To apply for an undergraduate degree programme, you must possess a formal university entrance qualification to German universities (Hochschulzugangsberechtigung) and sufficient proficiency in German language.
a. University Entrance Qualification (Hochschulzugangsberechtigung)
A Hochschulzugangsberechtigung makes you eligible to apply to a German university. You can find out whether your secondary school leaving certificate is equivalent to a Hochschulzugangsberechtigung in Germany here: https://www.uni-assist.de/en/tools/check-university-admission/
b. German-language proficiency
There are no English-taught undergraduate programmes of study at the University of Cologne. Students must therefore demonstrate excellent German-language skills when they apply, this means German language proficiency on the C1-C2 level of the Common European Framework (DSH-2, TestDaF TDN 4 in all examination parts or equivalent). This is also required for German citizens with foreign university entrance qualifications.
If you haven´t reached that level yet, we offer a preparatory German course for those, prooving a completed level of B2.