Application for Diploma, Bachelor's and Master's degree as well as study for teaching degree (primary school)

The following applicants have to apply via uni-assist¹:

• Foreign applicants without German high school diploma (applicants with foreign education background, but not for applicants as an exchange student / Erasmus)
• Foreign applicants with a foreign Bachelor's or Master's degree (not for applicants as an exchange student / Erasmus)

¹uni-assist e. V. supports TU Chemnitz in checking the admission requirements for international applicants. Please visit the uni-assist webpage regarding information about the way of your application.

In the following cases, the application for admission has to be submitted via the online application portal of the SBservice of TU Chemnitz:

• Applicants of German nationality with foreign high school diploma or foreign university degree
• Foreign Applicants with completed entrance examination test (FSP) of a German Studienkolleg or Applicants with a German higher education entrance qualification (Abitur)
• Foreign Applicants with a European Baccalaureate (decision of Kultusministerkonferenz ("Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany") of 14.06.2018)
• Foreign Applicants with a German university degree
• Foreign Applicants who finished the preparatory German language course at TU Chemnitz with DSH-2 and former preparatory course admission letter from our university
• Foreign Applicants for an exchange programme or outside such a programme (exchange student / Erasmus)
• Applicants for study course change within the university
• Applicants for doctoral degree programme

For application via uni-assist, the following documents have to be submitted:

• proof of high school diploma certificate including transcripts in original language, with proof of translation in German or English language
• proof of successfully completed university entrance examination (not for all countries, please find more information on the website of uni-assist)
• all other proofs of successfully completed university studies at the home country (duration of studies, transcripts, acquired degrees), besides their translations in German or English language
• original APS-certificate or digital verifiable document (only for Chinese, Vietnamese and Indian applicants)
• proof of sport ability test (only if you apply for the Bachelor's degree in Prevention, Rehabilitation, Fitness (Präventions-, Rehabilitations- und Fitnesssport))
• German language proof if your native language is not German (please see the exceptions under "Language skills", "English degree programmes")
• you can also apply with your provisional certificate or last year transcript

An application via uni-assist is possible for the summer term from 1^st October and for the winter term from 1^st April. You can apply for a maximum of two desired study courses.

If all requirements and documents were checked, uni-assist will forward your documents to the university. All applicants who can prove that they have a university entrance qualification ("Hochschulzugangsberechtigung – HZB") receive a report from uni-assist. This documents the determined HZB as well as the converted HZB grade. In case that the formal requirements are not fulfilled, you will receive a respective message from uni-assist.

Application deadlines

• summer term 15^th January
• winter term: 15^th July

Uni-assist need to receive all application documents until the deadline. Please try to start your application at uni-assist as early as possible so that you can be informed at short notice if your documents are complete. Subsequent documents must be submitted by 15^th January for summer term / 15^th July for winter term, otherwise the application will be rejected.

Costs and payment

Please inform yourself at the uni-assist website about the costs for your application.

Assessment test ("Feststellungsprüfung")

In the case that your foreign high school diploma is not equivalent to the German high school diploma, before the beginning of your university studies you have to complete a prepraratory course for university studies ("Studienkolleg") in Germany to pass an assessment test ("Feststellungsprüfung – FSP") in the end. In a Studienkolleg you will be prepared for studying at a German university. The preparatory year ends with the FSP, which, in combination with your foreign school diploma, entitles you to study in Germany.

Please check the website of the information portal for foreign educational qualifications "anabin" by yourself if you have to attend a Studienkolleg with your foreign high school diploma.

At TU Chemnitz, it is not possible to take the FSP. Applicants are referred to a Studienkolleg designated for TU Chemnitz. International applicants who need to take the assessment test can do so at Studienkolleg Sachsen in Leipzig. The Studienkolleg provides targeted preparation for the exam and offers various specialized courses tailored to the requirements of different degree programs. Students who want to get an admission to Studienkolleg need to show a copy of German language certificate of status B1 (e.g. DSH-1, TestDaF 3/3/3/3, Goethe-Institut B1 etc.). For admission to the Studienkolleg we also accept language proofs of private institutions.

