Welcome to the digital procedure for determining course-related artistic-creative aptitude

Applying for an admission-free Bachelor's degree study place in three steps: 

STEP 1 – Registration

Please register on this portal in order to take part in the artistic-design aptitude assessment procedure. There are three periods to choose from for the Bachelor's degree programmes in Photography, Communication Design, Object & Spatial Design and Serious Games & Digital Knowledge.

Note: Please register for the aptitude assessment procedure by 30.04.2025 if you would like to apply for the winter semester 2025/2026! 

To help you prepare for the upcoming aptitude assessment procedure, we recommend that you participate in a free portfolio and subject advisory service. Here you can find the available dates.

STEP 2 – The artistic-design aptitude test

First stage of the procedure - receive invitation and upload documents
You will receive an invitation by e-mail at the beginning of the processing period at the earliest or shortly after registration with detailed information on the further course of the artistic-design aptitude test and the task. 

Please upload your work samples and, if applicable, term papers in full within the processing period. Incomplete applications will not be graded.  

In the 1st stage of the procedure, a decision is made on admission to the second stage of the procedure. This means that if the result is clear, you will either be granted suitability or not, even without participating in the second stage of the procedure.

Second stage of the procedure - interview, colloquium, task
If the result in the 1st stage of the procedure is inconclusive, you will be invited to the 2nd stage of the procedure. You will receive the invitation by e-mail at least one week in advance. Depending on the course of study, different requirements are set within the framework of the 2nd stage of the procedure. An overview of the requirements of the respective degree programmes can be found here.

Result
You will receive the result of the aptitude test by e-mail after review by the commission. 
 

STEP 3 – Applying for a place at university

If you have passed the artistic-design aptitude test, you still have to apply centrally for the study place (starting with a so-called "self-registration"). You can do this on the respective portals within the following periods:
Non-EU application       15.04. – 15.06. uni assist
EU application               15.05. – 15.07. Study portal of the University of Applied Sciences

Further information on the topic of "Application and enrolment for studies" can be found on the above-mentioned portals and on the homepage of FH Dortmund under "Studying".

Registration

Registration: from 01.03.2025 until 14.07.2025
Upload of the portfolio and documents: until 14.07.2025
Colloquium for applications: if necessary and by individual arrangement
Announcement of the results approximately one month after submission. They will be sent by post.

Registration and Upload of the portfolio and documents: until Monday, 10.02.2025
The invitation to the colloquium will be sent by e-mail on Wednesday, 12.02.2025.
Colloquium: Monday, 17.02.2025 online via Webex
You will receive the result of the aptitude test by e-mail after the application process.

Registration and Upload of the portfolio and documents: until Sunday, 26.01.2025
The invitation to the colloquium will be sent by e-mail on Tuesday, 04.02.2025.
Colloquium: Tuesday, 11.02.2025 personally on site (in justified exceptional cases via Webex)
You will receive the result of the aptitude test by e-mail after the application process.

Registration and upload of documents: 01.01.2025 to 15.07.2025
You will receive the result of the aptitude test by e-mail after the application process.

Registration and upload of works: until Sunday, 19.01.2025
The invitation to the colloquium will be sent by e-mail on Tuesday, 21.01.2025.
Colloquium: Friday, 24.01.2025 online via Webex
You will receive the result of the aptitude test by e-mail after the application process.

Registration and upload of works: until Thursday, Janurary 30th.2025
The invitation to the colloquium will be sent by e-mail on Saturday, February 1st, 2025.
Colloquium: Thursday, February 6th, 2025 online via Webex
You will receive the result of the aptitude test by e-mail after the application process.