General entry requirements

We accept: 

• General higher education entrance qualification (Abitur) or university of applied sciences entrance qualification (Fachhochschulreife)

OR

• International students: upper secondary school leaving certificate granting university access in home country or country of obtention

 Direct Entry via Conditional Enrolment: This option allows students with a qualifying secondary school leaving certificate to start their bachelor's programme at SRH University directly after high school and prove their ability to study. 

Besides having general higher education entrance qualification and/or access to university in your home country, you will need to comply with the GPA and specific subject requirements of your Bachelor’s programme to be accepted.

Find out if you are eligible:
Submit your application directly through our online platform to see if you qualify for our Bachelor’s programmes. Our admissions experts will review your documents and inform you of your eligibility, or if further education is required. 

If you have not graduated yet, apply with existing transcripts or latest interim certificate for conditional acceptance. The final degree certificate and transcripts will be required to commence your studies.

Details MP3s

Please upload the following MP3s with your application:

1. Piece: the first fragment can be selected freely. It could be an electronically produced music track, a sound logo or a production by a band or artist that has been sound-edited by the applicant.
    
2. Piece: the second fragment is an electronically produced piece. The genre can be selected freely. The focus of the evaluation is on the melodic/harmonic elements within the composition. The following production techniques are undesirable:
   - classical remixes
   - medleys
   - use of vocal stems
   - use of pre-produced loops that were not clearly recognisable and were processed in a creative way
   - exclusive use of sample-based material without the inclusion of sound synthesis procedures/synthesisers
    
3. Piece: create a sound environment that surrounds (real) or could surround (fictitious) someone in one place. Choose a meaningful title for the sound file.

Please assemble the three music fragments in MP3 format according to the above order. In addition, please create an informal PDF file the size of one page, which briefly describes your tracks.

Details entrance examination

The entrance examination includes a personal interview with a professor/lecturer. 

You will be tested on your sound engineering, music theory and ear training skills. You may be asked the following questions to help you prepare:

• Explain the mode of operation using the individual adjustable parameters of effect devices such as gate, compressor, reverb, EQ, filter! Examples: What happens when you reduce the "Threshold” of a compressor? What does the "Ratio” parameter do?
• Explain the mode of operation and the individual parameters of a synthesizer! Examples: What does an "LFO” do? What waveforms can be produced with a simple synthesizer? What happens to a sound when you increase the "attack” value of a volume envelope?
• What is the difference between major and minor in terms of in music theory?
• Determine the triads played on the piano by ear with regard to their tonal quality (f.e. major or minor)!
• Determine the intervals played on the piano by ear!

The entrance examination lasts a total of 30 minutes.

English language requirements

Accepted English Proficiency Certificates (valid within 2 years), with at least the indicated score:

• IELTS Academic: 6.5
• TOEFL iBT: 87 points
• TOEIC Listening/Reading 785, Speaking 160, Writing 150
• Duolingo Certificate: 110 points
• Cambridge CAE or CPE (grade A, B, or C)
• Pearson English Test Academic (PTE-A): 59 points
• Linguaskill: 176 - 184 (CES) - all four skills required

If the GPA, subject or language requirements are not met for a direct entry into the programme, we offer a Foundation Year at the SRH International College. No separate application is required, and our admissions team will determine if this course is necessary for programme entry.