When submitting your application via "My personal campus portal", you must upload the following documents:

• Applicants with a German education certificate: copy of the higher education entrance qualification;
• Applicants with a foreign education certificate: proof of German language proficiency
  Germans with a foreign educational certificate also need a certificate of recognition from the competent office for the recognition of education certificates (Zeugnisanerkennungsstelle)
• Letter/Notice of admission by hochschulstart or the University;
• Current enrolment certificate indicating the study programme and the semester in the programme;
• Proof of study achievements/overview of grades;
• If applicable, copies of (preliminary/final) examination certificates (certificate of the first section of the medical examination);
• In the case of a foreign higher education degree (Physikum): grading scale with indication of the lowest passing grade and maximum grade for the degree, to be shown on the certificate or on an official document of the higher education institution.
• In the case of a higer education degree from China, Vietnam or India: APS certificate or APS confirmation. If APS certificate from India is not yet available, please upload proof of application.n.
• Change of university location from EU countries and lateral entrants:
  Copy of the final crediting decision of a state examination office as well as the certificate or proof of achievement of the first section of the medical examination for the application to the 1st clinical study section
• Change of university location:> if applicable, evidence regarding the social criteria (severely disabled person's card, certificate of registration together with the spouse/child, detailed statement of reasons);
• In the case of a foreign higher education degree (Physikum): grading scale with indication of the lowest passing grade and maximum grade for the degree, to be shown on the certificate or on an official document of the higher education institution.
• If proof and documents to be submitted are not written in German or English, additionally an official translation into German or English is required
• In case of hardship or place-bound studies in the public interest: explanatory letter and supporting documents

Please note:

• It is not necessary to certify the supporting documents.
• When submitting the application, all required supporting documents must be uploaded. Subsequent submission is not possible.
• Application documents in paper form, as a fax or by e-mail will not be accepted.
• A document issued in another name must be supplemented by documentary evidence of the change of name.
• Further supporting documents may be required for your application.

• Applicants with a German education certificate: copy of the higher education entrance qualification;
• Applicants with a foreign education certificate: copy of the secondary school leaving certificate in the original language and the official translation into German or English; proof of sufficient German language skills (e.g. DSH-2, TestDaF 4x4, telc Deutsch C 1 Hochschule, higher education entrance assessment examination “Feststellungsprüfung”). Germans with a foreign educational certificate also need a certificate of recognition from the competent office for the recognition of education certificates (Zeugnisanerkennungsstelle)
• Letter/Notice of admission by hochschulstart or the University;
• Current enrolment certificate indicating the study programme and the semester in the programme;
• Proof of study achievements/overview of grades;
• If applicable, copies of (preliminary/final) examination certificates (certificate of the first section of the medical examination);
• In the case of a higer education degree from China, Vietnam or India: APS certificate or APS confirmation. If APS certificate from India is not yet available, please upload proof of application.n.
• Change of university location from EU countries and lateral entrants:
  Copy of the final crediting decision of a state examination office as well as the certificate or proof of achievement of the first section of the medical examination for the application to the 1st clinical study section
• Change of university location:> if applicable, evidence regarding the social criteria (severely disabled person's card, certificate of registration together with the spouse/child, detailed statement of reasons);

For applications: NO deadline for belated submission

In the case of an application for the 5th semester - 1st clinical semester in the degree programme in Medicine, the crediting notice and the preliminary medical examination ("Physikum ") certificate (see above) can be submitted by 30 September for the winter semester.

Study places are allocated according to applicant groups in this order:

1. Applicant group:
   “Move ups” (“Aufrücker”) – Applicants admitted by Ulm University to the first semester in the programme.
    
2. Applicant group:
   Students changing their university location, students continuing their studies - Applicants who have/had a final full admission in medicine at a German or another higher education institution in a member state of the European Union. 
    
3. Applicant group:
   Lateral entrants – Other applicants. 

Within the applicant groups, the ranking is based on study and examination results.  Only in the case of applicants who have changed university locations or who are continuing their studies will 50% of the study places be allocated according to study and examination achievements (ranking list), otherwise according to social criteria.

For detailed information on the selection criteria within the applicant groups, related to the semester in the programme, please click here.

Selection criteria according to applicant groups and semesters

The study curriculum of Ulm University determines the placement of the applicants.

Preclinical area: 2nd – 4th semester in the programme

1. Number of achievement certificates (preclinical)
2. Lot

First clinical semester: 5th semester in the programme

1. The result of the first section of the medical examination (M1)
2. Lot

Second and sixth clinical semester: 6th – 9th semester in the programme

1. Number of achievement certificates (clinical)
2. Lot

5% of all available places (one place minimum) are reserved for cases of exceptional hardship.

Exceptional hardship applies particularly to cases where it is absolutely necessary for the applicant to begin their studies without delay due to health reasons or equally serious circumstances. Applicants who depend on Ulm as place of study due to exceptional family, social or economic circumstances may claim hardship as well.

Please note:

• the claim of hardship is to be made in the course of the online application. Prerequisite is the fulfilment of the admission requirements for the master’s programme.
• an explanatory statement including single copies of supporting documents must be submitted within the application deadline. In the case of health reasons, a certificate from a medical specialist must be submitted confirming that immediate commencement of studies is absolutely necessary.
• claims of hardship will be assessed after the application cut-off date.

Claims of hardship will be considered only from applicants who were not allocated a study place in the allocation procedure based on performance.

Information on course of studies and study curricula