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• higher education entrance qualification (Abitur), subject-related higher education entrance qualification or entrance qualification for a university of applied sciences (Fachhochschulreife)
• You don't have a higher education entrance qualification but you have work experience? Find out about studying without High School Diploma.

• medical certificate of suitability for the profession.

• Please take into account that successful completion of the program includes practical training in health care facilities. For near-patient jobs, there are immunization status verification requirements for certain diseases. 

• for admission to the professional examination you need a police criminal report (without entries and not older than three months). The responsible authority checks whether there are reasons to deny you the permission to use the professional title. Without this professional recognition, the desired academic degree cannot be awarded.
• We kindly ask you to observe these requirements and point out that the Ernst Abbe University Jena does not assume any costs for the above mentioned certificates.

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1. registration

Please apply on our application platform or click on the field "Register now" on the right side. As soon as you click on the menu item "Register now" in the campus portal, you will first be asked to enter your personal data for the registration. To ensure communication between you and the university during the enrollment process, we ask you to enter an e-mail address that you actively use. After registration you will automatically receive a message with the access data and the activation code for your e-mail address. Therefore, please check your e-mail inbox (and spam folder if necessary) immediately afterwards and confirm your e-mail address by either clicking on the activation link or entering the activation code in the "E-mail verification" menu item in the application portal.

Note: Please register only once, even if you want to apply for more than one degree program.

In the case of admission-free study programs, you are guaranteed a place on the program. Therefore, you can only apply/register for one open-admission program.

2. add application form and enter data electronically (upload supporting documents if necessary)

First, you choose the type of degree and the study program for which you are applying. Please enter all necessary data carefully in the application portal. During the data entry process, depending on your academic background, you may be required to upload some digital evidence. Have all the necessary information and evidence ready in electronic form.

3. submit application electronically

At the end of the application, you confirm the correctness of your electronic data by checking the appropriate box and submitting your application electronically. As soon as you have submitted the application electronically, you will be automatically forwarded to the enrollment portal in the next step to apply for enrollment, provided that you have not studied in Germany or are an international student applicant.

4. apply for enrollment electronically

The first thing you do on the enrollment portal is to electronically enter additional data required for enrollment. This information is requested on the basis of HStatG and must be entered completely. Once the enrollment data has been entered in full, clicking on "Complete digital enrollment" will take you back to the application portal, where you will finally find the enrollment application (PDF format) for the degree program you have applied for.

5. send the enrollment application including documents by mail to the University of Applied Sciences Jena

Please print out the PDF enrollment application and sign it. Afterwards, you should send it together with all documents required for enrollment (see document checklist) by post service to the address indicated on the enrollment application within the corresponding deadline.

6. enrollment completed

As soon as the enrollment documents have been received by postal service at the University of Applied Sciences Jena and the enrollment is completed, you will receive a starter package with the following documents by mail from the registration office of the university:

• provisional student ID
• certificate of study
• certificate for the application of BAföG
• starter booklet
• information about the start of your studies

 

THOSKA

The THOSKA (Thuringian University and Student Union Card) is your student ID as well as your semester ticket in chip card form. You will receive it at the THOSKA office at the beginning of the semester. Each semester you have to pay a semester fee. 

Cancellation

If you would like to cancel your enrollment, please send us the complete starter package together with the application form for cancellation of enrollment and the application form for fee refund by the end of the previous semester (31.03./30.09.). In this case, we will delete your enrollment and you will be considered as not enrolled for the entire semester. According to the current fee regulations of the University of Applied Sciences Jena, a cancellation fee of 25,00 Euro will be charged, which will be deducted from the refund of the semester fee. If you return the semester documents too late or not completely, you can only deregister by submitting an application form for de-registration. The paid semester fee cannot be refunded.

• higher education entrance qualification (Abitur), subject-related higher education entrance qualification or entrance qualification for a university of applied sciences (Fachhochschulreife)
• You don't have a higher education entrance qualification but you have work experience? Find out about studying without High School Diploma.

• medical certificate of suitability for the profession.

