German academic qualifications
How do I apply to a master's degree program?
Before you can start your application, you must first register on the online portal of the University and set up an applicant account. To do so, click on the link Register now on the homepage of the application portal and enter your personal data there.
You will be prompted to choose a password and will receive an email upon completion of the registration process. Your account will be activated using the link provided and you can start your application. Please ensure that you have access to your access data (user name and password) at all times. After you have registered and logged in, you will be guided through the application step by step. All obligatory answers are marked with an asterisk (*). If you need assistance with the individual input fields you can click on the info icon. Should you still have any technical questions or questions related to your studies, please contact zulassung(at)hs-mainz.de.
You may submit three equivalent applications under one applicant number.
You can interrupt the online application at any time and begin again at a later point, if you have to research some information, for example. The information you have entered will be saved. The status of the application is then in preparation. You can only work on the application and the related information up until you have submitted it by clicking on Submit application. Please check your information once again before final submission. After submission, changes can only be made when the application has been withdrawn. and the application will not be processed by the university until it is resubmitted.
You can submit another application for a different degree program at any time up until the application deadline by clicking on the button Add application. Submitted applications are initially assigned the status of received. You will be informed by email about every change in the status of your application and referred to the application portal.
After applying online, click on Application letter to print the written version of your application. Furthermore, on this page you can find out what additional documents need to be submitted as hard copies.
Please send your written and signed application to:
Mainz University of Applied Sciences
Office of Student Affairs
Lucy-Hillebrand-Straße 2
55128 Mainz
After the applications have been received in written form, your status changes to being processed. The application is not considered submitted to the University until the hard copy of it has been received. You can see an overview of the status of the individual applications via your application portal at Mainz University of Applied Sciences.
Documents to be submitted
- Chronological, gap-free and signed curriculum vitae
- Copy of the certificate of higher education entrance qualification (Abitur, Fachhochschulreife, professional qualification, master craftsman examination or a comparable advanced vocational training examination)
- Exmatriculation certificates for all previous degree programs at universities you were enrolled at after completing your first undergraduate degree program. You can submit this until you enroll at Mainz University of Applied Sciences. Applicants who have not yet successfully completed their studies by the closing date for applications or enrollment due to missing academic achievements must submit their de-registration certificate by the end of the first week of April for the summer semester and by October 15 for the winter semester.
If you have already been enrolled in a master's program or are currently enrolled, you must also provide the following documents within the application period at our university in addition to the required documents. This applies to all previous degree programs in which you were or are enrolled after completing your first undergraduate degree.
- Clearance certificate
Clearance certificates for all degree programs at foreign universities after completion of the first undergraduate degree. - Performance record / grade chart with indication of the ECTS credits, grades, number of attempts including the failed attempts with indication of the preliminary grade point average of your academic achievements to date.
Depending on the semester for which you are applying, this documentation of the individual achievements may not be issued before 15 May for the winter semester or 15 November for the summer semester (in German language only).
- Summary of the individual modules including the ECTS credits (in German)
- Study curriculum (in German)
If you are still enrolled at another university at the time of application and can complete academic achievements there, you will have to present a current clearance certificate and a current proof of achievement / grade chart including the failed achievements after the grading of the last examination achievement by the previous university once again without being asked to. This must be done by October 15 for the winter semester and March 30 for the summer semester at the Office of Student Affairs of Mainz University of Applied Sciences.
Specifically for applicants with foreign educational certificates already recognized in Germany:
- Foreign academic credentials
- Translation of foreign academic credentials (officially certified copy)
- Recognition of foreign academic credentials in Germany (officially certified copy)
- Indication of grade point average in the academic credentials (converted to the German grading system)
- Certificate of a preparatory college if you have attended a preparatory college (officially certified copy)
- Residence permit (for applicants from non-EU member states)
Proof of German language skills
To apply to a Master's degree program, level C1 is required and proof must be provided in the form of:
- German language examination for university admission at least level 2 (DSH-2)
- Goethe Certificate at least C1
- German as a Foreign Language Test (TestDaF) at least TDN 4 in all parts of the examination
- Alternatively: German as a business language (Wirtschaftssprache Deutsch), telc German Ci
- Bachelor's degree and certificate from a completed degree program in Building and Property Management, Facility Management or in Technical Property Management or a bachelor's degree and certificate, Engineering Diploma (FH) or Architecture or a degree from a foreign university recognized as equivalent.
- For applicants who have already completed their studies, the Diploma Supplement must be enclosed.
- Transcript of records (if not included in the Diploma Supplement)
- Interior architecture (bachelor, diploma engineer (FH) or diploma engineer): proof of at least one year of practical work on a construction site or related to building and property management and facility management.
- Proof of at least one year of practical work experience in the profession after completion of the previous degree program.
