In general: Your bachelor's degree (either from EU/EAA or not EU/EAA countries) must be recognized in Germany. This is the case when you have earned your degree from an officially recognized foreign university.

Detailed information about official recognition and rating of your university in Germany can be found on the website anabin at:
http://anabin.kmk.org/anabin.html

You can also use the University Admission Check of uni assist e.V.:
https://www.uni-assist.de/en/tools/check-university-admission/

If you already know which master's programme you would like to study at the University of Cologne and you want to find out whether your bachelor's degree meets the requirements for your desired master's programme:

Please contact the appropriate master's admissions committee (see section 5 in this list).

Master's admissions committees are in charge of the selection procedure and certify, if your foreign bachelor's degree qualifies you for the desired masters. There is a master's admissions committee for every master's programme.

For every master's programme taught in German you must demonstrate excellent German-language skills. We recognize the following German certificates:

• TestDaF TDN 4 in all examination parts
• DSH 2*
• Deutsches Sprachdiplom, level II of the KMK (DSD II)
• Telc C1 Hochschule
• Telc C2
• Goethe-Insitut C2 certificate 
• ÖSD C2
• Feststellungsprüfung (FSP) with subject Deutsch

* Only DSH of higher education institutions with registered examination regulations in accordance with the provisions of the German Rectors' Conference (HRK).

Exceptions or recognized as equivalent are certain international school-leaving certificates, e.g. from German-speaking regions. If you have any questions about examinations or qualifications that require exemption, please contact us via our contact form.

If you wish to study a master's programme in English, there are no formal German-language requirements.