Qualification Assessment (QFV)

The qualification assessment procedure is regulated in the General Examination Regulations for the Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programs at the Faculty of Engineering of Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg in Section 29 and Appendix 1, as well as in the Degree Program and Examination Regulations for the Master’s Degree Program Medical Engineering (FPOMT; for the current German versions click here).

Here, we give you a shortened description of the process:

Every application that is submitted on time and with all required documents is subject to a two-phase procedure for qualification assessment.

First Phase: In the first phase, your application documents are evaluated: Can the applicant prove the required level of English proficiency?  This criterion is only applied for our English-taught specializations. Please find our accepted English certificates here. Is the Bachelor’s degree similar enough to our own Bachelor’s degree or not equivalent? The same criteria for equivalency are applied to all applications, independently of the desired specialization chosen by the applicant. Applicants with a non-equivalent degree are rejected. Did the applicant achieve a final grade (grade average) of 2,5 or better (according to the German system)? This assessment is made based on the conversion of your grade to the German grading system; the conversion will be made by our officers at FAU. Applicants with a discipline-related degree but a final grade worse than 2,5 (according to the German system) will be rejected. Conversion to the German Grading System: The conversion to the German grading system is dependent on your country and sometimes even university.
In order to get a rough non-binding estimation, you may use the following equation German grade = 1 + 3(N_max-N_d)/(N_max-N_min) where N_max and N_min are the best possible and the minimum passing grade in your grading system, respectively, and N_d is your personal Bachelor’s grade.
Note that in the German system, 1,0 is the best possible grade, higher numbers mean worse grades.

Second Phase: In the second phase, applicants with a discipline-related degree and a final grade equal to or better than the German grade 2.5 are invited to an online admission test. The test takes 60 minutes and is carried out via our digital exam platform StudOn Exam. The following topics will be tested:
  • competent knowledge of subject-related basics (mathematics, algorithms, data processing): 25%
  • consolidated knowledge in engineering corresponding to the chosen specialization: 75%
If you are invited to the online admission test, you will be informed about it via an email from zimt-qfv[at]fau.de at least 7 days in advance. Only applicants who are invited via this email can participate in the test. Don’t attempt the test twice! If you take the test twice you will be disqualified, i.e. rejected from our program. Please find comprehensive instructions on the test here: Please note that it is your responsibility to read the above instructions thoroughly and familiarize youself with our test platform StudOn. If you are unable to handle the digital test environment, you result will be “not passed”. We do not provide you with mock exams, examples for potential questions or similar. The content of the test is based on our bachelor’s curriculum. If you possess the solid engineering background we require from our students, you will be able to pass the test without additional studying. If you don’t pass, this means that our program is not suitable for you. Upon your completion and submission of the test, it will be saved on our server. Please note that you will not receive a confirmation of the successful submission of the test.   Test results
The result of the digital admission test is either “passed” or “not passed”. The test result will not be displayed immediately after the test and we will not notify you about the concrete test results. The candidates who have passed will receive the admission offer up to two weeks after the test date directly via our application platform Campo. The candidates who have failed will receive a rejection letter via our application portal Campo.   What to do if problems occur during the test Please contact us right away
If you encounter technical problems during the test, please contact us immediately at zimt-qfv[at]fau.de. Please note that we cannot assist with any issues arising from an unstable internet connection.

 

Admission without bachelor’s certificate

If you are a Non-EU citizen and your bachelor’s certificate has not yet been issued at the time of your application, you must submit it to the Student Records Office at enrollment at the very latest. Please note that this deadline cannot be extended under any circumstances. 

EU citizens can be admitted with the condition to submit their bachelor’s certificate within one year after enrollment. Please note that this deadline cannot be extended under any circumstances.