Upon application, admission to the Abitur examination is granted to those who

a) has reached the age of 19 at the beginning of the written examination,

b) have been registered with their main residence in Rhineland-Palatinate for at least six months,

c) can prove that they have adequately prepared for the Abitur examination, in particular by attending distance learning courses or other suitable preparatory courses,

d) has not attended a school or institution at which the general higher education entrance qualification can be obtained in the year preceding the Abitur examination,

e) has not failed more than once an examination for the general higher education entrance qualification in Rhineland-Palatinate or in another state of the Federal Republic of Germany.