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Documentation International applicants for bachelor's programs
You have a foreign university entrance qualification and would like to apply for a bachelor's program or teacher training program at TU München? If so, this is where to find out more!-> You are still unsure whether you belong to the group of international students (i.e. with a foreign university entrance qualification)? If so, read on for further details!
-> Are you an exchange student (Erasmus, TUMExchange, partner universities, Double Degree)? If so, a different application procedure applies for you.
Application - step by step
- Check wether your university entrance qualification is equivalent
- Proof of German language skills
- Evaluation of your university entrance qualification by uni-assist
- Online application at TU München
- Sending in your paper documents
- Sending in your uni-assist preliminary documentation
- Acceptance of place
- Payment of course fees
- Enrollment
- Course documents
- Studentcard
1. CHECK WHETHER YOUR UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE QUALIFICATION IS EQUIVALENT
First of all, have your university entrance qualification checked to ensure it entitles you to study at university in Germany:
- Initial orientation is provided by the admission database of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
- If you are not sure, contact the Bavarian certificate recognition office (Zeugnisanerkennungsstelle). Please note that special regulations apply to certain countries.
- If your school-leaving certificate entitles you to study at university in Germany, you can apply for a place at TU München (-> continue with section 2).
- If your school-leaving certificate entitles you to study in your home country but not in Germany, you must take the so-called "Feststellungsprüfung" (assessment test). The "Studienkolleg" (foundation course) offered by the Bavarian universities prepares you for this exam with a two-semester course (more information on the Studienkolleg). Once you have passed the assessment test you can apply for a place at TU München.
2. PROOF OF GERMAN LANGUAGE SKILLS
If you wish to sign up for a course at TU München for which German is the medium of instruction, you must show evidence that you have a sufficient knowledge of German:
- Please find out which German certificates are recognized by us (further information on proof of german language skills).
- Like all the other documents, proof of German skills must be submitted to TU München before the application deadline! (further information on our application deadlines)
3. EVALUATION OF YOUR UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE QUALIFICATION BY UNI-ASSIST
You must have your foreign university entrance qualification evaluated as to whether it entitles you to study all subjects (general entitlement) or only particular subjects (subject-specific entitlement) and what German-equivalent grades you have:
- Your documents are verified by uni-assist e.V. for TU München (= preliminary documentation, "Vorprüfungsdokumentation").
- Please apply for your documents to be verified by uni-assist (more information on how to apply). Here it is important that you submit your application before the application deadline! The preliminary documentation itself can be submitted after the deadline.
- Uni-assist sends you the preliminary documentation of your verified certificates per post.
4. ONLINE APPLICATION AT TU MÜNCHEN
Apply to TU München within the application deadline and at the same time as you apply to uni-assist:
- You apply by creating an applicant account on the TUMonline portal (only one account per applicant!).
- The electronic applicant assistant guides you through the application process step by step.
- Online transfer of data to TU München.
- Important technical notes relating to online application
5. SENDING IN YOUR PAPER DOCUMENTS
You ALWAYS have to send in paper documents to back up the data you have submitted online! In other words, even if you have received your admission, you must send in
- the signed admission application and
- your paper documents
- by post
- to arrive within the specified deadline!
- Required documents:
- your certificate of aptitude for higher education (final secondary school leaving certificates, etc.)
- the preliminary documentation ("Vorprüfungsdokumentation") issued by uni-assist, if you have already received it (if not, please submit it as soon as possible)
- Any relevant documents regarding previous education (scholastic, vocational, academically, related, etc.)
- Certificate of student health insurance (not required until the course starts)
- Possible proofs of military service, alternative community service, voluntary year of ecological work)
- Possible proofs of periods of practical instruction or training, social commitment, etc.
- If applicable, language certificate German or English
- If applicable, statement of purpose, curriculum vitae, essay (relevant information can be found on the homepage of the selected course of studies).
- All certificates have to be sent as authenticated copies. Documents which are not in German, English or French must be translated into German by a court-registered translator and also submitted. (more information on authenticated copies)!
- Please do not submit originals but only officially authenticated copies. TU München cannot accept any liability for original certificates which are submitted unnecessarily. Please note that all documents submitted are digitized and therefore destroyed after a certain period of time.
- You are required to submit a complete set of documents (including authenticated documents) for each application!
- The TU München will not accept documents which include postal charges for the recipient!
- Please be sure to visit your TUMonline application account on a regular basis. On your document checklist you will see which documents we have already received and which are still missing or incorrect!
- Sending in your documents:
- Print out the application form and sign it.
- Send the signed application form along with all the required paper documents from the document checklist in your online application by the deadline (the postmark at TUM/cut-off deadline applies) to:
- You must accept your place as soon as possible after receiving the admission notification (exceptions: courses with Numerus Clausus: 10 days)
- If you have applied for more than one course: it is only possible to accept one place (if you are planning to take a double degree/joint honors: please contact the Service Desk by E-Mail: study@tum.de)
- Once you have accepted your place you will have the opportunity to download official confirmation from TUMonline.
- Information on fees and transfer are to be found in TUMonline under "Tuition Fees".
- Further details on course fees
- If you place an application for exemption from course fees, please turn in this application separatly to the Beitragsmanagement.
- You will be enrolled at TU München as soon as
- all documents in your TUMonline account are completely entered and marked as complete,
- you have received your admission notification,
- you have accepted your place in your TUMonline account
- you have paid your course fees.
- You will be notified accordingly by e-mail. Please note: The enrollment period starts at the end of july (winter semester) and end of january (summer semester).
Immatrikulationsamt
Arcisstraße 21
80333 München
6. SENDING IN YOUR UNI-ASSIST PRELIMINARY DOCUMENTATION
As soon as you have received preliminary documentation of your certificates from uni-assist erhalten haben, send a copy of this to TU München.
7. ACCEPTANCE OF PLACE
You will recieve your admission notification by e-mail:
8. PAYMENT OF COURSE FEES
Once you have accepted your place, please pay your course fees by bank transfer.
9. ENROLLMENT
10. COURSE DOCUMENTS
- After enrollment you can download the following course documents from TUMonline under "Print Documents":
- Certificate of enrollment
- certificates for rail travel and MVV (Munich public transportation network)
- confirmation of payment
11. STUDENTCARD
- The StudentCard (student chipcard ID) is given to you at the beginning of the semester in the SSZ Service Desk (Studenten-Service-Zentrum, Arcisstr. 21, ground floor) on presentation of photo ID.
- Further details on the studentcard
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contact: study@tum.de
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