INTERNATIONAL STUDENTSENROLMENT IN HIGHER ACADEMIC SEMESTERS

In addition, admitted international applicants must also submit the following documents:

• Application for enrollment 
• Copy of the letter of admission
• Passport photo
• If they have not yet been submitted as part of the application: Officially certified copies of the school reports relevant for admission and, if applicable, of university certificates, including, if applicable, officially certified copies of certified translations into German or English
• Any additional documents that may have been specified in the letter of admission.

Furthermore, international prospective students with a German university entrance qualification require the following documents for enrolment in Bachelor/State examination degree programmes without admission restrictions in higher semesters:

• Personally signed printed copy of the online enrolment application (see above)
• Officially certified copy of the school leaving certificate (Abitur)
• Officially certified copies of all transcripts of records for each semester or year of study. If original documents are not available in English or German, applicants must also provide an official translation into German or English.
• Certificates of enrolment or alternative proof of all academic semesters completed or currently in progress at a university in Germany must be provided. Any proof should include the subject, academic semester, and the level of study (degree type).
• Certificate issued by the previous university’s respective examination office stating that the applicant has not lost his/her entitlement to take examinations in the chosen, or neighbouring, subject. This applies to individual examinations, intermediate examinations as well as the final examination. If original documents are not available in English or German, applicants must also provide an official translation into German and English.
• When transferring to Heidelberg University from a foreign university or from another university in Germany: Certificate of Transferable Grades of the respective department’s examination office at Heidelberg University.
• Prospective international students who nonetheless require a notice of admission (for example, for a visa application to study in Germany) are able to request that a notice of admission is issued at the point of matriculation.

Furthermore, international prospective students with a German university entrance qualification require the following documents for enrolment in access-restricted Master’s degree programmes in higher semesters:

• Personally signed printed copy of the online enrolment application (see above)
• Original of the letter of admission for a higher academic semester issued by the faculty representative of the Master's program of your choice (in the case of transfer to Heidelberg University from a foreign or domestic university with academic semester ranking).
• Officially certified copy or transcript of the applicant’s school leaving certificate, or qualification that permits university entrance in the applicant’s country of origin (e.g Abitur, High School Diploma, Matura etc.). This must include a list of the individual grades achieved. If the original documents are not available in English or German, applicants must also provide an officially certified translation in English or German.
• In addition, where applicable: A copy of the applicant’s diploma from a preparatory course in Germany, proving successful completion of an assessment test to determine the eligibility of foreign applicants for study at institutions of higher education in Germany. This must include an overview of the individual grades achieved.
• In addition, where applicable: Officially certified copies of the certificates or diplomas proving the successful completion of university entrance examinations in the applicant’s country of origin. These must include an overview of the individual grades achieved. If the original documents are not available in English or German, applicants must also provide an officially certified translation in English or German.
• Officially certified copies of all university diplomas and transcripts of records for each semester or year of study. If original documents are not available in English or German, applicants must also provide an official translation into German or English.
• Certificates of enrolment or alternative proof of all academic semesters completed or currently in progress at a university in Germany must be provided. Any proof should include the subject, academic semester, and the level of study (degree type).
• Certificate issued by the previous university’s respective examination office stating that the applicant has not lost his/her entitlement to take examinations in the chosen, or neighbouring, subject. This applies to individual examinations, intermediate examinations as well as the final examination. If original documents are not available in English or German, applicants must also provide an official translation into German and English.