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Application periods for Bachelor's degree courses

Winter Semester 2023/24

For German applicants and applicants with equal status to Germans

You are considered equal to German citizens if you meet one of the requirements listed

Application deadline: Mid-May to late July 31st

For applicants from non-EU countries

Only for applicants from non-EU countries:
1st March to 15th July every year

Degree course Business Administration with Informatics (B.A.):
End of application period: 15th July
  • Information on how to apply can be found here.

For summer semester

Application periods for restricted Bachelor's degree courses

Exception Design- und Projektmanagement

All information can be found here.

For degree courses with admission restriction, so-called NC course

Only for German applicants and applicants with equal status to Germans:
20th May to 15th July every year

Application for Master's degree coursesMaster's degree courses

The application periods for the Master's degree courses at the South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences may differ in some cases. However, this only applies to German applicants and applicants with equal status to Germans.

Applicants from non-EU countries can apply for German-language Master's degree courses from the beginning of November to 15 January each year (summer semester) and from the beginning of March to 15 July each year (winter semester). The corresponding deadlines for the English-language Master's courses "International Management & Information Systems", "International Management and Information Systems – Online“ and "Systems Engineering and Engineering Management" can be found in the following overview.

For German applicants and applicants with equal status to Germans, the following periods apply:

Beginning of the semester

Winter semester

  • Part-time Data Science M.Sc.
    Mid-May to August 31st every year
    The application period for the winter semester 2023/2024 has been extended to September 30, 2023!
  • Digital Technologies M.Eng.
    Mid-May to August 31st every year
    The application period for the winter semester 2023/2024 has been extended to September 30, 2023!
  • Electrical Engineering M.Eng.
    Mid-May to August 31st every year
    The application period for the winter semester 2023/2024 has been extended to September 15, 2023!
  • Part-time Media Education M.A.
    Mid-May to August 31st every year
    The application period for the winter semester 2023/2024 has been extended to September 30, 2023!
  • Medical Engineering M.Eng.
    Mid-May to August 31st every year
    The application period for the winter semester 2023/2024 has been extended to September 15, 2023!
  • Strategic Management M.A.
    Mid-May to August 31st every year
    The application period for the winter semester 2023/2024 has been extended to September 15, 2023!

Summer semester

  • Medical Engineering M.Eng.
    1st December to 15th March every year
    The four-semester course starts exclusively in the winter semester.

Application for university transfer students / for students who have changed their degree course and further deadlines

Beginning of the semester

How to apply without a Fachhochschulreife with a vocational qualification?

Further information

How do I apply as a guest student, lateral entrant or cross-registered student?

Further information
  • Part-time degree courses
    1st June to 31th July every year
  • Business Psychology (B.Sc.) (only applicants for higher semesters!)
    1st July to 15th September every year
  • All other degree courses
    1st June to 15th September every year
  • Students, who change the university from non-EU countries
    1st June to 15th July every year
  • Cross-registered students
    1st June to 15th July every year
  • Guest auditors
    1st June to 1st October every year
  • Doctorate at the doctoral college NRW
    1st September to end of February every year
  • Part-time degree courses
    1st December to 15th January every year
  • Business Psychology (B.Sc.) (only applicants for higher semesters!)
    1st December to 15th March every year
  • All other degree courses
    1st December to 15th March every year
  • Students, who change the university from non-EU countries
    1st November to 15th January every year
  • Cross-registered students
    1st December to 15th January every year
  • Guest auditors
    1st December to 1st April every year

Extended application deadlines - Bachelor's degree courses

Only for German applicants and applicants with equal status to Germans

The application deadlines for some Bachelor's degree courses have been extended! For which study courses the deadline has been extended and the exact deadlines can be found in the following table.

Extended application deadlines for Master's courses can be found in the listing "Application for Master's degree courses" above.

