The Bavarian Higher Education Act is the applicable law for higher education law in Bavaria. All ordinances and statutes concerning universities are made on this basis.

The Bavarian University Personnel Act contains regulations on the prerequisites for employment, the legal position and the service tasks of scientific and artistic personnel at universities.

The election regulations for the Bavarian universities apply to the elections of the representatives in the Senate, the Faculty Council and the other representatives of the students in the student convent.

The basic regulations of the Augsburg University of Applied Sciences regulate details on topics such as university selection, terms of office, expert committees, appointment of university teachers, student committees and the course of business in committees.