Admission procedures for international students
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Elements of the admission procedure Essential aspects of the admission procedure for international students are:
a) the equivalence of the academic qualifications related to the requirements in Germany; for undergraduate admission the equivalence of the secondary school leaving certificate and for graduate admission the equivalence of the first academic degree.
b) the language skills for studying
c) the quality of the application. Aspects for the quality on undergraduate level are: the average mark of the secondary school leaving certificate (weighted by relecant subjects and converted to the German grading system) and in all fileds of Design the artistic aptitude test. For graduate admission some quality aspects are: average mark (or GPA) of the respective first degree, interview, and sometimes also work experience, score in relevant admission tests (Graduate Admission Tests like GRE, GMAT). In Design an artistic aptitude test is an additional requirement for admission.

In undergraduate programs a certain quota of the capacity is reserved for international students. In all graduate programs the admision of international students is not limited; admission is based on the quality of the application only.
  
Admission process All application will have to meet the respective deadlines for admission. Depending on the lecel (undergraduate or graduate) and the home country international applicants should apply either directly to Pforzheim University or to the Auslaenderstudienkolleg (Institute for International Students) in Konstanz (see also admission to Bachelor programs).
All applications to be processed in Pforzheim shoud be addressed to International Programs as a central unit.
First all applications are checked on completeness and readability. Second the application will be checked on formal criterias meeting the general entra requirements; these are the equivalence of the school/academic qualification to the requirements in Germany and the language requirements for studying the program.
Formal qualified applications will proceed to the evaluation of the quality of the application. Qualitative indicators are average marks or marks in relevant subjects, work experience etc (past perfomance), interview (present performance) and admission tests (predicted performance). The evaluation of an application is normally in the responsibiliy of the respective School/ Faculty/ Department. In case a candidate is selected International Programs will issue and post a "Letter of Acceptance" (Zulassungsbescheid) to the home address of the application. The letter of acceptance will be issued in German and English. The letter of acceptance is quite often an essential part for getting a visa for studying in Germany. Most international students from outside the EU countries may need a visa via the German Embassies or consulates in the home country. Visa and the Letter of Acceptance are relevant for the immatriculation at the university. For the immatriculation intrnational students will have to proof in addition: adequate health insurance, payment of tuition and student fees.
The procedure for admission and immatriculation may last several weeks. Please expect about 2-4 weeks for the admission procedure (that is checking and evaluation the application. Posting your application and posting the Letter of Acceptance may take around two weeks too. For getting the visa please expect about 4-6 weeks (depending on the location). A total of about 12 weeks is an realistic estimation for the lenght of the admission process.		  
Admission to Bachelor's degree programs International students from EU countries (and associated countries) will have to send the application directly to Pforzheim University (International Programs). Postal address is: Pforzheim University, International Programs, Tiefenbronner Str. 65, 75175 Pforzheim, Germany.
International students from all other countries will have to send the application to the Auslaenderstudienkolleg ASK (Institute for International Students) in Konstanz. The ASK handles these applications for all Universities of Applied Sciences of the land/state Baden-Wuerttemberg. All relevant information you may find on the website of the ASK. Postal address of the ASK is: Auslaenderstudienkolleg Konstanz, Brauneggerstr. 55, 78462 Konstanz, Germany

ASK Konstanz
Admission to Master's degree programs International students will have to send the applications directly to Pforzheim University (International Programs). Postal address is: Pforzheim University, International Programs, Tiefenbronner Str. 65, 75175 Pforzheim, Germany.  
Admission to Exchange Programs All Exchange Students (these are students from partner universities studying for a limited time in Pforzheim) will have to send the relevant application amterial (application form, C.V., Learning Agreement, Photos etc.) to International Programs at Pforzheim University. Before we will consider the application the exchange student must be nominated via the academic coordinator of the partner university. All applications must meet the relevant deadlines and should be complete.  
Further information For international applicants the German Academic Exchange Service DAAD provides further relevant information about studying in Germany. Thesecmore general information materials are a good starting point for a future study period in Germany. DAAD Bonn