Requirements differ depending on whether you apply for an undergraduate or postgraduate degree, or an exchange semester.
If you are interested in an exchange semester at our university, you will find all information and entry requirements on www.th-deg.de/en/study-with-us/exchange-students.
As soon as you have sent your online application with a mouse click, you will receive a confirmation e-mail for your application with additional information and the current status of your application process.
Please do not contact us by telephone, as we need to dedicate our time to processing your application!
You are welcome to apply for several courses of study. The online application must be filled out individually for each course of study and the relevant documents must be enclosed. References to other applications for admission or previous applications cannot be considered.
The term accreditation (lat. accredere, to give credence) is used in various areas to describe the fact that one generally recognised body certifies to another that a particular (useful) quality has been fulfilled. In higher education, accreditation is one of the tools of quality assurance. The core of the procedure is the assessment of the quality of e.g. a study programme by experts (independent teachers and students from other universities as well as representatives of professional practice).
Accreditation pursues the following objectives, especially in the higher education sector:
To ensure the quality of teaching and studies in order to contribute to faculty development;
increase student mobility;
improve international comparability of degrees (nota bene: accreditation does not in itself guarantee international recognition);
make it easier for students, employers and universities to find their way around the newly introduced bachelor's and master's programmes;
increase the transparency of the study programmes.
Source: Wikipedia.org
Accredited study programmes:
Bachelor's degree programs:
Consecutive Master's programmes:
Master's degree programmes for further education:
Within the quota for hardship cases, only applicants for whom non-admission to the desired course of study would mean exceptional hardship can be admitted.
Exceptional hardship is deemed to exist if special social, health or family reasons within the applicant's own person make immediate admission to the course of study imperative. The rejection of the application for admission would have to involve disadvantages for the applicant which, if a strict standard were applied, would go considerably beyond the extent of the disadvantages usually associated with rejection.
The universities in Bavaria keep 2% of the study places free for so-called hardship cases. The application is therefore only considered for a few persons.
Hardship application:
Not every impairment, however hard it may be perceived, justifies admission to a hardship case. Rather, there must be such serious health, social or family reasons in the person of the applicant that, even if particularly strict standards are applied, he cannot be expected to wait even one year for admission (exceptional situation).
The case of hardship must be proven by appropriate evidence (e.g. medical certificate, birth and death certificate, school education report, etc.).
The application and the supporting documents for the winter semester must be submitted in full by 15.07. / summer semester by 15.01. at the latest.
Reasoned applications:
As a rule, a request for hardship can be granted in the following exemplary cases:
Special health circumstances of the applicant which require immediate admission:
Applicant suffers from an illness with a tendency to aggravate, which in all probability will lead to a situation in the future in which it will not be possible to endure the stresses and strains of the course of study (expert medical opinion)
Applicant has to give up his previous studies or his previous profession for health reasons; a meaningful bridging of the waiting period is not possible for him for these reasons (specialist medical opinion).
Applicant is physically handicapped; due to his or her handicap, he or she is either unable to perform any other reasonable activity until the allocation of a study place or is unreasonably disadvantaged in comparison to non-handicapped applicants in the event of a further referral to the waiting period (specialist medical opinion)
The expert opinion should contain statements on the origin, severity, course and treatment options of the disease as well as a prognosis of the further course of the disease and should also be comprehensible for medical laypersons. Suitable additional proofs are, for example, the severely disabled person's identity card, the notice of assessment from the pension office and the notice of withdrawal from service from the Bundeswehr.
Special economic hardship of the applicant, but only in conjunction with health problems and/or family or social circumstances.
Special family or social circumstances of the applicant which require immediate admission (documents suitable for proof).
Applicant has received admission to the above-mentioned course of study in a previous semester, but could not take advantage of it for compelling reasons for which he/she is not responsible (especially illness), unless a prior admissions officer (proof of the compelling reason, previous notification of admission)
Unsubstantiated applications:
In the following cases in particular, the application is generally unsuccessful:
Local connection due to necessary home care and support in case of existing illness
previous studies or profession had to be abandoned for health reasons; however, it is possible and reasonable to bridge the waiting period.
Studies cannot be paid from private funds
future discontinuation of private financing of studies if the start of studies is further delayed
the financing of the course of study is limited (e.g. inheritance contract, will, payment of orphan's allowance or Bundeswehr pension); it is no longer secured for the intended course of study if admission is delayed
Applicant is married or has one child
Father or mother or both parents are ill or severely disabled
Origin from a large family; siblings are still in education
Applicant is orphan or half-orphan
Change of programme:
It is generally possible to change the course of studies at the Deggendorf Institute of Technology. In any case, a timely online application is required.
Admission for first semester students is based on a local selection procedure.
Admission for higher semesters is only possible if there are free places available and the requirements according to the respective study and examination regulations are fulfilled.
The study and examination achievements achieved so far will be checked during the enrolment procedure and, as far as possible, credited.
Contact: zsb@th-deg.de
Change of University:
A change of university in Bavaria is unproblematic with regard to the course of studies and the examination regulations in the same course of studies.
However, the prerequisite is a timely application for enrollment or admission to the host university and de-registration with the Deggendorf Institute of Technology.
