Selection criteria for the bachelor's program in psychology

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In the bachelor's program in psychology, the following selection criteria are used to form the "university selection procedure" quota for the application procedure in accordance with the statutes :

  1. the grade of the university entrance qualification to 38 %.
  2. the result (percentile rank) of the aptitude test ( 49%)
  3. the indication of a school subject 13

Based on these selection criteria, a procedure grade is calculated, which is then included in the "university selection procedure" quota. This means that the grade of your university entrance qualification is included in the procedure grade at 38%. The grade of the result of the study aptitude test at 49% and the grade, which arises if you can provide information on a school subject at 13%.

Selection criteria

1. grade of the university entrance qualification

The grade of the university entrance qualification is the overall average grade shown on your school report entitling you to study.

2. result (percentile rank) of the study aptitude test.

The BaPsy-DGPs is a standardized central student selection test that will be introduced at most German universities in the winter semester 23/24 and represents a supplementary, valid admission criterion for the study of psychology. The BaPsy-DGPs consists of a general part to measure reasoning skills and a specific part to measure text comprehension as well as competencies in English and mathematics. All components are necessary for successful study of psychology.
As a result of the test, you will receive a percentile rank, which is converted into a grade in the procedure using the formula ((100 percentile rank)*0.05)+1. The calculated grade is then included in the procedure grade at 49%. If the voluntary test is not taken, the criterion is included in the procedure grade with a grade of 6.

3. course of study related school subject

Only the following subjects are considered to have an affinity to the study program:

  • Mathematics
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Biology
  • German
  • English
If you can provide evidence of one of the above-mentioned school subjects in your university entrance qualification (Abitur/ Fachabitur), this will be included in the calculation of the procedure grade with a 3.0. If you can prove that you have taken one of the subjects as an advanced course (usually only in the Abitur, not in the Fachabi), this will be included with a grade of 1.0. The actual grade you had in the subject does not matter. If you did not have any of the above-mentioned subjects in your university entrance qualification, the criterion goes into the procedure grade with the grade 6.


When is a subject an advanced course subject?

  • A distinction is made between performance courses and non-performance courses.
  • As a rule, there are no advanced courses at specialized upper secondary schools. For this reason, applicants from this type of school are not normally allowed to specify Leistungskurse (advanced courses).
  • The term "Leistungskurse" or "LKs" is not used uniformly throughout Germany. Therefore, the following designations, among others, are also recognized:
    • LK = Leistungskurs
    • LF = Leistungsfach
    • P1 = courses at Leistungskurs level (in Saxony-Anhalt)
    • Extra Leistungskursblock on the certificate
    • eA = increased requirement level
    • *) = increased requirement
    • 1) = Abitur subjects with increased requirement profile
    • P = profile subject (only Abitur Baden-Württemberg, regulation before 2010)
    • N = inclination subject (only Abitur Baden-Württemberg, regulation before 2010)
    • W = elective core subject (only Abitur Baden-Württemberg, regulation from 2010)
    • K = Core subject (only Abitur Baden-Württemberg, regulation from 2010)

Grade calculator for the "procedure grade" in the "university selection procedure" quota