The admission office (Abt. II-1 Zulassung) has been closed for visitors until further notice.
All counselling is done by email.
The admission office (Abt. II-1 Zulassung) has been closed for visitors until further notice.
All counselling is done by email.
Application period (cut-off period)
winter semester: 15 April - 15 May
summer semester: ---
This is how you apply:
Step 1: Online application
You apply online.
Step 2: You submit your documents
Upload the required application documents using the upload assistant. You will receive a link to your personal upload assistant once you have completed your online application.
You must upload all documents by the last day of the application period.
office hours:
Mon. to Fri. 9:00 a.m. -11:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m
For legally binding information please see the MSc Psychology admissions statutes.
Upon completing the online application you need to submit the following documents using your personal upload assistant within the application deadline. You will receive a link to your personal upload assistant once you have completed your online application.
Please note:
Upon completing the online application you will receive a confirmation email with your access details for the application portal, where you can find details on the status of your application and other notifications.
Should the number of qualified applications exceed the number of available places, the selection will be made on the basis of a ranking list.
The ranking list is based on the following criteria:
Taking the voluntary academic test improves your chances for admission greatly. Only applicants who fulfil the entrance requirements and receive an invitation two weeks prior to the test date may participate. The test usually takes place at the end of June and costs €20,00.
Further information about the test you can find at the course information.
Selection thresholds in the allocation procedure
winter semester 2017/18:
Available places: 102
Applications: 720
Admissions:
- average grade of 1.0 in bachelor's degree or current study achievements for applications without voluntary academic test
- average grade of 1.9 in bachelor's degree or current study achievements for applications with voluntary academic test
winter semester 2018/19:
Available places: 102
Applications: 663
Admissions:
- no admissions without voluntary academic test
- average grade of 2.0 in bachelor's degree or current study achievements for applications with voluntary academic test
Claims of hardship in master's programmes with restricted admission
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:
Claims of hardship will be considered only from applicants who were not allocated a study place in the allocation procedure based on performance.
Dependence on study location in the interest of the public (Ortsbindung; mainly top athletes)
1% of the study places (with a minimum of one place) are allocated on the basis of dependence on study location in the interest of the public (Ortsbindung). This applies to applicants who fall into a certain category determined by the University, whose consideration is of particular interest to the public and who are tied to Ulm as place of study due to justified circumstances.
These are in particular applicants who belong to a national-level Olympic, prospective, supplementary or team sports squad or a junior squad 1 of the German Olympic Sports Confederation.
Please note:
Further information on the master's programme Psychology.