Requesting a Preliminary Review (VPD) from uni-assist
Uni-assist is an external partner who processes applications for admission from international applicants for the University of Würzburg. Please find out whether you will need to submit a preliminary review documentation (Vorprüfungsdokumentation, VPD) to the University of Würzburg along with your application for admission. Remember that you will have to request the VPD from uni-assist BEFORE you submit your application for admission to the University of Würzburg.
Please request your VPD from uni-assist as early as possible and at least 6 weeks before the end of the application deadline at the JMU. You will have to upload it to the WueStudy portal when you apply for admission or, respectively, will have to send it to the University of Würzburg along with your other application documents.
Who needs a VPD via uni-assist?
- All applicants for admission to Bachelor’s, state examination programmes or undergraduate module studies who did NOT obtain their higher education entrance qualification in the German school system in Germany or at a school that applies the German Abitur examination regulations. This also applies to applicants for admission to higher subject semesters. Exception: EU/EEA-nationals who are applying for admission to a programme in medicine, pharmacy or dentistry through hochschulstart.de.
- Applicants for admission to a Master’s programme or Module Studies at Master's level who completed their previous degree (e.g. Bachelor’s degree) in a country other than Germany will have to request a VPD from uni-assist in some cases (see tables below).
- Applicants holding an International Baccalaureate Diploma who do not have a letter of recognition of foreign qualifications (Anerkennungsbescheid) from the office for the recognition of non-Bavarian certificates and diplomas (Zeugnisanerkennungsstelle).
- Applicants who went to a Studienkolleg college and want to apply for admission to a Bachelor’s or state examination programme.
- Applicants who wish to be assigned to the Munich Studienkolleg college.
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Subject |
University degree from an EU and EEA country | University degree from a non-EU/EEA country |
|---|---|---|
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Ägyptologie (Egyptology) |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
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Allgemeine und Angewandte Sprachwissenschaft (General and Applied Linguistics) |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
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Altorientalische Sprachen und Kulturen (Ancient Near Eastern Languages and Cultures) |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
|
Angewandte Humangeographie (Applied Human Geography) |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
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Angewandte Physische Geographie, Geosystemwandel und-schutz (Applied Physical Geography, Change and Protection of Geosystems) |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
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Applied Earth Observation an Geoanalysis - EAGLE |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
|
Bildungswissenschaft (Educational Sciences) |
VPD will be requested from candidates who are eligible for the programme. | VPD will be requested from candidates who are eligible for the programme. |
|
Biochemistry |
no VPD required | VPD might be necessary in some cases |
|
Biofabrikation (Biofabrication) |
VPD required | VPD required |
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Biomedizin (Biomedicine) |
VPD required | VPD required |
|
Biowissenschaften (Biosciences) |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
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Chemie (Chemistry) |
no VPD required | VPD required |
|
China Business and Economics |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
|
China Language and Economy |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
|
Chinese Politics and Society |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
|
Chinese Studies |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
|
Computational Mathematics |
no VPD required | VPD required |
|
Cultural Landscapes |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
|
Digital Humanities |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
|
Diversitätsmanagement, Religion und Bildung (Diversity Management, Religion and Education) |
decision pending | decision pending |
|
English Speaking Cultures |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
|
Ethnomusikologie (Ethnomusicology) |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
|
Europäische Ethnologie/ Empirische Kulturwissenschaft (European Ethnology/Empiric Cultural Science) |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
|
Exercise Science & Training |
decision pending | decision pending |
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eXtended Artificial Intelligence |
no VPD required | VPD required |
|
FOKUS Life Sciences |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
|
Französisch (French) |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
|
Funktionswerkstoffe (Functional Materials) |
no VPD required | VPD required |
|
Germanistik (German Language and Literature) |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
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Germanistik als Fremdsprachenphilologie (German Language and Literature for Foreign Learners) |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
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Geschichte (History) |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
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Griechische Philologie (Greek Philology) |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
|
Human-Computer-Interaction |
no VPD required | VPD required |
|
Indologie/ Südasienkunde (Indology/ South Asian Studies) |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
|
Informatik (Computer Science) |
no VPD required | VPD required |
|
Information Systems |
no VPD required | VPD required |
|
International Economic Policy |
no VPD required | VPD required |
|
Italienisch (Italian) |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
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Klassische Archäologie (Classical Archaeology) |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
|
