Computer Science and Digitisation, BSc (Hons), Berlin School of Business and Innovation

Entry Requirements

Foundation (International Route)
Minimum age 17 (titles awarded upon completion of at least 11 years of schooling)

Academic Qualifications ECCTIS UK equivalent to GCSE

English Language requirements

• Official English Tests
• IELTS – minimum OS 5.0 (with min 4.5 in each component);
• Password test – minimum OS 5.0 (with min 4.5 in each component)
• PTE (Academic) – minimum OS of 46 (with min 41 in each component);     
• LanguageCert International ESOL SELT OS B1 Achiever High Pass
• Duolingo test with an overall score of 95+
• West African Certificates (WAEC AND NECO only) as a stand-alone with a minimum of C6 in English and issued within the last 5 years. Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) is also accepted with an overall grade C or above. For Tanzania and Cameroon, we request an IELTS (or equivalent certificate).
• WAEC/NECO must be enhanced by a successful (50%+) Internal English Assessment if issued more than 5 years ago.
• Nationals of a majority English speaking country who have taken their academic qualifications in that country, do not need to sit an English test ( Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, Malta, New Zealand, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, UK and USA

The English language test can be waived and a Medium of Instruction Letter can be submitted if:

• applicants who have achieved ECCTIS UK recognised High-School Certificate within the last 2 years where the medium of instruction was entirely in English (teaching and assessment). Medium of instruction letter can also be accepted if the applicants have graduated within the last 5 years but must be supported by a Duolingo test
• you are a Canadian national who has completed studies at an English-speaking School/College/University

BSc (Hons):    

Minimum age: 18 years old  (titles awarded upon completion of at least 12 years of schooling)

Academic Qualifications: a school leaving certificate that allows you to pursue higher education in Germany (e.g. Abitur, Fachhochschulreife, Matura or International Baccalaureate), or International school leaving certificates, or BTEC/National Diploma, or Advanced Vocational Certificate of Education.

If you do not meet the above academic requirements, applicants with professional qualifications and/or 4 or more years of full-time work experience will be considered on an individual basis.

English language requirements: 

• Official English Tests
• IELTS – minimum OS 6.0 (with min 5.5 in each component);
• Password test – minimum OS 6.0 (with min 5.5 in each component);
• PTE (Academic) – minimum OS of 56 ( with min 51 in each component);
• TOEFL IBT OS 80 (Listening 17, Reading 18, Speaking 20, Writing 17);
• Cambridge English Advanced (CAE) or Cambridge English Proficiency OS 69 (min 162 in each component)
• LanguageCert International ESOL SELT OS B2 Communicator High Pass (min 33 in each component)
• Duolingo test with an overall score of 105

The English language test can be waived and a Medium of Instruction Letter can be submitted if:

• applicants who have achieved ECCTIS UK recognised High-School Certificate within the last 2 years where the medium of instruction was entirely in English (teaching and assessment). Medium of instruction letter can also be accepted if the applicants have graduated within the last 5 years but must be supported by a Duolingo test
• you are a Canadian national who has completed studies at an English-speaking School/College/University
• West African Certificates (WAEC AND NECO only) as a stand-alone with a minimum of C6 in English and issued within the last 5 years. Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) is also accepted with an overall grade C or above. For Tanzania and Cameroon, we request an IELTS (or equivalent certificate).
• WAEC/NECO must be enhanced by a successful (50%+) Internal English Assessment if issued more than 5 years ago.
• Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge AICE certificates
• International Baccalaureate Diploma if: English Syllabus A: Standard or Higher Grade 4, or above and English Syllabus B: Standard Grade 5 or Higher Grade 4, or above
• Nationals of a majority English speaking country who have taken their academic qualifications in that country, do not need to sit an English test ( Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, Malta, New Zealand, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, UK and USA

*Above High School Certificate can be Undergraduate Certificate, Undergraduate Diploma, HNC, HND, CertHE, DipHE, etc.