1. School education
2. Recognition of international education certificates
3. Pre-study internship 

1. SCHOOL EDUCATION

The admission requirement for studying at Ingolstadt University of Applied Sciences is the completion of a general / specialized Higher Education Entrance Qualification (HEEQ) or a technical HEEQ or a specialized technical HEEQ.

The HEEQ certificate shall refer to the eligibility of studying in Bavaria as follows: "Mr. / Mrs. ... has passed the final high school examination / final examination for technical colleges etc. and has therefore qualified to study at any university / university of applied sciences in Germany / Bavaria."

Unless it appears directly from your entrance qualification certificate that you are eligible to study in Germany / Bavaria, please contact the 

Zeugnisanerkennungsstelle für den Freistaat Bayern

(Certificate Recognition Office for Bavaria)
Postal Address: PO Box 40 20 40, 80720 Munich
Visitor’s Address: Pündterplatz 5, 80803 Munich
Phone: +49 89 383849 - 0
www.stmuk.bayern.de/zast

You can get there detailed information about the recognition of your entrance qualification certificate in Bavaria or you will be notified if you have to meet additional requirements for being admitted to studies. If your certificate is recognized as an equivalent to the German HEEQ, the "Zeugnisanerkennungsstelle für den Freistaat Bayern" will send you an official letter with the settled grade point average. You will need to submit an officially certified copy of this letter together with your school-leaving certificate (diploma) to Ingolstadt University. 

2. RECOGNITION OF PROOF OF PREVIOUS EDUCATION ABROAD

The anabin-database enables you to check in how far your foreign school degree permits to German universities. The database ist not comprehensive and serves personal information purposes only.

Applicants from other countries (except for those for the English-language Bachelor's course of studies International Retail Management)

Applicants who have not acquired their proof of previous education (grade sheets, diplomas) in the Federal Republic of Germany need to submit them for assessment/recognition in the scope of their application at our university at uni-assist. Submission to uni-assist will be possible as of early May 2013.

For recognition to be available early (no later than 27 July 2013) we recommend submitting the documents to uni-assist by 15 June 2013.

Applicants from China, Mongolia and Vietnam need to have their university access qualifications and academic proof of performance reviewed and recognised by the Academic auditing office (Akademische Prüfstelle; APS) in their home country first.

The procedure may differ depending on whether you are still in your home country or already in Germany. For precise information on this, see the relevant APS. 

It the result of the review is positive, your are provided with several certificates or certifications with indication of your average grade. You need to submit it in the original in the scope of your application at uni-assist. Certified copies are not accepted. Without the APS certificate or the APS confirmation in the original, the documents cannot be accepted.

Applicants for the Bachelor's course of studies International Retail Management in English language will find information at Application.

German Skills

Applicants from non-German-speaking countries will have to prove a good level of German as certified by:
• DSH (DSH 2) – German Language Examination for the University Admission (Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang)  
• DaF-Test – Test of German as a Foreign Language (Deutsch als Fremdsprache)

For further information, please see Application.

German applicants who did not complete their education in the Federal Republic of Germany will have to contact the "Zeugnisanerkennungsstelle für den Freistaat Bayern

3. PRE-STUDY INTERNSHIP (VORPRAXIS) 

According to the new Bavarian Higher Education Act the pre-study internship regulations will be stipulated in the Program and Examination Regulations of each course of study. Applicants who did not complete an internship (e.g. secondary-school graduates) will have to provide the completion of a practical course or a minimum six-week practical activity before the beginning of their studies. The practical activity will have to meet the requirements of the elected course of study unless otherwise stipulated by the respective Program and Examination Regulations or the statutes of Ingolstadt University. The pre-study internship should be preferably related to the profile of the elected program.    

Applicants who want to complete a dual-study program (studies combined with vocational training or studies combined with immerged internships) must not complete a pre-study internship if they submit with their application a valid contract with a company about a dual training program.     
For more information on pre-study internship, its contents, locations and period, please see Pre-Study Internship - Information for Applicants. 

The pre-study internship might be totally or partially completed after the beginning of the studies only if its completion before the beginning of the studies had meant an unreasonable delay for the beginning of the studies (e.g. the necessity to comply with military service or alternative service obligations) or if such an exception had been stipulated in the Program and Examination Regulations of the elected program. In similar cases, students shall apply for an exception at the moment of enrollment.