Admission requirements
For applicants with foreign (European and non-EU) high school and college transcripts, additional requirements apply in addition to the general admission requirements.
The following documents must be submitted with the application:
- High school and college transcripts; country-specific information can be found at: https://anabin.kmk.org/
- Proof of German language proficiency
- Proof of previous studies in Germany (if you were enrolled at another college or university): Certificate of enrollment / Transcripts / Certificate of good standing
- Resume in German
- Copy of your residence permit and the supplementary sheet, or a provisional residence permit
- Copy of passport
- Printed and signed application form for the dual degree program in Viticulture & Enology
IMPORTANT! All documents from your home country must be submitted as certified copies of the originals and accompanied by a certified translation into a common European language (English, French, Spanish, or German). Copies of certified documents will not be accepted!
You should also be aware of the visa requirements for student visas in your home country. Contact the German consulate.
You must present a valid student visa no later than the time of enrollment. Enrollment is not possible without a valid student visa!
School and university certificates
- University entrance qualification from the country of origin with lists of grades (Baccalauréat, Matura, High School Diploma, secondary school certificate, etc.): The International Affairs department will check whether the university entrance qualification also entitles the applicant to study at our university.
- Applicants from China, Mongolia and Vietnam must have their certificates checked by the Academic Evaluation Center in Beijing, Ulan Bator or Hanoi; the original certificate from the Evaluation Center must be enclosed with the application.
Language skills
Proof of German Language Proficiency
- DSH-2, issued by a university in Germany
- C1 Certificate from the Goethe-Institut
- Certificate of the placement exam at a preparatory college
- TestDaF exam at Level 4 in all 4 sections
- German Language Diploma II of the Conference of Ministers of Education (DSD II) at the C1 level in all four sections
- ÖSD C1
- telc German C1 University exam passed with a grade of "satisfactory," "good," or "very good"
Please note: Proof of the number of hours completed is not sufficient!
Proof of German language proficiency from a private language school cannot be accepted. If your proof of German proficiency is more than 3 years old and you have not begun or successfully completed a university program in German since taking the German language exam, the proof can no longer be accepted.