For applications from the 2027 summer semester onwards, prospective students with a foreign qualification for university admission will generally require Preliminary Assessment Documentation (VPD) from uni-assist.
The VPD confirms that uni-assist has assessed your foreign academic qualifications. You will need the VPD for your subsequent application to LMU.
Please apply for your VPD from uni-assist timely. We recommend that you submit your application at least six weeks before the end of the relevant application deadline at LMU.
You can apply for the VPD at any time of the year.
Information on the VPD and applying to uni-assist
Important: The VPD does not replace your application to LMU and does not constitute admission to a degree programme.
In certain cases, a VPD is not required for an application to LMU. This applies in particular to:
Using your certificate and the notification from "Zeugnisanerkennungsstelle" (ZAST or ZAB), you can apply directly through the application portal of the LMU.
You apply directly to the department and then through the LMU application portal.
The entire application process, including the evaluation of academic certificates, is handled by the Stiftung für Hochschulzulassung (Hochschulstart). Please visit their website for more information: https://www.hochschulstart.de
Please note: If the criteria listed above do not apply to you - for example, if you are a non-EU/EEA citizen and do not hold a German university entrance qualification - you must apply through the LMU application portal, and you will definitely need a VPD!
Your certificate will be reviewed as part of your application to the Studienkolleg through the LMU application portal.
You can apply directly through the LMU application portal.
You can apply directly through the LMU application portal.
You can apply directly through the LMU application portal.
If you have been enrolled at LMU within the last 3 years, please apply directly through the LMU application portal.
Once uni-assist has issued your VPD, you must submit it, together with the documents required for your application, by the deadline as part of the LMU application process. The application portal for the 2027 summer semester is expected to open in December 2026.
The relevant application deadline and procedure depend, in particular, on your chosen degree programme and your applicant group. For more information on the programs offered, please visit LMU’s Program Finder.