International MSc Programme for Experimental and Clinical Linguistics (IECL)

Application documents

When applying for admission to a Master's program, you must upload the following documents in digital form as a PDF. Please upload each PDF with the relevant file name:

1. Proof of a Bachelor's degree or an equivalent first degree with your certificate , the corresponding transcript and the Diploma Supplement (if applicable) .

If your degree certificate does not clearly indicate the subject-specific entry requirements , please also submit confirmation of the modules you have completed and the credits you have earned (e.g. module performance overview, performance overview, transcript of records).

For an application without a formal degree, at least the following credit score must be proven at the time of application with a current transcript of records or confirmation of the current total credit score issued by the university:

at least 140 LP for Bachelor's degree programs with a scope of 180 LP

at least 170 credits for Bachelor’s degree programs with a total of 210 credits

at least 200 LP for Bachelor's degree programs with a scope of 240 LP

2. Evidence of the content and structure of your academic education. This could be, for example, module catalogues, study and examination regulations or a syllabus.

3. If applicable, preliminary examination documentation (VPD) from uni-assist eV .

If you submit an academic degree or academic certificates from a foreign university , you must also upload a document about the assessment of the degree as a master's entrance qualification (pre-examination documentation - VPD) via the study place portal. Please find out more about applying for a VPD on the following page .

Applying for a VPD does not constitute an application. Allow sufficient time to apply for a VPD; the average processing time at uni-assist is 4 to 6 weeks.

The VPD must be submitted via the study place portal by the application deadline.

If you wish to apply with a degree from a recognized university in the countries of the People's Republic of China, Vietnam and India, you must submit the relevant APS certificate with your application documents in addition to the VPD.

4. If necessary, translations by a sworn translator

If your academic certificates were issued in a language other than German or English, you must also upload a translation of these documents by a sworn translator via the study place portal.

5. If applicable, placement notice for the first semester or requested higher semesters from the examination board appointed for the course , as well as documents providing complete evidence of all previous study periods, specifying the course and semesters (e.g. course progress certificates, study certificates or de-registration certificate).

Prospective students who are already or have been enrolled in a related master's course at another university should find out about the placement process on this page . Master's students at the University of Potsdam who are looking to change courses can find information about the process of recognition of academic achievements and placement on this page .

6. A current and complete CV in tabular form from the age of 16 with complete details of your study periods. This includes your ongoing, discontinued and formally completed study periods.

7. If applicable, evidence of a change of name (e.g. a copy of the certificate of name change).

8. Additional course-specific documents