Country-specific Requirements

School leaving certificates

Applicants with Afghan school leaving certificates who do not need to attend Studienkolleg courses (information at www.anabin.kmk.org) and who are applying for a bachelor’s or a Staatsexamen program need to attach their TestAS (test for academic studies) to the Application for the Recognition/Validation of Foreign Certificates. You can register for TestAS on the TestAS website.
Please make sure to register in time, there will be no special dates organized by JGU.

Periods of study:

In case of prior incomplete study programs (without a degree) you have to provide evidence for the number of years successfully passed (such as by means of a stamp in your record of study).
Please keep in mind that a minimum number of (graded) examinations must have been successfully passed within one academic year. The required number of examinations is based on the study regulations of the respective university (usually eight per academic year). If the study regulation of your university deviates from this rule, this must be proved by presenting an official document from your university.

Type of course:

The documents must indicate the type of course (on site, distance learning or evening course).

Status of university:

Information about the status of universities (state, state recognized private university) can be found at www.anabin.kmk.org. If the university you attended is listed on this website as being an ‘accredited private university’ with the status ‘H +/-’, you need to submit the accreditation certificate of your program of study (subject-specific accreditation by the respective ministry).
The accreditation certificate must clearly specify the level of accreditation of your program of study. If the certificate specifies only areas between levels of accreditation - for example level II to IV - you need to enclose the relevant annex with subject codes including accreditation levels for the respective codes. Consequently, the annex must indicate the concrete level of accreditation (II, II or IV) of your program of study.

Deutsches Sprachdiplom (DSD I or DSD II):

Graduates of secondary schools who have obtained a (complete) intermediate school leaving certificate and a ‘’Deutsches Sprachdiplom der Kultusministerkonferenz - Erste oder Zweite Stufe’ (DSD I or DSD II) can be admitted to Studienkolleg courses. Please attach, if applicable, your DSD I or DSD II certificate to your Application for the Recognition/Validation of Foreign Certificates.

The JGU verifies the authenticity of all submitted certificates in collaboration with the Georgian Ministry of Education.
The issue of the Certificate of Recognition can therefore be delayed for up to 8 weeks. Please take this into consideration when applying for admission.

Certificate of general education after 12 years of school

Graduates of secondary schools who have obtained a certificate of general education after 12 years of school (since 2009) can be admitted to Studienkolleg courses. Please provide your school leaving certificates as well as an overview of your subjects and marks from year 10 to 12 of your secondary school education with your Application for the Recognition/Validation of Foreign Certificates.

The following documents are required for the Application for the Recognition/Validation of Foreign Certificates and the application for admission to doctoral programs at the University of Mainz: bachelor’s / master’s degree certificate including transcripts of subjects and grades of all academic years of the respective program. The transcript must indicate the title of and the grade awarded to your thesis. If this is not specified in your transcript, the notarized copy of the title page and the content of your thesis must be enclosed with your application.

Moreover, you must provide the reverse side of your transcript which explains the grading system (highest possible grade and minimum passing grade) of the respective institution.

Graduates of an upper secondary school as of 2020

For university admission, the official graduation certificate from the Indonesian Ministry of Education with the subject and grade overview (daftar nilai), in which the grades shown represent an overall assessment of upper secondary education, must be submitted.

The average grade shown there must be 60 or better (>60) in the 100 system used for university admission.

Graduates of secondary schools after 01.01.2019

Secondary school leaving certificates must be submitted as the final award certificate. Preliminary certificates will not be accepted. The secondary school leaving certificate must be achuried after 01.01.2019 and must show a minimum grad of 15.

Proof of the Pre-University Course is no longer required when this certificate is submitted.

Completed secondary school and pre-university course

The secondary school leaving certificate and the pre-university course leaving certificate must be submitted as final award certificates. Preliminary certificates will not be accepted.

Completion of the Pre-University Course from 2011: Applicants from Iran must submit the diploma of a three-year Iranian secondary school together with the diploma of the one-year Pre-University Course. The secondary school leaving certificate must have an overall grade of at least 15. Proof of the inter-university university entrance examination is not required.

Completion of the Pre-University Course before 2011: Applicants from Iran must submit the certificate of a three-year Iranian secondary school together with the certificate of the one-year Pre-University Course and proof of passing the university entrance examination.

JGU does not accept university entrance examinations for the Islamic Azad University. Participation in the State Higher Education Entrance Examination can only be proven by the officially certified copy and translation of the result card, not by other documents (i.e. no newspaper, not the first or preliminary certificate of the Higher Education Entrance Examination or similar).