Kunstgeschichte (Art History) |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
|
Lateinische Philologie (Latin Philology) |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
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Lebensmittelchemie (Food Chemistry) |
no VPD required | VPD required |
|
LL.M. Digitalization and Law |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
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LL.M. Europäisches Recht (LL.M. European Law) |
VPD required | VPD required |
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LL.M. für im Ausland graduierte Juristen (LL.M. for lawyers with foreign law degrees) |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
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Luft- und Raumfahrtinformatik (Aerospace Informatics) |
no VPD required | VPD required |
|
Management |
no VPD required | VPD required |
| Management International | no VPD required | VPD required |
|
Mathematik (Mathematics) |
no VPD required | VPD required |
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Mathematics International |
no VPD required | VPD required |
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Mathematische Physik (Mathematical Physics) |
no VPD required | VPD required |
|
Media Entertaiment |
decision pending | decision pending |
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MINT-Lehramt PLUS (MINT Teacher Education PLUS) |
no VPD required | VPD required |
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Mittelalter und Frühe Neuzeit (Medieval and Early Modern Studies) |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
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Museumswissenschaft (Museum Studies) |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
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Museum und alte Kulturen (Museum and Ancient Cultures) |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
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Musikpädagogik (Science of Music Education) |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
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Musikwissenschaft (Musicology) |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
|
Neuere Literaturen (Modern Literatures) |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
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Philosophie (Philosophy) |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
|
Physik (Physics) |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
|
Physics International |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
|
Political and Social Sciences |
decision pending | decision pending |
|
Psychologie (Psychology) |
VPD required | VPD required |
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Psychologie: Klinische Psychologie, Psychotherapie und Klinische Neurowissenschaft (Psychology: Clinical Psychology, Psychotherapy and Clinical Neuroscience) |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
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Psychologie digitaler Medien (Psychology of Digital Media) |
VPD required | VPD required |
|
Quantentechnologie (Quantum Technology) |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
|
Quantum Engineering |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
|
Romanistik Französisch/ Italienisch (Romance Studies French/Italian) |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
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Romanistik Französisch/ Spanisch (Romance Studies French/Spanish) |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
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Romanistik Italienisch/ Spanisch (Romance Studies Italian/Spanish) |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
|
Russische Sprache und Kultur (Russian Language and Culture) |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
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Sammlungen-Provenienz-Kulturelles Erbe (Collection, Provenance and Heritage Studies) |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
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Satellite Technology (within the elite network Bavaria) |
no VPD required | VPD required |
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Sonderpädagogik (Special Needs Education) |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
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Sozialwissenschaftliche Nachhaltigkeitsforschung (Social Science Sustainability Research) |
decision pending | decision pending |
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Spanisch (Spanish) |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
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Theologische Studien (Theological Studies) |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
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Translational Neuroscience and Translational Neuroscience (within the elite network Bavaria) |
VPD required | VPD required |
|
Vergleichende Indogermanische Sprachwissenschaft (Comparative Indo-European Linguistics) |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
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Vor- und Frühgeschichtliche Archäologie (Pre- and Protohistoric Archaeology) |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
|
Wirtschaftsmathematik (Mathematics for Economics) |
no VPD required | VPD required |
|
Subject |
University degree from an EU and EEA country | University degree from a non-EU/EEA country |
|---|---|---|
|
Ägyptologie (Egyptology) |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
|
Bildungswissenschaft (Educational Sciences) |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
|
Chemie (Chemistry) |
no VPD required | VPD required |
|
Ethnomusikologie (Ethnomusicology) |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
|
Human-Computer-Interaction |
no VPD required | VPD required |
|
Informatik (Computer Science) |
no VPD required | VPD required |
|
Klassische Archäologie (Classical Archaeology) |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
|
Kunstgeschichte (Art History) |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
|
Luft- und Raumfahrtinformatik (Aerospace Informatics) |
no VPD required | VPD required |
|
Physik (Physics) |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
|
Quantentechnologie (Quantum Technology) |
no VPD required | no VPD required |
Please select: "Julius-Maximilians-University Wuerzburg".
