You have completed a teacher training outside of Germany and you want to become a teacher in Germany. 

Thereby you fulfill the first requirement to apply for an Adaptation course.

Your application does depend on whether your degree is from an EU country (including Norway, Liechtenstein, Iceland or Switzerland) or whether you finished your degree outside the EU.

Please find further information on the recognition of your foreign degree at the 

• Niedersächsisches Kultusministerium (in German)

If you need advice on the subjects or school types prior to your application, please contact our Study and Career Counselling Service.

Please use the application form found at "Further Information" to apply for the Adaptation Course.

You need to send the application form including the attachments (in one PDF document) by email to the . 

The admission decisions for bachelor´s degree courses are made by the Admissions Office and takes about three weeks. These three weeks start with the reception of the application documents by the Admissions Office

Admission decisions are send by email as soon as the Admissions Office is informed about the decisions.

After you have been accepted, you need to enrol in person at the Admissions Office. You need to bring original or certified hard copies of your degrees and language certificates. You will find further information on that in your admission letter.