Cognitive Science

o apply, you will need the following documents:

school-leaving certificate in the original language, and a certified translation

list of grades and subjects in the original language, and a certified translation

university entrance examination/certificate (if required in your country) in the original language, and a certified translation

copy of your passport ID page

as well as

proof of your language skills

In addition, if you have attended university:

Degree certificate / Preliminary confirmation of completion in the original language, and a certified translation

Transcript of records for each semester in the original language, as well as a certified translation of the transcript

If you would like to apply for a Master's programme and are in the last semester of your Bachelor's degree, you can apply to us and submit the following documents:

Certificate regarding prospective graduation from the university at which you will complete the bachelor's programme in the original language, as well as a certified translation

Transcript of records for each semester in the original language, as well as certified translation of the transcript

Notarisation of the documents to be submitted is not required!

Please read the checklist provided with your online application in TUCaN carefully. In some cases you may be required to submit further documentation as specified by the department.

After you have submitted your online application in TUCaN, you will find in your application under the section “Application documents to be submitted” which documents have to be submitted and whether you have to submit a printed application form by mail.

a) If you do not have to apply form with documents, your application becomes directly binding by sending it (online).

b) If you must submit an application form with documents by post, this is now generated. In this case, your application will only become binding when the printed application has been received by the Technische Universität Darmstadt within the application deadline. It is not sufficient here to submit the application online.

c) Special applications for admission-restricted courses of study must also be printed out and submitted by mail within the application deadline.

Further Information on the Application Documents:

Translations:

All documents may be submitted in English or German.

Documents in any other language must be translated. Translations must be certified by the German embassy or consulate. Alternatively, the documents must be translated by a certified (vereidigte) translator in Germany.

How to find a certified (vereidigte) translator in Germany:

At www.justiz-dolmetscher.de. Alternatively, you can ask at a nearby court.

Language Requirements for Degree Programmes taught in English

For Master’s degree programmes with English as the language of study, required evidence of English proficiency must be presented through one of the following certificates:

IELTS 7,0

PTE Academic 76

Cambridge University – Certificate in Advanced English (CAT)

TOEFL itp 627

TOEFL Paper 550

TOEFL CBT 213

TOEFL iBT (includes Special Home Edition) 95

TOEIC Listening 490/Reading 455/Speaking 200/Writing 200

Oxford On-Line Placement Test (OOPT) 80

Michigan English Test (MET) 64

Exam for the Certificate of Proficiency in English (ECPE)

Telc English B2-C1 University “C1 certificate”

UNIcert III

Confirmation from the university at which you completed your degree programme that English was the programme's language of instruction.