• The degree must be available at the time of application – by the last day of the application deadline at the latest. You will then take part in the selection procedure within the framework of the “second degree” quota. If the degree is obtained later, you will participate within the framework of the quotas for first-time students.
• Second degree applicants can only submit one application for admission.
• The available places are allocated in the “second degree” quota by determining a measurement figure.
• This measurement figure is made up of the examination result of the first degree and the weighting of the reasons for the second degree.
• Therefore, the following certificates are required up to and including the last day of the application deadline:
  • final grade of your first degree
  • detailed explanation of the reasons for the desired second degree programme, including information on previous education and professional activities as well as the desired career goal.

The following case groups are distinguished:

• Scientific reasons:
  with regard to a later activity in science and research, a further scientific qualification in another degree programme is sought on the basis of the previous scientific and practical activity.
• Compelling professional reasons:
  a profession is sought which can only be exercised on the basis of two completed courses of study; a proof of this professional requirement is required
• Besondere berufliche Gründe:
  die berufliche Situation wird durch den angestrebten weiteren Studienabschluss, der das Erststudium sinnvoll ergänzt, erheblich verbessert
• Special professional reasons:
  the professional situation is considerably improved by the desired further degree, which complements the first degree in a meaningful way
• Other reason:
  None of the above reasons apply

If the second degree programme is pursued after a family phase for the purpose of reintegration or re-entry into working life, this circumstance can be taken into account in the measurement figure, irrespective of the allocation to the above-mentioned case groups.