Bachelor's Degree Programs (two subjects) - admission restricted
When applying, please ensure that you choose the appropriate Bachelor's degree program (two subjects) for your intended (professional) goal:
- Bachelor of Vocational Education = Vocational Teacher Education
- Bachelor of Education and Teaching = Primary and Secondary Teacher Education (Grund-, Haupt- und Realschule)
- Dual-subject Bachelor = Secondary Teacher Education (Gymnasium) or subject-specific orientation
Some subjects of these Bachelor's degree courses (two subjects) are subject to admission restrictions at Osnabrück University, as demand exceeds the number of spots available and not all applicants can be offered a study spot due to lack of capacity.
For orientation, please find the selection limits of recent years. These selection limits are the result of the existing admission restrictions and reflect the rankings up to which applicants could be offered a spot.
The admission restriction also applies to higher semesters.
The application periods are basically the same - however, the application modalities and selection criteria differ, which are shown below for each semester.
Please pay attention to which degree programs/subjects are subject to admission restrictions.
Important!
Your application for admission is considered to be restricted as soon as only one of your desired partial degree programs/subjects is restricted. If the second partial degree program/subject is admission-free, the above-mentioned application period applies to both!
Please note the language skills required for English Studies/English, Latin, Romance Studies/French, Economics and Business Administration and Economics as well as information on the entrance test to be taken in Art and Music.
Application Period
| 1st semester | 2nd, 4th or 6th semester | 3rd or 5th semester | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start of studies in winter semester | May 7 - July 15 | not possible | May 7 - July 15 |
| Start of studies in the summer semester | not possible | December 1 - January 15 | not possible |
Please note: Different deadlines apply for international prospective students. You can find Information for international prospective students.
When applying, please ensure that you choose the appropriate Bachelor's degree program (two subjects) for your intended (professional) goal:
- Bachelor of Vocational Education = Vocational Teacher Education
- Bachelor of Education and Teaching = Primary and Secondary Teacher Education (Grund-, Haupt- und Realschule)
- Dual-subject Bachelor = Secondary Teacher Education (Gymnasium) or subject-specific orientation
Application Modalities
The application, admission and enrollment procedure at Osnabrück University is generally carried out electronically. Required documents must therefore be uploaded to the university's application portal in PDF format within the respective deadlines. Please note that Osnabrück University reserves the right to check uploaded documents at random and to request the original document or a verified document.
Info on logging in to the Application Portal
Are you or were you already a student at Osnabrück University? Then log in with your access data via "Uni-Login"!
You don't have access data yet? Then please register and then log in via "Applicant Login"!
Special admission requirements are not required for admission to the restricted admission subjects of the Bachelor's degree programs (two subjects).
Underage Applicants
Applicants who are not yet an adult must submit a declaration of consent (PDF, 16.07 kB) with their application.
If you have submitted your application within the above-mentioned application period in the Osnabrück University application portal and uploaded the application documents there, the staff in the Admissions Office of the University will check your application/documents for completeness, among others.
If you fulfill all the requirements for your application, the formal allocation procedure will follow.
As soon as you have been admitted to the admission-restricted subject at Osnabrück University, this will be displayed in the Osnabrück University application portal as a status change ("admission offer available"). We therefore recommend that you always keep an eye on the status of your application in the application portal. If you have given your consent, you will receive the formal letter of admission electronically via the Osnabrück University application portal. The application portal also contains information and notes on this. We strongly recommend that you not only keep an eye on the status of your application in the application portal and your inbox there, but also keep an eye on your email inbox. To be safe, always check your spam folder.
If your application has reached the status "admission offer available" and you wish to accept the study spot in the admission-restricted subject, this is also done exclusively online via the application portal of Osnabrück University. You only upload your documents to the application portal in PDF format within the acceptance and enrollment deadline set in the letter of admission and do not send them via mail. Osnabrück University reserves the right to randomly check uploaded documents and to request the original document or a verified document.
Do not forget to actually accept the study spot offered to you via the portal!
If you have only been admitted for one subject, you have the option of using this partial admission via the "Use partial admission for a new application" button to select a new application with a new admission-free subject as an alternative to the rejected subject.
