General entry requirements

We accept: 

• General higher education entrance qualification (Abitur) or university of applied sciences entrance qualification (Fachhochschulreife)
• International students: upper secondary school leaving certificate granting university access in home country or country of obtention

OR

 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.

Admission Professionally qualified applicants

From 01.01.2025, until the new admission and enrolment regulations (ZulImO) take effect, the following procedure will apply for professionally qualified individuals under the Baden-Württemberg State Higher Education Act (LHG):

According to §§ 58 Para. 2 No. 5 and 6 LHG BW:

1. Those with recognized advanced vocational training (e.g., master craftsman or business administrator) will receive direct university admission after a counselling interview (Section 58 Para. 2 No. 5).
2. Those with at least two years of relevant vocational training and three years of experience must pass an aptitude test for subject-specific admission (Section 58 Para. 2 No. 6).

Until the new ordinance on the entrance exam and trial study programme is issued, the aptitude test will be conducted as currently specified.

Information about the entrance test

The application test includes tasks from the following areas:

• English language comprehension
• Mathematical and physical understanding
• General knowledge

We will then conduct an interview with you in which we want to get to know you personally and in which we will also use the following criteria to assess whether we can admit you to the Business Engineering programme:

• Motivation to study
• Realistic expectations
• Self-management
• Resilience 

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.