University admission via entrance examination

Requirements for admission to the entrance examination are:

1. Completion of at least two years of vocational training in accordance with the Vocational Training Act or Crafts Code or other vocational training regulated by federal or state law and
2. at least three years of full-time professional activity thereafter, including in a profession not corresponding to the training

For scholarship holders of the federal government's advancement scholarship programme, two years are sufficient.
The main responsible and independent management of a family household and the upbringing of a minor child within the meaning of Section 25 (5) of the Federal Training Assistance Act or the care of a relative within the meaning of Section 16 (5) of the Tenth Book of the Social Code are deemed equivalent to professional activity.
At least half-time part-time employment  is to be counted proportionately as professional activity. The entrance examination serves to determine the subject-related and methodological requirements for studying at Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg for professionally qualified applicants. The content of the exam is general and subject-related knowledge.
Passing the entrance exam entitles you to enrol in the first programme semester of the respective degree programme at Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg. The admission regulations remain unaffected by this.

Application deadline for the entrance examination

The request for admission to the entrance examination must be received by the university by 01 April at the latest for the start of the winter semester and by 01 October at the latest for the start of the summer semester.

Documents to be submitted

A single copy of the following documents must be submitted for the application:

• Request for admission to the entrance examination (informal, written cover letter stating the intended degree programme)
• CV in tabular form
• Proof of the professional qualification obtained
• Description of the main contents of the training
• Grade reports or certificates on the type and duration of the training
• Certificates on the type and duration of the training
• Certificates on the type and duration of the training. Confirmation of the type and duration of professional activity
• If applicable, proof of further education and training
• Declaration of consent to forward the data to the examination centre (see left under "Related documents")

Further information

The entrance examination consists of three written parts, written parts, which are the same for all applicants and serve to test general skills in German, English and maths, as well as an oral part specific to the degree programme.

Since the winter semester 2011/2012, a standardised entrance examination procedure has been held for the general part in the subjects German, mathematics and English. The written entrance examinations are conducted by telc GmbH Frankfurt at the Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences as the central examination centre. The costs for the entrance examination at telc GmbH Frankfurt and the costs for administration at Hochschule Ruhr West are covered by Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg.

The central entrance examination for the winter semester 2025/26 will take place on Saturday, 17 May 2025 at the Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences, Campus Mülheim, Duisburger Str. 100, 45479 Mülheim an der Ruhr,
Room 01.EG.028 (Building 1, ground floor, room number 028).

The oral exam, on the other hand, will be held at Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences after all written parts of the exam have been passed.

On the LRK homepage you will find two sample exams for the entrance examination for those qualified in vocational training. The corresponding sample solutions are also provided for the maths part of the exam (basic and additional module). These sample solutions contain detailed solutions to all of the maths questions in sample exams 1 and 2 as well as tips for self-study. The sample exams and solutions are available at the link https://haw-nrw.de/aufgaben-und-ziele/