We have many applicants holding an International Baccalaureate (IB / GIB) diploma.
Provided that the subjects, the level, and the grading system, etc. comply with our regulations, the IB diploma will be recognized as a valid university entrance qualification.

The Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany (Kultusministerkonferenz, KMK) has issued a document outlining the guidelines for recognition of the IB diploma.

Agreement on the Recognition of the “International Baccalaureate Diploma / Diplôme du Baccalauréat International (15 June 2023) – valid from 2025

Agreement on the Recognition of the “International Baccalaureate Diploma / Diplôme du Baccalauréat International (24 March 2022) – valid until 2024

If you do not have received your IB diploma by the application deadline, you can apply using your provisional transcript of grades.

The General Certificate of Education Advanced Level / Advanced Subisidiary Level is a school-leaving certificate that is accepted as a university entrance qualification in Germany.

However, in order for an A-Level to be recognized as university entrance qualification, it has to meet certain criteria. The Central Office for Foreign Education (Zentralstelle für ausländisches Bildungswesen, ZAB) in Bonn, Germany, provides information in German on the recognition of A-Level certificates.

Some international school-leaving certificates are not sufficient for direct admission to higher education in Germany. In these cases, you will have to first attend a Studienkolleg for one year and then take an assessment test (Feststellungsprüfung).

We cooperate with the Studienkolleg at Heidelberg University. However, you can still apply to the University of Mannheim, if you have passed your assessment test at a different Studienkolleg. Please make sure that your assessment test is valid for all universities or higher education institutions in Germany.

For your application to the University of Mannheim please submit both the certificate of the assessment test (Feststellungsprüfung) certifying the eligibility of an international applicant to attend a German higher education institution and your respective international school-leaving certificate.

If you are not sure whether your assessment test can be recognized, please do not hestate to contact us at application@uni-mannheim.de 

Applicants who obtained their university entrance qualification or degree in China, India or Vietnam, must also provide the original version of the APS Certificate issued by the Academic Evaluation Center (Akademische Prüfstelle) in the corresponding country.

APS Certificate has to be submitted together with application documents by the application deadline. We are sorry to inform you that we do not offer extended deadline for the submission of the APS Certificate.

Applicants who have completed their university entrance qualification in Italy must submit, in addition to the school leaving certificate, the annual reports of the last two school years together with a translation into German or English. If the school leaving certificate is not yet available, it is possible to apply with a document issued by the school, stating that you have completed your “Esame di maturità”. The official “Diploma di maturità” must be submitted subsequently in case of admission.

Applicants who have obtained their school leaving certificate in Austria must submit the annual reports of the last two school years in addition to the diploma certificate.

For applicants from Russia and Ukraine, periods of study are relevant for the university entrance qualification. If you have already studied in your home country, please upload a Transcript of Records together with your university entrance qualification documents.