Country-specific information
If you want to inform yourself about the documents you have to hand in that lead to a university entrance qualification, please use the DAAD's database on admission requirements or anabin.
Below you can find information on which documents are required with your application for recognition in addition to your degree certificates. The information is sorted by country.
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Armenia
As of 2018, we also require a certificate outlining your school’s scoring in order to evaluate your high school certificate (Attestat).
Austria
To evaluate your secondary school certificate, we also need the end of year report from your last year of schooling and your subject table.
B
Bangladesh
We need a complete list of your subjects and grades as well as the grading scale used by your educational institution to evaluate your secondary school certificate or university degree.
Belgium
We need the list of your subjects and grades from your last year of school to
evaluate your secondary school certificate.
To evaluate a vocational bachelor’s degree (bachelier professionnel), we also
require one of the following documents:
a) proof of enrollment in a Belgian master’s degree program or confirmation
from your university that you are able to enroll in a master’s degree program in
a related subject without requiring any additional preparatory courses
b) confirmation you have completed a bridging course that would qualify you to
enroll in a master’s degree program in Belgium (passarelle / bachelor-na-
bachelor).
Bolivia
To evaluate your secondary school certificate, we require the list of subjects and grades from the last two years of schooling.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
To evaluate your secondary school certificate, we need the list of subjects and grades from your last four years of schooling.
Brazil
To evaluate your secondary school certificate (Ensino Médio), we need the list of subjects and grades from your last three years of schooling.
C
Chile
To evaluate your secondary school certificate (Licencia de Educación Media), we need the list of subjects and grades from the last four years of schooling and your university entrance examination (Prueba de Selección Universitaria).
China
In order to recognize your university entrance qualification, we require the APS certificate, the university entrance exam (gaokao), the national secondary school certificate (huikao) as well as the leaving certificate of the upper middle school.
In order to recognize your secondary school certificate at a DSD school, we require the confirmation of the DSD coordinator, the university entrance exam (gaokao) or the confirmation of a place to study at a 211 university, the Deutsche Sprachdiplom, the diploma of the foreign language middle school as well as an overview of subjects and grades from classes 10 to 12.
In order to recognize your Bachelor degree, we require the APS certificate, the Bachelor diploma, the transcript of records of all semesters as well as the leaving certificate of the upper middle school.
For the recognition of Bachelor degrees within the frame of the application for the Master's program Innovation, Business and Sustainability (MIBAS), we also require an APS certificate.
Colombia
To evaluate your secondary school certificate (Titulo de Bachiller or Acta de grado), we need a list of subjects and grades from the last year of schooling and your university acceptance examination (ICFES).
Costa Rica
Zur Bewertung Ihres Sekundarschulabschlusses „Título de Bachiller“ benötigen wir die Fächer- und Notenübersicht der letzten zwei Schuljahre oder die sechs Noten der Sekundarschulprüfung „Pruebas de Bachillerato“.
Croatia
To evaluate your secondary school certificate, we need a list of subjects, grades for the last four years of schooling, and the results of the state-issued Matura (Svjedodzba o drzavnoj maturi or Potvrda o polozenim ispitima drzavne mature).
Cuba
To evaluate your secondary school certificate (Titulo de Bachiller or Certificación de Estudios Terminados), we need the list of subjects and grades from your last three years of schooling.
Cyprus
To evaluate your secondary school certificate (Apolyterion), we need the results of your pan-Cyprus examinations (Deltio Apotelesmaton Ypopsifiou).
D
Dominican Republic
To evaluate your secondary school certificate (Titulo de Bachiller), we need Republic: a list of your subjects and grades from the last four years of schooling.
E
El Salvador
To evaluate your secondary school certificate (Titulo de Bachiller), we need the list of subjects and grades from your last two years of schooling where 11 years have been completed or your last three years of schooling where a total of 12 years of schooling have been completed.
Estonia
To evaluate your secondary school certificate (Gümnaasiumi loputunnistus), we also need your state examination certificate (Riigieksamitunnistus).
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Finland
To evaluate your secondary school certificate (lukion päättötodistus or gymnasiets avgångsbetyg), we also need your university acceptance certificate (Ylioppilastutkintotodistus or Studentexamensbetyg).
G
Gambia
To evaluate your secondary school certificate (WASSC), we need your scratch card (card number and PIN).
Ghana
To evaluate your secondary school certificate (WASSC or NECO), we need your scratch card (card number and PIN).
Greece
To evaluate your secondary school certificate (Apolytirio), we need the examination results and the total grade of your university acceptance certificate (Panelladikes eksetaseis).
Guatemala
To evaluate your secondary school certificate (Diploma de Bachiller), we need the list of subjects and grades for all of your secondary schooling (Ciclo Diversificado).
H
Honduras
To evaluate your secondary school certificate (Titulo de Bachiller), we need the list of subjects and grades from your last two years of schooling where 11 years have been completed or your last three years of schooling where a total of 12 years of schooling have been completed.
I
India
To evaluate your secondary school certificate, we need the list of your subjects and grades (classes 10 and 12). We also need an APS certificate.
For the recognition of Bachelor degrees within the frame of the application for the Master's program Innovation, Business and Sustainability (MIBAS), we also require an APS certificate.
Indonesia
To evaluate your secondary school certificate (Ijazah—Sekolah Menegah Atas or Madrasah Aliyah), we require, in addition to your school certificate, the state examination certificate and the attestation of authenticity (Pengesahan or Mengesahkan) issued by the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture or your school.
Iran
Be aware that we can only recognize studies at an Islamic Azad University as of 2014.
To evaluate your secondary school certificate, we also need proof of successful completion of the preuniversity courses and/or proof you have passed the inter university entrance exam.
