Fachhochschulreife: (after one year – Grade 12)
- Access to university of applied sciences/polytechnics
- Entry into upper civil service (Bavarian Beamtenfachhochschule/Ausleseverfahren)
Fachgebundene Hochschulreife: (after two years – Grade 13)
- Access to university according to area of interest; e.g. students of the technology department may only enrol in STEM faculties
- No second foreign language required
Allgemeine Hochschulreife: (after two years – Grade 13)
- Full access to university
- Extra requirement: Proficiency in two foreign languages
Proof of proficiency in a second foreign language:
- Language classes at the FOSBOS (French, Spanish or Latin) – Course in 13th grade has to be passed with 4 or more points.
- Supplementary examination at the FOSBOS; passing grade: 4
- Language classes at Realschule or Gymansium: 4 consecutive years of instruction, passing grade: 4
- Official proof by means of a certificate from a public educational institution in Germany