Language skills

German taught degree programmes

Proof of German Proficiency is required for students applying for German taught programmes. As proof of German proficiency for direct admission, the following certificates are accepted:

• Certificate of DSH exam – DSH-2, DSH-3
• TestDaf certificate: level 4 in all four examinations parts
• telc C1 Hochschule
• Goethe-Institut – "Zentrale Oberstufenprüfung" (ZOP)
• Goethe-Institut – "Kleines Deutsches Sprachdiplom" (KDS)
• Goethe-Institut – "Großes Deutsches Sprachdiplom" (GDS)
• Goethe-Institut – Certificate "Goethe-Zertifikat C2"
• German language diploma (Deutsches Sprachdiplom), DSD level II of Kultusministerkonferenz ("Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany")
• German language examination of Sprachen- und Dolmetscher-Institut München
• German language proof of Diplome du Baccalauréat (agreement between the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Government of the French Republic of 10.07.1980)
• United States' Advanced placement (AP) exam in German language (decision of Kultusministerkonferenz ("Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany") of 10./11.09.1992)
• Leaving certificate of the advanced level of high school from the German-speaking Community of Belgium
• High school certificate of the Grand Duchy Luxemburg
• Maturity Diploma of schools with German as language of instruction in the Autonomous province of Bozen-South Tyrol (Italy)
• Leaving certificate of the international section for German language at Liceo Gimnasiale "Luigi Galvani" in Bologna
• Leaving certificate of German-Irish bilingual high school (Bilingual Leaving Certificate) at the Deutschen Schule Dublin, St. Kilian's
• Leaving certificate of the bilingual departments at Liceo Ginnasio Statale "Romagnosi" in Parma and at Liceo Classico Statale Socrate in Bari

Preparatory German language course before your study at TU Chemnitz

For applicants who cannot submit any of the proof of above-mentioned German language proofs, TU Chemnitz offers a preparatory German language course at the applicant's expense. For this course you need to show one of the following German language proofs:

• Certificate of Goethe-Institut B2
• ÖSD min. B2 certificate
• telc min. B2 certificate
• Certificate of DSH exam – DSH-1
• TestDaF certificate: level 3 in all four examination parts

Attendance certificates will not be accepted.

This course lasts one or two terms and will qualify to complete the DSH-examination. You will receive the application form for this course together with your admission letter. This course costs 1.500 €/term. You will receive further information from the International Office of TU Chemnitz.

English taught degree programmes

Proof of German proficiency for English taught degree programmes

Applicants applying for a degree programme offered in English language need to show a German language proof at minimum level A1 (according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages - CEFR) at the time of application. By no later than the end of their third study term at TU Chemnitz, they have to submit a German language proof at level A2 according to CEFR. Language certificates for German language proof at level A1 are only accepted from the Goethe-Institut, telc examination centres or ÖSD.

German language attendance certificates will not be accepted.

This regulation is valid for the following degree programmes:

• Master Advanced Manufacturing
• Master Business & Economics
• Master Design and Test for Integrated Circuits
• Master Embedded Systems
• Master English Studies
• Master Information and Communication Systems
• Master Micro and Nano Systems

In case of the following degree programmes, the applicants do not need to show a proof of German proficiency at time of application as German language education is already part of these degree programmes:

• Bachelor Foundations in Data Science
• Master Advanced Functional Materials
• Master Automotive Software Engineering
• Master Web Engineering
• Master Advanced and Computational Mathematics

Proof of English proficiency for English taught degree programmes

Applicants for courses taught in English language must provide evidence of English language skills. Applicants from countries with English as official / educational or native language are not required to submit a proof of English language proficiency within their application.

For degree programmes taught in English, with the exception of the Master's degree programme in English Studies, English language proficiency at level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) must be proven by one of the following language certificates:

• IELTS 5.5
• TOEFL iBT (Internet Based Test): 72 points
• TOEFL ITP Level 1: 543 points
• Cambridge Preliminary English Test + Result Distinction (PET)
• Cambridge First Certificate in English: Grade B or C (FCE)
• Cambridge English: Business Vantage (BEC Vantage), Legal (ILEC), Financial (ICFE)
• Cambridge IGCSE: 1^st oder 2^nd Language with B2
• Pearson PTE Academic: 59 points
• TOEIC: Listening and Reading Test 785 points, Speaking Test 160 points, Writing Test 150 points
• telc B2 certificate
• UNIcert II
• completed degree in English Studies or American Studies
• completed degree with English as the language of instruction
• proof of professional qualification as state examined interpreter / translator

Applicants for the Master's degree Advanced and Computational Mathematics, who can prove English skills with comparable suitable documents, are subject to an individual assessment.

Applicants for the Master's degree English Studies need to submit English language skills at level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). This must be proven by one of the following language certificates:

• IELTS 7.0
• TOEFL iBT (Internet Based Test): 95 points
• TOEFL ITP Level 1: 627 points
• Cambridge First Certificate in English + Grade A (FCE)
• Certificate of Advanced English + Grade in English: Grade B or C (CAE)
• Cambridge English: Business Higher (BEC higher)
• Cambridge IGCSE: 1^st oder 2^nd Language with C1
• Pearson PTE Academic: 76 points
• TOEIC: Listening and Reading Test 945 points, Speaking Test 180 points, Writing Test 180 points
• telc C1 certificate
• UNIcert III
• completed degree in English Studies or American Studies
• completed degree with English as the language of instruction
• proof professional qualification as state examined interpreter / translator