enrollment as evidence). Additionally, the field you with to gain admission to at the University of Freiburg must be related to the field you study at your home university.

Proficiency in German

The language of instruction at the ALU is German, excepting several master and postgraduate degree programs held in English or French. It is thus extremely important for you to acquire solid skills in German before coming to Freiburg.
Please submit certificates providing evidence of your proficiency in German. International students applying for short-term studies are not required to take the DSH test.

Qualification for Admission to Institutions of Higher Education

International applicants who apply for admission at a German institution of higher education must provide evidence of their qualification for admission. International applicants whose qualifications are judged to be equivalent to those required of German applicants can be admitted directly to a course of study.
If you have already studied successfully for two or more semesters in your native country, you can generally be admitted directly to a degree program at the ALU. The decision as to whether qualifications for admission to studies in a foreign country are equivalent to the German qualifications or only partially equivalent is a matter of the ministers of education and the arts of the German states (Central Office for Foreign Education Systems) and is made on the basis of their recommendations. You can check whether your qualifications for admission to studies are equivalent to those required in Germany on the Database of the Conference of the Ministers of Education and the Arts at www.anabin.de.

Transfer of Credit

If you are admitted to short-term studies at the University of Freiburg, you may participate in the courses and take most of the examinations offered in your field of study, but you cannot earn a degree. Please inform yourself early on as to whether the credits you earn at the University of Freiburg will be honored at your home university upon your return.