Advanced Care Professionalpart time degree programmes for professionals
- Degree
- Bachelor of Science
- Bachelor
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 7 semesters
- Location
- Köln
Overview and admission
Study Type
undergraduate
Admission semester
Summer and Winter Semester
Area of study
- Health Management
- Nursing Management
- Nursing Science
Annotation
This career-integrated course is a cooperation between the Rheinische Fachhochschule Köln and the Bonn University Clinic. Some of the courses take place in the Bonn University Clinic. The requirement for admission is completed undergraduate, three-year vocational training in nursing or geriatric care and nursing followed by six months of professional experience. The career-integrated study programme generally takes the form of a hybrid course on two to three weekday evenings online and, on weekends, alternately online and as an in-person course in Cologne.
Admission requirements
In addition to the entrance qualification for universities of applied science, completed three-year undergraduate vocational training in nursing or geriatric care and nursing or surgical/anaesthetic technical assistance (OTA/ATA) with subsequent six-month professional experience.
Lecture period
- 08.09.2025 - 10.01.2026
- 10.03.2025 - 12.07.2025
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2025/2026)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
01.03.2026 - 31.08.2026
Late enrolment is possible if course places are still available.
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.03.2026 - 15.07.2026
Applicants with a higher education entrance qualification from abroad must apply via uni-assist e.V. (www.uni-assist.de).
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.03.2026 - 15.07.2026
Applicants with a higher education entrance qualification from abroad must apply via uni-assist e.V. (www.uni-assist.de).
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
01.03.2026 - 31.08.2026
Late enrolment is possible if course places are still available.
Summer semester (2025)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
01.09.2025 - 08.03.2026
If there are still university places available after the application deadline, applications will be processed in the move-up procedure even after the application deadline has expired.
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.09.2025 - 15.01.2026
Applicants with a higher education entrance qualification from abroad must apply via uni-assist e.V. (www.uni-assist.de).
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.09.2025 - 15.01.2026
Applicants with a higher education entrance qualification from abroad must apply via uni-assist e.V. (www.uni-assist.de).
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
01.09.2025 - 08.03.2026
For applications after the application deadline, please enquire at the Student Advice and Counselling/Admission regarding the capacities.
Tuition fees
Languages of instruction
Main language
German