Application

Entry requirements

Prospective students of master’s and extension degrees must have a first degree qualification.

Please note: applicants for a master’s or extension course should have specialist qualifications in the relevant discipline.

Details of these admission requirements can be found in the relevant course profile.

Number of applications

At JGU, you can apply for a maximum of three master’s courses with restricted admission per application period. You can mark your applications in order of preference (one, two and three). In the main application procedure, decisions are initially made regarding the applicant’s first choice of course. Applicants will receive notification of their acceptance or rejection. Applications for the second and third choices can only be considered as part of the clearing process once all applicants who had specified the respective subjects in their first application have been allocated a place on the course; experience has shown that this is extremely rare for subjects with restricted admission.

Application deadline

The following deadlines apply to all master’s courses:

• courses starting in the winter semester: May 15
• courses starting in the summer semester: November 15

What to do if you have not yet received your bachelor’s degree certificate

If you are just completing your bachelor’s degree and have not received your degree certificate by the application deadline, apply by the deadline with proof of all your previous course and exam results including the average mark achieved so far; proof must be provided by the competent university or college.

You will have to submit a certified copy of your degree certificate by the end of the first semester of the master’s course, otherwise your enrollment for the master’s course will become invalid.

Requirements for a master's program at JGU with foreign certificates

The International Office – Incoming checks the formal equivalence of your previous university qualifications (this process takes up to 6 weeks). JGU will only accept applications based on foreign certificates including (!) a certification of recognition / validation of the application documents submitted.

The nationality of the applicant is not relevant.

You may download the required form ("Application for the Recognition / Validation of Foreign Certificates") under the link on the right side.

The certificate of recognition / validation will be issued only after € 50 were transfered to our account (no checks, credit cards or banknotes are accepted).

Officially validated copies of these certificates must be presented both in the original language and in German or English translation (except for English and French certificates). After you receive the recognition / validation certificate you can apply for the master course.

Information for international students with a student visa

If you have a university degree that is equivalent to a diploma/magister degree, state examination or master’s in Germany and have a temporary student visa, we strongly advise you to obtain permission for further study in Germany from the relevant Foreigners Registration Authority before applying. Enrollment at Mainz University does not provide grounds for a residence permit to be granted. Applicants who hold a bachelor’s degree and wish to continue with a relevant master’s degree do not require this permission. However, if you have changed subjects between your bachelor’s and master’s degrees (i.e. non-consecutive study), we also strongly advise you to obtain permission from the Foreigners Registration Authority before applying.

Selection process

The selection process for master’s courses with restricted admission varies depending on the subject; information on the key selection criteria can be found in the relevant course profiles.

For master’s courses without restricted admission, you will receive a place on the course if you apply by the deadline and meet the admission requirements (see the relevant course profile).

Notification

You will be notified of whether your application for a study place has been accepted or rejected:

• for courses beginning in the summer semester: approximately in mid-January
• for courses beginning in the winter semester: approximately in mid-July.