You cannot select a specific degree programme on the uni-assist website but will have to select the degree you want to pursue in your chosen subject, i.e.
- ‘Bachelor alle Fächer’ (Bachelor’s, all subjects) if you want to study a Bachelor’s programme at the University of Würzburg;
- ‘Staatsexamen alle Fächer’ (state examination, all subjects) if you want to study a state examination programme at the University of Würzburg;
- ‘Master alle Fächer’ (Master’s, all subjects) if you want to study a Master’s programme or a programme leading to an LL.M. degree at the University of Würzburg;
- ‘Modulstudium Bachelor alle Fächer’ (Bachelor’s level modules outside of a degree programme, all subjects) if you want to study Bachelor’s level modules outside of a degree programme at the University of Würzburg;
- ‘Modulstudium Master alle Fächer’ (Master’s level modules outside of a degree programme, all subjects) if you want to study Master’s level modules outside of a degree programme at the University of Würzburg.
Required documents to the uni-assit website for Bachelor Degree, State Exam and Modul Bachelor courses
If you are applying for a preliminary documentsation by uni-assist for a Bachelor's or State degree program, you need
- a copy of your higher education entrance qualification in the original language (the higher education entrance qualification usually includes your secondary school certificate and additionally the certificate of your preparatory college assessment test, if you have completed the Studienkolleg; depending on origin and individual background, the higher education entrance qualification may also include other documents - see www.anabin.de).
- a translation if the original document was not issued in German or English.
Please note that if you are admitted, you must present certified hardcopies of all documents uploaded by uni-assist for proof of your higher education entrance qualification upon enrollment. Please read the information on certification and translation thorougly to ensure that your documents meet the requirements.
Required documents for the VPD for a Master's Degree, LLM or Modul Master course
If you are applying for a Master's degree progam, LLM or Module Master course, you usually need
- a copy of your higher ecucation entrance qualification in the original language
- a copy of your subjects and grades (transcript)
- a copy of your Bachelor Degrere
- a translation if the original documents were not issued in German or English.
Uni-assist may require additional documents from you in order to issue the VPD.
Who does NOT need a VPD?
- Applicants who obtained an Abitur secondary school leaving certificate in Germany or at a school that applies the German Abitur examination regulations.
- EU/EEA nationals who are applying for admission to a programme in medicine, pharmacy or dentistry (see https://www.hochschulstart.de).
- Applicants holding an International Baccalaureate Diploma who have already received a letter of recognition of foreign qualifications (Anerkennungsbescheid) from the office for the recognition of non-Bavarian certificates and diplomas (Zeugnisanerkennungsstelle).
- Applicants holding a certificate from a German office for the recognition of non-German certificates and diplomas (Zeugnisanerkennungsstelle) with a grade point average.
- Applicants who completed their Bachelor’s degree in Germany.
Requesting a VPD
You can request your VPD online through the uni-assist application portal. To find out how to request a VPD please check the uni-assist website.
Please only upload documents relevant for the application for the VPD. Not required are, for example, a copy of the ID, motivation letters, essays or language certificates.
These documents may be relevant later on when you apply at the Universit of Wuerzburg.
Important information!
Important information! Be aware that requesting a VPD from uni-assist and applying for admission to the University of Würzburg are two separate processes. You will first have to request a VPD and will then have to submit an application for admission to the University of Würzburg.
More information about the application process and language requirements can be found at https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/international/studying-in-wuerzburg/degree-programmes/application/.
