Once you have registered, you will receive an email with an activation code that you will need to access the application portal.The code is only required when you log into the system for the first time.
If you have not received an activation code, please check your spam folder. In some cases, the email with the activation code will be classed as spam.

Videos and further application documents, such as proof of payment of the entrance examination fee or the programme for the entrance examination, must be uploaded to the upload portal after submitting the application form.
You can find the link to the upload portal on the homepage under “Digital entrance examination upload” or on your application summary under “Contact and upload area”.

• Format: .mp4, .mov, .hevc, .flv, .ogg
• Size: max. 2GB

There is no separate confirmation. However, check that the file size corresponds to your video (or is more than 0).

You can swap the video on the upload portal at any time during the application period. To do so, you must first delete the uploaded video. Then you will be able to upload new video files. The uploaded video will be forwarded to the examination committees once the application period has ended.

As the university receives lots of applications it can sometimes take a while to update the application portal. Please be patient.
It usually takes 3-4 days before we can register your payment of the fee for the entrance examination. As soon as the status changes to “valid”, your payment has been registered and we have received all of the required application documents, i.e. your application is complete and you are then admitted to the entrance examination procedure. No further documents are required for the time being.
When making your payment, it does not matter whether you enter your applicant or application number. We can clearly identify either number.

The result of the entrance examination is issued as a notification (offer of a place or rejection) and is available on the application portal as a pdf for download not long after the exam.

The processing of your application is subject to a fee of € 50.00
Your application will not be processed until the fee is paid. Paid fees are non-refundable. This also applies if you have not submitted the application form, the application is rejected or you withdraw from the entrance examination. Please transfer the fee to the following account:

Ostseesparkasse Rostock
IBAN     DE 35 1305 0000 0201 0189 34
BIC        NOLADE21ROS
Payment reference:  Applicant number, Surname, Given Name(s)

We do not charge course fees for a first degree. However, you will have to pay a semester fee, which is a contribution to the costs of the semester ticket, student services and the student council.

The entrance examination requirements can be found on the webpage of your desired degree course under “Entrance examination requirements”.

for all courses with final degree Bachelor of Music

• Ear Training (written exam)
• Music Theory (written exam)
• Music Theory (oral exam)

The examination requirements for the compulsory subject piano are regulated in the aptitude test regulations of the Rostock University of Music and Theater.

Compulsory subject piano: In a 10-minute practical examination, two works from different stylistic periods must be played.

List of exemplary works:

• Bach: Notebook for Anna Magdalena
• Bach: Little Preludes
• Mozart: Salzburger Tanzbüchlein
• Schubert: Eccossaisen
• Schumann: Album der Jugend
• Bartók: Microcosm II and III

There are special requirements for the Music Theory, Composition and Orchestral Conducting/Répétiteur degree programmes; please refer to the pages of the degree programmes for more information.

Applicants for the degree course Pop and World Music with classical Music majoring in Piano or Guitar may choose Singing/Vocal Training compulsory subject insted of Piano. 

In a 10-minute practical exam, two works of different stylistic epochs are to be performed. Basic skills have to be demonstrated.

The examination requirements for the compulsory subject Singin/Vocal Training are regulated in § 10 of the aptitude test regulations of the Rostock University of Music and Theater.

A list of the required documents is available on the application portal. These include the usual documents, e.g. curriculum vitae (CV), school leaving certificate, if applicable degree certificate, proof of payment, programme for the audition and possible degree course-related documents (see requirements for the entrance examination for your desired degree course).

All of the documents and the video (if required) must be uploaded to the portal. We will not consider any documents or videos sent via email!
You are not required to submit the application documents additionally in paper form.

If you do not have all of the required documents at the time of application, e.g. because you are still at school or university, this has no negative effect on the application process. If this is the case, submit your last report/certificate or a current transcript of records. It is important that the documents are available on enrolment.

As part of the aptitude test, all applicants who do not have German as their native language are required to take a German test in the form of a C-test. Participation is mandatory and must also be completed by applicants who have already studied in Germany. The test usually takes place on the day of the artistic main subject examination.

All information about the required level of German language proficiency for the individual degree courses can be found here. There is no obligation to submit a language certificate with the application.