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Required Documents for International Applicants

As an international applicant for a study place at TU Graz, you will need to submit different documents depending on the degree programme you are applying for.

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Required Documents

Admission to Bachelor’s Degree Programmes

  1. Application for Admission form
  2. School-leaving certificate with list of grades as well as grade report from the last school year (The documents submitted need to reflect how many years of schooling have been completed.)
    Please note: You must also pay attention to the following country-specific information.

    If you already completed a university degree:
    Diploma or award certificate of a higher education programme of at least three years' duration (Bachelor's or Diploma programme) including proof of the courses attended (Transcript of Records or Diploma Supplement with details of ECTS, credit points or semester hours per week).
  3. Transcript of Records (if a university degree programme has already been started)
  4. Proof of German language competence at least level A2 at the time of application, until you can present the level C1.
  5. Proof of English language competence only for the Bachelor's programmes in Computer Science, Software Engineering and Management, Information and Computer Engineering, Chemical and Process Engineering at level C1.
    If you are unable to provide proof at the time of application, TU Graz will require you to take the ‘Supplementary Examination in English’ at the University Preparation Programme Graz in your letter of admission. This must be taken BEFORE the start of the Bachelor degree programme.
  6. Copy of passport (only the page with the personal data)
  7. Curriculum vitae

For countries with an additional university entrance examination, this must be submitted.

For example:

  • Azerbaijan
  • China Gaokao, APS certificate
  • Greece: Panhellenic Exam
  • Iran: Pre-University Course, Concours
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Colombia: Examen de Estado para Ingreso a la Educacion Superior
  • Mongolia
  • Morocco: Concours
  • Spain: PAU
  • South Korea: College Scholastic Ability Test
  • Turkey:
    • ÖSYS (concerns Turkish nationals)
    • YÖS (concerns not-Turkish nationals)
  • Cyprus: Panzypresian Exam

Admission to Master’s Degree Programmes

  1. Application for Admission form
  2. Certificate of the completed undergraduate degree
  3. Transcript of records of the completed degree with details of the examinations taken, grades and credits
  4. Proof of German language competence (only for master's programmes taught in German)
    Proof of English language competence (only for master's programmes taught in English)
  5. Copy of passport (only the page with the personal data)
  6. Curriculum vitae


For admission to the master’s degree programme in Architecture, candidates have to submit a portfolio for the purposes of assessing the equivalence of their previous degree.

Admission to Doctoral Programmes

  1. Application for Admission form
  2. Certificates of the completed undergraduate and graduate degrees.
  3. Transcript of records or diploma supplement of the degree courses with details of examinations taken, grades and credits
  4. Written letter of confirmation from your doctoral supervisor at TU Graz, stating that they are willing to supervise your dissertation
  5. Copy of passport (only the page with personal data)
  6. Curriculum vitae

Find a thesis subject and a supervisor

The Doctoral Schools cover a wide spectrum of research fields in which you can write a thesis. On the website of each doctoral school you can find the subject areas and contact details of potential supervisors.

If one of these people agrees to supervise your thesis, they will give you a letter of confirmation that you can submit as part of the admissions process.

Country-specific information

Afghanistan

The 12-Grade Graduation Certificate from Afghanistan is not sufficient proof of general university entrance qualification.

Therefore, in addition to the school-leaving certificate, academic achievements that fulfil the following criteria are required:

  • duration of study of at least two years full-time (at least 85%) and
  • a CGPA of 3.5 or higher  and
  • the course of study comes from a recognised higher education institution

 

Further information regarding the procedure, submission deadlines and other required documents is available at: Admission of International Degree Programme Applicants

Bangladesh

The Higher Secondary Certificate from Bangladesh is not sufficient proof of general university entrance qualification.

Therefore, in addition to the school-leaving certificate, academic achievements that fulfil the following criteria are required:

  • duration of study of at least two years full-time (at least 85%) and
  • a CGPA of 3.5 or higher and
  • the course of study comes from a recognised higher education institution

 

Further information regarding the procedure, submission deadlines and other required documents is available at: Admission of International Degree Programme Applicants

 

Pakistan

With a Higher/Intermediate Secondary School Certificate from Pakistan, you can only be admitted to a Bachelor's programme if you meet the following criteria:

  • Completed 12 years of schooling and completed with an Intermediate Examination/Higher Secondary Certificate and
  • completed year 12 with an overall performance of at least 80% or more.

If the overall performance is below 80% (but above 50%), the following criteria must be met in addition to the school-leaving certificate:

  • the duration of study is at least two years full-time and
  • a CGPA of 3.5 or higher is achieved and
  • the course of study originates from a recognised higher education institution

Admission is not possible with a school certificate (Secondary School Certificate / Matriculation Certificate) after 10 years of schooling and a diploma from a three-year college

Further information regarding the procedure, submission deadlines and other required documents is available at: Admission of International Degree Programme Applicants

USA

A high school diploma or high school degree is awarded on high school graduation in the United States of America. This diploma alone is not equivalent to a general university entrance qualification.

Additional qualifications are required for admission to a higher education institution in Austria, such as examinations in the Advanced Placement Program, the SAT, the ACT or periods of study at a recognised post-secondary educational institution totalling two years.

The high school diploma must be apostilled.

Further information regarding the procedure, submission deadlines and other required documents is available at: Admission of International Degree Programme Applicants

United Kingdom

The General Certificate of Education (GCE A-Levels) must follow these criteria:

  • Applicants from the United Kingdom must prove completion of four independent, general education subjects with at least the grades A*, A, B or C (or Grades 9-4). At the very least, they must include:
    • one language
    • mathematics
    • one of the following subjects: biology, physics or chemistry
    • one humanities subject
  • At least three of the four subjects must have been passed at GCE Advanced Level, the fourth subject at GCSE or IGCSE Level.
  • Advanced Supplementary Level (AS) is equivalent to the GCSE Level for the above conditions.
  • The International Advanced Level (IAL) is equivalent to the GCE Advanced Level for the above requirements.
  • Besides GCSE, IGCSE, GCE or IAL, a language test conducted purely in the English language may not be used to assess general university entrance qualifications.

Details: Evaluation by the Federal Ministry of Women, Science and Research (in German)

Further information regarding the procedure, submission deadlines and other required documents is available at: Admission of International Degree Programme Applicants