The entrance examination is mandatory for all applicants and consists of two parts testing German proficiency as well as basic knowledge of mathematics (for T-course applicants only). Admission to the Studienkolleg depends however, on the number of places available which may vary from semester to semester.
The German entrance examination (for all applicants):
Requirement: at least B1 level of German or above (B1-Certificate GER.).
Duration: 40 minutes
The entrance examination consists of a so-called “C-test” or cloze-test in which every second word is to be completed. Sample tests can be found under:. this page (opens in new tab)
- http://www.wirtschaftsdeutsch.de/ctest/ctestwirt.txt.php3
- http://www.edition-deutsch.de/lernwerkstatt/ctest/ctested.txt.php3
- http://www.dsh-gateway.de/Ctest.php
- http://www.iik-duesseldorf.de/ctest/ctestallg.txt.php3
- http://www.testdaf.de/html/ctest/index.html
Additional German entrance examination (for G-course-applicants only):
Applicants for G-course are required to take an additional German test. The test takes about 40 minutes and may consist of the following tasks:
- Composition
- Reading comprehension
- Grammar and/or Syntax
The mathematics test (for T-courses-applicants only):
Applicants for T-course are required to take an additional test in mathematics, in addition to the German entrance examination. This test takes about 40 minutes and may consist of the following tasks:
- Linear and quadratic equations and inequations
- Term transformations
- Area and volume calculations
- Points, line segments and lines in coordinate systems
- Spatial sense of objects and figures
- Intersecting lines, Pythagorean theorem
- Orders of magnitude
- percentage calculation
You can find a sample test here (opens in new tab) .