You may have heard that medicine and law are restricted majors, but recently, some people say that computers are also restricted majors, and I have also heard that it is difficult for foreign students to apply for restricted majors, which brings some confusion to friends who want to choose these majors. We often see typical problems:
I studied law in China, and now I want to continue my studies in Germany, but I heard that law is a restricted major, so it is difficult for China students to apply.
What is a restricted major
The following is the explanation of DAAD:
1, some? Hot? Professional, because the number of applicants is too large and the number of study places is limited, but federal or state universities implement it? Quota limit? (Zulassungsbeschraenkungen: Numerus clausus, NC)。 A certain percentage of the places are allocated to foreign students.
2, there is actually no absolute limit, which is determined by the federal (hard indicators) and state universities (soft indicators) as the case may be. Generally speaking, related to foreign students? Hot? Major: medicine, pharmacy, biology (including biochemistry, biotechnology, etc.), psychology, informatics, architecture and national economics. Enterprise management and so on. Therefore, when applying for these majors, you should consult the foreign affairs office of the university in advance.
It is impossible to verify when this word appeared in German universities. However, because one of the great advantages of German education is notarization, that is, the treatment of foreign students and domestic students is the same (at least as stipulated in the policy), it will be easier to understand the requirements of this major for German students.
In Germany, the scores of the college entrance examination and the subsequent specialized courses in universities are all 6 points. 1 is a perfect score, and 6 is the lowest. So it's not a good thing to get 5 points in every course in Germany.
Just like the key universities in China, the admission of restricted majors has special requirements. For example, in many places, it is stipulated that the admission standard for medical law and other majors should be 1.2 points or 1.3 points, and only good students should be admitted. The reason that can be inferred is that both medical and judge are required to have high quality and sense of responsibility in the future, and these two occupations are closely related to people's lives, so we have to consider them carefully when enrolling students. Related psychology is also restricted in many universities. And not every university can enroll students at will, and a region will have an appraisal committee for restricted majors, or a grading team.
It is up to them to set the admission criteria and finally select students. A few well-known universities also have such appraisal rights themselves, which is equivalent to the establishment of appraisal committees in various regions within the university.
For German students, the grading standard is relatively simple and intuitive because of Abitur (German College Entrance Examination), while for foreign students, it is necessary for them to make an analysis and evaluation according to the specific situation of the student. Finally, the results of college enrollment should refer to their opinions, and students with restricted majors can only get one admission notice.
For China students, to apply for this category, they should pay attention to their own qualifications, and the more important thing is their college entrance examination results. It is still the same as the standard of German students. Only students with good grades have a greater chance to be encouraged by Germans to study in this field. There is also the academic performance in the university is also very important, especially in the same professional courses. Another factor is related subjects, and grades are also a factor to be considered. For example, if you want to study law, your grades in mathematics should not be too bad, because it is considered as a reflection of one's logical thinking ability. For medical students, math scores are far less important than chemistry, after all, you have to understand the synthesis of various drugs and so on. Therefore, the door of restrictive majors is only open to those who meet this grading standard.
The above are traditional restricted majors, but now more and more universities take computer (Infomatik) and economics (BWL) as such majors, including Humboldt University and even Lian Guomin Economics (VWL), and some universities have added Germanistik, which is a new restricted major in the present sense.
Except for a few universities, which are very famous for their major, most of them are due to too many applicants. So I used restriction as an excuse to block most people's applications. Because the current green card policy in Germany has led to the rapid rise of the computer major, if you look at the websites of universities, many infomatik are marked with the logo of NC, or although it is not directly indicated, you will see that the major has become restricted in the rejection letter after you send the application materials. This attitude is just an excuse, and they are also the choice after quota allocation. It is natural for popular majors to have such a result.
The following passage is a very common rejection letter under the pretext of restrictive majors
: Leider Koennen Wirihnen Keinen Zulassungsbecheid Zusenden. der Studentgangernaehrungswessenschaften, (Nutrition) Densie Gewaehlt Haben, Undin Demsie IM 5. Fachsemester Dastudium Aufnehmen Koennten, hat Zulassungs-beschraenkungen. Zulassungsbeschraenkung bedeutet, es stehen nur sehr wenige Studienplaetze einer grossen Anzahl von Bewerbern gegenueber. Ob Sie einen Studienplatz bekommen werden, Entscheidet Sichnach Ablauf der Rueckmeldefrist zusommersemester-Mitte Maerz 28.
Restricted majors are not far away
For those who have been rejected, they can ask for waiting in line and other places. Because German universities will give you opportunities. Some students, including German students themselves, have passed the grading, but because of the limited position in that year, they will also be told by universities that they will have to wait for some time. After queuing in advance, the next time you apply, you will have a little priority. It's just that the time that some universities make you wait sounds ridiculous. For example, a friend who has passed the DSH exam applied for an economics major in FH this semester and was told that this major in this school has become a restricted major. Although he passed the grade, he was ranked lower, so if he missed this major, he had to wait for 9 semesters!
Finally, the restrictive major is not so far away. As long as your relevant grades are excellent (and many China students' scores are much higher than those of students from other countries), you still have a good chance to make some preparations in advance and apply earlier. It is only necessary to be psychologically prepared in advance. Sometimes you will get an admission notice one semester later than your application, because there are people waiting in line in front, which is normal.