If you want to apply the MSc Economics program at the University of Regensburg, you have to use our online application tool. Please read all the information on this page very carefully before starting your application process. The link to the application portal can be found at the end of this page.
General Information
The application process for the MSc Economics at University of Regensburg is fully online. Please read the following information carefully before starting the application process. If you don’t comply with the rules of the application process, you risk that your application will be refused.
IMPORTANT ISSUES TO KEEP IN MIND THROUGHOUT YOUR APPLICATION:
- Throughout the application process, you will be asked for your grades and the credit points of some of your courses. Note that you have to enter your grades based on the German university grade scale (1.0 best grade, 4.0 worst grade to pass a course, 5.0 failed). Below there is information and a calculator that allows you to transform the grades on your transcript of records into the German university grade scale. If you enter grades that are not in the correct grade scale, your application may be refused.
- When asked for credit points of certain courses, you have to state these credit points as ECTS credits. Below is information and a calculator that allows you to transform other credit point systems into the ECTS credit point system. If you enter credit points that are not in the correct ECTS point scale, your application may be refused.
- Please note that in order to be eligible for the MSc Economics program in Regensburg, your bachelor’s in economics or business has to include at least 20 ECTS in micro- and macroeconomics, further 20 ECTS in economics, and 15 ECTS in math, statistics, and econometrics. Knowledge of introductory econometrics is indispensable. See also our Frequently Asked Question. Some alternative rules apply to applicants who studied e.g. maths or statistics. Please refer to the MSc Study Guide for further information. Owing to the large number of applicants, we will not be able to answer personal inquiries, nor are we able to provide any pre-assessment regarding your eligibility for the MSc Economics in Regensburg.
CONTENTS:
1. German university grading scale
All the grades you enter into the application portal must be based on the German university grading scale. Refusal to enter grades in the correct format will result in your application being denied.
In the German university grading scale, a grade of 1.0 is the best possible grade. A grade of 4.0 is the worst possible grade that is still enough to pass a course. A grade of 5.0 means that you failed a course. If the grades in your Bachelor’s degree were based on a different grading scale, you can easily transform your grades into the German university grading scale using the so-called “adjusted Bavarian formula”.
To convert your grades into the German university grading scale, please process as follow:
- Identify the best possible grade Nbest in the grading scale of your university.
- Identify the worst possible grade Nworst in the grading scale of your university that is still enough to pass a course.
- Denote the grade you want to convert into the German university scale by Nyours.
The German university scale of your grade can be calculates as:
NGerman = 1 + 3*(Nbest-Nyours)/(Nbest-Nworst)
Note that this calculation scheme can be used both for your Bachelor’s grade point average as well as for grades in single courses.
Grade calculator:
Here is calculator that allows you to transform the grade of your institution into the German university grading scale:
Best possible grade at your institution (maximum): | |
Worst grade that still is enough to pass: | |
Your grade that you want to recalculate/transform: | |
Calculated grade on German university scale: | |
Further Information:
- If there is a course that only has a pass or fail requirement, please enter a grade of 5.0 if you failed and a grade of 4.0 if you passed.
- If your grades are given in letters and not in numbers, please first convert the letter scale into a number scale by starting at a value of 1 with the best possible grade and then just counting through the number of possible marks. Here are two examples:
Grade Scale A-E:
Letter Grade Number Grade A 1 B 2 C 3 D 4 E (fail) 5 Grade scale A-E with intermediate steps:
Letter Grade Number Grad A+ 1 A 2 A- 3 B+ 4 … … D 11 E (fail) 12
2. ECTS credit point system
All credit points you enter into the application portal must be based on the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) point scale. Refusal to enter credit points in the correct format will result in your application being denied.
The ECTS system assumes that a regular (full-time) study year consists of 60 ECTS credit points. If the credit points in your Bachelor’s degree were based on a different credit point system, you can easily transform your university’s credit points into the ECTS credit point system.
To convert your university’s credit points into the ECTS credit point system, please process as follow:
- Identify the number of (full-time) study years required to complete your Bachelor’s degree Nyears at your university. Note that this is the regular number of study years as indicated in the official documents of your Bachelor’s degree. Please do not enter the number of years you actually studied.
- Identify the number of credit points on your university’s credit point scale Ncomplete that is needed to complete your Bachelor’s degree.
- Denote the credit points of a certain course or course program by Nyours.
The ECTS credits of your course or course program can be calculated as:
NECTS = Nyours * 60 * Nyears / Ncomplete
Note that this calculation scheme can be used both for your total Bachelor’s program as well as for credit points in single courses.
ECTS credit calculator:
Here is calculator that allows you to transform the credit points of your institution into the ECTS credit point system:
Number of (full-time) study years of your Bachelor program: | |
Total number of credit points needed to pass your Bachelor study program: | |
Number of credit points of your course: | |
ECTS credits of your course: | |
3. Step-By-Step Application Guide
Step 1: Start a new Application
Go to our Master Application Portal and click on “Start Your Application”. If you have already started your application process and want to make any changes to your existing application, you can use your application code to access your existing application.
Step 2: Enter your desired program of study
On top of this page, you can find your Application Code (Bewerbungscode). Please store this code for future reference to your application. With this code, you can also make changes to your application later on.
