Assessment Exam after Attending the Studienkolleg Course Program

The Assesment Exam consists of

• a German language exam which largely corresponds to the Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang (DSH-2 or DSH-3) and
• a written exam in two mandatory subjects of your degree program related course.

The duration of the written exams depends on the specific course and can take between three and four hours each.

Additional oral exams in the mandatory subjects may become necessary for candidates who have obtained insufficient results.

The Assessment Exam can be repeated once only.

Assessment Exam without Attending the Studienkolleg Course Program

External candidates who wish to take the Assessment Exam without having previously attended the Studienkolleg, will have to prepare individually for the Exam. They have to meet the same requirements as Studienkolleg participants after successfully completing their degree program related course (applicants will need to provide proof of C1-level German language skills).

Candidates for the external Assessment Exam must apply via uni-assist and after they are admitted to take the exam specify on an additional form the subjects for the written an oral parts of their Assessment Exam. They will take the same written exams as the regular Studienkolleg attendees (see above). There will, however, be mandatory oral exams in the remaining subjects of the respective degree program related course for the external Assessment Exam candidates.

Please note that applicants can only be admitted to take the external Assessment Exam if they pass a mandatory entry test. The aim of the test is to find out if their German skills are sufficient to pass the Assessment Exam. It usually takes place towards the end of April. Applicants will receive an invitation to take this test once their application has been processed by uni-assist - provided it was handed in on time and meets all application requirements. Should the numer of eligible candidates exceed the Studienkolleg's capacities, a list will be generated ranking all applicants of the respective course according to the results of the language test. We will then admit as many applicants from that list as we can accomodate.