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Admission with Austrian school leaving certificate or general higher education entrance qualification from Germany

Are you interested in a Bachelor’s degree programme at the University of Klagenfurt and wish to apply and enrol for it with an Austrian school leaving certificate or a general higher education entrance qualification from Germany? Then the following information will help you plan your next steps:

  • Admission periods
  • General admission procedure: Admission of applicants with an Austrian school leaving certificate / a general higher education entrance qualification from Germany
  • Degree programmes with special admission procedures
  • Language proficiency
  • Important instructions
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Admission periods

Winter semester 2026/27

General admission period for Bachelor’s degree programmes:
6 July 2026 – 5 September 2026
Missed the deadline? Call +43 463 2700 9325



Summer semester 2027

General admission period for Bachelor’s degree programmes:
8 January 2027 – 5 February 2027

Term dates & deadlines

Admission to a Bachelor’s degree programme must occur within the general admission period. This rule also applies if you

  • are currently studying at the University of Klagenfurt and starting an additional Bachelor’s degree programme or
  • wish to change your degree programme or
  • have studied at the University of Klagenfurt in the past and wish to resume your studies.

In exceptional cases, admission to a Bachelor’s degree programme may be permitted during the general admission period for other programmes. Should one of the following exceptions be applicable in your case, please contact the Admissions and Examinations Office.

Exceptions to the general admission period for Bachelor’s degree programmes

  • Failure to complete a special admission procedure, a general admission procedure or the introductory orientation phase (StEOP)
    Failure to complete a special admission procedure, a general admission procedure or the introductory orientation phase (StEOP) in another degree programme programme, provided that the result for the winter semester is not available until after 31 August, or the result for the summer semester is not available until after 31 January.
  • Students who have just completed their school leaving examination
    Cases in which the general university entrance qualification is attained after 31 August (winter semester) or after 31 January (summer semester).
  • Residence permit issued at a later date
    Cases where the residence permit for the student is not issued in due time pursuant to section 64 of the Settlement and Residence Act (NAG), Federal Law Gazette I No. 100/2005, provided that the student is not at fault.
  • Unforeseen or unavoidable event
    The occurrence of an unforeseen or unavoidable event, provided that the prospective students can plausibly demonstrate that this event prevented them from meeting the deadline and this was not, or only to a minor degree, the fault of the applicants.
  • Temporary admission pursuant to section 63 (5) of the Universities Act
    • 1. Persons for the duration of the approved participation in university mobility programmes including joint study programmes;
    • 2. Persons who solely wish to take advantage of distance learning programmes on the basis of co-operation agreements, for a maximum of two semesters;
    • 3. Foreign nationals and stateless persons pursuant to para. 3 subpara. 3 who, after completing studies abroad to an extent corresponding to the first diploma examination of the chosen diploma degree programme or a Bachelor’s degree programme, seek admission to a degree programme in Austria, for a maximum of two semesters.
  • Supplementary examinations taken at a later date
    Supplementary examinations taken after the general admission period, provided that they are supplementary examinations taken in the course of the pre-study programme at the University of Klagenfurt in order to achieve equivalence with a domestic secondary school leaving examination and/or to acquire the German language skills required for admission to the chosen degree programme,
    and provided that the examinations have been taken in the period between the end of the general admission period and 31 October for the winter semester and 31 March for the summer semester.
  • Change of the programme of study
    Change of study programme by students who are already enrolled at the University of Klagenfurt as regular or non-degree students in the semester in question.

General admission procedure

If you wish to apply and enrol for a Bachelor’s degree programme without a special admission procedure, you need to complete the general admission procedure for the admission with an Austrian school leaving certificate or a general higher education entrance qualification from Germany, the individual steps of which are explained on this information page.

If you have not been admitted to the University of Klagenfurt at any time in the past you need to complete the following steps:

  1. Online registration
  2. Enrolment in person

Step 1: Online registration

Carry out the online registration on the webpage of the University of Klagenfurt. Be sure to fill in all fields marked with an asterisk (*).

PLEASE NOTE: If you would like to enrol for Psychology (only offered in German language), Teacher education programmes (only offered in German language) or International Business and Economics, you must also complete a special admission procedure before enrolling in person! Please follow the instructions for the special admission procedure for your chosen degree programme.

Step 2: Enrolment in person

After successfully completing the online registration (and, if applicable, the special admission procedure), you may enrol at the Admissions and Examinations Office of the University of Klagenfurt within the general admission period for Bachelor’s programmes. In exceptional cases, enrolment may also take place during the general admission period for other programmes.

For your enrolment in person (admission), come to the Admissions and Examinations Office during opening hours. Information on the opening hours is available on the page of the Admissions and Examinations Office.