In addition, this page allows you to define the semester at which you want to enter your study program as well as your desired field of study. There is no choice to make regarding the semester, as each application period only allows you to apply for the next possible semester. However, you can choose your desired area of study:
- If you want to enter the regular “MSc Economics” program, choose “Economics (english)” as your desired degree program.
- If you want to apply to our Honors program with additional entry requirements, choose “Economics (Honors,english)”. Note that when you apply for the Honors program, you automatically also apply for the regular MSc Economics study program. The Honors program has additional entry requirements. Please refer to the MSc Economics Study Guide for further details.
Once you chose the relevant program, press Next. Note that at this stage, you don’t have to upload a grade and course summary. This is only relevant for students who obtained their Bachelor’s degree at the University of Regensburg.
Step 3: Enter your personal data
The next page asks you for your personal data. Please fill in all fields with your current name, address, nationality, date of birth and email address. All fields on this page are mandatory.
Step 4: Information on your current study program
On this page, you provide information about your current study program and degree. Please provide the following information:
- Your current or last university at which you obtained your degree with which you qualify for the MSc Economics program in Regensburg.
- The type of university you attended (like a regular or technical university).
- Your area of study or your major.
- The degree you obtained (typically a Bachelor’s degree)
- Your final grade point average. If you university uses a different grading scheme than the German scheme (1 = best grade, 5 = worst grade), you have to convert your grade into an equivalent German grade, see the information here. We will not accept grade point averages on a foreign scale.
- Please tick the box “International Student”. You will then be asked to provide a German language proficiency certificate. This is however only relevant for students that apply to one of the German speaking Master programs in Business or Real Estate. Important: If you want to enter the MSc Economics program in Regensburg, YOU DON’T HAVE TO provide a German language certificate with your application. It is safe to just upload a blank pdf page.
- You can use the comment field to provide additional important information related to your university career information.
Step 5: Assessment of Admission requirements
On this page, we want to assess whether you meet the admission requirements for the MSc Economics program at the University of Regensburg. We therefore inquire the following information:
- The total number of credits points you did or expect to obtain in your qualifying degree program. You have to provide these credit points following the ECTS credits system, see the information here. The typical German Bachelor’s student will obtain 180 ECTS credits. Note that we will not accept any foreign credit point systems.
- If you obtained your degree at a university outside of Germany, it will help with your admission process if you provide us with a detailed description of the courses in your course program in pdf formation. For example you can provide a module catalogue or detailed descriptions of the courses you took. Just choose a file from your computer and press the “Add module catalogue/course description” button.
- Next you have to prove that you match the admission requirements of the MSc Economics. The admission requirements can be found here or in the MSc Study Guide. Note that if you fail to prove that you match the admission requirements, your application can be refused.
- Important for filling out the admission requirements form:
- Provide the exact names of courses that you think should be credited towards the different parts of the admission requirements as they are listed in your transcript of records.
- You don’t necessarily have to provide 6 courses. You can leave some lines empty. However, the sum of ECTS credits of your courses needs to be enough to pass the admission requirements.
- Please provide the credits of courses only in ECTS credit format, see the information here.
- Please provide grades only on the German grading scale, see the information here.
Step 6: Professional Experience
You can provide information about any professional experience you gained so far, like internships and work experience. Please only provide information on such experience that is relevant to your degree in economics.
Step 7: Attachments
Finally you can provide us with a set of attachments that support your application. The following two attachments are mandatory:
- a transcript of records that contains the names, credits and grades of all the courses you took in your Bachelor’s program
- a language proficiency certificate of the English language (at least B2 level of the CEFR standard)
Just choose the respective file from your computer, choose a file category and ideally provide a short description. Then press the button add/upload attachment. The file will be uploaded and will appear on this page. To verify that the file was uploaded correctly, you can download it again to inspect it.
Once you uploaded all files, you can press the “Save data” button. If you do so, your application will be stored on our servers. Note that you have to complete all the above steps for your application to be stored on our servers.
Step 8: Check your information is correct
When you saved your application, you will be redirected to the “Review” page. On this page, you can view your entire application information again and verify it is correct. If you need to change some information, please click the button “Angaben korrigieren”. Note that when all the information on your application is correct, you still have to submit your application. If your information is correct and you want to submit your information, check the data privacy declaration and press the submit button: “Bewerbung endgültig absenden”. Once you submitted your information, you will not be able to make any changes to your application anymore.
Step 9: Download, sign and send your application summary
When your application is submitted, you will be redirected to the final information page. On this page, you can again see your submitted data. In addition, you will find information about the current status of your application. You can always reenter this page with your personal application code.
IMPORTANT: On this page you have to download your application summary as pdf file. Please press the button “PDF-Zusammenfassung” to download your application summary. Please print this application summary, sign it and send it to us by mail (the address is shown on the website). If your current residence is not in Germany, you are also allowed to send a scan of your originally signed application summary to .
Step 10: Wait for our response
We are committed to providing a timely response (usually within two to four weeks) once the application period is over. In the meantime, please refrain from inquiries about the status of your application. We will get back to you by email if there is some information missing that we need to assess your eligibility to participate in our MSc Economics program.