Application FAQs

Please apply for the BSc AI via the application portal Campo. Follow the instructions there and upload all the necessary documents. Additionally, international applicants will have to send the application form that is generated for them in Campo by post to the Admissions Office. Other documents do not have to be sent by post.

As soon as the status of your application changes, you will be informed via Campo and/or e-mail. Please refrain from inquiries and wait patiently for updates.

Applications will be possible from April 15.

International applicants can apply until July 15. Certificates that have not yet been issued by this date can be submitted by August 15 at the latest. Please note, however, that a decision on your application can only be made once the final documents have been received and checked. Conditional admissions will not be granted.

Applicants who have German citizenship and/or have obtained their university entrance qualification in Germany can apply until August 31. Please note: An IB diploma is considered an international university entrance qualification from Switzerland (regardless of the country in which it was obtained).

Applicants who have German citizenship and/or have obtained their university entrance qualification in Germany are considered to be domestic. Applicants who have neither German citizenship nor a university entrance qualification from Germany are considered internationals. Please note: An IB diploma is considered an international university entrance qualification from Switzerland (regardless of the country in which it was obtained).

If you can’t find or select the BSc AI in Campo, the application deadline has probably not yet started or has already passed. Please check the website for the application deadlines.

Once your application has been received, the BSc AI Admission Committee will review the documents that are relevant to them. You may receive an invitation to take the online test on the next possible date. In addition, international application documents must be checked by FAU Admissions Office. If all documents are in order, a decision will be made on your admission.

There is no fixed timetable for this, as each of the numerous applications is assessed and processed individually. Please refrain from inquiries and wait patiently for updates. Everyone involved does what they can to process applications. As FAU is a state university, the number of staff is limited. However, one of the great aspects of attending a state university is that students only have to pay a small semester contribution, while their excellent education at FAU is financed by tax revenue.

You can view the status of your application in Campo. The status of your application will change as soon as your application has been processed and the Qualification Assessment Process has been completed. Please also check your e-mails regularly.

Please refrain from inquiries and wait patiently for updates. Everyone involved does what they can to process applications. As FAU is a state university, the number of staff is limited. However, one of the great aspects of attending a state university is that students only have to pay a small semester contribution, while their excellent education at FAU is financed by tax revenue.

No, there is no intake in the summer semester.

The application process is the same for transfer applicants as for all other applicants and there is no intake in summer semesters. Our recommendation would be to apply for the first semester because of the preliminary examination = Grundlagen- und Orientierungsprüfung/GOP, that has to be passed within the first semesters.

If you apply with previously gained ECTS for a higher semester, you will shorten the time available to pass these exams and risk being exmatriculated. If you apply for the first semester and are accepted, you may be able to have previous achievements accredited one after the other, provided that the module content corresponds to the modules of the BSc AI. This will be checked on a case-by-case basis. Recognition is possible in any semester. Grades are converted into the German system.

Yes, but our recommendation would be to apply for the first semester because of the preliminary examination = Grundlagen- und Orientierungsprüfung/GOP, that has to be passed within the first semesters. The application process is the same for transfer applicants as for all other applicants and there is no intake in summer semesters.

If you apply with previously gained ECTS for a higher semester, you will shorten the time available to pass these exams and risk being exmatriculated. If you apply for the first semester and are accepted, you may be able to have previous achievements accredited one after the other, provided that the module content corresponds to the modules of the BSc AI. This will be checked on a case-by-case basis. Recognition is possible in any semester. Grades are converted into the German system.

Yes, but our recommendation would be to apply for the first semester because of the preliminary examination = Grundlagen- und Orientierungsprüfung/GOP, that has to be passed within the first semesters. The application process is the same for transfer applicants as for all other applicants and there is no intake in summer semesters.

If you apply with previously gained ECTS for a higher semester, you will shorten the time available to pass these exams and risk being exmatriculated. If you apply for the first semester and are accepted, you may be able to have previous achievements accredited one after the other, provided that the module content corresponds to the modules of the BSc AI. This will be checked on a case-by-case basis. Recognition is possible in any semester. Grades are converted into the German system.

Yes, a degree that you have already completed neither improves nor reduces your chances.

