Requirements for admission to a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science at a university of applied sciences:
Who can study IT is decided independently by the respective universities of applied sciences*.
For admission to the Bachelor's degree program in Computer Science, you must generally meet one of the following requirements:
- Apprenticeship qualification with EFZ in an IT-related technical or craft/technical profession** with a technical or commercial vocational baccalaureate
- Apprenticeship qualification in another technical or craft/industrial/technical profession*** with technical or commercial vocational baccalaureate and preliminary course in programming
- Apprenticeship certificate with EFZ and degree from a higher technical college HF Technik or Wirtschaft
- High school diploma or specialized baccalaureate and at least one year of professional experience/internship in the field of IT
- High school diploma and internship contract with an IT company (this applies to an internship-integrated Bachelor's degree program)
In addition:
- For part-time courses, a minimum of 50% employment in the field of computer science is required.
- In addition: Depending on previous education and experience, it is sometimes possible to have credits recognized. Here too, the decision lies with the universities of applied sciences.
Note:Some universities of applied sciences offer voluntary preliminary courses (e.g. mathematics, programming, physics, languages) to prepare you ideally for your studies.
*As already mentioned, the respective universities of applied sciences decide on admission to studies. They can largely design their courses themselves. Institutional accreditation in accordance with the Higher Education Funding and Coordination Act (HFKG) (Chapter 5.) of the federal government is a prerequisite for the designation right "university of applied sciences" or "university" and "university of teacher education", the granting of federal contributions and program accreditation.
**Examples of computer science-related professions: Automation technician, electronics technician, computer scientist, mediamatician
***Examples of other skilled trades and technical professions: Automotive mechatronics technician, chemical and pharmaceutical technologist, printing technologist, building technology planner, design engineer, laboratory technician, mediamatician, polygraphic technician, telematics technician, textile technologist