CP: Application

Duration of Studies: Duration of studies

The duration of studies at all universities in Germany is 5 years and 6 months.

Application: Entrance requirements

Entrance requirements

A valid university entrance qualification.
- From Germany: Allgemeine Hochschulreife (= Abitur or similar qualifications). Further Information
- From outside of Germany: You can find out whether your university entrance qualification (HZB) from your home country entitles you to enrol directly in a degree programme in Germany on the Information System for Foreign Applicants (anabin).
Special regulations apply to foreign applicants or those who gained their university-entrance qualifications abroad. Read more

Application and admissions

The intake capacity of this degree programme is limited throughout the Federal Republic of Germany.

Application for acceptance to the first semester of study: the application must be directed to Hochschulstart.de (formerly ZVS). More on this...
Applications for higher semesters: applications must be directed to Justus Liebig University Giessen. More on this...
Special regulations apply to foreign applicants or those who gained their university-entrance qualifications abroad. More on this...

Application Deadline

May 31 for "old high school graduates" who acquired their university entrance qualification (Abitur) before January 16 of the current year.
July 31 for "new high school graduates" who acquired their university entrance qualification (Abitur) after January 15 up to (and including) July 15 of the current year.