Studying without a high school diploma

You can provide proof in various ways:

Grade point average in the FHR certificate ≤ 2.7 or "good" in German, English and one other subject (in English also by providing proof of level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) or aptitude tests in German and English as well as one other subject.

The examinations in the subjects German and English are compulsory for proof of general aptitude. The following subjects are also compulsory for the listed degree programs

Examination in mathematics for:

• Architecture
• Civil Engineering
• Business Administration
• Chemistry
• German and European Economic Law
• *Biomedical Technology / Digital Biomedical and Health Sciences
• Digital Engineering
  - Electrical Engineering
  - Mechanical Engineering
  - Mechatronics
• Digital Public Health / Digital Biomedical and Health Sciences
• Electrical Engineering
• Computer Science
• Mechanical Engineering
• Mathematics
• Media Science
• Physics
• Economics
• Business Information Systems
• Industrial Engineering

Examination in Social Sciences for:

• Social Sciences/*Social Sciences in Europe (further requirements: one essay)
• Social Work
• Educational Science: Inclusion and Diversity (formerly Pedagogy: Development and Inclusion)

Examination in History for:

• Christian theologies in ecumenical perspective
• History in
• Philosophy

Examination in French for:

• European Business Communication*

*These are degree programs for which a separate application is required. Further information on the application procedure can be found here.

Here you will find all information on the preparation, content and procedure of the exams.

Proof of course-related aptitude has been determined by the Schools for the individual degree courses. You can find out which proof must be provided for which degree programs here in the overview of subjects.

If you have any questions about course-related aptitude and whether it is recognized, please contact the relevant examination office. They will decide whether proof of course-related aptitude has been provided or whether an examination must be taken.

The application for determination of special aptitude must be submitted in any case. The application period for the following winter semester begins at the beginning of June and ends on July 15 (cut-off deadline). Documents submitted before this date cannot be considered.

Please send your complete application documents as PDF files by email to fhr@zv.uni-siegen.de

You must send the following documents as a PDF:

• Application
• School leaving certificate(s) (does not have to be notarized)
• Specification of the degree program for which admission is requested
• Curriculum vitae
• Proof of completed vocational training and the type, duration and location of previous professional activity (if available)
• Proof of a completed internship (if available)
• Declaration as to whether you have already submitted an application for proof of eligibility to study at another university and whether / with what success you have taken part in an aptitude test to date (if available)
• If you have already taken part in an aptitude test to determine your special aptitude, please enclose a copy of the examination certificate.

• Passed examinations are also recognized for applications for a subsequent semester.
• Repeat examinations only take place in the following year. Examinations can only be repeated once.
• In the Bachelor's degree programs with restricted admission, an online application for the local selection procedure must also be submitted by 15 July on the University of Siegen's online portal
  must be submitted. Only if both applications are submitted on time will you have a chance of being admitted to the course. Depending on the degree program, you must also register beforehand at www.hochschulstart.de
  beforehand. Please check the specific requirements of the individual degree programs on the respective information pages of the degree programs. The quickest way to find these is via our course finder.

One of the following proofs of advanced training must be provided:

• Master craftsman's certificate
• Completion of advanced training in accordance with the Vocational Training Act or Crafts Code
• Graduate of a technical college
• Completion of a comparable advanced training course regulated by state law for professions in the healthcare sector and in the field of social care and social pedagogical professions
• Completion of other comparable advanced training regulated by federal or state law

The above-mentioned certificates qualify you for admission to all degree courses.

The following evidence must be provided as a professional applicant (professional correspondence between professional training, professional practice and degree program):

a) Completion of at least two years of vocational training regulated by federal or state law and corresponding to the subject of the degree program

and

b) Proof of at least three years of full-time professional activity in the profession learned or in a profession corresponding to the subject area. Further related professional training is recognized as professional activity.

Proof of the above-mentioned documents can be used to study a relevant degree course. The university will decide which profession is relevant for which course of study.

The following evidence must be provided:

a) Completion of at least two years of vocational training regulated by federal and state law

and

b) Proof of at least three years of full-time professional activity, including outside the training occupation.

The independent management of a family household with at least one person in need of education or care is equivalent to the professional activity required under b). In principle, periods in which at least half of the employment is part-time are eligible for consideration.

The following are also counted as professional activity

• voluntary military service
• Federal Voluntary Service
• the voluntary social year
• the voluntary ecological year
• work as a development worker
• Completion of further vocational training

A regular degree course can be taken up if either a trial course (in degree courses that are not subject to admission restrictions) or an entrance examination (in degree courses subject to admission restrictions) has been successfully passed.

For other professionally qualified students, a trial course is required in all Bachelor's degree programs that are not subject to admission restrictions. It lasts 2 semesters and is successful if at least 40 credit points are achieved within the first 2 semesters. Only credits earned during the trial study period are taken into account for successful completion of the trial study period. Credited achievements, e.g. from a previous degree course, cannot be taken into account.

For other professionally qualified students, an entrance examination is only required for all Bachelor's degree programs with admission restrictions at the University of Siegen. No entrance examination can be taken for degree courses without admission restrictions.

Students with other professional qualifications must take the entrance examination for these degree courses in order to have a chance of gaining a place. The entrance examination is used to determine whether the subject and methodological requirements for the specific degree course chosen are met. The examination covers general and subject-related knowledge. The examination usually consists of a written and an oral part.

With the average grade of the passed entrance examination, an application must then be submitted for the summer semester by 15 January of each year and for the winter semester by 15 July of each year via the University of Siegen's online portal unisono and, in some cases, registration via hochschulstart.de in order to participate in the selection procedure. Please check the specific requirements of the individual degree programs on the respective information pages of the degree programs. The quickest way to find these is via our course finder. In the selection procedure, applicants who have successfully passed the entrance examination compete with applicants who have a high school diploma (Abitur) for places on degree programs and subjects with restricted admission.

Even for professionally qualified students, an application must only be made for degree programs with admission restrictions. All applicants for degree programs with restricted admission must apply via the online portal
portal.

The application for university admission for those qualified in vocational training
(please complete on the computer) should only be used for applications for the entrance examination and should be sent with the other documents to

Sascha Fiedler
Tel.: 0271 740-4814
E-mail: sascha.fiedler@zv.uni-siegen.de