Application for advanced/ higher semester
Besides the option to apply for the first semester in order to switch in one of our master degree programmes at the WiSo faculty, you might have the option to apply for an advanced semester in our Master’s degree programmes. But please note, that several requirements have to be fulfilled.
As our Master’s programmes only start in fall term, you can only apply for the 2nd semester in summer term and for the 3rd semester in fall term.
Further requirements for a successful application are:
- There are free places available in the degree programme and in the relevant semester,
- The master admission criteria for the 1st semester must be fulfilled,
- The student has already passed examinations in her/ his current master degree programme and has gained ECTS credit points, which can be transferred. E.g.:
- An application for the 2nd semester is only possible if at least 15 ECTS can be transferred from the current master programme,
- An application for the 3nd semester is only possible if at least 45 ECTS can be transferred from the current master programme.
Important information:
- Only a maximum of 60 ECTS can be transferred.
- Only equivalent courses can be taken into account. Depending on the university’s content and structures, the degree programmes differ a lot. Therefore, we cannot guarantee that all courses can be transferred.
Application procedure:
The following documents must be submitted to the Admissions Committee as certified copies. This is due to the fact that the respective subject representatives have to review your courses from the current Master programme and check, if a switch is possible.
- Application documents (see checklist PDF)
- Transcript of records of your current master programme
- Printed application in order to transfer courses from the website of the WiSo Credit Transfer Center (“WiSo-Anrechnungszentrum”): (https://www.anrechnungwiso.uni-koeln.de/info/index); please make use of the matriculation number 9726732 for “Cologne Enrolment Number” (“Kölner Matrikelnummer”)
- application form of the University’s Student Registration Office (only available in German “Antrag auf Bewerbung höheres Fachsemester”)
Application deadlines:
- spring term/ 2nd semester: 15 January
- fall term/ 3rd semester: 15 July
Send all documents by post to:
Masterzulassung
Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät
Universität zu Köln
Albertus-Magnus-Platz
D - 50923 Köln, Germany