The European Higher Education Area which 48 European countries have joined within the framework of the “Bologna Process” provides diverse courses of study with a graded structure and the common academic titles of Bachelor and Master.

In order to successfully complete a course of study, you generally need to pass a university, state or church examination. As a graduate, you will receive an academic title such as Bachelor or Master, depending on the form of study, as well as a certificate or state designation of qualification.

The higher education degree or other professional title, which is awarded after successfully completing a course of study, is determined according to the corresponding examination regulations of the institution of higher education.

Qualification with a Higher Education Degree

• Bachelor/Bakkalaureus (Qualification equivalent to the international bachelor's Degree)
• Master (Qualification equivalent to the international Master's Degree)
• Lizentiat (Licentiate degree)
• Concert Soloist
• Künstlerische Abschlussprüfung (Final examination at a College of Art or College of Music)
• previously: Bachelor’s degree, master’s degree (e.g. Law, Science, Theology)

State Qualification

• Staatsprüfung (Lehramt) (State examination concluding a course of study for the teaching profession)
• Staatsexamen (State examination concluding a course of study in certain subjects (e.g. medical subjects, law) – without teaching profession)

Church qualification

• Ecclesiastical Examination

Other Qualification

• Report
• Certificate
• Without final examination (some course of study in liberal art)