Enrollment

Information on enrollment

For degree programs that do not require an aptitude process and are not subject to admission restrictions, no application is required. You can simply enroll without applying. In degree programs without admission restrictions and in those that require an aptitude process, the number of places in the degree programs is not limited.

For degree programs with admission restrictions or those with eligibility requirements, the necessary qualifications must be met by the time of enrollment at the latest.

Please submit your application for enrollment online using our Enrollment Portal. This portal opens in August for winter semester enrollment in degree programs without admission restrictions and in March for summer semester enrollment.

You generate your application for enrollment by completing all necessary steps online in the enrollment portal and entering the required personal information.

Please then print out your application for enrollment, sign it, and send it by mail to the KU along with the other documents required for your enrollment. You will find the mailing address to use on the printed application for enrollment.

In order to enroll, you must first transfer the semester fees. When making the transfer, please use the following payment reference: “Applicant number (from the application for enrollment)/Last name, First name”.

Once the application for enrollment is received by mail, it will be processed by the Student Office. The date of the KU’s postmark on your application for enrollment is decisive for enrollment.

Please note that processing applications submitted by mail can take up to several weeks. This time may be extended if documents are submitted incomplete. If documents are submitted only toward the end of the enrollment period, we cannot guarantee that your student documents will be sent to you by the start of the semester. The same applies if payment of the semester fees has not been received.

Checklist: Required documents for enrollment

In order to process your enrollment, we generally require the following documents from you:

• Enrollment application from the online portal
• Digital photo for the KU.Card Please upload a suitable photo to the portal at https://bewerber-foto.ku.de/. Username = applicant number, password = date of birth with a period (xx.xx.xxxx)
• Copy of a valid ID card or passport (information not required for identification, particularly the access and serial numbers as well as eye color and height, may and should be blacked out)
• Certificate of university entrance qualification (e.g., Abitur) for university degree programs in officially certified form
• Certificate of entrance qualification for universities of applied sciences (e.g., Fachhochschulreife) for university of applied sciences degree programs in officially certified form
• Proof of completed degree (certificate and certificate) in officially certified form for second degree studies or postgraduate programs
• Proof of completed degree (certificate and certificate) in officially certified form or proof of previous academic and examination achievements totaling at least 150 ECTS credits with a minimum average grade for Master's degree programs
• Complete and signed résumé in table form
• Digital confirmation of your health insurance | KU reference number: H0000834 The notification is submitted electronically to the University, and we also confirm your enrollment with the health insurance provider digitally. Important: Even those with private insurance require this proof from the statutory health insurance provider (e.g., exemption). You can find more information here.
• Proof of program structure from previous German universities (e.g., academic transcript, certificate of withdrawal): An overview of when, where, for how long, and in which degree program you were previously enrolled. Ideally, the number of university semesters should be stated on this document.
• If required: Proof of passing the aptitude test for Music, Art, or English (only for teaching degree programs where these are teaching subjects and in the Interdisciplinary Bachelor's degree program)
• If required: Proof of completion of a pre-study internship for the Bachelor's degree program (FH) in Social Work
• Proof of payment (e.g., bank statement) for the semester fees.