Admission Requirements
For admission a Bachelor of Science degree in agricultural sciences, biology or a related discipline following at least 6 semesters with 180 ECTS at an accrediated University is required. Your Bachelor is relevant, if achievements in the field of plant sciences amounting to at least 60 credits, including 24 credits in crop production, plant breeding or plant nutrition, and 10 credits in phytomedicine (crop protection, phytopathology, agricultural entomology or herbology) have been completed.
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For applicants from China, Mongolia, India and Vietnam APS-proven academic transcripts and degree certificates are required
Language requirement
Adequate English language skills should be proven on the basis of the following minimum performance in an internationally accredited test or comparable qualifications:
Cambridge English Qualification with at least 160
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) with at least band 6
Internet-based TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) with at least 80
NULTE Certificate at least B2
UNIcert level II
PTE Academic at least 59
The language test certificate should be no more than three years old at the time of application.
Exempted from the requirement to provide proof of language proficiency are students whose first language is English according the the UK government's list of countries for issuing student visas (the exempted countries are: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, the British overseas territories, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, Malta, New Zealand, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, UK, USA).
IMPORTANT: Confirmation letter on English proficiency due to previous studies in English written by universities' registrar will not be sufficient as proof of adequate English language skills.
Students from outside the EU must obtain a visa for Germany, which among other documents requires the proof of financial support for at least one year of study (11000 €).
For more detailed information please check the information on visa and residence permit regulations for Germany here.