• Please take into account that successful completion of the program includes practical training in health care facilities. For near-patient jobs, there are immunization status verification requirements for certain diseases. 

• for admission to the professional examination you need a police criminal report (without entries and not older than three months). The responsible authority checks whether there are reasons to deny you the permission to use the professional title. Without this professional recognition, the desired academic degree cannot be awarded.
• We kindly ask you to observe these requirements and point out that the Ernst Abbe University Jena does not assume any costs for the above mentioned certificates.

Applicants have to show a pre-study internship in nursing of at least 4 weeks. A missing pre-study internship can be made up until the end of the 2nd semester. A temporal division of the pre-internship is permissible, however, no part may have a length of less than 2 weeks. Without a pre-study internship, students will not be admitted to the examinations of the 3rd semester and subsequent semesters.

1) Necessary documents are to be submitted in electronic form for the online application:

• Copy of your university entrance qualification (high school diploma, certificate of secondary technical school, etc.)
• for studies without university entrance qualification: copy of your professional training certificate, proof of at least 3 years of professional activity as well as a completed study advising form, signed by the department
• in case of professional qualification: proof of confirmed professional training of at least 400 hours and certificate of the final grade
• in the case you have already completed a study degree: documents relating to the previous course of study (certificate of exmatriculation, certificate of course of study to date with details of the course of study, number of semesters and details of semesters on leave of absence; copy of the degree certificate from the first course of study) and letter of motivation
• in case of hardship application: informal application with officially certified proofs
• for international applicants: Copy of the conditional admission, secondary school certificate, proof of previous study periods, proof of German language proficiency, foundation college certificate
• if applicable, proof of professional qualification, duration of professional activity or practical activities and qualifications
• if applicable, proof of military or alternative service, voluntary service

2) Once you have been admitted to the desired course of study, you apply for enrollment electronically and then send the following documents to University of Applied Science Jena by postal service:

• printed and signed application for enrollment (generated after the electronic application for enrollment)
• current copy of your passport or identification document
• certified copy of your university entrance qualification (high school diploma, technical college diploma, etc.)
• curriculum vitae in table form (optional)
• relevant documents on your educational background in certified form (school, vocational training, skilled worker or journeyman certificate, etc.)
• for studies without university entrance qualification: certified copy of the professional training certificate, proof of at least 3 years of professional activity as well as completed and approved study advising form, signed by the department
• In case of professional qualification: certified proof of confirmed further vocational training of at least 400 hours and final grade
• Foundation college certificate: Exmatriculation certificate
• in case of second degree: documents on previous studies (certificate of exmatriculation, certificate of course of studies to date with details of course of study, number of semesters as well as details of semesters of leave of absence, officially certified degree certificate of first degree)
• for international applicants: copy of the conditional admission, secondary school certificate/ proof of previous study periods/ proof of German as a foreign language in certified form, Feststellungszeugnis (in certified form)
• in case of hardship application: informal application with officially certified proofs
• In the case of an application for compensation for disadvantages (grade): informal application with officially certified evidence
• if applicable, proof of military service or alternative service
• bank statement with proof of payment of semester fees
• Please note: Proof of health insurance is only provided electronically. Please inform yourself about the new student registration procedure
• medical certificate of suitability for the profession

University Access

You can check whether your school-leaving certificate gives you direct access to German universities or whether you need to complete additional work, e.g. in the form of years of study in your home country or attendance at a Studienkolleg in Germany. The database of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) will help you step by step. After a few clicks you will know whether you have direct access or not. Did you not find your country? Then please search the database anabin.

Conditional admission

You want to apply as an international applicant without a German university entrance qualification for a bachelor program at the University of Applied Sciences Jena? Then please apply online via the application portal of Ernst Abbe University of Applied Sciences Jena (selection: Studienkolleg/Sprachvorbereitung). Your application will be reviewed by us for a fee. You can find an overview of the application fees here.

Important information

• German language skills
• residental homes

If you already have experience in a field of study and would like to enter a higher semester, this is generally possible at University of Applied Sciences Jena. However, there are a few special points to note when applying, and our contact persons for entry into higher semesters will be happy to help you with these.