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1. Admission requirements Study and exami-

Admission to the Master’s degree programme requires a Bachelor’s degree in the natural sciences nation regulations
and curricula
or engineering field, such as Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Process Automation Systems,
Environmental Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Process Engineering, Energy Technology,
Physics, Materials Science, Materials Engineering, Electrical Engineering or an equivalent qualifi-
cation obtained in Germany or abroad. Admission to the degree programme also requires a good
command of English and German. You can find more detailed information in the applicable Study
and Examination Regulations here >> Study and examination regulations and curricula.

2. Applications
It is possible to start studies in either a winter or summer semester.
Application portal
Application period:
Summer semester 1 November to 15 January
Winter semester 1 April to 15 July

Please be aware that it is in your own interest to submit your application as early as possible. You
must register online on our website where you will also upload all the necessary documents for your
application.
Attention: online applica-
tion procedure
>> www.th-rosenheim.de/studienbewerber.html
Please do not send us any
postal applications - we are
You can find help in the >> helpboxes in the online-application or via our FAQs on this website
unable to consider any
applications submitted by
post!

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Documents you should upload by 15 January/15 July at the latest:

Diploma or Bachelor’s certificate from your first/undergraduate degree
obtained in Germany (If you have not received your certificate yet, you can present your
confirmation of grades as proof that you have successfully completed your first degree). You
may need to upload a German or English translation produced by an officially appointed
translator. It is essential that this shows the overall examination result! If you have not finished
your first degree by the application deadline, please observe the information on the last
page of this information sheet.

„ uni-assist” preliminary review documentation if applicable

Does not apply to most Austrian and
>> www.uni-assist.de/en/how-to-apply/ (this applies if your first/undergraduate degree Swiss educational certificates. For
was NOT obtained at a German educational institution) details please visit:
>> www.th-rosenheim.de/
If you did not obtain your higher education entrance qualification at a German institution, you studienbewerber.html
will need a valid VPD (Vorprüfungsdokumentation) from uni-assist. Uni-assist is then going
to review your documents if they match the admission requirements for German universities.
Please make sure to apply for a Master VPD (for a master‘s degree programme)! You can ap-
ply at uni-assist all year round: Register with uni-assist. Upload your higher education entrance
qualifications/school or university leaving certificates. Apply to TH Rosenheim with your valid
VPD. Your VPD does not expire. Your VPD is valid for 1 year. TH Rosenheim accepts VPDs
issued for other German universities or universities of applied sciences in the corresponding
field of study.
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 roof of language skills
Language certificates can be submitted until the end of the 1st semester.
We strongly recommend that you start your language courses before your arrival

English language skills

The qualification requirement for the English-language degree program is English proficiency at
level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for languages. These can in
particular be demonstrated by:
• Internet-based TOEFL with a score of 72 points or higher.
• TOEIC with 785 points or more
• IELTS with band 6.0 or higher
• Cambridge CEFR B2 First (FCE) with Grade C (min. 160 points) or higher
• Cambridge CEFR C1 Advanced (CAE) with Level B2 (min.160 points) or higher
• TELC Certificate English B2 or higher
• Pearson PTE Academic, 60 points or higher
• At least 6 years of school English with at least the grade „sufficient“ in the senior year, as
evidenced by a German language university entrance qualification or an equivalent, recog-
nized university entrance qualification from a non-German school
• completed English-language bachelor‘s or master‘s degree program
• completed English language studies in Germany and abroad

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• A grade of at least „good“ in the module ‚Technical English‘ or a comparable English module
from the previous German-language degree.
Applicants whose native language is English are exempt from providing proof of sufficient
English language skills. In cases of doubt or if no proof is available, the passing of a language
test comparable to the above-mentioned proofs at TH Rosenheim may be required.

German language skills

Not applicable for applicants with a
If you do not have a German-language university entrance qualification, you must provide period of study at the TH Rosenheim
evidence of German language skills for English-taught degree programmes at level A2 or higher or studies within the Federal Republic
of Germany.
according to the CEFR (Common European Framework):
• Proof of the German language skills required for the course of study is considered to be:
• German language diploma DSD level 1 (level CEFR A2/B1) or higher
• Goethe Certificate A2 or higher
• TELC Certificate A2 or higher
• ÖSD Certificate A2 or higher
• German language test for university admission DSH 1 or higher
• Test of German as a foreign language TestDaF TDN 3 or higher
• passed German courses at a university in Germany with a minimum of 4 ECTS credits at level
A2 or higher according to the CEFR
• Certificate of the examination to determine the suitability of foreign study applicants for the
• admission to a course of study at a university in the Federal Republic of Germany
• (assessment test)
• completed German-language Bachelor‘s or Master‘s degree program
• completed German studies in Germany or abroad
• German at level A in the final certificate of the International Baccalaureate Diploma
Programme.

Applicants whose native language is German are exempt from providing proof of sufficient
German language skills. In cases of doubt or if no proof is available, the passing of a language
test comparable to the above-mentioned proofs at the TH Rosenheim may be required. The
respective examination board decides whether the admission requirements are met.

