You can only apply for the Master of Education in the winter semester. The prerequisite is the completion of a Bachelor's degree for teaching at primary schools or ISS/Gymnasien. The application period is between 1 July and the 15 August in the summer semester.

If the Bachelor's degree certificate is not yet available at the time of application, the application for the Master's can also be submitted with the so-called 2/3 certificate. This is a forecast stating that all outstanding academic achievements will be completed by the end of the semester (30 September). Prerequisites for issuing the certificate: At least 2/3 of the total academic achievements must be graded, registration for the thesis is in place, and the start of work has been scheduled so that timely completion before the start of the Master's program is possible.

This results in provisional admission to the Master's program. This means that you must submit your Bachelor's degree certificate at the latest by the time of re-registration for the second semester of the Master's program. Otherwise, you will be exmatriculated unless you apply for a program change (downgrading to the Bachelor's program).

Further information on the 2/3 certificate is available on the pages of the Dahlem School of Education (DSE).