Application for Bachelor's programmes
The following information is for applicants to BSc Environmental Sciences and BSc Global Food Systems with a school-leaving certificate obtained outside of Germany.
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At a glance
Environmental Sciences / Global Food Systems
- Degree: Bachelor of Science (BSc)
- Duration: 6 semesters
- Language: English (Language of instruction)
- Tuition Fees: None (only a semester contribution, approx. €400 per semester)
- Start: Winter semester (October)
- Admission: No numerus clausus (NC); admission is unrestricted
- Application: via uni-assist.de, start: 1 May, deadline: 15 June
Can you apply?
Make sure you meet all the general requirements before you start your application.
University entrance qualification
You need a school-leaving certificate that entitles you to study at a university in your home country.
Check on anabin.kmk.org whether your certificate is recognized in Germany.
English skills (C1)
Proof of very good written and spoken English at level C1 (CEFR).
Accepted certificates: TOEFL iBT, IELTS, Cambridge English, Pearson PTE, TOEFL, telc, UNlcert, IGSCE or proof of education in one of the follwoing countries: Australia, lreland, Canada., New Zealand, USA, United Kingdom, South Africa.
German skills (A2)
Basic German at level A2 (CEFR) is required for administrative and everyday life in Germany.
Accepted eertificates: Goethe, telc, ÖSD, DTZ (g.a.s.t.).
Not required if you have a German university entrance qualification.
Your application journey in 5 steps
Step 1: Check your school certificate
> www.anabin.kmk.org
Step 2: Prepare your documents
Step 3: Apply via uni-assist
Upload all documents and pay the application fee to uni-assist.
> www.uni-assist.de
Step 4: Uni-assist checks your application
Step 5: Decision by the university
Application essentials
Required documents
- School-leaving certificate (incl. final grades) and translation into English or German
- If applicable: university transcript(s) and Bachelor’s certificate with translation
- Proof of English skills (C1)
- Proof of German skilIs (A2)
- Copy ot the passport (ID page)
- Payment of the uni-assist application fee
Deadlines
Application starts: 1 May 2026
Application deadline: 15 June 2026
To meet the deadline, it is sufficient to upload your documents to the uni-assist portal in time - not the date when uni-assist forwards them to our university.
Need help?
Registrar's office
-> for questions about your application or the evaluation of your documents
International office
-> for questions about visa & residence, health insurance and living in Giessen
Team for Studies and Doctorates of the Faculty 09
-> for questions concerning the organisation of the studies as well as individual problems