The study of veterinary medicine is a study course with national restriction. The application for approval must be exclusively made by the University Admissions Foundation (SfH).
The allocation always takes place only in the winter semester.
Prerequisite is a university entrance qualification according to § 18 of the Lower Saxony Higher Education Act (NHG):
Following a positive decision, the application for admission to the study must be made at the University Admissions Foundation by May 31 or July 15 at the latest.
In case of degrees earned outside the Federal Republic of Germany, a letter of recognition of the competent authority is required and the proof of German language skills (e.g. German language exam required for university admission(DSH), Test of German as a Foreign Language (TestDaF-level 4) or the Central Advanced Language Test of the Goethe-Institute.
The exams of the study to be taken are carried out according to the Regulations for the License to Practice Veterinary Medicine (TappV) of 26 July 2006 (BGBl. 2006 part I, no. 38).