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Apply for admission to the external examination at the Fachoberschule to obtain the Fachhochschulreife

Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Schleswig-Holstein (Linie6Plus)

Service Description

If you would like to acquire the Fachhochschulreife via an external examination, you must apply for admission.

With the external examination, you can acquire the Fachhochschulreife without having regularly attended a Fachoberschule. The examination ensures that you have the necessary knowledge to study at a university of applied sciences.


Process flow

You can submit an informal application for admission to the external examination by post or e-mail.

  • Send your informal application to the relevant office.
  • Enclose all the necessary supporting documents.
  • The responsible office will check whether you meet the requirements.
  • You will receive feedback as to whether you have been admitted to the examination and will be informed at which school the examination will take place.
Who should I contact?

Schleswig-Holstein Institute for Vocational Education and Training (SHIBB)

Requirements
  • You are resident in Schleswig-Holstein.
  • You have at least an intermediate school-leaving certificate.
  • You fulfill one of the following professional requirements:
    • You have completed at least two years of recognized relevant vocational training in the fields of agriculture, biotechnology and environmental technology, nutrition and home economics, design, health and social affairs, technology or business and administration.
    • You have completed at least two years of equivalent training.
    • You have at least five years of relevant full-time professional experience in the above-mentioned fields.
  • You have failed the examination no more than once.
Which documents are required?
  • Complete curriculum vitae in tabular form with a description of your educational and professional background
  • Certified copy of the school leaving certificate
    • If the school-leaving certificate was obtained abroad: Proof of German language skills at level B2
  • Employment references for a full-time job in a relevant specialist field
    • Information on the type of activity, duration and weekly scope of employment
  • Copy of identity card or registration certificate from the residents' registration office
  • Declaration of examination preparation
  • Declaration that you have not already failed the examination twice
What are the fees?

Levy: free of charge

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

The examination takes place once a year at the end of the school year. Admission to the external examination must be applied for by September 30 for the examination in the following calendar year.

Legal basis
Appeal
  • Objection
  • Action before the administrative court
Author

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Teaser

If you would like to acquire the Fachhochschulreife via an external examination, you must apply for admission.

Process flow

You can submit an informal application for admission to the external examination by post or e-mail.

  • Send your informal application to the relevant office.
  • Enclose all the necessary supporting documents.
  • The responsible office will check whether you meet the requirements.
  • You will receive feedback as to whether you have been admitted to the examination and will be informed at which school the examination will take place.

Who should I contact?

Schleswig-Holstein Institute for Vocational Education and Training (SHIBB)

Requirements

  • You are resident in Schleswig-Holstein.
  • You have at least an intermediate school-leaving certificate.
  • You fulfill one of the following professional requirements:
    • You have completed at least two years of recognized relevant vocational training in the fields of agriculture, biotechnology and environmental technology, nutrition and home economics, design, health and social affairs, technology or business and administration.
    • You have completed at least two years of equivalent training.
    • You have at least five years of relevant full-time professional experience in the above-mentioned fields.
  • You have failed the examination no more than once.

Which documents are required?

  • Complete curriculum vitae in tabular form with a description of your educational and professional background
  • Certified copy of the school leaving certificate
    • If the school-leaving certificate was obtained abroad: Proof of German language skills at level B2
  • Employment references for a full-time job in a relevant specialist field
    • Information on the type of activity, duration and weekly scope of employment
  • Copy of identity card or registration certificate from the residents' registration office
  • Declaration of examination preparation
  • Declaration that you have not already failed the examination twice

What are the fees?

Levy: free of charge

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

The examination takes place once a year at the end of the school year. Admission to the external examination must be applied for by September 30 for the examination in the following calendar year.

Legal basis

Appeal

  • Objection
  • Action before the administrative court

Author

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

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