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Master craftsmen and women / Professionally qualified persons

new career prospects and promotion opportunities through a Bachelor's degree programme.

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Forms of university entrance qualification

(Fach-) Abitur:

  • general higher education entrance qualification
  • subject-restricted higher education entrance qualification or
  • entrance qualification for universities of applied sciences

without Abitur:

  • Vocational qualification

Studying with a vocational qualification

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1. general university admission

  • Completed master craftsman's examination or equivalent advanced vocational training examination (e.g. business administrator) or
  • Completed technical college (e.g. technician) or
  • Completed specialised academy (e.g. nursery school teacher) and
  • Completion of a counselling interview (with the Student Advisory Service or the Central Student Counselling and Career Service) at the university with confirmation. The counselling interview completed and certified at another Bavarian university is also recognised by us.


General university entrance means:
  • You are free to choose your degree programme.
  • All universities are open to you: Universities of Applied Sciences, universities and art colleges.
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2. subject-specific university entrance qualification

  • Completion of at least two years of vocational training + at least three years of relevant full-time professional experience and
  • Completion of a counselling interview (at the Student Advisory Service or the Central Student Counselling and Career Service) at the university with confirmation. A counselling interview completed and certified at another Bavarian university is also recognised by us. And
  • through a two-semester trial programme . Final subject -specific admission in accordance with the provisions of the QualV is granted if at least 20 ECTS points (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System points) have been earned after two semesters (trial studies ).
Subject-specific university admission means
  • the subject must be related to your education and professional practice
  • all types of higher education institutions are open to you: universities of applied sciences, universities and art colleges