If you have a Kardani degree, completed coursework, and/or a bachelor’s/karshenasi degree or licentiate from a state-owned university or an Islamic Azad University, these must also be submitted.
IB Diploma
IB Diploma plus transcript of last two years of school to confirm that all exam subjects are accounted for two years in a row.
J
Japan
To evaluate your secondary school certificate, we need your secondary school diploma and a list of the subjects completed and grades. Also submit your Center Test if available.
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M
Mexiko
To evaluate your secondary school certificate (Bachillerato General), we need a list of your subjects and grades from the last three years.
Mongolia
To evaluate your secondary school certificate, we also need the general university acceptance examination and the results of the Mongolian language and script examination.
Montenegro
To evaluate your secondary school certificate, we need a list of the subjects and grades from your last four years of schooling.
N
Nepal
To evaluate your secondary school certificate, we need the list of your subjects and grades (X and X+II).
Nicaragua
To evaluate your secondary school certificate (Bachiller en Ciencias y Letras), we also need a list of your secondary school subjects and grades (Ciclo Diversificado).
Nigeria
To evaluate your secondary school certificate (WASSC or NECO), we need your scratch card (card number and PIN).
High-achieving applicants should apply early for a scholarship, such as the DAAD scholarship, in order to benefit from an accelerated visa application process from the German diplomatic mission in Lagos.
Applicants without scholarships must anticipate a delay of several years for the issue of a student visa.
North Macedonia
To evaluate your secondary school certificate, we need a list of the subjects and grades from your last four years of schooling.
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Pakistan
To evaluate your secondary school certificate, we need the list of your subjects and grades (X and X+II).
Panama
To evaluate your secondary school certificate (Titulo de Bachiller), we need a list of your subjects and grades from the last three years of schooling.
Paraguay
To evaluate your secondary school certificate (Titulo de Bachiller), we need a list of your subjects and grades from the last three years of schooling
Peru
To evaluate your secondary school certificate (Certificado Oficial de Estudios), we need the list of your secondary school subjects and grades (Educación Secundaria).
Poland
To evaluate secondary school certificates dated after 2005, we also need your secondary school certificate (wiadectwo dojrzałości) and your certificate of graduation from a college or technical school (świadectwo ukończenia liceum/ technikum).
Portugal
To evaluate your secondary school certificate, we need written confirmation from the Directorate General for Higher Education (DGES) of the concrete allocation of a university place in Portugal, proof of enrollment, or a letter of admission to a recognized Portuguese university.
Proof of participation in the Exames Nationais alone is not sufficient.
R
Romania
To evaluate your secondary school certificate, we need your Diploma de Bacalaureat and your enrollment sheet (foaie matricola).
S
Switzerland
To evaluate your Federal Vocational Baccalaureate (in the field of technology, architecture, and life sciences), we need, in addition to the certificate, written confirmation from a recognized Swiss university of applied sciences of (possible) admission to your chosen degree.
Serbia
To evaluate your secondary school certificate, we need a list of the subjects and grades from your last four years of schooling
South Korea
To evaluate your secondary school certificate, we need a list of your secondary school subjects and grades as well as your university entrance examination (Scholastic Ability Test).
Spanien
To evaluate your secondary school certificate (Titulo de Bachiller), we also need the results of your university entrance examination (Evaluación de Bachillerato para el Acceso a la Universidad or Pruebas de Acceso a la Universidad).Acceso a la Universidad“.
Sri Lanka
To evaluate your secondary school certificate, we need the list of subjects and grades (Ordinary Level and Advanced Levels) and, as of 2002, the Common General (Paper) Test.
T
Taiwan
To evaluate your secondary school certificate, we need a list of the subjects and grades from your high school and your university entrance examination (Xueke Negli Ceyan).
Turkey
To evaluate your secondary school certificate (Lise Diplomasi), we need the results of your university entrance examination (ÖSYS) indicating you have been granted a university placement.
Applicants who have sat the YÖS university entrance examination must also submit a certificate of enrollment or a letter of admission and proof you obtained the minimum grade required for admission to a Lisans degree program.
To evaluate your secondary school certificate (Açık Ögretim Lisesi, Anadolu Teknik Lisesi, or Anadolu Imam Hatip Lisesi), we need a list of the subjects and grades from your last four years of schooling.
To evaluate a preliminary Onlisans, we need, in addition to your Onlisans Diplomasi, a list of the subjects and grades for the Onlisans Diplomasi and your Lise Diplomasi diploma.
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Uruguay
To evaluate your secondary school certificate, we need your school file (Legajo Estudiantil) listing the subjects and grades for your last two years of schooling and a list of all faculties in Uruguay to which you could be admitted.
United States of America
A high school diploma alone is not sufficient for entrance to a German university. Only submit your high school diploma in connection with an assessment from a state-accredited German Studienkolleg.
We also need the list of subjects and grades for years 9–12 including your unweighted cumulative GPA.
Direct admission to German universities is only permitted with AP examinations. The AP results must be issued by College Board. Confirmation from your high school is not sufficient.
V
Venezuela
To evaluate your secondary school certificate (Titulo de Bachiller), we need the list of subjects and grades for your secondary schooling (Ciclo Diversificado).
Vietnam
To evaluate your secondary school certificate, we need—in addition to your school leaving certificate—your APS certificate, your national upper school examination results (Nationale Oberstufenprüfung, NOP), an admission letter to a dai hoc, a certificate from your DSD coordinator if available, and your German language certificate (DSD-I or DSD-II).
For the recognition of Bachelor degrees within the frame of the application for the Master's program Innovation, Business and Sustainability (MIBAS), we also require an APS certificate.
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