What is an IB Diploma?
An IB Diploma is a school-leaving certificate issued by a school of the International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO) and is regarded as proof of general university entrance qualification..
What are the content requirements?
The following requirements must be met:
- 6 (maximum 7) subjects must have been completed.
- At least three of the subjects must have been completed at
Higher Level
. - The three HLs must have a total score of at least 12 points
- A total score of at least 24 points must have been achieved.
- No less than 3 points may be achieved in any subject.
The following subjects must have been compleded:
- two languages (two from the Group Studies in Language and Literature or one each from the Group Studies in Language and Literature and the Group Language Acquisition)
- one humanities subject (group: Individuals and Societies. Examples: Business Management, Global Politics, History, Philosophy, Psychology)
- a natural sciences subject (Group: Sciences. Examples: Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Physics)
- Mathematics (Group: Mathematics. Examples: Mathematics, Mathematical Studies, Further Mathematics).
- a general education subject (any subject from one of the 6 groups)
What do I need to submit with the application?
To provide your IB qualification, you must upload a colour scan of the originals of:
- Application Form, filled out and signed by the applicant
- Copy of valid ID card/Passport (only the page(s) with the personal information and signature)
- IB Diploma (colour scan of the original) including IB Certificate (colour scan of the original)
- Language certificate - except German was passed on the Higher Level (HL)
- only for NAWI Graz Bachelor Programmes: Beilage zum Zulassungsantrag für das NAWI Graz Studium
Please note: The IB qualification is only complete with the IB Diploma and the IB Certificate. The university can only review your application if both documents are submitted. If one of the documents is missing, your application cannot be processed.
Applications must be submitted online using the application tool provided. If you have never studied with us before, you must first create a basic account.
During the application process, you will be asked about your university entrance qualification. Please state explicitly that you have an IB diploma.
If you obtained your IB in Austria, this is ‘47 - IB Diploma (Inland)’.
If you obtained your IB outside of Austria, this is ‘46 - IB Diploma (Ausland)’.
German is only sufficiently proven if German has been completed at Higher Level (HL). In this case, no further certificate is required.
If German was not completed at Higher Level (HL), you must submit a German certificate.
No. The IB Certificate must be submitted together with the IB Diploma so that the complete degree can be verified.
No. The IB Certificate must be submitted together with the IB Diploma so that the complete degree can be verified. Admission is not possible on the basis of the IB Transcript.
No. As the application is made exclusively via the application tool set up for this purpose, no documents sent by post can be considered. You must upload all required documents, including the IB Diploma and Certificate, yourself in the application.
In general, IB documents are automatically issued in multiple languages, one of which is English. In this case, no additional translation is required.
Please note: Sometimes the subjects on the IB Certificate are not listed in English. If this is the case, the certificate must be translated into German or English, as otherwise the university will not be able to verify that all the required subjects are included.
The translation must be issued by a sworn translator.
No. In order for German to be sufficiently proven, it must have been completed in the HL. If this is not the case, you must submit a C1 language certificate that is no more than 2 years old at the time of application.
No. The University Act stipulates that the German language certificate must be submitted immediately. It is not permitted to submit the German language certificate at a later date.
No. The minimum grade is 3. If a grade is below 3, admission cannot be granted.
No. The total number of points must be at least 24. If the total number of points is less than 24, no authorisation can be granted.
No. The groups are a canon of subjects prescribed by the Universities Act, which corresponds to the minimum requirements for admission. If these minimum requirements are not met, admission is not possible.
IB offers a wide range of subjects. These are divided into six groups. As there are so many options, we can only list a few examples on our website.
If you have subjects that are not listed as examples, this is not a problem for your application. The university must always check the documents individually based on the submitted application to see which subjects are available and to which group they belong.
Therefore, please submit an application once you have all the necessary documents. We will then be happy to check whether an admission is possible.
Unfortunately, it is not possible to provide a preliminary assessment without an official application.
No. The purpose of an application is precisely to check this. Therefore, you must first submit the application. Only then can the university say whether you meet all the requirements.
No. The IB documents (Diploma and Certificate) are valid even without legalisation.