Assessment Examination ("Feststellungsprüfung"/"FSP")
Overview
1. Who has to take an Assessment Examination?
Are you planning to study in
Germany, but your foreign university entrance
qualification (e.g. high school diploma)
is not recognized as equivalent to the German university
entrance qualification (e.g. "Abitur") required to enter
the degree programme of your choice? If so, you
must first pass the Assessment Examination
("Feststellungsprüfung"/"FSP") - short for
Examination to Assess the Aptitude of Foreign Applicants
for Acceptance to Institutions of Higher Education in
the Federal Republic of Germany (Prüfung zur
Feststellung der Eignung ausländischer Studienbewerber
für die Aufnahme eines Studiums an Hochschulen in der
Bundesrepublik Deutschland)
- before starting your programme. This exam
is typically preceded by a core course at the
Studienkolleg.
The Studienkolleg
offers you optimal preparation for the Assessment
Examination and your desired university studies. It
usually
takes two semesters. Information on the Studienkolleg
and the application procedure is available
→here.
For the examination rules and regulations for the Assessment Examination, please click →here (PDF file, German language only).
2. What are the examination subjects of the different core courses?
The Studienkolleg of Heidelberg University offers the following core courses:
| 1. | →Core Course G | preparation
for German studies ("Germanistik”), humanities,
arts, and related degree programmes |
| 2. | →Core Course M | preparation for medical and biological programmes |
| 3. | →Core Course S | preparation for languages (except for German studies), historical sciences, law, social sciences, and related degree programmes |
| 4. | →Core Course T | preparation for technical, mathematical, and science-oriented degree programmes |
| 5. | →Core Course W | preparation for degree programmes in the fields of economics or administration |
To find out the core course which is required for your desired degree programme, please contact the university at which you are planning to study. If you are intending to study at Heidelberg University, you can check this →catalogue (PDF file) with all the degree programmes currently offered and their corresponding Studienkolleg core courses.
For each core course, the exam topics are guided by the syllabi for the pertaining Studienkolleg subjects.
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3. When does the examination take place?
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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 | ||||
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Early Assessment Examination in the exam
subject German (1st-semester Studienkolleg students) |
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| written exam | Fri, | Jul 02 2021 | 08:30 am | place to be announced |
| oral exam | Wed, | Jul 14 2021 | 01:15 pm | Studienkolleg building |
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Assessment Examination in the other exam
subjects (2nd-semester Studienkolleg students) |
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| written exams |
Mon, Tue, Wed, |
Jun 28 2021 Jun 29 2021 Jun 30 2021 |
09:00 am 09:00 am 09:00 am |
presumably Neue Universität, Hörsäle |
| oral exam | Fri, | Jul 09 2021 | 08:00 am | Studienkolleg building |
| ❄ Dates for the winter semester 2020-21 | ||||
| Early Assessment Examination in the exam subject German (1st-semester Studienkolleg students) | ||||
| written exam | Fri, | Feb 12 2021 | 08:30 am | Studienkolleg building, great hall |
| oral exam | Wed, | Feb 24 2021 | 01:15 pm | Studienkolleg building |
| Assessment Examination in the other exam subjects (2nd-semester Studienkolleg students) | ||||
| written exams |
Mon, Tue, Wed, |
Feb 08 2021 Feb 09 2021 Feb 10 2021 |
09:45 am | Studienkolleg building, great hall |
| oral exam and issuing of the certificates | Fri, | Feb 19 2021 | 08:00 am | Studienkolleg building |
