You have now submitted your application documents.
After the application deadline, the artistic aptitude test takes place, which consists of a pre-selection, entrance examination and technical interview.
The first step is a pre-selection of the submitted artistic works by the admissions committee.
Then (approx. 2 weeks after the application deadline) you will be informed in the application portal whether you will be invited to the artistic aptitude test (the entrance examination and a subject-related interview) at the Faculty of Design.
The artistic aptitude test then takes place approximately 5-6 weeks after the application deadline and lasts 1 - 2 days (depending on the degree program): in the first part of the test you will work on artistic tasks, in the second part of the test you will work on various topics related to the respective degree program. The tasks are announced directly at the start of the exam. This is followed by an expert interview with professors from the selection committee.
Please plan one to two days on site in Pforzheim for the artistic aptitude test.
Under certain circumstances, the examinations may also take place online - if this is the case, you will be notified by us in good time.
ATTENTION: Pforzheim University does not send out admission or rejection letters by post or email. Please download your notification yourself from the application portal.
Results of the admission exam
Approximately two weeks after the aptitude test, you can check the results in the application portal.
If you have passed the aptitude test, you will receive a letter of admission directly in the portal.
Once you have received the letter of admission, you can apply for enrolment (matriculation) in the first semester. Please find out in advance whether you have to complete a pre-study internship in your degree program before you can enroll in the first semester.
If you receive a rejection letter, it may state that although you have passed the aptitude test, you are unfortunately not yet eligible for admission. If there are still places available due to a succession list, you may still be offered a place at short notice.
If you receive an exclusion notice, you will be excluded from the selection process.
Continue with Step 3, the pre-study internship.
If no pre-study internship is required for your degree program, you can proceed directly to Step 4, Enrollment.