“ curriculum vitae” form

The use of the form is mandatory, otherwise your application cannot be processed. This form
can be downloaded from the online application portal.

If available, a diploma supplement or transcript of records

as proof that you have achieved the required number of ECTS credits during your first/under-
graduate degree. You do not have to provide this document if the ECTS credits are shown on
the degree certificate. Applicants who studied for their first/undergraduate degree at Rosenheim
Technical University of Applied Sciences do not need to submit this document. You may need
to submit a German or English translation produced by an officially appointed translator.

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If
 applicable, evidence of the grading system for your first/undergraduate de-
gree, including details of the highest and lowest possible pass grades (if this is different to the
German grading system).

Proof of change of name, if necessary (e.g. marriage certificate)

Please upload until enrolment (latest see letter of acceptance for deadline):
Reporting procedure for health insurance in the form of an electronic report on your
your insurance status (M10). Please quote our sender number H0000974 and the health
insurance fund will send the required report to us.

 roof of payment of the student union contribution to the amount of € 85,-

P
Account statements or screenshots
After you have applied for enrolment via Rosenheim Technical University online applicant portal, it showing transactions are suitable
will generate a PDF file for you where you can find the bank details for the student union contri- evidence of this proof

bution. Please make sure you state the transaction reference given here, otherwise we will not be
able to allocate your payment to you!
Please wait until you receive confirmation of admission before transferring any payments!

 ertificate of removal from the university register, if necessary

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with details of the university semester or study times Not necessary for applicants who
studied/are studying at Rosenheim
Technical University or for degrees
For applicants from India: Certificate of the Academic Evaluation Center (APS)
inside of Germany

3. Applicants from non-EU countries abroad

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Please send your applications in early, as experience has shown that the application procedure
for a residence permit takes several weeks

4. Information for war refugees

War refugees who have a residence permit in accordance with Section 24 of the Residence Act
(Act on the Residence, Economic Activity and Integration of Foreigners in the Federal Territo- Notice:
ry) can submit the evidence of sufficient German language skills later, by the 2nd Your status will only change
semester. War refugees who have a residence permit in accordance with Section 24 of the after active processing by the
Residence Act (Act on the Residence, Economic Activity and Integration of Foreigners in the Office of Student Administration,
not automatically by uploading
Federal Territory) can also submit a DAAD language certificate (English B2) from TH
documents.
Rosenheim’s Language Centre as evidence of sufficient English language skills
>> www.th-rosenheim.de/studium/sprachenzentrum/sprachzertifikate/

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In the case of multiple applications,

apply for enrolment in only one degree
If you have been admitted: programme!
Apply for enrolment in the >> Online Application Portal by 28 February/31 August and also sub-
mit all the required documents to the Office of Student Administration by that date. Failure to meet the
deadlines will result in exclusion from the procedure!

• You will then receive your study documents by mail

• There is no need for personal enrolment at the university
• Important enrolment information will be sent to you by e-mail Processing status in the online appli-
cant portal: „Enrolment application
• Applicants from non-EU countries in progress“.
You will receive your study documents either from the head of the degree programme or you
can pick them up at the Office of Student Administration at the Burghausen campus.
Office opening hours Office of Student Administration:
>> www.th-rosenheim.de/die-hochschule/organisation/verwaltung/studienamt

What do you do if you have not completed your first degree by the
start of the semester?
In this case, Student Administration will send you temporary guest access for all online services at
Rosenheim Technical University of Applied Sciences. Please get in touch with Student Administration
once your overall examination result has been announced to find out about enrolment.
Enrolment will need to be denied if the first degree has not been completed by the
date of the first examination in the Master’s degree. Completed means that the final
overall examination result must have been submitted!

What do you do if you have a first degree with at least 180 but less than
210 credit points?
In order to pass the Master’s examination, proof must be provided of the missing credits, or they
must be caught up from the range of relevant courses at Rosenheim Technical University of Applied
Sciences. The Examination Committee shall determine which study achievements and examina-
tions need to be taken additionally in the degree programme. In some cases, relevant vocational or
professional work periods may be credited to the missing ECTS credits. Proof of a total of 300
ECTS credits (inclusive first course of studies) is therefore required to successfully obtain your degree
qualification. Applicants with fewer than 180 ECTS credits from their first degree cannot be admitted
to the Masters’ degree programme.
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Let‘s go, secure your study place now via the online application
portal. We look forward to welcoming you soon at Rosenheim
Technical University of Applied Sciences!

>> ONLINE APPLICATION PORTAL

Do you have general questions about applying for a place at university?

>> Find out more about the application process

or

please contact the Central Student Advisory Service:

>> [email protected]

Have you already applied or are you stuck in the application process?

Then contact us as follows, we will be happy to help you:

E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: +49 (0)8031 805 2194 oder -2195

You can reach our hotline at the following times:

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 09:00 h - 12:00 h
Wednesday: 13:00 h - 15:00 h

Forging documents is a criminal offence according to Section 267 of the German Criminal Code and
will be reported immediately!

Online To Student Advisory

Application Portal application process Service

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