A change from a Bavarian university to a non-Bavarian university or vice versa, however, will in most cases pose problems. In addition to the recognition of the university entrance qualification, the recognition of study periods and already completed exams can also cause difficulties due to the different curricula and the different examination regulations.
After passing the Bachelor's examination, graduates of the Deggendorf Institute of Technology are entitled to transfer to a university, university of the arts or comprehensive university without restriction to one subject area.
The individual requirements for enrolment in a subject area at the university in question remain unaffected.
Contact: zsb@th-deg.de
To be able to study at the Deggendorf Institute of Technology, the following requirements apply:
Certificates:
Since the winter semester 2009/10, master craftsmen, technicians and business administrators have been able to study even without a school-based university entrance qualification. This means that they can study any subject of their choice at a university or university of applied sciences.
Qualified professionals without a school-based university entrance qualification, but with two years of training and three years of work experience, are granted a subject-related right of access. Their field of study must correspond approximately to their previous professional specialisation.
For further information, please refer to the current admission requirements.
Information for master craftsmen, technicians, business administrators and similarly qualified persons:
The consultation
The admission requirement is a counselling interview (ideally at the university named on position 1 in the application) with a student advisor of the intended study programme. The written confirmation of this counselling interview must be enclosed with the application at the respective university or submitted by 27.07. for the winter semester at the latest (summer semester by 15.01). The counselling interview certified by a Bavarian university will be recognised by another university, provided that it is a closely related course of study.
In this interview, the applicant should be given a realistic impression of the course contents, structure and requirements of the intended course of study, possibly also of an existing university entrance examination. The aim of the interview is to enable the applicant to critically assess whether he/she will be able to meet the requirements of a course of study based on his/her previous knowledge.
Furthermore, the possibilities of specific preparation for a course of study in Bavaria should be pointed out:
The approval
Master craftsmen, technicians, business administrators and similarly qualified as well as qualified professionals are admitted without restriction in study courses without restrictions like all applicants. In the so-called NC courses of study (courses of study with restrictions), master craftsmen and qualified professionals are admitted within an advance quota of 5%. Within this quota, 4% is allocated to the admission of master craftsmen and similarly qualified persons and 1% to the admission of qualified professionals. The following certificates obtained in Bavaria or in Germany are decisive for admission:
Professions acquired abroad are only considered as proof if they are recognised by the university as equivalent to the above-mentioned German certificates in the admission and enrolment procedure. In case of doubt, the competent authority in accordance with § 71 of the Vocational Training Act in the Free State of Bavaria must be involved.
Information for professionally qualified persons:
Qualified professionals without a school-based university entrance qualification, but with two years of training and three years of work experience, are granted a subject-related right of access. Their field of study must correspond approximately to their previous professional specialisation.
The counselling interview
Admission requirements for master craftsmen or similarly qualified and skilled workers is a consultation with a study advisor of the intended study programme. The written confirmation of this counselling interview must be enclosed with the application to the respective universities or submitted by 27.07. at the latest. The counselling interview certified by a Bavarian university will be recognised by another university if it is a closely related study programme.
In this interview, the applicant should be given a realistic impression of the contents, structure and requirements of the intended course of study, possibly also of an existing university entrance examination. The aim of the interview is to enable the applicant to critically assess whether he/she will be able to meet the requirements of a course of study based on his/her previous knowledge.
Furthermore, a
The unaccepted study places will be awarded to applicants who have received a rejection notice in the main proceedings.
Succession proceedings will continue until all study places have been allocated and accepted. However, they have long been conducted until the end of October. A lottery procedure is not carried out at Bavarian universities.
The right to compensation for disadvantages for students with disabilities or chronic illnesses is firmly anchored in the Higher Education Framework Act. A compensation for disadvantages is intended to prevent discrimination or disadvantage caused by disability and to support students with disabilities or chronic illness in the admission and implementation of their studies as well as to enable a smooth participation in university life.
The average grade is an essential selection criterion for the allocation of study places. Therefore, performance impairments which have prevented an applicant from achieving a better average grade when acquiring the right to study (e.g. entrance qualification for studies at universities of applied sciences) should be compensated. If such circumstances and their effects are proven, the application for admission with an improved average grade can be included in the award procedure under certain conditions.
Reasoned applications
In the following cases, which are given as examples, a request to improve the average grade can generally be granted:
Unsubstantiated requests
In the following cases, an application is generally unsuccessful:
Entitlement to compensation for disadvantages
The framework examination regulations for universities of applied sciences (RaPO) of 17 October 2007, last amended by the ordinance of 6 August 2010, can be found in §5 paragraph 1 sentence 1:
"Students who are not able to take an examination in whole or in part in the intended form due to a disability shall be granted compensation for disadvantages to the extent that this is necessary to create equal opportunities."
Forms of compensation for disadvantages
A compensation for disadvantages can, for example, include (see also §5 para. 1 sentence 2 RaPO)
Application for compensation of disadvantages
Any compensation for disadvantages must be requested in writing. The request should be made at the latest when registering for the examination (§5 (2) RaPO).