- In addition to a degree in engineering, knowledge of mathematics must be proven. This knowledge may have been acquired during previous studies or as part of a separate qualification.
In addition, you must submit the following documents in accordance with Section 35 (1) of the Rhineland-Palatinate Higher Education Act:
- Proof of higher education entrance qualification acquired by Abitur, Fachhochschulreife or subject-related higher education entrance qualification or
- Proof of higher education entrance qualification acquired through a master craftsman's examination or a comparable advanced training examination or
Proof of higher education entrance qualification acquired with vocational qualification with the following:
- IHK or HWK certificate and final certificate of the vocational school or presentation of the final examination of a school-based vocational training regulated by state law (completed vocational training qualification: qualified result of at least 2.5 or better)
- Proof of at least two years' work experience or a comparable activity that followed the qualified completion of a vocational training program leading to a higher education entrance qualification.
Plus proof of work experience, which shows sufficient content-related connections with the selected degree program and proof that you have performed this on-the-job activity for at least three years after obtaining your higher education entrance qualification.
A letter of motivation stating the reasons for your wish to study, with a maximum of 3,000 characters, detailing your previous skill development and evidenced by the following qualified documents:
- Projects and areas of responsibility
- Proof of examination results achieved within the framework of further training measures
- Letters of reference or proof of all relevant practical activities. The certificates, attestations and other supporting documents must be submitted in the form of officially certified copies.
Additionally required documents
- Diploma and diploma certificate or master's certificate and master's degree with grade point average (decimal point)
If the documents are not yet available and the grade of the final examination of the first degree program has not been verified, the result of the final examination is evaluated with "1 point" when determining the measurement number for the selection for a second degree program. - Reasons for enrolling in a second degree program
- Written application for admission due to extraordinary hardship
The reasons for the application must be justified in writing and supported by relevant documents.
- Written application to improve the average grade and/or waiting time
The reasons for the application must be justified in writing and supported by relevant documents.
Information on applying
After registering in the application portal for a place at university, you start to enter your application. There you can select the degree and field of study you are interested in. For all master's degree programs, the 1st semester is always preset as the subject-related semester. If you have already spent some time studying at a university, Mainz University of Applied Sciences reserves the right of final placement in the semester on the basis of the documents to be submitted.
Once you have provided all the information, you will find the application under Applications in preparation. You can now make changes until you click on Submit application and submit it online.
Via Add application you can submit further applications for other subjects. You may submit up to three applications to Mainz University of Applied Sciences.
To change an application that has not yet been submitted, click on Edit application.
After clicking Submit application, you will no longer be able to process this application. If you want to change any information or have noticed any errors, you must Withdraw application. Subsequently, this application will not be processed by the university until you submit it again.
Under Submitted applications, you will find the applications you have submitted online. Under Submitted applications, click on Application letter in the information window. You will now receive a PDF file which you can print out.
You will find the documents to be submitted with the Application letter in paper form on the pages of the degree program to which you are applying.
Together with the printed cover letter, send the signed, complete application documents on paper to the address preset in the application form.
In order to be able to subsequently change general and personal information that applies to all applications, you must withdraw and resubmit the applications. Please check your details thoroughly before submitting them.
If all details are correct, click on Submit application
- Study history
Under Study history please enter whether you have already studied at one or more German universities and whether you have already completed a degree at a German university. The degree program is considered completed if you have completed or will complete all the required academic and/or examination achievements during the current semester of submitting your application.
If you are a new student, please enter 0 (zero) here - Vocational education
Under Vocational education please enter whether you have already completed vocational training. - Have you completed public/military service?
Under Completed public/military service, please enter whether you have completed public or military service (such as the German armed forces, civil service, federal voluntary service). Applicants who have completed service will be given preference in the admission procedure in cases where the data is the same otherwise (such as the same grades and same waiting period).
- When writing your first application, you must indicate a higher education entrance qualification (such as Abitur, Fachhochschulreife, vocational qualification).
- You must also provide information on your previous studies to apply to a master's degree program. For example, you will be asked about the degree program, the final grade, the graduation date, etc.
If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Student Affairs by e-mail at zulassung(at)hs-mainz.de. As long as you have not yet submitted an application, you can edit the data. If you want to change data or have noticed errors, you must first withdraw your application. Subsequently, this application will not be processed by the university until you re-submit it.
You can make an informal request for exceptional hardship and/or improvement of grade and/or waiting time. If you submit the relevant applications, please submit the supporting documents together with the application documents to Mainz University of Applied Sciences.
Edit address
The University requires a postal address that is marked as the correspondence address: This is the address we will send your documents to. If you enter more than one address, one of them must be marked as the correspondence address.
Edit email address
The University requires an email address that is marked as the correspondence address. This is the address that will be used to inform you about changes in the status of your application, for example. If you enter more than one email address, one of them must be marked as the correspondence address.