Application and Admission

30% of the study places are allocated via the Abitur best quota exclusively on the basis of the Abitur average. Here, the comparability of the Abitur grades of all states is ensured via a compensation mechanism.

In 2020, the aptitude quota was introduced as a quota that is not dependent on school grades and is used to allocate 10% of study places. Here, the universities may decide which criteria they wish to take into consideration. These include, for example, the results of entrance tests, selection interviews and previous professional training.

At HHU, the Test for Medical Studies (TMS) plays the decisive role here!

There is no longer a waiting period quota, in which study places are awarded exclusively according to the length of the waiting semesters. In recent years, prospective students have had to wait longer and longer for a study place due to high demand. During a transitional period, the waiting period will still be taken into account within the aptitude quota, but will be gradually reduced.

This means that waiting semesters at HHU can only lead to a study place in 2021 and with good success in the TMS.

We award different numbers of points for each of the criteria listed below. In total, you can achieve a maximum of 100 points in the AdH procedure:

Average Abitur grade

The most important criterion in the AdH procedure is the result of the university entrance qualification (HZB), i.e. the Abi-NC. You can achieve a maximum of 68 points for this.

TMS

In addition to the Abitur average, the result of the TMS is also taken into account for the study places awarded in our selection procedure. We award a maximum of 29 points for the TMS result.

Service

For a completed service, e.g. a FSJ, you will be credited with three points in our AdH procedure.

Work experience

In addition, we have introduced a sub-quota in our AdH procedure for applicants with completed professional training in the medical field. Here, the applicants are ranked according to approximately the same criteria, but they only compete with each other for the 20 or so study places available to them, as the training is credited with 50 of the possible 100 points.

For the HZB you can achieve a maximum of 34 points, for the TMS a maximum of 15 points and for a completed service one point.

Detailed information on the application process can be found on the website of the Foundation for University Admission.

The Test for Medical Studies (TMS) is relevant as a selection criterion in almost all admission quotas at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf since 2020!

The next TMS will take place on May 8, 9, 29 and 30, 2021 at various locations throughout Germany.

Please remember to register for the TMS in time! Registration is always possible from December 1 to January 15. For more information about the TMS and registration, click here.

In addition to the main Hochschulstart procedure, we allocate around 70 study places via so-called "advance quotas". In addition to applications for second degree programs, hardship cases and international applicants from non-EU countries, these also include the "country doctor quota".

Landarztquote

In North Rhine-Westphalia, 7.6% of medical study places are allocated via the rural doctor quota. In this case, applications are not submitted via Hochschulstart, but via the NRW State Center for Health. The rural doctor quota is intended to ensure the long-term provision of general medical care in rural areas.

If you are admitted to medical school via the rural doctor quota, you are required to complete further medical training that qualifies you to work as a family doctor, for example, further training in general medicine. In addition, you are required to work as a family doctor in an underserved area for at least ten years. In addition to the Abitur grade, other criteria, such as the TMS, are taken into account for the rural physician quota.

First Aid Course

You must complete nine hours of first aid training by the beginning of your 3rd year of study.

Nursing Service

By the start of the first practical block in the 3rd year of study, you must provide evidence of 3 months of nursing service. It is advisable to complete parts of the nursing service before the start of your studies, as some courses and examinations also take place during the semester break.

You should note, however, that the nursing service may only be started after obtaining the university entrance qualification (HZB). For German and European applicants, this is the day on which they receive their Abitur certificate. Non-European prospective students often receive their HZB only after attending a Studienkolleg.