Admission to the degree course requires attendance of a vocational school for ergotherapy or physiotherapy in the second year of training or completed vocational training in occupational therapy or physiotherapy. Students require the subject-specific higher education entrance qualification (Fachhochschulreife), the general higher education entrance qualification (Abitur)
or previous education recognised as equivalent. For applicants with an intermediate school leaving certificate, admission is possible with at least 3 years of professional experience.