Admission is not possible if one of these Bachelor’s degree programs has been failed at the final attempt: Computer Science, Data Science, Medical Engineering.

Exceptions to the application process are not possible due to the large number of applications and the equal treatment of all applicants.

If you are not sure whether your educational background can be considered a university entrance qualification in Germany please visit the website of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). By stating your home country, and qualifications obtained there, and by answering some country-specific questions you can find out whether you are eligible to study in Germany. International applicants might have to take an assessment examination (Feststellungsprüfung) or they might be required to have studied for one academic year as a full-time student at a recognized higher education institution before they can be admitted. Information on the types of international university entrance qualifications and the type of access to university can be found here. Please understand that due to the high number of applications, neither the Admissions Office nor the Student Advisory Service can pre-check documents.

An IB diploma is considered an international university entrance qualification from Switzerland (regardless of the country in which it was obtained).

German citizens with an IB Diploma are considered domestic applicants, all other citizens with an IB Diploma are considered international applicants.

In addition to your university entrance qualification certificate and proof of English proficiency, you will also need to upload a CV and a letter of motivation according to the statutes of the Qualification Assessment Process. Please follow the instructions on Campo and read the information on document certification and translation here.

Moreover, international applicants will have to send the application form that is generated for them in Campo by post to the Admissions Office. Please read the information on this page (BSc AI is discussed at the end of the section on Bachelor’s degree programs).

Please understand that due to the high number of applications, neither the Admissions Office nor the Student Advisory Service can pre-check documents. If you are not sure whether your educational background can be considered a university entrance qualification in Germany please visit the website of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).

Yes, an application with international documents is only possible with officially certified copies. You can find further information on document certification and translation here.

Only international applicants will have to send the application form that is generated for them in Campo by post to the Admissions Office. Other documents do not have to be sent by post. Please read the information on this page (BSc AI is discussed at the end of the section on Bachelor’s degree programs).

Yes, certificates that have not yet been issued by this date can be submitted by August 15 at the latest. You still must submit your application before the deadline and will not be able to make changes yourself after that date. Please send your final school certificate by e-mail to the Admissions Office. Information on document certification and translation can be found here.

Please note, however, that a decision on your application can only be made once the final documents have been received and checked. Conditional admissions will not be granted.

Yes, if you wish to submit your language certificate later, you must upload confirmation of your test date instead of the certificate when you apply. You still must submit your application before the deadline and will not be able to make changes yourself after that date. As soon as you have received your language certificate, please send it to study-ai-bachelor@fau.de.

Please note, however, that a decision on your application can only be made once the final documents have been received and checked. Conditional admissions will not be granted.

For the BSc AI you need proof of proficiency in English at the level B1+ (CEFR), which means B1+ for language skills, B2 for reading skills. If you can’t provide separate proof of these two language skills, you will need a general proof of proficiency in English at level B2 (CEFR). We do not accept Medium of Instruction letters or similar. You can find information on the different types of proof we accept instead of the German university entrance qualification/HZB here. Your language certificate must still be valid at the time of application.

You can find information on the different types of proof we accept instead of the German university entrance qualification/HZB here. Your language certificate must still be valid at the time of application. We do not accept Medium of Instruction letters or similar.

No, we will only accept certificates from certain tests. You can find information on the different types of proof we accept instead of the German university entrance qualification/HZB here. Your language certificate must still be valid at the time of application. We do not accept Medium of Instruction letters or similar.

Yes, we do not accept Medium of Instruction letters or similar. You can find information on the different types of proof we accept instead of the German university entrance qualification/HZB here. Your language certificate must still be valid at the time of application.

Only native speakers from countries where English is the first and main official language (e.g. AU, CA, IR, NZ, USA, UK) don’t have to provide proof for their English skills. All other applicants need proof of proficiency in English. We do not accept Medium of Instruction letters or similar. You can find information on the different types of proof we accept instead of the German university entrance qualification/HZB here. Your language certificate must still be valid at the time of application.

For the application for the winter semester 25/26 no proof of German is required. This may change in the future.

No, there is no numerus clausus (NC), but there is a Qualification Assessment Process, where the university entrance qualification and the online test are taken into account. Both grades are converted into points and then added together. You must achieve a total of at least 140 points. Additional documents such as letters of recommendation, additional achievements or further education do not provide a bonus.

