Apply for a place at the FH

The lottery procedure is open to all prospective students who

1. meet the general admission requirements and
2. the "special" enrolment requirements for the individual Bachelor's degree programs (e.g. university entrance qualification, pre-study internships, aptitude test,...) and Master's degree programs (e.g. relevance of the Bachelor's degree, grade,...) as well as
3. the relevant language skills.
   
   

• First check whether you meet the admission requirements for the desired study program.
• Participation in the lottery procedure is only possible via online application during the respective application period. Applications received by post or email will not be considered!
• Registration for the lottery procedure in the winter semester 2024/2025 for Bachelor's and Master's degree programs is possible from 03.09.2024 to 08.09.2024.
• The application deadlines are cut-off deadlines. This means that applications submitted outside the application deadline cannot be considered!
• Only the applicants drawn by lot will receive a corresponding letter of admission as a PDF document in the study place portal; rejections will not be processed.

Only one online application can be submitted per study program. Applications for different study programs are possible.

Example: Application 2x Business Administration = not permitted
Application 1x Computer Science + 1x Social Work = permitted

Please check the information you provide carefully during the online application.

If you have acquired your university entrance qualification in the "vocationally qualified" field, you can only apply for a remaining place if you have previously applied in the "regular" procedure for those qualified in vocational training (including the respective separate application deadlines).

• First check whether you meet the admission requirements for the desired study program.
• You can only apply for a remaining place online. Applications received by post or e-mail will not be considered!
• If you have been offered a place, you will receive a corresponding letter of admission via the Fachhochschule Dortmund admissions portal.
• Please note: Please do not submit any further documents before you have received the letter of admission! Previously submitted documents will not be considered!
• If you do not receive a letter of admission, there are no more places available for this semester.
• The date of the online application is important for admission. The following applies: "The earlier the complete online application is received, the higher the chances of a remaining place."

Students enrolled at other universities may attend courses at the University of Applied Sciences if places are available. Second-semester students must meet the admission requirements for a degree course and have the right to take examinations during their studies (so-called minor second-semester status).

The application for admission as a secondary listener is made via the higher semester and must be submitted online from February 15 to March 15 for the following summer semester and from August 15 to September 15 for the following winter semester.

The online application is made via the Fachhochschule Dortmund's study place portal(Opens in a new tab) .

A fee of€100 per semester is charged.

Admission is granted on presentation of proof of enrolment from the first university; the enrolment requirements must be met. In some study programs, there are restrictions on second listeners, so that admission is not always possible.

Students with a second degree are not permitted to take the final examination.

Second-year students can be admitted to another study program in accordance with § 52 para. 2 HG if they meet the admission and enrolment requirements and are admitted to study programs with admission restrictions (so-called large second-year students).

Major second-year students apply for a study place in the same way as first-year students.

The semester fee is only paid at the first university. A semester ticket is not issued for secondary students.

Students who wish to attend individual courses and are not enrolled as regular students can be admitted as guest students within the framework of the available study options. Proof of higher education entrance qualification is not required. Admission entitles you to attend courses but not to take examinations.
As a guest student, you are not a registered student at the University of Applied Sciences and will not receive a student ID card or semester ticket. On request, you will be issued with a certificate of attendance for the course.

The dean of the faculty decides on admission as a guest auditor. The guest auditor fee of €100 is payable to the Office for Student Affairs by bank transfer after admission as a guest auditor.

Wherever access to a degree course is regulated by the numerus clausus, access to a second degree course is also regulated. If you have already had the opportunity to study at a German university, you must provide credible reasons why a second degree is necessary in cases where many people apply for a place.

In order to determine this, we require certain documents from you. You can upload these as a PDF document during the online application process. We need from you

• a scan of your Bachelor's, Diplom, Magister or Master's degree certificate and transcript, stating the average grade achieved as a decimal number.(Please note: If you have completed a Master' s degree program, the certificate and transcript for the previous Bachelor's degree program must be submitted in addition to the certificate and transcript for the Master's degree program).
• Letter of motivation (your reasons for taking up a second degree program)

Your average grade and the reasons given in your letter of motivation will then be used to determine the grade with which you will participate in the admissions procedure. The required documents are therefore indispensable. If you do not provide these, you will unfortunately not be able to take part in the award procedure. You can find information on determining the measurement number here PDF-File 26,35 kB .

This procedure applies to:

1. applicants to all admission-restricted Bachelor's degree programs who have already completed a Bachelor's, Diplom, Magister or Master's degree program at a German university.

2. applicants for all admission-restricted Master's degree programs who have already completed a university Diplom, Magister or Master's degree program at a German university.

For further information, please contact Ms. Petschke.