Entry requirements
Applying for a bachelor’s degree programme

• Grammar school
• Technical college (“FOS”), having completed three years (13th grade) of advanced-level schooling, incl. two foreign languages
• Vocational college (“BOS”), having completed three years (13th grade) of advanced-level schooling, incl. two foreign languages

• Having completed two years (12th grade) at a technical college (“FOS”)
• Having completed two years (12th grade) at a vocational college (“BOS”)

• Having completed technical college (“FOS”) after two years (13th grade) of advanced-level schooling, incl. one foreign language
• Having completed vocational college (“BOS”) after two years (13th grade) of advanced-level schooling, incl. one foreign language

Did you qualify for admission to university abroad?

•    Verification and validation of your certificate by uni-assist preliminary review documentation (“Vorprüfungsdokumentation – VPD”). From the summer semester 2025, we will only accept a VPD if it was issued for Kempten University of Applied Sciences. A VPD for another college/university will not be recognized.
•    In addition, applicants from China, Vietnam or Mongolia must also submit: Certificate from the Academic Verification Office (“Akademische Prüfstelle” – APS)
•     Evidence of language proficiency

The requirements regarding language proficiency can be found under International section

• Masters craftsperson or 
• College certificate-holder (e.g. technician or economist) or
• Academy certificate-holder (e.g. educator)

Important: All candidates with vocational qualifications must also complete a personal consultation with an academic advisor at our university of applied sciences. Please bring all the documents that are required for university admission, such as IHK/HWK certificate, work and professional certificates as well as any qualified reference or interim reference you may have already issued. You can find the contact details on the pages for the degree programme in question.

• Completed vocational training lasting at least two years – plus
• at least three years’ relevant full-time experience
• Training must be related to the degree programme: Recognised vocational qualifications

Important: All candidates with vocational qualifications must also complete a personal consultation with an academic advisor at our university of applied sciences. Please bring all the documents with you that are required for your application, such as certificates from the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (“IHK”/”HWK” in Germany), report cards from work or school, and any official work reference or transcript of records from school that you might have. You can find the correct person to contact directly right here:

Contacts in the faculties:
Business Administration
Electrical Engineering
Computer Science
Mechanical Engineering
Social and Health Studies
Faculty of Tourism Management

Please also bear in mind that you will have to take examinations worth at least 30 ECTS Credit Points within two semesters (“probationary studies”). If you fulfil this requirement, nothing stands in the way of you continuing your studies with us.

• Proof of status as a state-certified educator, or of equivalent training (aid to completing form)
• Proof of vocational experience in youth work/support or social work

English B1

• Cambridge Preliminary Certificate B1,
• IELTS Academic (4.0–5.0 points),
• PTE Academic (43–58 points),
• TOEFL iBT (42–71 points) – this certificate is valid for two years,
• TOEFL Essentials (5–7.5 points) – this certificate is valid for two years,
• OOPT (40–59 points),
• telc English B1,
• TOEIC (550 points in “Listening/reading”, 120 points in “Speaking” and 120 points in “Writing”),
• UNIcert I or II,
• First level degree degree earned in a genuinely anglophone country (United States, Canada, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand),
• First degree earned in a genuinely anglophone country (United States, Canada, United Kingdom (GB + Northern Ireland), Ireland, Australia, New Zealand), somewhere other than a genuinely anglophone country (e.g. Syria) (→ in this case, official confirmation by the Examinations Office, Dean’s office or degree programme coordinator, or remark “medium of instruction: English” on the transcript of records or in the diploma supplement),
• Master’s degree earned in a genuinely anglophone country (e.g. United States, Canada, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand),
• Master’s degree earned somewhere other than a genuinely anglophone country (e.g. Syria) (in this case, official confirmation by the Examinations Office, Dean’s office or degree programme coordinator, or remark “medium of instruction: English” on the transcript of records or in the diploma supplement),
• First degree studied in English and a master’s degree studied in English somewhere other than a genuinely anglophone country (e.g. Syria) (→ in this case, official confirmation by the Examinations Office, Dean’s office or degree programme coordinator, or remark “medium of instruction: English” on the transcript of records or in the diploma supplement),
• Citizenship of a country where English is an official language (e.g. Nigeria, South Africa),
• International Baccalaureate (anglophone section) from an anglophone school,
• Abitur leaving high school in Germany or Luxembourg – certificate indicating the level of proficiency reached in English in accordance with CEFR
• Austrian Matura
• Native language English

German: Level A1 of the Common European Reference Framework for Languages (CEFR)

• Deutsche Sprachdiplom Level 1 (CEFR A2/B1)
• Deutsche Sprachdiplom Level 2 (CEFR B2/C1)
• B1 Zertifikat Deutsch from the Goethe Institute
• Zertifikat Deutsch für den Beruf (B2)
• Zertifikat Deutsch für Jugendliche (B1)
• Language tests run by TELC GmbH

Further, detailed information about acceptable proof of language proficiency can be found here, for example.

In cases where eligibility for university was earned in German, proficiency in both languages is considered proven.
Proof of proficiency in English is relevant to applications. You can only enrol on the degree programme after presenting the evidence required.

To enrol, you need a training contract with one of our cooperation partners, which you can submit by December 31 of the first semester. Until then, you will be conditionally enrolled. You may also need to provide proof of German language proficiency at level B2. You can find more information on this on the Nursing degree course page under "Application and admission".