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Your steps to HHN - Admission requirements & Application

Recognition of international certificates:


The university entrance qualification from your home country (Bachelor, GCE-A-level, Baccalaureat, Matura, High School Diploma, etc.) needs to be accredited by Studienkolleg Konstanz - Center for International Students.

Please note that the recognition process is free of charge and requires  a certain processing time of 3 to 4 weeks. Application documents can be submitted at any time.

If you want to find out quickly and simply if you are qualified to study in Germany using your educational certificates and the link below to uni-assist. An application to the Studienkolleg Konstanz - Center for International Students is necessary in any case.

Proof of English Skills:


In order to ensure a sufficient level of English in the basic studies, applicants are required to prove that they are highly proficient in English by means of one of the following certifications:

  • TOEFL min. 550 points (paper-based version)
  • TOEFL min. 213 points (computer-based version)
  • TOEFL min. 79 points (internet-based version)
  • Cambridge Certificate CAE (Certificate of Advanced English) min. Grade C
  • TOEIC min. 730 points
  • IELTS Level 6.0 overall band score
  • Oxford Test of English with 120 points and Niveau B2 in overall moduls

The TOEFL code of Heilbronn University is 2751.

Only native speakers of English are exempt from this requirement. A native speaker is considered to be someone who was raised in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, UK, or USA.

Application at Heilbronn University:

Once you have the language- and recognition certifications you can start your application at Heilbronn University.

Academic Criteria:

  • If there is a large number of applications, a ranking list will be drawn up for the selection decision.
  • Applicants will be ranked based on the grade of their "Hochschulzugangsberechtigung" (Higher Education Entrance Qualification - HZB)
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