Overview Study Programm

• A. Is your former BSc degree acceptable for SIA-studies at Goettingen University?
  Admission to the master's programme is dependent upon the completion of a Bachelor of Science degree of at least three years' duration in Agriculture or other related disciplines at an accredited institution, whether in Germany or elsewhere. Applicants with other related degrees must demonstrate a minimum of 60 ECTS in agricultural subjects, which may include plant sciences, animal sciences, resource management, agricultural economics, or agricultural sociology. Applicants who have studied subjects such as botany, biochemistry, horticulture, biodiversity, ecology, nature conservation, molecular and cell biology, or biotechnology, which are not directly related to agriculture, are not eligible.
• B. Is application possible with an uncompleted BSc?
  Only for Non-EU and Non-EEA applicants: If you are from a Non-EU and Non-EEA country you can only apply with a completed BSc.
  Only for EU and EEA applicants: If you are from an EU or EEA country and haven't completed your BSc degree by the application deadline you need at least 150 ECTS credits from your study program which have to be proven by a transcript of records that also contains the total average grade reached so far (e.g. CGPA). Please note that the final BSc degree must be sent to us as soon as you receive it (latest by November 11. of each year).
• C. Do you fulfill the English language test requirements?
  For this please check English language requirements.
  If you have none of the required English Proficiency proofs you can't be admitted to SIA.

Please select between the entries: Application form for Non-EU and Non-EEA Applicants or Application form for EU and EEA applicants.
Applications in the wrong category will be deleted.

After online registration for the SIA program you will receive a registration number via email. Please fill in the application form and submit it. Then you will receive an automatic email with information on how to upload the required documents (simultaneous applications for several master courses require uploading your documents for each application). A legend of your University's grading system (highest grade obtainable / minimum pass) is obligatory. If there is no legend on your BSc transcript please add an official one.

If you have started a Master degree all fields in the application form concerning Master degree must be filled.

For China, Mongolia, India and Vietnam, only APS-proven academic transcript and degree certificates are accepted for application.

Before you submit the form, please check if you have given information not only to all agricultural relevant courses you have passed but also to agricultural relevant practicals, internships and work experience. This might add to your chances of getting a study place. After you submit the form you can't make any changes. Only complete applications will be considered by the admission committee. Documents added after the deadline will not be accepted.

Yes. Applicants with very high GPAs will receive an early admission letter if they apply early. After the deadline, all other eligible applications will be ranked according to undergraduate GPA and additional agricultural experience. The highest ranked applicants will be admitted.

No.

80% of the available places are awarded to the top ranked students. 20% of the places are then awarded to the next highest ranked applicants after they have qualified through an interview process. Applicants selected for interviews will be informed accordingly.

When will you get informed whether you have been admitted or not?
We will do our best to process all incoming applications as quickly as possible, with a latest notifications in early April.

To accept the study place, successful applicants must start the enrolment process within two weeks after submission of the admission letter.

No, you can't. If you do not accept the offer you must re-apply next year. Please inform us as soon as possible if you decide not to accept, so the place can be offered to the next ranked applicant.

Please be aware that in case you have no scholarship the Visa Authorities will request you to open a block account with minimum 11.208,- € to prove that you can pay for your living for the first 12 months during studies.