HSD Hochschule Döpfer

Admission is NC-free - no grade cut-off applies. Standard entry requires a German Abitur or recognised equivalent. An alternative pathway exists for applicants with completed vocational training (Berufsausbildung) plus at least two years of relevant work experience, or a master craftsman/technician certificate. International applicants with foreign qualifications should contact the study advisory service ([email protected]) for credential verification guidance. No specific German language proficiency score is published on the website; health and social-work programmes are taught in German. APS certificate requirements follow German regulations for Indian, Chinese, and Vietnamese applicants where applicable. Applications are accepted year-round with no fixed deadline; cohorts start each winter semester (September 1) and summer semester (March 1).

Applications are accepted year-round with no fixed closing date; admission closes when cohort capacity is reached. Winter semester intake begins September 1; summer semester intake begins March 1. Early application is recommended.

Not documented - direct application. HSD collects applications through its own online application form ('Jetzt bewerben'); applicants with a foreign school or university certificate must first have it recognised by the certificate recognition office (Zeugnisanerkennungsstelle) of the Staatliches Schulamt of Land Brandenburg, can self-check via the anabin database, or qualify via the Feststellungspruefung or HSD's own Hochschulzugangspruefung (TestAS cognitive part plus a monthly online subject-specific exam). uni-assist is not mentioned on any admission page and HSD does not appear on uni-assist's official member list.

German at Regensburg and Cologne campuses. English-taught options available at the Potsdam campus (B.Sc. and M.Sc. Psychology). Online master's programmes offered in German.