Second degree

Many degree programs at htw saar have restricted admission, i.e. you must apply for a place. You can apply online via the htw saar SIM application portal:

New applicants

Existing students of the htw saar

The documents to be submitted with the application via the SIM portal can be found in the program-specific attachments.

Procedure

1. Register or log in to the SIM application portal or SIM student portal
2. After logging into the application portal, start the "Study place application" tile.
3. Enter all required information about the degree program you are applying for online.
4. Upload any required documents to the designated location and "Submit application".
5. Manage applications under "My applications" if required

Some Bachelor's degree programs are admission-free. You can enrol for the first semester of one of the non-restricted degree programs offered if you select "Direct enrolment" in the htw saar SIM application portal.

Applicants who have already successfully completed a degree at a German university (first degree) can only be selected for the first semester of a locally admission-restricted Bachelor's degree program within the framework of a special quota(quota for a second degree).

To check whether consideration within this quota is possible, a separate justification for the second degree(special applications for application - htwsaar) must be submitted during the application process.

You will find the documents required for the application to your desired degree program in the program-specific annexes.

Please upload a letter in the online application in which you justify your motivation for a second degree program (Begründung Zweitstudium)

You can find the document under Special application forms - htwsaar

You must upload your first degree certificate in the online application.

We need to document your entire period of study in Germany . Please upload the relevant documents when you enrol.

For example

• Certificate of study progress
• Exmatriculation certificate with start and end date of enrollment

There are no additional fees for the second degree course. You only have to pay the regular semester fee.

You can find information on this under Fees and charges - htwsaar

You can find the semester times under semester dates, lecture times, lecture-free period - htwsaar

The notifications are issued after the admission procedure has been completed and are available in your application portal under "Documents" in the "My notifications" section.

If the number of study places in this quota is not sufficient to admit all applicants to a degree program, a ranking list is created. The decisive factor here is the point value achieved by the result of the final examination of the first degree course and the justification for the second degree course .

The following scores are awarded for the result of the final examination of the first degree program:

• Grades "excellent" and "very good"- 4 points
• Grades "good" and "fully satisfactory" - 3 points
• Grade "satisfactory" - 2 points
• Grade "sufficient" - 1 point
• If you do not provide proof of the grade of the final examination of your first degree course, the result will be awarded one point.

The reasons for the second degree are scored as follows:

Mandatory professional reasons (9 points)
Mandatory professional reasons exist if a profession is being pursued that can only be practiced on the basis of two completed degree programs.

Academic reasons (7 to 11 points)
Academic reasons exist if a further academic qualification in a different degree program is sought with a view to later work in science and research on the basis of previous academic and practical work.

Special professional reasons (7 points)
There are special professional reasons if the professional situation is significantly improved by the fact that the completion of the second degree program usefully complements the first degree program. This is the case if the activity sought through the second degree in conjunction with the first degree is to be regarded as a combination of two fields of activity specific to the degree program, which as a rule cannot already be performed by graduates of one of the two degree programs, and the person concerned demonstrably aspires to this activity.

Other professional reasons (4 points)
Other professional reasons exist if the second degree program is necessary due to the individual professional situation for other reasons, in particular to compensate for an unfair professional disadvantage or to expand the employment opportunities of the activity carried out with the help of the first degree program.

None of the above reasons (1 point)