Campus Hagen

The application deadlines for the winter semester 2023/2024 have been extended as follows for the following Hagen bachelor’s degree courses:

Betriebswirtschaftslehre (B.Sc.): September 18, 2023

Betriebswirtschaft, Studienrichtung Wirtschaftsrecht B.A. (berufsbegleitendes Verbundstudium): September 18, 2023

Elektrotechnik B.Eng.: September 15, 2023

Elektrotechnik B.Eng. (berufsbegleitendes Verbundstudium): September 15, 2023

International Business Administration (B.Sc.): September 18, 2023

International Business Administration and Engineering (B.Sc.): September 18, 2023

International Business Administration and Informatics (B.Sc.): September 18, 2023

Medieninformatik B.Sc.: September 15, 2023

Medizintechnik B.Eng.: September 15, 2023

Robotik B.Eng: September 15, 2023

Technische Informatik B.Eng.: September 15, 2023

Wirtschaftsinformatik (B.Sc.): September 18, 2023

Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen B.Sc. (berufsbegleitendes Verbundstudium): September 18, 2023

Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen - Energie und Gebäude (B.Sc.): September 30, 2023

Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen (B.Sc.): September 18, 2023

Wirtschaftsrecht LL.B. (berufsbegleitendes Verbundstudium): September 18, 2023

Campus Iserlohn

Applications for Iserlohn's bachelor’s degree courses are no longer possible for the winter semester 2023/2024.

Campus Meschede

The application deadlines for the winter semester 2023/2024 have been extended as follows for the following bachelor’s degree courses in Meschede:

Angewandte Betriebswirtschaftslehre (B.A.): September 15, 2023

Angewandte Betriebswirtschaftslehre Teilzeit (B.A.): September 30, 2023

Data Science (B.Sc.): September 30, 2023

Elektrotechnik (B.Eng.): September 30, 2023

Elektrotechnik Teilzeit (B.Eng.): September 30, 2023

International Management (B.A.): September 15, 2023

International Management Teilzeit (B.A.): September 30, 2023

Maschinenbau (B.Eng.): September 30, 2023

Maschinenbau Teilzeit (B.Eng.): September 30, 2023

Wirtschaft (B.A.): September 15, 2023

Wirtschaft Teilzeit (B.A.): September 30, 2023

Wirtschaftsinformatik (B.Sc.): September 30, 2023

Wirtschaftsinformatik Teilzeit (B.Sc.): September 30, 2023

Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen (B.Eng.): September 15, 2023

Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen Teilzeit (B.Eng.): September 30, 2023

Wirtschaftspsychologie (B.Sc.): September 15, 2023

Campus Soest

The application deadlines for the winter semester 2023/2024 have been extended as follows for the following bachelor’s degree courses in Soest:

Design- und Projektmanagement B.Sc.: September 30, 2023. Please note that you can only enrol in this degree programme if you have successfully completed the aptitude test.

Digitale Technologien B.Eng.: September 30, 2023

Digitale Technologien dual ausbildungsintegrierend B.Eng.: September 30, 2023

Digitale Technologien dual praxisintegrierend B.Eng.: September 30, 2023

Elektrotechnik (B.Eng): September 30, 2023

Elektrotechnik dual ausbildungsintegrierend (B.Eng): September 30, 2023

Elektrotechnik dual praxisintegrierend (B.Eng): September 30, 2023

Frühpädagogik (B.A.): September 30, 2023

Frühpädagogik (B.A.) (berufsbegleitendes Verbundstudium): September 30, 2023

Maschinenbau (B.Eng.): September 30, 2023

Maschinenbau dual ausbildungsintegrierend (B.Eng.): September 30, 2023

Maschinenbau dual praxisintegrierend (B.Eng.): September 30, 2023

Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen (B.Eng.): September 30, 2023

Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen dual ausbildungsintegrierend (B.Eng.): September 30, 2023

Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen dual praxisintegrierend (B.Eng.): September 30, 2023

Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen-Maschinenbau (B.Eng.) (berufsbegleitendes Verbundstudium): September 30, 2023

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