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Free University of Berlin · Germany

North American Studies

A three-year humanities degree in Berlin.

Where
BerlinGermany
Degree
BA
Length
3 years
Taught in
English
Starts
October 2027
Apply by
Not published yet2026: 1 June–15 July (restricted bachelor's)
Last cut-off
222025 · 62 places
EU/EEA fee
Freesemester fee only
More facts
Degree
BA
Length
3 years
Taught in
English
Starts
October 2027

Deadlines

Not published yet2026: 1 June–15 July (restricted bachelor's)

  1. 1 March 2027*

    Start the uni-assist preliminary review
    Your own plan
    Details

    Foreign qualifications are normally checked by uni-assist before a university will consider the application. uni-assist says a result usually takes 4 to 6 weeks and asks you to apply at least 8 weeks before the deadline. Starting late is a common and avoidable way to miss an institutional deadline.

    Source

  2. 6 July 2027*

    IB results released
    Details

    Early July, which is what places an IB candidate in the later medicine group rather than the earlier one.

    Source

* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

Every date in Germany

What it is

The US and Canada studied in English through four of six disciplines (history, culture, literature, politics, sociology, economics) at FU's John F. Kennedy Institute, with a compulsory semester abroad in year three.

What you need

  • English at C1: an IB counts only from an English-speaking country, else IELTS 7.0 (6.0 in writing), TOEFL iBT 5.0 or FU's own test. No German needed.
Requirements in full

Every IB applicant at FU Berlin

Apply to FU and request a VPD from uni-assist, which checks your IB against the KMK rule and converts it to a German grade. Restricted programmes rank most places on FU's own selection points.

Where it says so

Its entry requirements

Check it on fu-berlin.de

How places are decided

    • IB grades
    • Motivation letter
    2026 criteria; 2027 not yet published. About 60% of places on FU points (grade up to 50, plus relevant North America experience), 20% on grade alone, 20% by waiting time.
The last cut-off

Last admitted in 2025: Selection quota 22 pts; grade quota 1.8.

A past result, not a prediction.

Where it is published

Sources (4)
  1. North American Studies at FU Berlin — checked 2026-09-30
  2. Entry requirements
  3. Cut-off, 2025
  4. IB applicants at FU Berlin

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