Completed studies

To prove that you have completed your studies, you must submit the award certificate and the overview of subjects and grades together with the application for recognition.

Enrollment

You are required to enroll in person in Mainz. During enrollment you must submit your original certificates and diplomas (original documents and translations). If you fail to provide these documents, your application will not be considered any further.

School leaving certificates

Applicants with Iraqi school leaving certificates who do NOT need to attend Studienkolleg courses (information at www.anabin.kmk.org) and who are applying for a bachelor’s or master’s program need to attach their TestAS (test for academic studies) to the Application for the Recognition/Validation of Foreign Certificates. You can register for TestAS on the TestAS website.

Please make sure to register in time, there will be no special dates organized by JGU.

School certificates up 2015 to and including 2018:

For the recognition of secondary school certificates (Zalpy orta bilim turaly attestat / Attestat o srednem obscem obrazovanii), issued from 2015 up to and including 2018, the pupil's personal file (licnoe delo ucascegosja) must also be submitted as proof of the 11-year school period. A certificate of the issuing school about the school period is not sufficient!

School certificates as of 2019

For the recognition of secondary school certificates (Zalpy orta bilim turaly attestat / Attestat o srednem obscem obrazovanii), issued as of 2019, it is not necessary to submit the student personnel file (licnoe delo ucascegosja) as proof of 11 years of schooling.

Please make sure to register in time, there will be no special dates organized by JGU.

As the APS Akademische Prüfstelle of the German Embassy closes on 31.12.2019, the following regulation applies until further notice:

Applicants for recognition of foreign certificates who already have an APS Certificate, attach the original document together with all other necessary documents to the application form.

Applicants for recognition who no longer can apply for an APS Certificate as of January 2020 must present the university's certificate of authenticity.

The APS-certificate or the university certificate of authenticity do not replace the submission of notarized copies of Mongolian school-leaving and university certificates and their respective translations. These certificates as well as proofs of language proficiency must be submitted in the form of notarized copies.

If you have already passed the Feststellungsprüfung (FSP) at a German Studienkolleg, the APS certificate is not required to be submitted. In this case, please make sure to enclose a notarized copy of the results of your FSP exam.

Applicants from Morocco should note that proof of all periods of studies at Moroccan universities and other educational institutions must be provided. Submitted certificates must indicate whether the program of study was completed successfully or not (transcript of grades, relevé de notes).

The copies of your certificates and transcripts must be complete. Both pages of your certificate (front and back) must be copied and notarized. The notarization must be from the same year in which the application is submitted, in case you cannot provide a transcript of grades of your program of study.

Conversion of grades

The conversion of Dutch grades into the German grading system is based on an average final grade point of 6 as the minimum passing grade. If the Dutch university sets the lowest pass mark at 5,5 a certificate issued by the university must be enclosed (see www.anabin.kmk.org).

Since Dutch university degrees do not indicate a final grade, the overall performance is calculated on the basis of the individual performances. With regard to weighted grades, we strongly recommend graduates of Dutch universities to ask for a certificate of their final grade or to enclose a certificate with their application which explains how the individual performances are weighted. You must provide this certificate in the form of a notarized copy accompanied by an English or German translation together with the certificates and diplomas to be assessed and the Application for Recognition/Validation. For more information on the conversion of grades, please visit our website, especially the FAQ section.

Study

For final verification of Pakistani higher education credentials, the certificates and transcripts of completed courses attested by the Higher Education Commission Pakistan (HEC Pakistan) are always required.

School leaving certificates

Please note that as of the application procedure for the winter semester 2021/22, a change in the evaluation of school leaving qualifications from the Palestinian Territories will apply. In Germany, the Certificate of General Secondary Education opens up subject-specific university admission after passing the assessment test (Feststellungsprüfung), and no longer direct university admission. Detailed information on the evaluation of your Certificate of General Secondary Education can be found in the online database of the Central Office for Foreign Education (Zentralstelle für ausländisches Bildungswesen, anabin.kmk.org).

If you have already submitted an application for recognition but did not yet receive a certificate of recognition, your school certificate will be evaluated according to the latest evaluation proposal.
If you have already received a certificate of recognition from JGU before March 2021, it will not allow you to apply to study at JGU. Please submit a new application for recognition. Hand in a printout of your previous recognition certificate together with the signed application form and the required documents. You will receive a new certificate of recognition, with which you can apply to study at JGU.

