There are degree programmes at the Heidelberg University of Education for which only a certain number of places are available.
Places on these restricted-admission degree programmes are allocated via an admission process.
Here you can find out how the admission process works and how you can improve your chances of getting a place on a degree programme.
Advance quotas for certain groups of people are deducted from the total number of study places for a degree programme: applicants according to hardship quota (5%),
The remaining study places are allocated 10% according to waiting time and 90% according to selection points.
The waiting period is the time between your Abitur and your application to study, during which you were not enrolled at another university. It is specified in "waiting semesters" and calculated automatically in your application.
Important: We do not keep a waiting list, you apply anew each semester. Waiting semesters do not influence the selection points.
It's not just your A-level grades that count here, but also previous educational experience, e.g. through internships, voluntary work or voluntary service! You collect points for both in your application. The higher the number of points, the better your chances of getting a place.
Selection points explained!
All applications for a degree programme are ranked on the basis of waiting time and selection points.
The waiting time or number of points with which the last study place is awarded forms the so-called threshold value, the numerus clausus (NC).
The threshold value (NC) for admission based on waiting time varies greatly and does not provide reliable guidance.
You can find the threshold values according to selection points from the last semesters in our threshold value tables!
Social services such as a Voluntary Social Year (FSJ) usually last one year, but are recognised as a service if they last at least 6 months.
If you perform such social service, you will benefit twice over in our selection process:
- You can receive selection points for educationally relevant activities.
- The service criterion has a favourable effect in the selection process.
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Social service is defined as:
- Voluntary social or ecological year within the meaning of the Act on the Promotion of Youth Voluntary Services
- International Youth Volunteer Service, European Voluntary Service, Weltwärts and kulturweit funding programmes
- Federal Volunteer Service in accordance with the Federal Volunteer Service Act
- Voluntary military service in accordance with the Conscription Act or service with the Federal Border Guard
- Development service in accordance with the Development Workers Act
- care or nursing of a biological/adopted child under the age of 18 or a relative in need of care for up to three years
Recognition of FSJ, BufDi etc.:
- The certificates of service must be issued by the recognised provider. Federal voluntary service can also be verified by a certificate from the place of assignment.
- The certificates of service must refer to the relevant law so that it can be established that the service is official and fulfils the relevant requirements.
- Anyone still completing their service at the time of application must submit a certificate with a current date of issue. Certificates or contracts issued before the start of service will not be taken into account!
Recognition of caring for a child or relative:
- A written assurance that the care/care of a child or relative is comparable in scope and intensity to the other services. This must state that this was a full-time activity and how long ("from... to...") the care or nursing lasted.
- In the case of caring for a child: all documents that provide information about the need for care (birth certificate and registration certificate, medical certificate).
- In the case of caring for a relative: a medical certificate stating the reason for and extent of the need for care as well as a registration certificate from the person in need of care.
It must be clear and credible from the documents that the care or nursing was provided to the extent stated.
You receive a university place during a period of service - for example in the FSJ or Federal Voluntary Service.
What can you do if you cannot or do not want to take up a place at university because you are still doing your service?
So that you are not at a disadvantage, you are entitled to so-called advance admission after your service. This allows you to keep your university place.
Prior admission presupposes that an application and admission to the degree programme was submitted at the beginning of or during your service. You should therefore save the letter of admission.
In order to claim priority admission, you must
- apply for admission: no later than the second allocation procedure following the end of your service (cut-off deadlines are 15 January for the summer semester and 15 July for the winter semester). Important: the pre-admission is valid for the degree programme (and in the case of teacher training programmes for the subject combination for which you have already been admitted).
- provide proof of service: with a current certificate of service or the certificate of completion of your service
- submit the letter of admission
On the B.A. Special Education degree programme, places are allocated according to the individual special education subjects. This means that there is not one large ranking list of all applications for this degree programme.
A separate ranking list is compiled from applications for each special education specialisation and for each ranking list there is ultimately a separate
The decisive factor is which 1st special education specialisation you choose.
The second special education specialisation does not affect the selection procedure.
For the B. A. Special Education programme
There is a particular shortage of teachers for some primary school subjects.
Additional study places are reserved for these "shortage subjects" on the "B.A. Primary Education" degree programme.
These are allocated via the so-called "competence-oriented pass rate" (kPQ for short).
Subjects with competence-orientated pass rate (kPQ):
- Matching quota 1: Art, Music
- Pass rate 2: Sport
- Pass rate 3: Science and technology with a focus on chemistry, physics and technology
If you choose one of these subjects and demonstrate the appropriate aptitude and motivation, your chances of admission will improve.
Participation in a kPQ
All applications for a degree programme are ranked on the basis of selection points.
The higher the total number of points, the better the chances of gaining a place on a degree programme.
The number of points with which the last study place is awarded forms the so-called threshold value, the Numerus Clausus (NC).
You can find the threshold values of the last allocation procedures in the tables below!