Information for students from Germany
At the University of Central Lancashire, we welcome students from Germany to join our growing German cohort at our UK campuses.
Our entry requirements will vary depending on the individual course and the year of entry and the below are indicative only. Any reference to typical entry qualification or grades stated on the website are provided as a guide only. There is no guarantee that applicants who have, or are predicted to achieve, grades equivalent to or exceeding typical entry qualifications or grade will be made an offer by the University of Central Lancashire.
Please note the requirements below are indicative only
Fachhochschulabschluss – 4 or higher or Abitur with an overall grade of 4.
Please note the requirements below are indicative only
Pass Abitur with a minimum GPA of 2.6 with a minimum of 10 in two Leistungskurse (advanced) subjects.
Excellence Scholarship
Below are the criteria for the award of the Excellence scholarships:
Excellence
- Abitur - 1.5 overall grade or higher or Abitur with and overall grade of 1.
Advanced entry:
Excellence
- Minimum average of Grade 2 (Befriedigend) from the Diplom/ Erstes Staatexamen/ Magister Artium/Fachhochschuldiplom (Diplom (FH)/Bachelor.
Please note the requirements below are indicative only
Holders of the Diplom/ Erstes Staatexamen/ Magister Artium/Fachhochschuldiplom (Diplom (FH)/Bachelor - Grade 3 (Befriedigend).
Excellence Scholarship
Below are the criteria for the award of the Excellence scholarships:
Excellence
- Holders of the Diplom/ Erstes Staatexamen/ Magister Artium/Fachhochschuldiplom (Diplom (FH)/Bachelor - Grade 2 (Befriedigend).
If your academic and/or English language qualifications are not sufficient to allow for direct entry to one of our undergraduate or postgraduate taught programmes, you may wish to consider one of our Undergraduate or Master Foundation Programmes, offered at the University of Central Lancashire by ONCampus. Successful completion of this programme can guarantee entry to a wide range of programmes with us.
Please see our further information and guidance on our English Language requirements.
Pass Abitur English at 12 points – where English is taken as an achievement/main/intensive course
Or IELTS 6 or equivalent.
Pass Abitur English at 12 points – where English is taken as an achievement/main/intensive course
Or IELTS 6 or equivalent.
IELTS 6.5 or equivalent.
Awards
- We’ve been awarded the maximum 5 QS Stars (Excellent) for internationalisation. We’re proud to be a truly international university, with a thriving staff and student community of 38,000+ people from over 100 countries. We encourage all our students to become ‘global citizens’ and our courses open doors to worldwide career opportunities. We offer a welcoming destination to all our international students, providing them with the support they need to succeed in their studies. Our 5 QS Stars also reflects the opportunities we provide to enable students to experience other cultures; the success of our overseas campus in Cyprus; and our 120+ international partnerships with universities based in China, Malaysia, the Far East and beyond.
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We welcome applications from all international students. For information and forms for undergraduate and postgraduate applications, please visit our how to apply section for international students.
Contact us
For further information about our activities in Germany, please contact:
Laura Collier
Regional Officer – UK International & Europe
LCollier5@uclan.ac.uk