Your Application for Admission to a Bachelor’s Program

You apply for your chosen degree program online. Your documents need to be uploaded in the online application portal. You can view the status of your application online at any time.

Please submit a copy of your university entrance qualification (for example the Attestat, Matura or Baccalaureate) in the native language of the issuing institution. We also need a German or English translation of the qualification which has been issued by a sworn translator.

You will probably have to submit a notarized copy of the university entrance qualification, which you have obtained abroad for your enrollment at the University of Mannheim.
Find out more about notarization

If your application is successful but the qualification, which you have obtained abroad is not sufficient to take up your studies at the University of Mannheim, we will enroll you at the Studienkolleg Heidelberg.

International applicants with international university entrance qualification can find further relevant information here. We strongly advise this group of applicants to obtain comprehensive information.

If you are applying for a German taught program, please submit a proof that your proficiency in German is equivalent to at least level C1 (Goethe Zertifikat C2) of the common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). 
Please note that you need German language proof for all bachelor's programs applications.

We have to be aware of all periods of study that you have completed in Germany. Please provide the relevant documents of proof as part of your application. For example:

• Enrollment Certificate
• Confirmation of disenrollment
• Transcript of records
• Enrollment verification certificate

If you have been enrolled in a degree program with similar content before in Germany, you must confirm that you are still eligible to take exams. For the application, this documents is only required if you have already studied at a German higher education institution in Germany.

In order to account for any time you have spent studying abroad, you must provide official proof issued by the higher education institution which confirms your enrollment there. You must submit this proof in the native language of the issuing institution and a German or English translation.

You need a detailed, current curriculum vitae (CV).

Proof of language proficiency is required for the following bachelor's programs (further details are provided in this summary and the respective selection statutes):

• Business Administration
• Business Informatics
• Culture and Economy: English and American Studies
• Current English Linguistics and Literary Studies

The University of Mannheim does not work with uni-assist. All international applicants must therefore apply directly to the University of Mannheim. 

Once the application process has been concluded, we destroy all applications as required by the data protection law.

An aptitude test can help you choose the right degree program. However, no aptitude test is required for the application. You only need it once you have been admitted to a bachelor's program and would like to accept the study place. No test results are shown on this certificate. It merely proves that you have completed one of the necessary aptitude tests..

Please see the tests here:

1. “Was studiere ich?” aptitude test
   The “Was studiere ich” (what should I study?) aptitude test provided by the Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts Baden-Württemberg will help you find out which degree program suits you best. You will receive a certificate of participation after completing the test.
   Was studiere ich?
2. SIT aptitude test
   We also accept proof of the SIT aptitude test (Studium-Interessentest) provided by the German Rectors' Conference.
3. Check-U
   The Federal Employment Agency offers the comprehensive  Check-U aptitude test.
4.  Aptitude test for prospective teachers
     If you would like to enrol for a degree program in Teacher Education or Economic and Business Education, you must submit the Lehrerorientierungstest (aptitude test for prospective teachers).
5. Online Self-Assessment (OSA) – OSA Psych
     In order to enrol in the bachelor's program in Psychology, uploading proof of the completed OSA-Psych is mandatory.

You may use one document to prove several requirements. Please upload it in all relevant upload fields then.

None of the bachelor's programs available at the University of Mannheim are taught completely in English. Admission to these programs requires German language proficiency equivalent to at least C1 level of the CEFR. 

All international applicants to a bachelor's program must prove their German language proficiency at the time of application. Admission cannot be granted without this proof. All documents that are required for admission to the University of Mannheim must be received by the university before the application deadline. This means that you must prove your proficiency in German is equivalent to level C1 before the application period ends.

The information will be corrected in our database once we check your application. You do not need to delete the application and start again.

You can check the status in the online application portal.

The University of Mannheim is the first public higher education institution in Germany to align its academic calendar with the international academic year. The orientation weeks for first-year students and exchange students always take place in the week before the lecture period begins. View the academic calendar