Physician Assistant application

How to become a Physician Assistant - step by step

1. Online application

Register at www.hochschulstart.de and apply via the External link opens in a new window:MIO online application portal of Furtwangen University - HFU

You can find instructions for the application process here: Internal link opens in the same window:Application A - Z | Application information (hs-furtwangen.deExternal link opens in a new window:)

You can find the application deadlines here: Internal link opens in the same window:Dates and deadlines (Application) | Application information (hs-furtwangen.de)

In preparation, please save the following documents as PDF files on your pc. You will need these documents in the further course of your application:

  • Certificate of higher education entrance qualification
  • Curriculum vitae
  • Study orientation test (e.g. www.was-studiere-ich.de)

If available, submit the following additional documents for the selection procedure:

  • Letter of recommendation from a hospital approved to provide care in accordance with § 108 of the Fifth Book of the Social Code with proof of at least nine months of practical work
  • Proof of further practical activities, e.g. voluntary work (e.g. FSJ) in the field of nursing
  • Successfully completed vocational training in a health profession regulated by federal law. The health professions include those professions whose activities cover the healing of diseases and the medical-assisting treatment and care of patients, see also Healthcare profession: an overview (bundesgesundheitsministerium.de)
  • Extracurricular achievements, e.g. prizes and awards
  • Work abroad in a health profession

If your application status changes, you will receive an automatic email. You can thus track the current status of your application in the application portal.

Prioritise your applications on hochschulstart.
The prioritisation you choose is important, as lower-priority offers will be eliminated in favour of higher-priority ones at some point. You can find more information here: https://www.hochschulstart.de/bewerben-beobachten/priorisierung

Note: For enrolment (see point 6) you will need further proof:

  • Clean criminal record (police Certificate of Good Conduct - document type NE) (issued no more than three months before semester start)
  • Self-declaration (issued no more than three months before semester start)
  • Proof of at least four weeks of practical nursing training
  • If applicable, a medical certificate stating that you are qualified to work as a physician assistant (issued no more than three months before semester start). This should include proof that the legally required vaccination protection for working in the healthcare sector is complete.

It is sufficient if you apply for/complete these documents after receiving the admission notice and submit them with your enrolment. You will receive a link to the forms and supplementary information with the admission notification. You have until the end of the first semester to submit proof of nursing internship.

2. Offer of admission

After the application deadline, the university sends out offers of admission to all applicants who receive a place at the university via www.hochschulstart.de.

 

3. Acceptance of the offer of admission

If our offer of admission is already for your desired degree programme, you can accept it directly on Hochschulstart. The admission process is then completed and all other applications are finally eliminated from the procedure. The university is your contact for the rest of the application procedure.

    4. Confirmation of acceptance from the university

    After acceptance of the offer, you will find your confirmation of acceptance in your inbox at the HFU online application portal MIO. You will receive information about the following documents by email:

    • Transfer form for the semester fee
    • Important information on enrolment with enrolment application
    • Letter of information regarding the police Certificate of Good Conduct - document type Belegart NE)
    • Self-declaration form
    • Form for the medical certificate stating that you are qualified to exercise the profession of Physician Assistant (issued no more than three months before semester start). This should include proof that the legally required vaccination protection for working in the healthcare sector is complete.
    5. Bank transfer

      You transfer the semester fee in the current amount of €149 (as of Winter Semester 2023/2024). After receiving the offer of admission, please transfer the semester fee as soon as possible. The transfer details are on the remittance slip, the subject must be transferred in full.

        6. Enrolment (matriculation)

        The enrolment deadline can be found in the confirmation of acceptance. You will need the following documents for enrolment. You can either hand them in personally during the opening hours of the Examinations Office at Furtwangen University, have them handed in by a person authorised in writing, or send them by post.

        • Proof of a nursing internship of at least four weeks (can be submitted later, but at latest by the end of the first semester)
        • Enrolment application
        • Officially certified copy of university entrance qualification
        • Proof of insurance status. This must be requested from the health insurance company. The health insurance company will then send the proof of insurance status directly to the university electronically (company number 689 380 95)
        • Copy of your identity card
        • If applicable, documents listed as missing in the online application portal MIO, e.g. proof of German language proficiency
        • police Certificate of Good Conduct - document type NE) (issued no more than three months before semester start)
        • If applicable, a medical certificate stating that you are qualified to work as a physician assistant (issued no more than three months before semester start). This should include proof that the legally required vaccination protection for working in the healthcare sector is complete.
        • Self-disclosure/ declaration (informal, as follows)

        "I hereby declare.....................................................................................(first name and surname) that I have not been punished by a court for a felony or misdemeanour, insofar as an imposed punishment has not been extinguished, and that no criminal proceedings or investigations by the public prosecutor's office are pending against me for a felony or misdemeanour."

        Important:

        The acceptance of the offer of admission, the transfer of the semester fee and the enrolment must take place by the deadlines, otherwise your entitlement to the place will be lost. The money must have been received at the time of enrolment.