Have you found a degree programme you’re interested in? Then we look forward to receiving your application for one or more of our degree programmes. Read how to correctly apply within the various application processes and then successfully enrol at the Ohm.

Please note that the application process and application period differ between the various degree programmes. For that reason, you should first visit the degree programme page for more information:

List of all degree programmes

Enrollment: Open-admission bachelor's programmes

Applies to most undergraduate programmes

Application: NC-restricted programmes

Bachelor’s degree programmes in Business Administration, Business Administration part-time programme for professionals, International Business, Computer Science, Computer Science and Media, Information Systems and Management, and Social Work

Application: Restricted admission programmes

All master’s programmes || bachelor’s programmes in Architecture, Design, Midwifery, Social Work: Lifelong Education || Module students, academic certificate programmes, and admission to a higher semester

Important notes and information

During the course of your application, you will see various status messages in the StudyOhm portal. Since there is often some uncertainty as to what these actually mean, we have provided explanations for the individual status messages here:

  
In preparation:You have begun your online application, but have not yet submitted it.
Received:Your application has been received online, but has not yet been processed by the university.
Being processed:The university is processing your application.
Valid:Your application is valid and the documents are complete. Your application will be considered in the admissions process.
Provisionally excluded:Application documents are missing or are invalid. Your application has been provisionally excluded from the admissions process.
Excluded:You have been definitively excluded from the admissions process. Your application documents were not received on time, documents requested by the university have not been submitted, or the documents submitted were not valid.
Offer of admission received:You have received an offer of admission from the university.
Offer of admission not possible at present:The university is not currently able to offer you a study place. In certain cases (e.g. in the case of NC degree programmes), it is possible that you will receive an offer at a later date.
Rejected:Your application has been rejected. The reasons will be stated in the rejection letter.
Enrolment requested:You have completed the online enrolment process and must now upload the documents that have been requested.
Enrolled:You have been enrolled in the degree programme (matriculated).
Enrolment rejected:Your request for enrolment has been denied.

Enrolment deadlines

The binding enrolment deadlines are in your admission letter. The deadlines are specific for each degree programme and individual. They cannot be assumed to be the same for other applicants.

 

You can check the current status of your application at any time in your applicant account.

Health insurance requirement

As soon as you receive an admission letter, please inform your statutory health insurer that you would like to register at the Ohm (No. H0001166).
The health insurance provider will then send us an electronic notification of your health insurance coverage.

Please contact a statutory health insurance provider of your choice, if you
 

  • have private health insurance or are co-insured (with a parent or spouse),
  • would like to be exempted from the insurance requirement,
  • you come from another EU Member State.
     

The health insurance providers inform the Ohm by electronic notification, if the type of insurance changes, coverage is terminated, or if there is a change of health insurance provider.
Failure to pay health or long-term care insurance premiums may result in your not being able to enrol at the university or register for upcoming semesters.
 

Further useful information:

Please note: The university does not provide certifications.

Even though enrolment in most degree programmes is now a digital process, you can still be required to submit the originals/officially certified copies at any time.


Official certifications may be obtained from any public body that bears an official seal:

  • Authorities
  • Civil-law notaries
  • Churches organised under public law


Certifications from the following bodies will not be accepted (even if they bear a seal):

  • Lawyers
  • Associations
  • Auditors
  • Accountants

An improperly produced certification will result in exclusion from the process.      

 

Required elements

An official certification must include at least the following:

  • an endorsement certifying that the document is a true copy of the original = certifying endorsement (“Beglaubigungsvermerk”)
  • the signature of the certifying person and
  • the stamp of the official seal. An official seal generally features an emblem. A simple text-based stamp is not sufficient.

 

Should the certification fail to fulfil the stated requirements, the university will not accept the document. Please ensure yourself that the certification complies with the form requirements. Please draw the certifying body’s attention to the form of certification.

If a copy consists of several individual sheets, it must have been verified that each page represents a copy from the same certificate. It is sufficient for only one page to feature the certifying endorsement and signature, provided all sheets are laid on top of one another (e.g. so that they overlap), are bound, and stamped in such a way that part of the official seal appears on each page. Each page may also be certified individually, of course. You must always make sure that your name appears on each page of the original. If it is not shown on all pages, it must be included in the certifying endorsements together with a note explaining the nature of the certificate.

If the front and back of a sheet feature a copy and it reflects the content of the two pages, the certifying endorsement must relate to the front and back pages (e.g.: “I hereby certify that the document shown on the front and the reverse are a true copy of the original”). Should this not be the case, the front and back of a sheet will need to be certified separately.

Information concerning application and admission for certain groups of people

Transfer students Transfer students/changing programmes