Medicine

All study places in medicine at universities in Germany are allocated by the Foundation for University Admission (Stiftung für Hochschulzulassung). There you will also find further information on the admission procedure.

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The following regulations apply to the study places to be awarded by Bielefeld University in the Central Aptitude Quota and in the university selection procedure in the course of studies in medicine:

1. Additional aptitude quota (ZEQ)
The selection decisions are made according to the degree of aptitude of the applicants for the medical degree program. The results of the subject-specific Study Aptitude test Test for Medical Degree Programmes (TMS) are used.

2. Selection procedure of the university (AdH)
Three sub-quotas are formed in the university’s selection process. In each sub-quota, a total number of points is calculated for each applicant calculated from the sum of the points achieved in the selection criteria; a maximum of 100 points is to be achieved in total.

The following quotas are formed:

AdH1 (20 % of the study places available in this quota)

a. Result of the university entrance qualification for the chosen study program (average grade, weighting 90%)

b. Performance of a service according to Annex 7 paragraph 1 of the place of studyVVO (in German: StudienplatzVVO NRW), (weighting 10%)

AdH2 (30 % of the study places available in this quota)

a. Result of the university entrance qualification for the chosen study program (average grade, weighting 80%)

b. Professional activity in a recognized training occupation of at least 12 months duration which provides information on the subject-specific suitability (weighting 20%), Appendix 6 subsection – Vocational training and professional activities medicine of the place of studyVVO NRW (in German: StudienplatzVVO NRW) is applied to professions listed. Multiple occupation does not increase the weighting.

AdH3 (50 % of the study places available in this quota)

a. Result of the university entrance qualification for the chosen study program (average grade, weighting 50 %)
b. Result of a subject-specific aptitude test (weighting 50%), only the grade-independent score of the subject-specific aptitude test Test for Medical Degree Programmes (TMS) on the basis of § 5 and Appendix 5 paragraph 3 a) of the study placeVVO (in German: StudienplatzVVO NRW) in the applicable version is considered.

In addition, study places are awarded via the german university entrance qualification (Abitur) best quota.

If you receive an offer of admission from the Foundation for University Admission (in German: Stiftung für Hochschulzulassung) (hochschulstart) and accept this offer of admission, you have the opportunity to enroll within the set deadline. To register, please use the Online-Registration form

The Bielefeld medical degree program is a model course of studies. Participation is subject to § 3 para. 4 SPO voluntary. By enrolling, the prospective student declares his or her voluntary decision to participate in the model course of studies and his or her knowledge of its special features in comparison to the standard course of studies in Medicine. The change to another model or standard course of studies in Medicine is usually associated with an extension of the study period.