Once you have accepted the spot on the subject with restricted admission, completed the enrollment application and uploaded the required documents, the information and documents you have provided will be checked for completeness. You will only be enrolled and notified of this as a change of status ("enrolled") if this check is also positive overall.
You will then receive a welcome letter via the Osnabrück University portal with further information and instructions for your studies, including how to set up your access to myuos.uni-osnabrueck.de, how to re-register for the next semester and how to use your email address and Campuscard. Please make sure that you complete setting up your access within 14 days of receiving the welcome letter.
You can find all information on enrollment in the enrollment regulations (PDF, 461 kB).
You can also find out about the costs of studying.
Higher Semester
Study Spots in a higher semester can only be allocated within the scope of capacity. The decisive factor here is whether the abvailable spots in accordance to the current admissions regulations are (still) occupied in the higher semester.
Please note that in the case of a valid application, you can only be enrolled in the higher semester applied for if the office responsible for you issues a corresponding placement recommendation and you submit this to the Admissions Office. You will receive information on where to obtain the placement recommendation in your letter of admission - the placement recommendation is therefore not yet required for the application. In order to receive a placement recommendation, it is necessary to have already completed relevant courses in the desired subject.
Here you will find further information on the procedure for admission to a higher semester and the placement recommendation/credit transfer of academic achievements as well as the relevant forms.
Urgent recommendation!
Before transferring to Osnabrück University, please contact the respective academic advisors/deans of studies to clarify which achievements can be credited and whether practical entry into the higher semester is possible without any problems or loss of time.
Application Period
Here you can find the application period for an application in the higher semester.
Application modalities
For a study spot in a higher semester in admission-restricted Bachelor's degree programs (two subjects), you must apply via the Osnabrück University application portal! The application portal itself explains all the necessary steps and guides you safely and informatively through your application procedure.
Info on logging in to the Application Portal
Are you or were you already a student at Osnabrück University? Then log in with your access data via "Uni-Login"!
You don't have access data yet? Then please register and then log in via "Applicant Login"!
The application, admission and enrollment procedure at Osnabrück University is generally carried out electronically. Required documents must therefore be uploaded to the university's application portal in PDF format within the respective deadlines. Please note that Osnabrück University reserves the right to check uploaded documents at random and to request the original document or a verified document.
Special access and admission requirements are not required for admission to the admission-restricted subjects of the Bachelor's degree programs (two subjects).
If you have submitted your application within the above-mentioned application period in the Osnabrück University application portal and uploaded the application documents there, the staff in the Admissions Office of the University will check your application/documents for completeness, among others.
Only if the overall result of the check is positive will a formal allocation procedure follow.
As soon as you have been admitted to Osnabrück University, this will be displayed in the Osnabrück University application portal as a status change ("admission offer available"). We therefore recommend that you always keep an eye on the status of your application in the application portal. If you have given your consent, you will receive the formal letter of admission electronically via the Osnabrück University application portal. The application portal also contains information and notes on this. We strongly recommend that you not only keep an eye on the status of your application in the application portal and your inbox there, but also keep an eye on your email inbox. To be safe, always check your spam folder.
If your application has reached the status "admission offer has been received" and you wish to accept the place, this is also done exclusively electronically via the Osnabrück University application portal. You no longer need to submit any documents by post, but must upload them to the application portal in PDF format within the acceptance and enrollment deadline set in the letter of admission. Osnabrück University reserves the right to randomly check uploaded documents and to ask for the original document or a verified document.
Please do not forget to
- actually accept the spot via the portal and
- submit the placement recommendation to the Admissions Office! Information on the placement recommendation can be found on the pages of the allocation procedure for Bachelor's degree programs (two subjects).
Once you have accepted the spot, completed the enrollment application and uploaded the required documents, the information you have provided and the documents you have uploaded will be checked for completeness. You will only be enrolled and notified of this as a change in status ("enrolled") if this check is also positive overall.
You will then receive a welcome letter via the Osnabrück University portal with further information and instructions for your studies, including how to set up your access to myuos.uni-osnabrueck.de, how to re-register for the next semester and how to use your email address and Campuscard. Please make sure that you complete setting up your access within 14 days of receiving the welcome letter.
The placement recommendation form is required by all those who wish to enroll in a higher semester.
All information on enrollment can be found in the enrollment regulations (PDF, 461 kB).
You can also find out about the costs of studying.