International Center - Information on how to apply to study at Kiel University Dear Applicant, Thank you for your interest in studying at the CAU in Kiel. In the following chapters you will find the most important information on how to apply: 1 Subjects ............................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctorate or German language course – What does CAU offer? .............. 1 2 Application for a Bachelor’s Degree Program ................................................................................. 2 2.1 Where can I apply? ........................................................................................................................ 2 2.2. What is the deadline for sending in the application? .................................................................... 3 2.3 How much will my application cost? .............................................................................................. 4 2.4 What documents do I need? .......................................................................................................... 4 2.4.1 My application documents for the first semester ..................................................................... 4 2.4.2 My application documents for a later semester ...................................................................... 6 2.5 What should I do if my certificate does not correspond to the German Abitur? ............................ 7 2.6 Who can I contact? ........................................................................................................................ 7 3 Application for a Master’s Degree Program .................................................................................... 8 3.1 Which subject is right for me? ........................................................................................................ 8 3.2 Where can I apply? ...................................................................................................................... 10 3.3 What is the deadline for sending in the application? ................................................................... 10 3.4 How much will my application cost? ............................................................................................ 11 3.5 Which documents do I need? ...................................................................................................... 12 3.5.1 My documents for a German language master’s degree program ....................................... 12 3.5.2 My documents for an English language master’s degree program ...................................... 13 3.6 What should I do if my certificate does not correspond to the German Abitur? .......................... 14 3.7 Who can I contact? ...................................................................................................................... 14 4 Application for Doctoral Studies .................................................................................................... 15 4.1 Step 1: How do I find a suitable topic and a supervisor? ............................................................. 15 4.2 Step 2: What requirements do I need to fulfill? ............................................................................ 15 4.3 Step 3: How do I proceed once I have found a supervisor? ........................................................ 16 4.4 Step 4: Who do I contact if I still have questions? ....................................................................... 17 5 Application for a German language course ................................................................................... 18 5.1 Is it worthwhile for me to apply for the German language course? ............................................. 18 5.2 What requirements do I need to fulfill? ........................................................................................ 18 5.3 What courses are offered?........................................................................................................... 18 5.4 Where can I apply? ...................................................................................................................... 19 5.5 What is the deadline for sending in the application? ................................................................... 19 5.6 What documents do I need? ........................................................................................................ 19 5.7 How much does it cost? ............................................................................................................... 20 5.8 Who can I contact? ...................................................................................................................... 21 6 Studying and living in Kiel............................................................................................................... 23 Last update June 2020 6.1 How much does a semester at the CAU cost? ............................................................................ 23 6.2 How much do I need to live?........................................................................................................ 23 3.3 How can I find a place to live? ..................................................................................................... 23 3.4 What kind of financial aid is available? ........................................................................................ 24 Last update June 2020 1 Subjects 1.1 Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctorate or German language course – What does CAU offer? The CAU offers a wide range of different courses of study. An overview of all subjects for bachelor’s and master’s degree programs at CAU can be found at: https://www.international.uni-kiel.de/en/application-admission/application-admission/files/table-of- courses-bachelor.pdf https://www.international.uni-kiel.de/en/application-admission/application-admission/files/table-of- courses-master.pdf Please note: If you have questions regarding subject content, please contact the advisors of the respective study programmes. You can find an overview of the contact details at: http://www.studium.uni-kiel.de/de/kontakt-beratung/studienfachberatung/glossar Information about the Doctorate: The topic for a doctoral thesis needs to be discussed with the respective supervisor. There is therefore no overview of subjects for a doctorate. More information on how to apply for a doctorate can be found in section 4. Information regarding German language courses: The German course is an offer for prospective students who do not yet have sufficient proof of language skills (see point 2.2) for a course of study. More information about the course offerings can be found in section 5. Didn’t find your subject of choice? Search for all the subjects offered at universities throughout Germany at: https://www.deutschland.de/en/studying-in-germany 1 Last update June 2020 2 Application for a Bachelor’s Degree Program Note: All bachelor's degree programs are taught exclusively in German. Therefore, you need a language certificate in order to apply (see point 2.2). If you do not yet have sufficient proof of German language competence, you are welcome to read about the German courses offered in section 5. 2.1 Where can I apply? As a rule, applications are not made directly to the CAU, but via so-called pre-examination offices (Hochschulstart or UNI-ASSIST), which pre-check all application documents of applicants with foreign certificates and then forward them to the CAU. Which office you should apply to depends partly on your country of origin and partly on the subject you wish to study:: For applicants from the EU EEA countries as well as German citizens with foreign certificates: - Application via www.hochschulstart.de for: medicine, dentistry and pharmacy For applicants from non-EU, non-EEA countries with a foreign university entrance qualification: - Application via www.uni-assist.de for: medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and all other bachelor’s subjects Exception! Excluded from application to UNI-ASSIST are: . Exchange students from partner universities regardless of their citizenship (more Information at: https://www.international.uni-kiel.de/de/bewerbung-und-zulassung/ zulassung/austauschstudierende) . Students already enrolled at the CAU who want to change their subject of study (more Information at: https://www.international.uni-kiel.de/de/bewerbung-und-zulassung /studierendenangelegenheiten ) 2 Last update June 2020 How to send your application to UNI-ASSIST: - Fill out the online application and send it online - Only for the state-examination programmes: medicine, dentistry and pharmaceutical studies: Please send your application documents ADDITIONALLY by mail to UNI-ASSIST at the following address: Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel c/o Uni-ASSIST e.V. D – 11507 Berlin 2.2. What is the deadline for sending in the application? - Application deadlines for Hochschulstart: o Application for the winter semester: The application must reach hochschulstart by May 31st. All applications received after this date cannot be considered! Exception! If you got your university entrance qualification after January 16th of the year you are applying, the application can still be submitted until July 15th. o For the summer semester: The application must reach hochschulstart by January 15th. All applications received after this date cannot be considered! - Application deadlines for UNI-ASSIST