Online application

 

 

To study at JGU, please apply via our application portal JOG-StINe.

Please note that there are a few exceptions. This is why it is helpful to assign yourself to an applicant group before starting your application. Hereby you can ensure to apply in the right place. Please note the respective application deadlines.

 

  • For all applicants with foreign certificates (incl. Germans and EU citizens)
  • Prerequisite: University entrance qualification after passing successfully the Feststellungsprüfung (assessment test; see Certificate of Recognition)

Preparatory college and external assessment test (externe Feststellungsprüfung)
Semester you are applying for:Winter semesterSummer semester
Application start:Mid of MarchMid of September
Application deadline:15th of May15th of November
Supplementary exam (Ergänzungsprüfung)
Application startMid of JuneMid of December
Application deadline15th of July15th of January
Month of the supplementary exam (Ergänzungsprüfung): DecemberJune

 

Please note that for foreign certificates you need a recognition with a processing time of several weeks.

 

>>  How can I apply for the preparatory college?

  • For all applicants with foreign certificates (incl. Germans and persons treated as such, i.e. EU citizens)
  • Prerequisite: direct university entrance qualification to bachelor, master or doctoral studies (see Certificate of Recognition)

Semester you are applying for:Winter semesterSummer semester
Application start:Mid of MayMid of November
Application dealine:15th of July15th of January

Please note that for foreign certificates you need a recognition with a processing time of several weeks.

 

>> How can I apply for the preparatory German course?

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German course for refugees

As an applicant with international certificates, you can apply for the German course for refugees if you either have been granted:

  • residence title according to section 24 of the Residence Act (Aufenthaltsgewährung zum vorübergehenden Schutz) or
  • an officially recognised refugee status or subsidiary protection (§ 25 Para. 1 or 2 German Residence Act/AufenthG)

 

You need a recognition of your international certificates.

  • You can also apply for the German course for refugees with an university admission after successfully passing the "Feststellungsprüfung" on your certificate of recognition.

 

Semester you are applying for: Winter semester 2022/23
Application start:Mid of May 2022
Application deadline: 15th of July 2022

 

>> How can I apply for the German course for refugees?

 

  • German citizens
  •  EU citizens
  •  EFTA-states cizitens etc.
  • International applicants with German high school certificates or German university diplomas

Semester you are applying for:Winter semesterSummer semester
Application start:1st working day in June1st working day in December
Application deadline for restricted subjects (e.g. NC): 15th of July
For the winter semester 21/22: 31st of July
15th of January
Application deadline for non-restricted subjects:1st of September1st of March

Please note that for foreign certificates you need a recognition with a processing time of several weeks.

 

>>  How can I apply for a bachelor’s or state examination program as a German or a person treated as such (EU-citizens etc.)?*

  • For international applicants with foreign certificates and diplomas, except EU citizens

Please note the application deadlines.


Semester you are applying for:Winter semesterSummer semester
Application start:1st working day in June1st working day in December
Application deadline for restricted subjects (e.g. NC): 15th of July
For the winter semester 21/22: 31st of July
15th of January
Application deadline for non-restricted subjects:1st of September1st of March

Please note that for foreign certificates you need a recognition with a processing time of several weeks.

 

>>  How can I apply for a bachelor’s or state examination program as an international applicant (except EU)

Current note: JGU assumes that courses can be held in attendance again in the winter semester 2021/22. Therefore, please organize your move to Mainz in time. In case you have to apply for a visa first, please try to make an appointment with your German mission abroad as early as the end of August/beginning of September and arrange your arrival in Germany.
For information on accommodation in Mainz and student life at JGU, visit Studying at JGU.

Please note the application deadlines.


Semester you are applying for:Winter semesterSummer semester
Application start:1st working day in April15th of October
Application deadline for restricted subjects (e.g. NC) and subject with an aptitude test:15th of May15th of November
Application deadline for non-restricted subjects:1st of September1st of March

Please note that for foreign certificates you need a recognition with a processing time of several weeks.

 

>   How can I apply for a master’s program?

  • It also is possible to do your doctorate without being enrolled as a student
  • International applicants: After you received your Certificate of Recognition, you can register as a doctoral candidate and then, if you want to, apply for doctoral program
  • Concerning application and registration, the respective dean’s office from your faculty will support you
  • If you are not currently enrolled at Mainz University, there are no deadlines for submitting an application for admission to a doctoral degree program

Semester you are applying for:Winter semesterSummer semester
Application deadline for persons enrolled at JGU:If possible until 15th of July (at the latest by 1st of September)If possible until 15th of January (at the latest by 1st of March)
Application deadline for persons not enrolled at JGU:Application possible at any timeApplication possible at any time

Please note that for foreign certificates you need a recognition with a processing time of several weeks.

 

>> How can I apply for a doctoral program?

 

Semesteryou are applying for:Winter semesterSummer semester
Application start:Mid of MayMid of November
Application deadline:15th of July15th of January

 

You would like to apply for an extension of your exchange studies?
Semester you are applying for an extension for: winter semestersummer semester
Start of application for the extension:15th of July15th of December
Application deadline for the extension:30th of September31st of March
Application for exchange students, please see here.