What is the Freshman Program?
The Freshman Year is the simultaneous technical and linguistic bridge between schools in your home country and German university studies. We offer international applicants unique access to university programs in Germany.
In 1998 the Freshman Program was founded as an entry to English-language university programs in the North Rhine-Westphalian (NRW) public university system.
Since 2010 the Freshman Program offers the Higher Education Entrance Qualification Examination (Feststellungsprüfung) which enables students to apply to all university degree programs in Germany.
This program is, in many respects, unique in Germany. Participants from around the world live on campus and learn in small groups. This unique intercultural environment is the best preparation for life in today’s globalized world.
Nearly 400 Freshmen successfully complete the program each year.
University Studies in Germany
Those who hold the necessary German language knowledge (B1 certificate with 90%), can, after successful completion of the Freshman Year, take the Higher Education Entrance Qualification Examination (Feststellungsprüfung) and are eligible to apply to all German universities.
Applicants with little or no previous knowledge of the German language may purse their university studies in English and/or German. We offer guaranteed admission to selected bachelor's programs at one of our partner universities.
Intensive language training is an integral component of the Freshman Program. Depending on appropriate academic performance in language and subject coursework, it is possible to change between programs.
- FH Aachen’s Mechanical Engineering course was ranked 1 in WirtschaftsWoche among all the universities of applied sciences in Germany.
- It was ranked the best university to study applied sciences at according to the University Council of Germany.
FH Aachen - University of Applied Sciences Application Process
How to apply?
Institute’s Internationally Oriented Studies programs are open to both German and international students. FH AAchen admissions oberevss a similar process for noth inyernatioanl and domestic caniadtes with certain additional requriemmts for the international students. The detailed admission process is as follows:
Application Portal: Students can apply through an online portal.
Application Deadline: July 15
Basic Admission Requirements: Before starting the bachelor programs, the international students need Freshman Year of the university. However if the student has the following documents, he/she can directly apply to the IOS programs:
- Language
The language of instruction in the IOS Bachelor programs is German. The tutorials and classes are not limited to English. Therefore, students must meet language requirements.
- Notarized Documents
Documents that are not in German or English must include notarized translations into German or English.
If the student is admitted, he/she must submit the original documents upon arrival.
- Application Requirements. Students can go to the database on admission requirements in order to check whether they fulfill all the requirements for the programs. The requirements are different for different countries and programs. However general requirements are as follows:
- Official transcripts
- Passport copies
- Birth certificate copies
- Work experience, if any
- Visa
- English proficiency requirements which are:
FH Aachen University English Language requirements
| Exam | Minimum Requirement |
|---|---|
| IELTS | 4.5 |
| TOEFL - IBT | 53 |
| English Language Certificate | B1 |
