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If you haven't completed your bachelor's degree before the end of the application deadline, you can apply for a conditional admission. In this case, you are required to provide evidence that you have gained at least 110 ECTS credit points by submitting your current transcript of records in C@MPUS. This transcript also has to include your current grade average. However, in order to enroll in the M.Sc. Computational Linguistics, you must submit your Bachelor's degree certificate and the certificate of unenrollment of your current university.

Yes, according to your academic background you are generally eligible for the Master's program. It is also a good idea to gain any kind of additional certificate for programming / Computational Linguistics courses (e.g. Python) that you can find online. However, this is not a prerequisite for the admission/study.
Please note that no precise evaluations regarding the chances of receiving an admission will be made (e.g. via e-mail). After the application deadlines, all applications will be equally assessed by our Admissions Committee, and only then a decision will be made.

Non-CL graduates usually need more time, effort and initiative to catch up with the knowledge and skills. They get additional requirement exams ("Auflagen"), so please count in some more semesters to finish your studies.

No, a GRE score will not be taken into account by the Admissions Committee.

Refer to the Medium of Instruction document for proof that the Computational Linguistics course is in English.

No. Since M.Sc. Computational Linguistics is an English taught master's program you do not need any German language skills.

Yet, in order to be able to find your way around quickly and well after arriving in Germany basic language skills will certainly be helpful.

According to the admission regulations of the international master’s program “Computational Linguistics” of the University of Stuttgart sufficient English language skills must be proven. Advanced English language at level C1, as a minimum, must be proven with recognized certificates (e.g. TOEFL ibt 95 Points or IELTS Band 7). 

For more information, see the English Language Proficiency Requirement document.

As a native speaker you can prove your English proficiency by uploading a certificate of any educational stage – e.g. of your high school, bachelor's degree etc. – that shows your English speaking background.

The purpose of this section is to provide the admissions committee with a detailed insight into the knowledge you have gained during your Bachelor's studies via module description. You have several options. You can

a) upload the complete official module manual of your course of studies if available,
b) compile or have compiled a document with all the modules you took (e.g. by asking your lecturers for a description of their courses),
c) submit a document with links to online versions (if some texts are only available on websites and not as pdfs). 

Please make sure that the document is clearly structured.

These additional documents – such as the letter of motivation/reference etc. – help the Admission Committee to get a better picture of you and your (scientific) skills. Therefore, we recommend you to upload the documents if possible, but it is not mandatory. Please attach them to the supplementary form by merging them into one PDF and then upload it in C@MPUS in the respective field for the sheet.
There is also no specific required number of letters, pages or words. However, we recommend around 1-3 of around 1 page each.

A decision on the question of admission can only be made by our Admissions Committee on the basis of the Admissions Regulations and the documents you submitted online via C@MPUS until the application deadline. Please understand that due legal reasons no prior assessment of the (chances of an) application can be made.

If your Bachelor's degree certificate and transcript of records are not issued in English by your university, please have them translated for the application and certified for the enrollment. 

Further information on which documents need to be notarized for the enrollment can be found on the website on Enrolling at the University of Stuttgart. Please especially read the section “Enrollment documentation”.

Please contact the International Service Point (ISP) or your program manager to receive a confirmation letter.

Please contact the Admissions Office of the University of Stuttgart, our colleagues are responsible for visa matters and further legal/formal issues.

Oftentimes, providing authorities with a link to or a screenshot of the Master’s program website is sufficient. In case you are asked to provide further documents, please contact our International Service Point (ISP) or the program manager of the Master’s program.

No, there is no contingent of dormitory rooms for students of M.Sc. Computational Linguistics. Please start looking and applying for a (dormitory) room or apartment as early as possible – preferably right after admission, since the housing situation in Stuttgart is tense.

Furthermore, you can be placed on the waiting list for dormitory rooms at the Studierendenwerk even before your enrollment.

The International Office provides further information on housing options.

You can submit the originals if you no longer need them. Otherwise, you can obtain certified copies from administrative/public authorities (e.g. Citizens Advice Bureau / “Bürgerbüro”). Please carefully read the information on the university’s website about enrollment, especially the section What does an official certification look like?.

The International Office (IZ) of the University of Stuttgart provides a detailed overview of the first steps you should take after accepting your study offer.