Here you will find checklists for applications to master’s programs at TU Berlin, depending on which applicant group you are in.
If you acquired your first university degree (for example a bachelor’s) from our university or will graduate from here shortly, you can apply directly to TU Berlin.
If this is not the case, please apply via uni-assist.
Please download the application for admission to a Master's programme at TU Berlin and fill it out.
Incorrect information or missing information may result in rejection.
Complete proof of your primary/undergraduate university degree may be submitted by - incl. official translation (if not issued in German or English)
or if you have not completed your Bachelor’s studies yet,
If existing, please upload the study and examinations regulations (“Studien- und Prüfungsordnung – StuPO”) as well as the module descriptions of your primary university degree program (in German or English) and highlight the sections that are relevant to the content-related/specific entry requirements of your desired Master’s degree program. This allows the examinations board to better manage the verification process and to correctly review your application with regard to the content-related entry requirements.
Furthermore, we ask you to place these documents at the end of the application file for better readability.
Some of our Master’s degree programs require further specific proofs or certificates. For ex. a proof of English language proficiency. Please visit our websitefor more information on the specific requirements of your desired Master’s degree program (admissions requirements). If you have further questions on the formal requirements of these specific proofs and certificates or if you have questions with regard on content, please contact the responsible student advisory service of your desired Master’s degree programme.
In case you have to submit work samples (e.g. for the Master’s degree programme in Architecture), please submit it also in the form of a PDF file together with your application documents.
Specific proofs and certificates might be requested as original documents or in the form of simple copies according to the admissions regulations (“Zugangs- und Zulassungsordnung (ZZO)"). These documents are to be submitted only electronically as a PDF file.
Required for all study programs with German as the language of instruction.
PLEASE NOTE: As of an application for the summer semester 2022, Nationals of Germany, Austria and German-speaking Switzerland with a foreign Master's entrance qualification also need a language certificate at the required level. Your identity card or passport is NOT sufficient proof of language skills!
For details, please see here: www.tu.berlin/en/go2960/
Please submit a current certificate of enrolment if you are enrolled at a university at the time of application, or the most recent certificate of exmatriculation if you are not currently enrolled. This must include all university semesters in which you were enrolled in Germany.
Please note: Your application will not be rejected if you fail to include this certificate. However, we cannot take account of your waiting period without it. This means that you will be considered in the ranking with 0 semesters of waiting time.
Proof of periods of civilian/military service, if applicable, according to article 7 (1) of the “Berliner Hochschulzulassungsgesetz (BerlHZG)” (Berlin higher education admissions law).
In the event of equal ranking in the selection procedure within the waiting period quota, priority will be given to applicants who meet the requirements specified in § 7. If there is still equality of rank after this, the decision will be made by lottery process.
If you were previously enrolled in the same degree program with the same study and examination regulations at TU Berlin, you are a re-registrant. As a re-registrant wanting to re-apply for the first semester you need to submit the Credit transfer application - part A with the placement into the first term of studying (“Fachsemester”) from the relevant examination board as well.
Further information you can find here.
For an application for a higher semester, the following documents have to be submitted to the TU Berlin Graduate Admissions Department in due form and time incl. the approval of the examinations board.
Primary university degree/undergraduate degree - incl. official translation (if not issued in German or English)
or if you have not completed your Bachelor’s studies yet at a university that is an active member of the European Higher Education Area
If existing, please upload the study and examinations regulations (“Studien- und Prüfungsordnung – StuPO”) as well as the module descriptions of your primary university degree program (in German or English) and highlight the sections that are relevant to the content-related/specific entry requirements of your desired Master’s degree program. This allows the examinations board to better manage the verification process and to correctly verify your application in regard to the content-related entry requirements.
Applicants who graduated from universities in India, the People’s Republic of China, Vietnam and Iran have to additionally fulfil country-specific requirements. For more details, please see here: https://www.tu.berlin/en/go3032/.
Please check the information from uni-assist if you need to submit additional documents for your application, depending on the country where you graduated.
Applicants who graduated from universities in India, the People’s Republic of China, Vietnam, Mongolia and Iran have to additionally fulfil country-specific requirements. For more details, please see here: https://www.tu.berlin/en/go3032/.
Please check the information from uni-assist if you need to submit additional documents for your application, depending on the country where you graduated.
Further specific proofs and certificates (study program related) incl. official translation (if not issued in German or English)
Proof of German language proficiency - incl. official translation (if not issued in German or English)
Please submit a current certificate of enrolment if you are enrolled at a university at the time of application, or the most recent certificate of exmatriculation if you are not currently enrolled. This must include all university semesters in which you were enrolled in Germany.
Please note: Your application will not be rejected if you fail to include this certificate. However, we cannot take account of your waiting period without it. This means that you will be considered in the ranking with 0 semesters of waiting time.
Proof of periods of civilian/military service, if applicable, according to article 7 (1) of the “Berliner Hochschulzulassungsgesetz (BerlHZG)” (Berlin higher education admissions law).
In the event of equal ranking in the selection procedure within the waiting period quota, priority will be given to applicants who meet the requirements specified in § 7. If there is still equality of rank after this, the decision will be made by lottery process.
If you were previously enrolled in the same degree program with the same study and examination regulations at TU Berlin, you are a re-registrant. As a re-registrant wanting to re-apply for the first semester you need to submit the Credit transfer application - part A with the placement into the first term of studying (“Fachsemester”) from the relevant examination board as well.
Further information you can find here.