The disability must be substantiated by presenting a medical certificate. Pursuant to §5 (3) sentence 2 half-sentence 1 RaPO, the Examination Committee determines what information the medical certificate must contain.
The application must contain the following:
In the winter semester, the course of study begins on 01.10. of the respective year.
In the summer semester, studies begin on 15.03. of the respective year.
As a student of the Deggendorf Institute of Technology, the time required for a course in the semester is indicated in SWS and the credits earned in ECTS.
Semester hours per week (SWS)
An SWS describes the time a student spends on a course during the semester. For example, "1 SWS" means that the corresponding lecture is scheduled to last 45 minutes per week for the duration of the semester.
European Credit Transfer System (ECTS)
Credit points are credit points which are intended to ensure that the achievements of students at European universities are comparable and can be credited across borders if they change universities.
You need the following documents to apply online at DIT:
For the Master Applied Research in Engineering Sciences programme, the following additional documents must be uploaded:
The documents listed below are not absolutely necessary for processing your application, but they can significantly improve your chances of being admitted:
Application for admission to the second degree course:
Where applicable, certificates of service (copy):
If applicable, proof of completed vocational training or professional activity. The following vocational training is taken into account:
All students who are enrolled at state or state-recognised universities in the Federal Republic of Germany are subject to compulsory insurance.
Students who are exempt from compulsory insurance, exempt from compulsory insurance or do not have compulsory insurance (e.g. also those with private insurance) must present a certificate from a statutory health insurance company stating that they are exempt.
Family insurance (health/nursing care insurance)
Students are not required to take out insurance if they are insured by the statutory health insurance of their parents or spouse; the same applies to nursing care insurance. Children up to the age of 25 are entitled to family insurance if they are in school or vocational training.
Further information on health insurance can be found in the following information sheet or in the Student Health Insurance Registration Ordinance.
Insurance premiums
Students who are subject to compulsory insurance must pay the contributions for the semester in advance to the relevant health insurance company before enrolment. The statutes of the health insurance companies may provide for other payment methods. For students with family insurance, no contribution is charged.
Accident insurance
All German and foreign students enrolled at a university in Germany are insured against the consequences of an accident directly related to their studies. Every (study) accident must be reported immediately to the university administration.
In the study programmes of the local selection procedures, the waiting period is based on the number of semesters that have elapsed since obtaining the university entrance qualification (e.g. Fachhochschulreife).
However, there may be circumstances beyond the applicant's control which have delayed the acquisition of the higher education entrance qualification. The applicant will then have less waiting time. In this case, an earlier date of acquisition of the higher education entrance qualification can be taken as a basis for the selection according to waiting time, if the applicant applies for this and proves this accordingly. The applicant therefore takes part in the selection with a waiting period which he/she would probably have reached without the delay.
Again, proof of the reason (illness) is not sufficient for recognition of the application. You must also prove that this burdening circumstance has delayed the acquisition of the right to study; e.g. by means of a certificate from your school stating the reason and duration of the delay.
Applicants who have completed military service, alternative service or other service will be given preferential admission if they have been admitted to this course of study at the beginning or during their service:
In order to be entitled to preferential admission, you must re-apply to the university after the end of your service with all documents in due time and form.
This application must also be accompanied by a provisional certificate of employment (officially certified) and a copy of the previous admission notice. With the preferential admission you will receive a new study place after the end of your service.
In some Bachelor's programmes, a pre-study internship is an admission requirement:
Exceptions:
If you have acquired your university entrance qualification at the Fachoberschule/Berufsoberschule, you do not need a pre-study internship.
If you are doing a dual course of study (studies with in-depth practical experience or combined studies), you also do not need a pre-study internship.
The pre-study internship is also not required if you apply for a course of study in the respective field of study via the university entrance qualification Professionally Qualified & Master Craftsmen/Technicians.
In the Industrial Engineering & Management course of study, the pre-study internship can be waived if you acquired your university entrance qualification at a technical college/vocational high school in the fields of technology or economics.
You got a letter of admission?
If you have received a letter of admission for a place at the university, you must submit your application for enrolment within the period stated in the letter of admission. If you do not comply with this deadline, your admission will become invalid.
If the deadline for acceptance is very short, it is possible to send the enrollment application in advance by fax to the university: +49 991 3615-297
Enrollment/acceptance of the place of study
If you have accepted a place of study, you must enrol (register) at the university by post on the date stated in the letter of admission. The admission becomes invalid if you do not enrol. The registration deadlines vary and will be communicated to you together with the letter of admission. From this letter of admission you will also find out which documents have to be submitted for enrolment. In general, the following documents must be sent in for matriculation, unless otherwise requested in the admission notice:
The documents must be sent to the university in full, otherwise there will be no enrolment.
Postal address:
Deggendorf Institute of Technology
Study centre
PO box 1320
D-94453 Deggendorf
Please send the required documents to the university without an application folder or "stapled", but stapled with a paper clip.
Applicants who have already completed their studies at a German university or who graduate by the end of July can only be admitted within the framework of a special quota of 4% of the study places.
If you do not have your first degree certificate by the end of July, you will not be included in the quota for second degree applicants.