Information on university entrance for professionally qualified people
Professionally qualified without a university entrance qualification (General higher education entrance qualification, advanced technical college entrance qualification or equivalent qualification) can University entrance exam (HZP) in which the necessary previous education and suitability for a course of study is determined. Passing the HZP gives you the subject-specific higher education entrance qualification. This entitles you to study in a corresponding course at the universities of the state of Hesse. This will be in the regulation on access for professionally qualified persons of December 16, 2015.
According to this ordinance, cross-university examination boards were set up to carry out the university entrance examination for the respective field of study.
The Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen is responsible for the following areas of study:
- Field of Study 9, Engineering Sciences - mechanical engineering section
- Area of Study 10, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, with Geography and Computer Science - Mathematics and computer science sub-area at universities of applied sciences
Admission Requirements
Anyone who:
- One regulated by the Vocational Training Act, the Crafts Code or by state law at least 2 years of vocational training in a field related to the desired degree and
- You have recieved a followed by at least two years of full-time employment in a field related to the intended course of study. It is not necessary for the professional activity to be carried out at the time of the application.
If you are aiming for a course of study that is not technically related to the training or professional activity you have completed, you must also demonstrate qualified Professional Development of at least 400 teaching hours of 45 - 60 minutes each in a professionally related area.
Suitable Professional Development measures are in particular:
- Distance learning courses and further education courses at universities,
- internal and inter-company Further and
- Courses at adult education centers and other adult education providers
application
The application for the university entrance examination at the respective examination board is made with the application form, which you can download in the yellow box on the right. .
The application must be accompanied by the following documents:
- a resume
- officially certified Copies of the last school report and the certificates of vocational training
- complete proof of the type, duration and place of professional practice
- If applicable, evidence of guest studies or participation in Professional Development programmes at a university
- If applicable, evidence of having passed an aptitude assessment procedure in another federal state
Application deadlines are February 15 and August 15 of every year.
It is important that you submit your documents on time and in full, as these form the basis for processing your application. The decisive date is the day the post is received at the university (cut-off period). Applications that are received after this date or are incomplete cannot be considered in the respective examination procedure.
exam fees
An examination fee (according to VwKostO-MWK of December 19, 2013, in the version of July 14, 2023 GvBl. p. 588) of currently €250.00 is charged for conducting the university entrance examination.
The payment request with a payment deadline will be given to you in writing. After receipt of the examination fee, you will receive an admission letter with further information such as the examination date, time and location of the examinations.
Inter-university examination boards
According to the ordinance on access for professionally qualified people, the Hessian universities have set up cross-university examination boards for the university entrance examination. In the following overview you can find the responsible university for the respective field of study.
| field of study | subcommittee | supporting university |
| 1: Linguistics and cultural studies | University of Kassel | |
| 2: historical studies | Gießen University | |
| 3: theology, religious studies, philosophy | University of Marburg | |
| 4: Law and economics including business education | Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences | |
| 5: social and social sciences incl. Social work |
social and social sciences | University of Frankfurt |
| Social work | HS Rhein Main | |
| 6: Pedagogy, L1, L2, L5 | University of Kassel | |
| 7: Nursing, health and therapeutic sciences | HS Fulda | |
| 8: architecture, construction | HS Darmstadt | |
9: Engineering Sciences |
mechanical engineering | THM |
| Electrical engineering | HS Rhein Main | |
| Other engineering Degree Courses | Technical University of Darmstadt | |
10: Mathematics, Science, with Geography and Computer Science |
Mathematics and computer science at universities of applied sciences (universities of applied sciences) | THM |
| Other scientific Degree Courses at universities of applied sciences (universities of applied sciences) | HS Darmstadt | |
| All Degree Courses from No. 10 in Universities | University of Marburg | |
| 11: Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Nutritional Sciences | Gießen University | |
| 12: medicine, veterinary medicine, dentistry, human biology, pharmacy | Human Biology, Pharmacy | University of Marburg |
| Medicine, Veterinary, Dentistry | University of Frankfurt | |
| 13: Psychology | Gießen University | |
| 14: sports | Technical University of Darmstadt |
Subject of the university entrance examination
mechanical engineering section
The university entrance exam consists of an oral exam (exam interview) and a written exam. Various general and technical basics are examined, which are prerequisites for studying engineering sciences (mechanical engineering sub-area). The aim is to determine whether the applicant is able to start the course with the prospect of successfully completing it.
