Transfer Students

Application Guideline for Transfer Students – How to Apply for a Higher LAS Semester

LAS has a limited number of places and is a coherent program with a Foundational First Year. If you would like to transfer to LAS, we recommend you apply for the first year. Credit recognition from previous studies is possible once you are registered as an LAS student.

Transfer into a higher semester is only possible if capacity is available in the semester you want to apply for. Currently, it is only possible to apply for the fourth semester of studies or higher. For further details on applying for a higher semester please consult the official guideline of the University.

Submitting your (online) LAS transfer application comprises three steps:

1. Recognition of Your Qualifications

Please submit the following documentation of your previous university studies to studyinfo@ucf.uni-freiburg.de:

• Your university transcript; please note that some of your university courses may be required for the recognition of your University entrance qualification by the University’s International Admissions and Services. These courses then cannot be submitted for credit recognition in the LAS Program.
• A syllabus of each individual course with information regarding credit points, contents, examination, and workload (hours).
• A list of LAS modules that could be fulfilled with credits from previous studies.
  
  

The prerequisites for transfer into a higher LAS semester are defined in the University Admissions Regulations and listed below in English; for details on the respective LAS courses and modules, please see the Module Handbook. If applicable, the Board of Examiners will issue a placement recommendation based on your previous academic achievements that you can upload to the application portal (see step 2).

Prerequisites for Semester 2

Proof of a total of at least 15 ECTS in the following areas:

• Introduction to the Sociology of Knowledge and/or interdisciplinary work (6 ECTS)
• Academic English (3 ECTS)
• Responsibility and Leadership (3 ECTS)
• Research and Presentation (3 ECTS)

Prerequisites for Semester 3

1. Proof of 15 ECTS in the areas required for the second subject-related semester.
2. Proof of a total of at least 12 ECTS in the following areas:

• applied mathematics, dealing with numbers and statistics (3 ECTS)
• 3 ECTS each in three of the four following areas:
• Introduction to Cultural or Historical Studies
• Introduction to Political, Governmental or Administrative Sciences
• Introduction to Life Sciences
• Introduction to Environmental and Sustainability Sciences

Prerequisites for Semester 4

1. Proof of 15 ECTS in the areas required for the second subject-related semester as well as 12 ECTS in the areas required for the third subject-related semester.
2. Proof of a total of at least 6 ECTS in the field of one of the following lines of specialization:

• for the specialization line Culture and History, 3 ECTS in each of the areas cultural and history studies;
• for the specialization line Governance 3 ECTS in the area of General Political Theory or General Political Philosophy, General History of Ideas as well as 3 ECTS points in the area of Methods in Political Science, Administrative Science or Political Sociology;
• for the specialization line Life Sciences, 3 ECTS in the field of Applied Mathematics for Natural Sciences and 3 ECTS in the field of Biochemistry or Organic Chemistry;
• for the specialization line Environmental and Sustainability Sciences 3 ECTS in the area of Applied Mathematics for Natural Sciences and 3 ECTS in the field of Inorganic Chemistry or Environmental Chemistry.

Prerequisites for Semesters ≥ 5

1. Proof of 15 ECTS in the areas required for the second subject-related semester, 12 ECTS in the areas required for the third subject-related semester as well as at least 6 ECTS in the field of one of the lines of specialization for the fourth subject-related semester.
2. Proof of language proficiency in two languages according to the CEFR:

• German native speakers: at least level C1 English language skills, as well as at least level A2 skills in another modern foreign language or basic skills in an ancient foreign language;
• English native speakers: at least level A2 German language skills, as well as at least A2 language skills in another modern foreign language or basic skills in an ancient foreign language.
• Students who speak neither German nor English as their native language: at least level C1 English language skills, as well as at least level A2 German language skills.

2. Registration and Application on the University Application Portal

You then register on the Uni Freiburg application portal. To start your application, select "Bachelor" and the study program "Liberal Arts and Sciences" in the drop-down menu under "Your desired degree program". Enter the semester of study you want to apply for. In the winter semester, you can only register for uneven semesters (3, 5, etc.), in the summer semester for even semesters only.

After completing the application form and uploading the application documents listed below, you can check and edit your application. Then, please confirm that your data is correct and submit your application. We recommend downloading the application control sheet for your records.

The Uni Freiburg Student Service Center provides further information on the online application process.

Application documents

For matriculation at the University of Freiburg, you must provide originals of all application documents:

• University entrance qualification
• B2 English proficiency
• Student orientation procedure
• Placement recommendation; if you do not have the placement recommendation by the time of application, you can submit it by March 20 (for the summer semester) / September 20 (for the winter semester).

3. Admissions

You will be notified about your acceptance or rejection through a notification in application portal. The letter of admissions with information on matriculation will be available in the portal.