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For Internal University Use Only. The following information is intended for internal university use and has been provided as a reference for graduate admissions only. |
International applicants should be directed to the public page.
Requirements for Germany
Germany
International Admission Requirements
Minimum Equivalent Qualifications
For admission to a Graduate Certificate or Diploma the requirement is a degree equivalent to a Simon Fraser University 4-year bachelor’s degree with a minimum overall grade equivalent to a B-.
Minimum Equivalent Qualifications
For admission to a master’s program, the qualifications listed are normally recognized as equivalent to a Simon Fraser University 4-year bachelor’s degree with minimum overall grade requirements.
Most SFU graduate programs will assess a Bologna compliant degree as equivalent to a 4-year degree.
Holders of the Vordiplom or Zwischenprufung are not eligible for graduate admission.
Holders of the Diplom FH will be considered for admission on a case-by-case basis.
Required Credential or Degree
Bachelor's degree (requiring 4 years of study)
Minimum Overall Academic Standing
B on ECTS, A on a letter grade scale
Required Credential or Degree
Master's Degree
Minimum Overall Academic Standing
B on ECTS; A on a letter grade scale
Applicants with a degree from this country are required to submit proof of English language competency.
ECTS
| Grade | Description |
| A | Excellent |
| B | Very Good |
| C | Good |
| D | Satisfactory |
| E | Sufficient |
| FX | Fail |
| F | Fail |
The institutions listed for Fast Track Admission have been selected based on our familiarity with applicants from these schools, and their placement on the overall academic world rankings of universities.
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Applicants whose most-recently awarded credential is from an institution are eligible for fast-track admission at this time. |
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Applicants from these institutions are only eligible for fast-track admissions to specified disciplines. |
Fast Track Admissions
Fast Track Admission Institutions
- All German institutions accredited by EQUIS or EPAS are eligible for fast-track admission (Business)
- Albert-Ludwigs-Universitaet Freiburg
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
- Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (University of Kiel)
- Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (University of Erlangen-Nuremberg)
- Freie Universitaet Berlin
- Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen (University of Tübingen)
- Georg August University of Göttingen
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
- International School of Management Dortmund (Beedie School of Business)
- Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main (University of Frankfurt)
- Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
- Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (University of Würzburg)
- Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (University of Munich)
- Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn (University of Bonn)
- Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen
- Ruhr-Universität Bochum
- Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg (Heidelberg University)
- Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin)
- Technische Universität Darmstadt
- Technische Universität Dresden
- Technische Universität Munich
- Universität Duisburg-Essen
- Universität Hamburg
- Universität Konstanz
- Universität Leipzig
- Universität Mannheim
- Universität Passau
- Universität Postdam
- Universität Stuttgart
- Universität Ulm
- Universität zu Köln (University of Cologne)
- Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (University of Muenster)
- Diplom from Fachhochschule (Diplom FH) is not acceptable.
- Vordiplom is not acceptable.
- Applicants who have completed a first degree program of five or more years in length which includes a thesis may be considered for admission to a doctoral program.
- Bachelor programs last for 6-8 semesters (180 to 240 ECTS credits). Applications from students with a bachelor’s degree of three years duration (180 ECTS) are considered on a case-by-case basis for graduate admission eligibility by Graduate Studies. A non-standard admission case must be submitted to DGS for review and consideration.
- Normally, pre-Bologna degrees of four years duration or a combination of post-secondary credentials totalling four years duration is required for standard admission.
- Please contact Graduate Admissions if you have any questions on how to assess these degrees.
- * Master (trial basis since 1998, mandatory since 2002 to present)
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Bologna Note:
- Germany joined Bologna process in 1999.
- Since 2002 most universities started to offer three cycle degree system:
- First cycle (Bachelor): 3-4 years (180-240 ECTS)
- Second cycle (Master): 1-2 years (60-120 ECTS)
- Third cycle (Doctorate): Minimum 3 years (180 ECTS)
- Diploma Supplements have useful information about normal program requirements, accreditation and educational pathways.
- Since 2005 all students automatically receive the Diploma Supplement in English at no charge.
- ECTS grading system is being used in addition to the local grades.