International Applicants

Application to the LMU International Office

All applicants from EU and non-EU countries must, in addition to sending an application to our program, apply to the University’s International Office (Referat für internationale Angelegenheiten), which assesses whether an international applicant fulfills the formal requirements for admission to the university itself.

We recommend that you prepare your application to the University's International Office simultaneously with your application to the master program in Geology. The application period of the International Office officially begins June 1st. It ends on July 15 for intake in the winter semester. Please apply as early as possible, otherwise the timeframe may get tight to obtain a visa or prepare your move before the semester starts. It is important to know that you can apply to the International Office already before you have received the "letter of acceptance" ("Eignungsbescheid") from our master program. Any letter you receive from us is just for your information: the results of your application to the program will be entered directly by us into the system once available. If we reject your application, any application you have started with the International Office will not be processed any further and nothing needs to be done on your part.

Please adhere to all the guidelines for application to the International Office described on their website. 

Translation of documents

For your application to the Geology master program: A certified translation has only to be provided for those required documents that are neither issued in English nor in German.

Conversion of grades

The calculation of equivalent grades for the purpose of acceptance into our master program will be carried out on the basis of the modified Bavarian formula for the calculation of final results:

x=1+3 [(N_max-N_d)/(N_max-N_min)]

where x is the calculated grade, N_max is the best possible grade in the foreign grading system, N_min is the minimum required grade for a "pass" in the foreign grading system, and N_d is the grade shown on the foreign transcripts.