Documents to be submitted

• Mandatory: Signed "Application for enrollment". This must be printed out after online enrollment. If you would like to authorize someone, you can find a letter of authorization here.
• mandatory: university entrance qualification (e.g. Abitur) in officially certified copy
• mandatory: notification of health insurance about insurance status. Further information can be found here.
• Enrollment requirements: Certificate of passed aptitude test(s) / proof of enrollment requirements in officially certified copy.
• Have you already studied at another German university? Exmatriculation certificate from the previous university. (The threat of exmatriculation is not sufficient!)
• You have already studied at another German university? Certificate of no objection from the previous university
• You want to enter a higher semester? Completed "Application for Recognition of academic qualifications", signed by the responsible examination board.

• Mandatory: Signed "Application for enrollment". This must be printed out after online enrollment. If you would like to authorize someone, you can find a letter of authorization here.
• mandatory: university entrance qualification (e.g. Abitur) in officially certified copy
• Mandatory: Notification of health insurance about insurance status. Further information can be found here.
• If applicable, enrollment requirements: Certificate of passed aptitude test(s) / proof of enrollment requirements in officially certified copy.
• Have you already studied at another German university? Certificate of exmatriculation from the previous university (the threat of exmatriculation is not sufficient!)
• You have already studied at another German university? Certificate of no objection from the previous university
• You want to enter a higher semester? Completed and signed "Application for Recognition of academic qualifications" by the responsible examination board
• Have you completed a period of service (German Armed Forces, civilian service, FSJ)? Certificate of service (German Armed Forces, civilian service, FSJ)letter of authorization

• Mandatory: Signed "Application for enrollment". This must be printed out after online enrollment. If you would like to authorize someone, you can find a letter of authorization here.
• Mandatory: Proof of a German university degree (in officially certified copy) usually by the bachelor's degree certificate. Alternatively, a signed confirmation of the bachelor's degree stating the overall grade and the graduation date in an officially certified copy.
• Mandatory: University entrance qualification (e.g. Abitur) in an officially certified copy. Exception: The certificate of entrance qualification to a university of applied sciences or foreign school leaving certificates do not have to be submitted.
• Mandatory: Notification of health insurance about insurance status. Further information can be found here.
• Mandatory: Enrollment requirements met? Here you will find an overview of all necessary enrollment requirements

• You have already studied at another German university? Exmatriculation certificate from the previous university (the threat of exmatriculation is not sufficient!). The exmatriculation certificate can be submitted later for enrollment in the case of Master's admission.
• You have already studied at another German university? Certificate of no objection from the previous university
• Do you want to enter a higher semester? Completed "Application for Recognition of academic qualifications", signed by the responsible examination board.

• Mandatory: Signed "Application for Enrollment". This must be printed out after online enrollment. If you would like to authorize someone, you can find a letter of authorization here.
• compelling: Proof of a German university degree (in officially certified copy) usually by the bachelor's degree certificate. Alternatively, a signed confirmation of the bachelor's degree stating the overall grade and the graduation date in an officially certified copy.
• Mandatory: University entrance qualification (e.g. the Abitur) in an officially certified copy. Exception: The certificate of entrance to a university of applied sciences or foreign high school diplomas do not have to be submitted.
• Mandatory: Notification of health insurance about insurance status. Further information can be found here.
• Mandatory: Enrollment requirements met? Here you will find an overview of all necessary enrollment requirements

• Have you already studied at another German university? Exmatriculation certificate from the previous university (the threat of exmatriculation is not sufficient!)
• You have already studied at another German university? Certificate of no objection from the previous university
• You want to enter a higher semester? Completed and signed "Application for Recognition of academic qualifications" by the responsible examination board
• Have you completed a period of service (German Armed Forces, civilian service, FSJ)? Certificate of service (German Armed Forces, civilian service, FSJ)

• Mandatory: Signed "Application for enrollment". This must be printed out after online enrollment. If you would like to authorize someone, you can find a letter of authorization here.
• compulsory: Final certificate of the First State Examination from NRW in officially certified copy, or (in case of a state examination outside NRW) the recognition via the district government or certificate of equivalence of the State Examination Office as First State Examination or (for students of the LPO 1994/2003) proof of the intermediate certificates. Note: In the subject combination of the above-mentioned study program, it is mandatory to have studied English/Anglistics together with another subject; the other subject may not have been German or another foreign language.
• Mandatory: Notification of health insurance about insurance status. Further information can be found here.
• mandatory: university entrance qualification (e.g. Abitur certificate) as an officially certified copy
• Mandatory: Confirmation from the Institute of English and American Studies that theadmission requirements have been met(PDF form for admission to the additional study program Bilingual Teaching and Learning). Personal appearance at the Institute is required.

• Have you already studied at another university? Exmatriculation certificate from the previous university (the threat of exmatriculation is not sufficient!)

New enrollment

If you are newly enrolling at TU Dortmund University for your doctorate or if you are re-enrolling at TU Dortmund University after exmatriculation, you must submit the following documents:

• compelling: signed "Application for enrollment". This must be printed out after online enrollment.
• Mandatory: University degree certificate (e.g. Master's degree, diploma) as an officially certified copy.
• mandatory: admission to doctoral studies. proof of admission by a certificate from the doctoral committee.

• If applicable, already studied at another German university? Exmatriculation certificate from the previous university (the threat of exmatriculation is not sufficient!)

Transcription for already enrolled students

If you are already enrolled as a student at TU Dortmund University, you can submit an application for a change of study directly to the Registrar's Office:

• mandatory: application for change of studies
• mandatory: university degree certificate (e.g. Master's degree, Diplom) as an officially certified copy
• compulsory: admission to doctoral studies. proof of admission by a certificate from the doctoral committee.

• If applicable, already studied at another German university? Exmatriculation certificate from the previous university (The threat of exmatriculation is not sufficient!)