Frequently Asked Questions
Application
If you have already been granted admission to a master's program, you can postpone the start of your studies to a later semester and request a new letter of admission.
The prerequisite for this is that the admission requirements in the study and examination regulations for the program have not changed in the meantime.
To receive the new admission letter, please re-register on the university portal and submit an application for the desired semester. The portal opens in mid-May for the winter semester and in mid-November for the summer semester.
Please upload your previous letter of admission in the “Other Documents” section of your application. Please also inform us by email as soon as you have completed the new application so that we can give it priority (master.studierendenkanzlei(at)uni-bamberg.de).
If you already have a visa appointment at the embassy before the university portal opens, we can issue you a certificate upon request stating that you will be admitted for the coming semester, but that for technical reasons, a letter of admission cannot yet be issued (master.studierendenkanzlei(at)uni-bamberg.de).
Find the application deadlines here.
We recommend that you apply for the summer semester by January 15 at the latest and for the winter semester by July 15 in order to ensure that the enrollment process can be completed on time.
The enrolment office can't give you information on your eligibility, since this work is done by the examination boards. Please refrain from such enquiries. The only way to get an answer to this question is to hand in a complete application with all the necessary documents, which we can process to the examination board.
The conversion of the final grade into the German grading system is based on the Bavarian formula:
x = 1 + 3 * ( Nmax - Nd / Nmax - Nmin )
Enter the highest achievable grade for Nmax
Enter the lowest passing grade for Nmin
Enter the grade you achieved for Nd
There is no application fee at the University of Bamberg.
The University of Bamberg has no cooperation with uni-assist. Conversion of your grade is done by the academic registrar. We use the bayerische Formel and adhere to the guidlines set by the Kultusministerkonferenz.
Application period for the winter semester starts around mid-May, application period for the summer semester around mid-November.
For applicants who need a visa it is recommended to send a complete application for the winter semester until July 15th, for the summer semester around January 15th. However, these dates are not a deadline.
Classes for the summer semester start around April 15th, classes for the winter semester around October 15th. Detailed information can be found here.
Usually, it's not necessary to send us a whole new application. Your letter of admission can be updated for the semester you wish to enroll - as long as the examination regulations haven't changed. Please contact us, we'll check this and either send you the updated letter of admission as PDF then or recommend a new application.
An application for the semester after the deadline, which is the last date for enrollment for most of our master's degrees, is not possible.
English proficiency letters are not accepted as language proof by the University of Bamberg, since they do not refer to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Thus, a comparison to other applicants is not possible. Please hand in one of the following certificates to prove your English proficiency:
- IELTS
- TOEFL
- UNIcert
- Cambridge Certificate
Accomodation, Visa & First Steps
The welcome center for international master students
The welcome center for international master students can help you if you have questions concerning accommodation, visa or your first steps at the university. Please contact: master.welcome-center(at)uni-bamberg.de.