As the Qualification Assessment Process also takes the online test into account, the grades of those admitted are quite different.

Since the cohort that started studying in fall 2024 is the first, and also the Qualification Assessment Process has been changed for 2025, we can’t provide any meaningful numbers on the admission rate at the moment.

Once your application has been received, the BSc AI Admission Committee will review the documents that are relevant to them. You may receive an invitation to take the online test on the next possible date. In addition, grades from international certificates will be converted after their validity has been checked by FAU Admissions Office.

During the Qualification Assessment Process the university entrance qualification and the online test are taken into account. Both grades are converted into points and then added together. You must achieve a total of at least 140 points to be admitted. Additional documents such as letters of recommendation, additional achievements or further education do not provide a bonus.

Detailed information as well as the conversion scales can be found in the statutes on the Qualification Assessment Process (= Eignungsfeststellungsverfahren/EFV).

We have compiled FAQs specifically for the online test.

No, only the university entrance qualification and the online test may be taken into account for the Qualification Assessment Process. Additional documents such as letters of recommendation, additional achievements or further education don’t provide a bonus.

No, applicants will not receive any interim results. They will only receive a decision once the qualification assessment process has been completed for them. There is no fixed timetable for this, as each application is assessed and processed individually.

No, there is no limit to the number of places and there are no different quotas for domestic and international applicants. All candidates who are deemed suitable after the Qualification Assessment Process are granted admission, all other applicants receive a rejection.

No, there is no limit to the number of places and there are no different quotas for domestic and international applicants. All candidates who are deemed suitable after the Qualification Assessment Process are granted admission, all other applicants receive a rejection.

No, conditional or provisional admissions will not be granted. A decision on your application will only be made once the final documents have been received and checked. Late submissions can therefore lead to late admissions/rejections.

Yes, the BSc AI is an on-campus degree program. Classes begin mid-October, and a recommended but optional Welcome Week for international students is offered during the first week of October. Since moving to a foreign city/country and starting at a new university is very challenging and the first classes form an important basis for further studies, we recommend that our students come to Erlangen as early as possible.

We are aware that it can be difficult to obtain a visa in time and therefore grant our students Late Arrival until the end of October. As FAU is a brick and mortar university, we unfortunately cannot assume that students who arrive later will still successfully complete the semester. In this case, they would have to postpone the start of their studies.

No, the BSc AI is an on-campus degree program. Classes begin mid-October, and a recommended but optional Welcome Week for international students is offered during the first week of October. Since moving to a foreign city/country and starting at a new university is very challenging and the first classes form an important basis for further studies, we recommend that our students come to Erlangen as early as possible.

We are aware that it can be difficult to obtain a visa in time and therefore grant our students Late Arrival until the end of October. As FAU is a brick and mortar university, we unfortunately cannot assume that students who arrive later will still successfully complete the semester. In this case, they would have to postpone the start of their studies.

Yes, we are aware that it can be difficult to obtain a visa in time and therefore grant our students Late Arrival until the end of October. As FAU is a brick and mortar university, we unfortunately can’t assume that students who arrive later will still successfully complete the semester. In this case, they would have to postpone the start of their studies.

Yes, if an applicant is admitted to the BSc AI but doesn’t enrol in time, their offer of admission remains valid and they can enrol the following year (after reapplying incl. the letter of admission, but without having to go through the Qualification Assessment Process again). However, the offer of admission is only valid as long as no significant changes are made to the statutes of the Qualification Assessment Process or the examination regulations.

The offer of admission is only valid as long as no significant changes are made to the statutes of the Qualification Assessment Process or the examination regulations.

The application process is the same for all applicants. If you already have a letter of admission for BSc AI at FAU from your previous application, please upload it to Campo together with the other relevant documents. The Admissions Committee will check whether it is still valid or whether you need to take part in the Qualification Assessment Process again.

No, there is no limit to the number of places and there are no different quotas for domestic and international applicants. All candidates who are deemed suitable after the Qualification Assessment Process are granted admission, all other applicants receive a rejection.

Yes, applicants who have been rejected can repeat the Qualification Assessment Process one more time. However, they must wait for next year’s application period.