Only for German applicants and applicants with equal status to Germans:
20th May to 15th July every year
Application periods and deadlines
Application periods for Bachelor's degree courses
Winter Semester 2025/26
For German applicants and applicants with equal status to Germans
You are considered equal to German citizens if you meet one of the requirements listed
Application deadline: Mid-May to late July 31st
For applicants from non-EU countries
Only for applicants from non-EU countries:
1st March to 15th July every year
End of application period: 15th July
- Information on how to apply can be found here.
For summer semester
- Bachelor`s degree courses: Only applications for higher semesters are possible.
The exact application deadlines can be found in the table for university transfer students/programme transfer students. - Master`s degree courses: Please see the table "Application for Master's degree courses" below.
Application periods for degree courses with admission restriction, so-called NC course
Application for Master's degree coursesMaster's degree courses
The application periods for our Master's degree courses sometimes differ for Germans and applicants with equal status. The specific deadlines can be found on the respective degree program pages.
Applicants from non-EU countries can apply Master's degree courses from the beginning of November to 15 January each year (for summer semester) and from the beginning of March to 15 July each year (for winter semester).
Application for university transfer students / for students who have changed their degree course and further deadlines
Beginning of the semester
How to apply without a Fachhochschulreife with a vocational qualification?
How do I apply as a guest student, lateral entrant or cross-registered student?
- Part-time degree courses
1st December to 15th January every year
- Business Psychology (B.Sc.) (only applicants for higher semesters!)
1st December to 15th March every year
- All other degree courses
1st December to 15th March every year
- Students, who change the university from non-EU countries
1st November to 15th January every year
- Small cross-registration
1st December to 15th January every year
Big cross-registrations are subject to the same deadlines as German and German equivalent applicants. You can learn more about the differences between small and big cross-registration by following the link below (only in German language): Wie bewerber ich mich als Zweiterhörer*in?
- Guest auditors
1st December to 1st April every year
- Applicants qualified in vocational education and training
1st December to 15th January every year
(Any deadline extensions are based on the extensions of individual degree courses.)
- Application deadline for participation in the entrance examination
1st October every year
- Part-time degree courses
1st June to 31th July every year
- Business Psychology (B.Sc.) (only applicants for higher semesters!)
1st July to 15th September every year
- All other degree courses
1st June to 15th September every year
- Students, who change the university from non-EU countries
1st June to 15th July every year
- Small cross-registration
1st June to 15th July every year
Big cross-registrations are subject to the same deadlines as German and German equivalent applicants. You can learn more about the differences between small and big cross-registration by following the link below (only in German language): Wie bewerber ich mich als Zweiterhörer*in?
- Guest auditors
1st June to 1st October every year
- Doctorate at the doctoral college NRW
1st September to end of February every year
- Applicants qualified in vocational education and training
1st June to 31th July every year
(Any deadline extensions are based on the extensions of individual degree courses.)
- Application deadline for participation in the entrance examination
1st April every year
Drop-in consultation via Zoom
Every first Monday of the month, we offer a Drop-in consultation with English-speaking counselling via Zoom. If you are interested in studying at Fachhochschule Südwestfalen, simply drop in without making an appointment within the specified period.