Courses at the Studienkolleg
Overview
- Who is allowed/required to attend a Studienkolleg?
- How to apply?
- What courses are offered?
- When and where do the courses take place?
- Who do I contact with questions?
1. Who is allowed/required to attend a Studienkolleg?
- Prospective students with a foreign indirect university entrance qualification ("HZB"), i.e. without direct university access
2. How to apply?
Please note:
- You cannot apply directly at the Studienkolleg Heidelberg.
- The application procedure varies depending on - amongst other factors - your nationality.
     (A) Foreign Applicants (with non-EU/EEA nationalities) |
(1) You apply at a university in Baden-Württemberg for admission to a degree programme.
(2) As part of your application, you request admission to a Studienkolleg.
Links to the websites of the universities of Baden-Württemberg are available →here (German language only).
It is the university you apply to, not the Studienkolleg Heidelberg, which assesses your application documents before sending you either a notice of admission or rejection by post.
If you receive a notice of admission (“Zulassungsbescheid”) and are required to pass an →Assessment Examination (“Feststellungsprüfung”) before starting university studies, the university will automatically assign you to the corresponding Studienkolleg and a fitting subject-specific core course (see →below). In this case, your notice of admission will comprise an official invitation to the entrance examination at the respective Studienkolleg.
Please note that in the following cases, for non-German applicants, the corresponding Studienkolleg is typically a Studienkolleg other than the Studienkolleg Heidelberg:
- if you apply to a university based outside the State of Baden-Württemberg (→overview)
- if you apply to a University of Applied Sciences (“Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften” / “Fachhochschule”) in Baden-Württemberg (→Studienkolleg of Hochschule Konstanz, University of Applied Sciences)
- if you apply to the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology or Stuttgart University for a place in certain technically oriented degree programmes (→Studienkolleg of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)
 (B) German applicants |
    (C) Foreign applicants with EU/EEA nationalities |
Do you intend to apply for a place in a degree programme at Heidelberg University?
Detailed information on the application procedure can be obtained from the →website of Heidelberg University.
A subject catalogue featuring all the degree programmes offered at Heidelberg University is available →here. The column "Studienkolleg course" tells you which of the subject-specific core courses at Studienkollegs will correspond to the given degree programme. If the column "start of programme" says only "WS", this means that applications for this programme can only be accepted for a winter semester, not for a summer semester.
3. What courses are offered?
The preparation for the →Assessment Examination (“Feststellungsprüfung”) at the Studienkolleg Heidelberg usually comprises two semesters. The following subject-specific core courses (“Schwerpunktkurse”) are taught:
Core Course G
(→examination subjects
and syllabi)
preparation for German studies ("Germanistik”), humanities1, arts1, and related
programmes
1 alternatively Core Course S
Core Course M (→examination
subjects and syllabi)
preparation for: medical and biological programmes, such as medicine, pharmacy, biology,
agricultural science, forestry science, sports science,
and related programmes
Core Course S (→examination
subjects and syllabi)
preparation for languages (except for German studies), historical
sciences1, law2, social sciences2, and related programmes
1 alternatively Core Course G
2
alternatively Core Course W
Core Course T (→examination
subjects and syllabi)
preparation for technical, mathematical, and science-oriented
programmes, such as architecture, civil engineering,
chemistry, chemical engineering,
vocational school teacher (“Diplom-Gewerbelehrer”),
electrical engineering, geology, geoecology,
computer science, infonomics, food technology,
mechanical engineering, mathematics,
mineralogy, physics, technical biology, engineering
mathematics,
geodesy, economics1 (technically oriented), business administration1 (technically
oriented), mathematical economics1,
engineering management1, business informatics1, and related programmes
1 alternatively Core Course W
Core Course W (→examination
subjects and syllabi)
preparation for programmes in the
fields of economics or administration,
such as business
administration, economics, economic pedagogy, public
administration/management1,
and related programmes
1 alternatively Core
Course S
1st semester
- 20 hours per week of German language instruction as preparation for the Assessment Examination in German + 12 to 16 hours per week for the other, course-specific subjects
- At the end of the first semester, students usually take the Assessment Examination in German.
2nd semester
- Preparation for the Assessment Examination in the course-specific subjects, approx. 30 hours per week in each core course (G, M, S, T, W)
- At the end of the second semester, students take the Assessment Examination in the course-specific examination subjects.
4. When and where do the courses take place?
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4.1 Dates |
For the core courses, the →lecture periods at Heidelberg University apply:
- October - February (winter semester)
- April - July (summer semester)
As a rule, the →Entrance Examination is held one week before the beginning of the lecture period.
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Changes due
to the coronavirus: Please regularly check our →homepage for announcements of new dates and further information! |
| ☀ Dates for the summer semester 2021 | ||||
| obligatory Entrance Examination | Tue, | Apr 06 2021 | 08:30 am | Neue Universität, lecture halls |
| announcement of the examination results | Thu, | Apr 08 2021 | 08:00 pm | →online |
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beginning of classes 2nd-semester courses |
Mon, | Apr 12 2021 | 08:00 am | online |
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beginning of classes 1st-semester courses |
Tue | Apr 13 2021 | 08:30 am | online |
| →Dates for the Assessment Examination | ||||
| final day of classes | Fri | Jul 23 2021 | online | |
| ❄ Dates for the winter semester 2020-21 | ||||
| obligatory Entrance Examination | Mon, | Oct 26 2020 | 8:30 am | Neue Universität, lecture halls |
| announcement of the examination results | Tue, | Oct 27 2020 | by 10:00 pm | via e-mail notification |
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first day of classes 2nd-semester courses |
Mon, | Nov 02 2020 | 08:00 am | Studienkolleg building |
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first day of classes 1st-semester courses |
Tue, | Nov 03 2020 | 08:30 am | Studienkolleg building, great hall |
| no classes | Dec 21 2020 to Jan 08 2021 | |||
| →Dates for the Assessment Examination | ||||
| final day of classes | Fri, | Feb 26 2021 | Studienkolleg building | |
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4.2 Class times |
Classes take place from Monday and Friday from 8:00 am to 3:15pm, sometimes to 5:00 pm.
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4.3 Location |
All the courses take place in the Studienkolleg building, Im Neuenheimer Feld 684 (→map).
5. Who do I contact with questions?
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If you have any questions about the application procedures or the Studienkolleg, please contact the service portal of Heidelberg University: Phone: +49 (0)6221 - 54-5454 E-mail: studium@uni-heidelberg.de |