Exam content is basic knowledge in:
- Mathematics: Basic knowledge of the regularities in algebra and in analysis as well as application of the regularities in simple tasks (e.g. knowledge of functions, solution algorithms, formula conversions)
- Physics: Knowledge of basic physical quantities and derived quantities, processing of simple tasks (e.g. from kinematics, mechanics, thermodynamics and electrical engineering), knowledge of physical laws (e.g. on the quantities of work, power, efficiency, temperature, pressure, basic electrical laws)
- Materials science: Knowledge of metal structures (lattice structure, types of lattice), influence of alloying elements on metal properties, binary systems, basic knowledge of material testing methods (e.g. hardness testing, tensile testing), stress-strain diagram
- Technical drawing/geometry: Representation of workpieces in views, reading of technical drawings, fits, surface quality. Spatial imagination is particularly important here. Geometric figures, sectional representations of bodies
- Machine elements: Classification, connection methods, knowledge of simple machine elements (basic knowledge of fits, standardization, securing positions)
- Technical mechanics: Basic laws of statics, types of stress (compression, bending, tension), equilibrium conditions (e.g. sum of torques, vertical and horizontal forces), determination of support forces
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
The university entrance exam consists of an oral exam (exam interview) and a written exam. Various general and technical basics are examined, which are prerequisites for studying mathematics and natural sciences including geography and computer science (mathematics and computer science sub-area) at universities of applied sciences (universities of applied sciences). The aim is to determine whether the applicant is able to start the course with the prospect of successfully completing it.
Exam content is basic knowledge:
- Business Administration: Subject of business administration, structure of business administration (functional, genetic, process-oriented structure), tasks of company management, company goals, legal forms of companies, questions on production and cost theory, cost function, human resources
- Mathematics: Basic knowledge of the laws of algebra and analysis and application of the laws in applied tasks (calculations with variables, laws of powers, roots and logarithms, linear equations, quadratic equations, systems of equations), knowledge of functions and their properties, number sequences, terms of combinatorics, concept of probability
- Physics: Knowledge of basic physical quantities and derived quantities, processing of simple tasks (e.g. from kinematics, mechanics, thermodynamics and electrical engineering), knowledge of physical laws (e.g. on the quantities of work, power, efficiency, temperature, pressure, basic electrical laws), Archimedes' principle
- Informatics: Basic terms (bit, byte, scaling factors, number systems, addressing), components of a digital computing system and their interaction (processor, memory types and their properties, input/output, bus, interfaces, operating system), computer communication (addressing, protocols and standards, Interfaces, application services on the Internet), application software (word processing, spreadsheet, database, browser), programmeming (programmeming languages, simple data types, programme flow control (basic control elements, programme flow chart according to DIN 66001)), elements of data protection.
University entrance with middle school leaving certificate
According to § 60 HessHG, people with a middle school certificate and completed vocational training have a higher education entrance qualification in the state of Hesse if they meet the following criteria:
- proven completion of the middle school certificate
- Qualified completion of at least three years of recognized vocational training with an average, overall or final grade of 2.5 or better as shown in the final certificate of vocational training (chamber certificate from the IHK or HWK).
- Willingness to conclude a study agreement for enrollment at the university
The university entrance qualification is equivalent to the advanced technical college entrance qualification and entitles you to study at universities of applied sciences or in a graduated study programme at a university.
University entrance with professional advancement qualification
Persons who have completed a master’s examination or have a qualification equivalent to the master’s examination have direct access to universities in Hesse. This means that direct application or enrollment at the respective university is possible.
According to Section 1 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 of the Ordinance on the Access of Professionally Qualified Persons to Universities in the State of Hesse, the following persons have a degree in professional advancement training that is comparable to the master’s examination:
- Persons with Further educational qualifications according to §§ 53 and 54 of the Vocational Training Act or according to §§ 42 and 42a of the Crafts Code, provided that the courses comprise at least 400 teaching hours of 45 or 60 minutes each.
- Persons with state certificates of proficiency for nautical or technical ship service.
- Individuals with degrees from technical colleges.
- People with qualifications from comparable state law Further and Professional Development regulations for professions in the healthcare sector and in the area of social care or social pedagogical professions.
- People with qualifications from comparable federal Further and Professional Development regulations.
Graduates from administrative and business academies who have completed vocational training, as well as graduates of a one-year course at the European Academy of Labor at the University of Frankfurt am Main, have a subject-specific university entrance qualification in accordance with Section 60 (2) sentence 2 in conjunction with Paragraph 2 sentence 1 no. 2 of the Hessian Higher Education Act.
