Guide: How to apply for your Master s in the Online-Formular für Masterstudiengänge (Online application form for Master s degree programmes) This guide shows you how to proceed in the Online-Formular für Masterstudiengänge in order to apply for your Master s. To follow the instructions, start here and choose the programme you wish to apply for: http://www.uni-saarland.de/en/master/study-programmes/overview.html This guide with English translations merely serves the reader for a better understanding; only the German text is complete and legally binding.
Choose your desired programme, then click here to apply for it.
Please click here. Note: You can only proceed if an application is possible at the time. The application deadline is always issued here: http://www.uni-saarland.de/en/master/study-programmes/lang-lit/english/description.html
General information: Fields that are marked with * always have to be filled in. Choose the semester you want to start your Master s in (p. e. winter semester 2017). Always click Weiter (Next) to continue.
Click here to choose which degree you wish to obtain.
If you chose Master Wipäd: First choose your major field. Then choose the semester you want to apply for (p.e. first semester). First choose your minor field. Then choose the semester you want to apply for (p.e. first semester).
If you chose Master Wipäd: You have to apply for the subject chosen until the date displayed here.
If you chose Master of Laws LL.M.: Choose your subject and the semester you want to apply for.
If you chose Master of Laws LL.M.: If the system displays this information, it s because you can t apply for the subject you have chosen at the time.
If you chose Master International: Choose your subject and the semester you want to apply for.
If you chose Master International: You have to apply for the subject chosen until the date displayed here.
If you chose Master (Kernbereich) or Master International: If the system displays this information, it s because you have to apply via the homepage of the relevant department. Please click on Fachbereichshomepage.
If you chose Master (Kernbereich): First choose your subject. Then choose the semester you want to apply for (p.e. first semester).
If you chose Master (Kernbereich): You have to apply for the subject chosen until the date displayed here.
If you chose Master (Erw.Hauptf/Nebenf): Choose your major field of study and the semester you want to apply for. Choose your minor field of study and the semester you want to apply for.
If you chose Master (Erw.Hauptf/Nebenf): You have to apply for the subject chosen until the date displayed here. Here the system displays if your combination is valid or not (möglich vs. nicht möglich).
Please fill in your Surname First Name Gender Date of Birth Place of Birth Name at Birth Citizenship 2nd Citizenship University Student Number Where did you get your higher education entrance qualification? In Germany? Not in Germany?
Home adress Street and House / Appartment Number Country Postcode City Email Address Phone Number Cell Phone Number
In case you did not get your higher education entrance qualification in Germany: What kind of higher education entrance qualification do you have? (More information on the next slide.) When did you obtain your higher education entrance qualification? Fill in the date. Fill in the grade on your higher education entrance qualification (double-digit number without comma). If you don t know the equivalent in the German marking scale, fill in 99. Choose the country in which you obtained your higher education entrance qualification.
In case you did not get your higher education entrance qualification in Germany: Information on different kinds of higher education entrance qualifications: Ausländische allgemeine Hochschulreife: General Higher Entrance Qualification obtained in a country other than Germany Deutsche Auslandsschule (ahr) German School Abroad Fachgebundene ausländische Hochschulreife Specialised Higher Education Entrance Qualification obtained in a country other than Germany Fachhochschulreife außerhalb der BRD erworben Advanced Technical University Certificate obtained in a country other than the Federal Republic of Germany Keine HZB (Aufnahme Studienkolleg) No Higher Education Entrance Qualification (Applying for Studienkolleg)
In which country, in which university and in which semester have you been enrolled for the first time? (If you haven t been enrolled before, fill in WS2017 for the semester.) Number of semesters you have been enrolled in a university Number of semesters on leave (also included above) Number of internship semesters (also included above) Number of semesters at Studienkolleg (not included above) Number of semesters in which you paused your studies Choose the reason for this pause (More information on the next slide.)
Andere familiäre Gründe Other family-related reasons Auslandsaufenthalt Stay abroad (part of your studies) Erwerbstätigkeit Employment Freiwilligendienst Voluntary service Reasons for pauses: Childcare Sickness Kinderbetreuung Krankheit Mutterschutz / Erziehung Maternity leave / Parental leave Internship Praktikum
After having obtained your higher education entrance qualification, did you complete a vocational qualification? Yes / No make an internship for your first course? make an internship for your second course? gain other work experience? number of months spent with an internship for your present course total number of months spent with work experience
Have you been enrolled in another university before? First course Country German university University in another country Degree pursued First course Second course Third course Mode of study Second course Country German university University in another country Degree pursued First course Second course Third course Mode of study
Tick the statement that applies to your first degree: - A first course is completed and you have a Bachelor s degree or a similar degree (enclose a copy of the degree, please!) - All degree criteria have been met, but you don t hold the degree yet. - Not all degree criteria have been met in your first course yet.
If the first statement applies to you: If you didn t get your degree in Germany, please fill in its exact designation. Choose your degree. Type of study (Erststudium: First degree, Ergänzungsstudium: Supplementary degree, Zweitstudium: Second degree) First, second, third course Passed / failed Exam date Final grade (fill in the final grade marked on your transcript, highlight the grade on the transcript) Fill in 99 if there is no final grade marked on your degree or if you completed your studies in a country other than Germany.
If the second or third statement applies to you: In these cases, you have to apply for a preliminary admission for your Master s. Note: To prove your qualification, you have to provide a transcript of records, and you will have to present your diploma within a specified period. You can give further information / add something (p.e. concering the current status of your studies) in the box above.
This is your applicant number. Please print out your application for admission and fill it in. Use your applicant number to logg in on https://www.lsf.uni-saarland.de to print out the document above and to get some information on the current status of your application (after having uploaded all requested documents). Your password: your date of birth (DD.MM.YYYY). Please send all requested documents to the adress specified in the application for admission / upload it online if the document says so. Don t forget to sign the application! If you are supposed to upload the documents, you don t need to hand in the printed version of the application. You will be informed about your admission by mail.