The recognition of certificates and admission to a program at Mainz University is only possible if the APS-certificate issued by the Akademische Prüfstelle of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Beijing is attached to your application.

In order for your application to be complete, you are required to present the original APS-certificate in Mainz. The APS-certificate does not replace the submission of notarized copies of chinese school leaving and university certificates and their respective translations. These certificates as well as proofs of language proficiency must be submitted in the form of notarized copies.

If you have already passed the Feststellungsprüfung (FSP) at a German Studienkolleg, the APS certificate is not required to be submitted. In this case, please make sure to enclose a notarized copy of the results of your FSP exam.

Doctoral candidates are exempt from the submission of an APS-certificate. Please enclose the document confirming your admission as doctoral candidate with your application for recognition or admission.

If you are enrolled in a German language course at a German university, please provide the original APS-certificate with your application documents.

Applications via third parties:

The University of Mainz does not accept applications submitted by third parties. You must complete and sign the application form yourself.

If you find out that your university or college is only accredited by Chinese government (see anabin), your documents must be examined on an individual basis. We might have to demand documents in addition, this will extend the processing time.

Graduates from Polish universities are required to submit their degree certificate (licentiate, master etc.) with diploma supplements and relevant annexes.

If the offical IB-Diploma has not been issued at the time of the application for validation, you can alternatively submit the official Transcript of Grades.

Please note, that all documents must be issued by the IBO in Cardiff.

School leaving certificates

Applicants with a Syrian school leaving certificate who do not need to attend Studienkolleg courses (information at www.anabin.kmk.org) and who are applying for a bachelor’s or a Staatsexamen program need to attach their TestAS (test for academic studies) to the Application for the Recognition/Validation of Foreign Certificates. You can register for TestAS on the TestAS website.

Note: Until further notice, the JGU Mainz will not accept the recognition of Syrian school certificates with direct access to higher education by the recognition offices of the federal states (Zeugnisanerkennungsstellen der Länder) . The competence of the JGU results from §65 Abs. 5 Hochschulgesetz in its respectively valid version. Please apply for recognition of your Syrian school certificates at the Student Services-International Admissions at JGU.

Further documents

Please attach a copy of your pasport (not certified) to your application for Recognition of foreign Certificates. If you are already in Germany, please also include a copy of your current residence permit.

Secondary school leaving certificates

Persons who graduated from secondary school before 2009 must submit proof of the duration of their school education (11 or 12 years). Proof: certificate/transcript of grades of elementary and secondary school education).

University entrance examination

Applicants from Turkey should note that a final code card on the successful completion of the university entrance examination must be submitted in order for their Turkish certificates to be assessed:

University entrance examination until/from 1998: both parts (ÖSS and ÖYS)

University entrance examination after 1998: code card for the ÖSS

University entrance examination from/after 2010: second part of the examination (LYS)

Applicants who passed the examination after 2007, must submit the website printout of the ÖSYS.

The following entries on the code card are required for admission to German universities:

• Name of the university
• Faculty
• Department
• Code number (Kodu)
• Type of points (Puan Türü)
• Rating points (Yerlestirme Puani)

Ausländerprüfung at individual universities in Turkey

Applicants with Turkish certificates who are permanently resident outside Turkey may take a university entrance examination for foreigners at universities in Turkey. The university entrance qualification can only be recognized if you can provide proof of enrollment or proof of admission to a four-year study program (Lisans). You must submit this evidence together with your Lise Diplomasi from a 12-year general education secondary school with the Application for the Recognition/Validation of foreign certificates.

Evidence of completed program of study

The final degree certificate must be submitted no later than three years after completion of the program. From that moment, a provisional certificate will no longer be accepted.

The recognition of certificates and admission to a program at Mainz University is only possible if the APS-certificate issued by the Akademische Prüfstelle of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Hanoi is attached to your application.

In order for your application to be complete, you are required to present the original APS-certificate in Mainz. The APS-certificate does not replace the submission of notarized copies of Vietnamese school leaving and university certificates and their respective translations. These certificates as well as proofs of language proficiency must be submitted in the form of notarized copies.

If you have already passed the Feststellungsprüfung (FSP) at a German Studienkolleg, the APS certificate is not required to be submitted. In this case, please make sure to enclose a notarized copy of the results of your FSP exam.

Doctoral candidates are exempt from the submission of an APS-certificate. Please enclose a copy of the document confirming your admission as doctoral candidate with your application for recognition or admission.