Details on application documents for the Master's program

Application form
The application form can be downloaded by clicking on this link.

Curriculum Vitae
Please attach your CV.

Master / Bachelor certificates
Please attach a copy of your Master / Bachelor (or equivalent) certificate. If it is not in English or German, we need a certified translation in one of these languages.
Please note, in order to be admitted to RTWH Aachen University, it is imperative that you have an undergraduate degree with a minimum grade equivalent to a “good” (2.5) in the German grading system.
For Chinese students only: enclose your certificate of authenticity from the Academic Acknowledgement Bureau (APS) in Beijing.

Transcript(s) of records
Please attach a copy of all your transcripts or other academic records including credits and grades in each single subject. If these transcripts are not in English or German, we need a certified translation in one of these languages.

TOEFL or IELTS certificate
The applicants need to demonstrate their English language skills and proof this by submitting a TOEFL or IELTS certificate. The test must not be older than two years and the minimal score is 550 / 213 / 80 for the paper- / computer- / internet-based TOEFL and 6.0 for the IELTS test. Applicants with a first degree from a German institution alternatively may prove that they were attending English classes for at least five years. Nationals and/or first-degree holders of Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, English-speaking Canada, Gambia, Ghana, Guyana, Republic of Ireland, Jamaica, Kiribati, Liberia, Mauritius, Micronesia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, St. Kitts-Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Trinidad & Tobago, United Kingdom, United States, Zambia or Zimbabwe do not have to submit language certificates. The official TOEFL score report must be received by the German Research School for Simulation Sciences directly from the Educational Testing Service (ETS). The ETS/TOEFL - Code for the German Research School for Simulation Sciences is 2746.

GRE score
The GRE test measures verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, and critical thinking and analytic writing skills. If you took the test, please attach a copy of your score.

Recommendations
Two recommendations are required. Please ask the referees to fill the template (see here) and to write a recommendation letter. The referees should send the two documents separately from your application, either via mail or email. You might also include them in sealed envelopes if you choose to send your application via mail.