For your enrolment in person at the Admissions and Examinations Office, bring along the following documents:

  • Passport or official ID (alternatively a driver’s licence in combination with a certificate of citizenship – in any case, your gender must be indicated on the document)
  • Secondary school leaving certificate/certificate of the general higher education entrance qualification
  • Document(s) concerning a name change/variations: If your name(s) is/are not the same in all of your documents, a document concerning the name change or, respectively, the variations in the spelling of a name/names is required, e.g. marriage certificate, affidavit etc.
  • Notification of award: If you have been awarded one academic degree or more academic degrees, bring along the respective graduation documents.
  • Form for the application for admission to a Bachelor’s degree programme: If you are not an Austrian citizen, fill in the form for the application for admission to a Bachelor’s degree programme and bring it along for your enrolment.
  • Proof of admission to another university: If you are admitted to a different Austrian university and want to pursue a further course of study at the University of Klagenfurt, please submit your proof of admission to the other university. This proof is necessary, because the matriculation number you receive on the occasion of your first admission is retained for all further study programmes throughout Austria.
  • Leaving certificate: If you are planning to study at the University of Klagenfurt and have previously been admitted to another Austrian university in the same field of study, please submit the leaving certificate issued by the previous university.
Required documents (originals)
  • Passport or ID
  • Secondary school leaving certificate/certificate of the general higher education entrance qualification
Documents required where applicable (originals)
  • Documents concerning name change/variations
  • Notification of award
  • Official translations
  • Form for the application for admission to a Bachelor’s degree programme
  • Proof of admission to another university
  • Leaving certificate
Please note:
  • Original documents/notarised copies

    For admission, the respective originals are required. Alternatively, copies certified by a notary public may be presented.

    The documents required for the purpose of admission must be submitted and will be returned to the applicant after the authenticity has been verified.

    Prints, scans, or simple copies do not suffice for admission and will not be considered.

  • Intactness

    Ensure the intactness of seals, staples, threads, stickers, or other kinds of adhesive on your documents. Do not remove existing attachments under any circumstance.

If you wish to enrol for a Bachelor’s degree programme with a special admission procedure, the successful completion of the special admission procedure is an additional prerequisite for admission.

New starter checklist

Degree programmes with special admission procedures

Some Bachelor’s degree programmes are subject to a special admission procedure. These Bachelor’s degree programmes are:

  • Teacher education programmes
  • Psychology
  • International Business and Economics

In addition to the respective special admission procedure, the general admission procedure must be completed.

Language proficiency

Required language proficiency

  • German at least A2 → at the time of application
  • German B2 → at the time of admission to a degree programme (except German Studies / teacher education programmes)
  • German C1 → at the time of admission to the Bachelor’s degree programme in German Studies / teacher education programmes
  • English B2 → at the time of application

Proof of language proficiency

Proof of proficiency in German at the B2 level (CEFR) at the time of admission to a degree programme that is conducted in German (with the exception of German Studies / teacher education programmes). For admission to the Bachelor’s degree programme in German Studies and teacher education programmes, proficiency in German at the C1 level (CEFR) must be evidenced.

Individuals who apply for a degree programme taught in German and whose first language is not German must provide proof of proficiency in German no lower than level A2 (CEFR) at the time of application.

Proof of proficiency in English at the B2 level (CEFR) at the time of application to a degree programme that is conducted in English.
For the Bachelor’s degree programme in International Business and Economics please note the information on proof of proficiency in English.

A list of the accepted language qualifications is available in the Regulation issued by the Rectorate concerning proof of required language proficiency for admission to study programmes.

Important instructions

Official documents

Only documents which are equipped with a wet ink signature and a wet stamp/embossing seal (i.e. manually signed and stamped) or with the Austrian ‘official signature’ (“Amtssignatur”) are considered official documents. Digitally generated documents without a wet ink signature and wet stamp/embossing seal or, respectively, without the Austrian official signature will not be considered.

Disclosure of data

In the event of doubt, the university reserves the right to verify the authenticity of any documents submitted.

Additional examination for Latin

The potentially required additional examination for Latin must be taken before passing the last examination in the Bachelor’s degree programme. Students who have successfully completed at least 10 hours per week of Latin at secondary level are not required to take the additional examination.

The additional examination for Latin is required for the following degree programmes:

Overview of the degree programmes that require an additional examination in Latin
Level of qualification DeGree Programme
Bachelor’s degree programmes
  • German Studies
  • History
  • Philosophy
  • Romance Studies
  • Slavonic Studies
  • Worlds of English
Teacher education programmes
  • German
  • English
  • French
  • History, Social Studies and Citizenship
  • Italian
  • Slovene
  • Spanish

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