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Have you attained a vocational qualification, but not a high-school certificate qualifying for university admission and do you think about studying at a university? Are you working and want to continue your education? At the University of Potsdam, you are entitled to study without university entrance qualifications according to the Brandenburg Higher Education Act.
Step 1: What kind of vocational qualifications do you have? Please check if your vocational qualifications match one of the listed types of university entrance qualifications for vocationally qualified individuals according to the Brandenburg Higher Education Act. (siehe: Info-Grafik)
Step 2: If you have attained one of the listed vocational qualifications and would like to apply at the University of Potsdam, you can submit an application to determine a university entrance qualification (PDF) for the University of Potsdam at any time. The assessment procedure determines whether you are qualified to enter the University on the basis of the vocational qualifications you have attained according to section 9 subsection 2 no. 6 to 11 of the Brandenburg Higher Education Act (BbgHG). Within about four weeks you will receive the result of this assessment that provides you with information on whether you have a general or a subject-specific university entrance qualification.
Step 3: If you have a general or subject-specific university entray qualification, you can either apply for admission or enrollment in your choosen degree program or in a specialized degree program at the University of Potsdam.
Dear prospective students, due to the current situation, in justified cases you can submit your applications with the necessary documentation digitally to Vera Yu via e-mail (vera.yuuni-potsdamde). Of course, you can still send us your documents in a letter as well.
When applying for university entrance qualification in the time period between September 16 - June 6: Application for university entrance qualification to be submitted to the Central Student Advisory Service, Vera Yu. Application for admission and/or application for enrollment must then take place independent of the procedure for determining university entrance qualification in order to be allocated a place to study at the University of Potsdam.
During the application period from June 7th until July 31st, 2021 for courses with restricted admission: You can upload a scanned copy of the completed and signed application together with the required documents for an application for admission in the University Admissions Portal (Studienplatz-Portal).
During the enrollment period from August 15th until September 15th, 2021 for courses with unrestricted admission: The completed and signed application together with the required documents for an application for enrollment can be sent by post to the Office for Student Affairs. You will receive the outcome of the assessment of university entrance qualification within the time period of each application process.
Please note: The outcome of assessing university entrance qualifications is based on section 9 subsection 2 no. 6 to 11 of the Brandenburg Higher Education Act (BbgHG) and is binding only for the University of Potsdam.
PLEASE NOTE: The consultation on October 26, 2021 will take place online via Zoom, see here!
Student advising for potential students with vocational qualifications
Campus Am Neuen Palais
Am Neuen Palais 10
14469 Potsdam
Building 8, Room 0.13
consulting hours
by telephone:
Tuesday: 2 - 5 PM and by appointment