Undergraduate Admission

Candidates who wish to enter Jacobs University for the Fall Semester 2012 should have all completed application material sent to our office (either electronically or by post) by the following dates:

Students with more than 2-3 semesters of university, and adequate credits, may apply by November 1st as a transfer student for Jacobs University's Spring Semester 2012 (beginning in February). Applying as early as possible increases your chance of acquiring a place of study.

So that all necessary test scores have arrived in our office before our deadline, you should also plan to take the SAT or ACT (See CollegeBoard for details), or English-language exams well in advance.

The following are parts of the application process necessary for admission consideration:

• Application Form (Please choose one of the three application form possibilities below) 
  
  Possibility 1: Online Application    It is possible to apply for admission to undergraduate studies using an online application. This has been designed with the aim of making our application process as easy and convenient as possible. Applications submitted electronically receive the same consideration as applications submitted on paper. You will find a link to the online application on the bottom of this page.
  Possibility 2: Paper Application  

            Possibility 3: Common Application  You can submit the application online or download a paper version.             Please note students who apply through common app will not have to write an additional essay!

•  Educational History Form (EHF)   As our office processes applications from dozens of countries with varying school requirements, Jacobs Admissions requires the Educational History Form to clarify school type and duration. All applicants are therefore required to fill out the EHF as seen in the example, with schools listed chronologically!  this form is embedded in the CommonApp (which features the blank form and an example form). Alternatively, you can also retrieve these forms here: Blank EHF | EHF Example  Please complete the Educational History Form and email it back to our office in a form most convenient for you (e.g. PDF, Screenshot, Word Document).
   
• Essay     An essay written in English, answering question number 28 of our application, must be sent along with your application.  
    
• Teacher Recommendation & Guidance Counselor/School Official Recommendation
  We require one personal recommendation from a teacher or faculty member and one personal recommendation from a school or university official (counselor, principal, head of school, dean of students, department, head or faculty advisor).
   
• School and/or University Transcript
  Certificate of secondary school completion such as the German Abitur (i.e. International Baccalaureate, High School Diploma (with recommended tests depending on your region), GCSE A-levels, etc.)
   
• SAT or ACT
  No application will be reviewed for admission until we receive the scores for the Scholastic Assessment Test (or ACT). The SAT (or ACT) does not replace an English language proficiency test.
   
• English Language Proficiency Test
  TOEFL (Paper based: minimum score of 575, or internet based: 90) or an equivalent test is required for admission if English is not your first language.
   
• Deadline Review
  In order to be evaluated, please pay attention to our deadlines listed above!