Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz [JGU] Admissions: Entry Requirements, Deadlines, Application Process

University Of Mainz: Undergraduate Admissions

The University of Mainz has admissions open for more than ten undergraduate courses, and they are mostly famous for their courses in Arts and Humanities.

Application Portal: Online portal
Application Fee: N/A
Academic requirements:

• Academic records
• School leaving certificate 
• Updated CV/Resume
• University entrance examination
• Language proficiency test score

University of Mainz: Graduate Admissions

The University of Mainz has more than 30 master degree programs to choose from with International Business, American studies, and Biomedicine being some of the favourites.

Application Portal: Online
Application Fee: N/A
Academic Requirements:

• Transcript records which include average grade.
• Officially certified copies of all past certificates.
• Proof of a bachelor’s degree before the end of the first semester of master’s degree.
• Proof of 135 credit points acquired during bachelor’s degree.
• Applicants who did not obtain their degree from a German language based institution are required to sit for the Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang auslandischer studienbewerber (German Language Proficiency Examination for Admission to Higher Education for Foreign Applicants) or DSH.

There can be specific program-oriented requirements for Master degree programs:

University Of Mainz: Admission Lottery

University of Mainz admission has a lottery system where they provide a spot in their selective master’s program to applicants who failed to acquire it during regular admission.

Requirements:

• Completed bachelor’s degree certificate.
• Certificate of recognition from previous university (For international students).
• DSH-2 German language proficiency (For international students).

Applicants are advised to start preparing for their examinations from one or two years prior to their high school graduation. Students will get two chances to sit for TestAS (Aptitude test for Non-EU students) in a year with a registration fee of 80 Euros (approx.). Students are advised to check if their higher education entrance qualification certificate is at par with the German qualification certificate while going through the application procedure. They can check it here