Assessment Examination ("Feststellungsprüfung"/"FSP")
Overview
1. Who has to take an Assessment Examination?
Are you planning to study in
Germany, but your non-German university entrance
qualification (e.g. high school diploma)
is not recognized as equivalent to a German qualification (e.g. "Abitur")
granting access to 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 University
Applicants with Foreign University Entrance
Qualifications (Prüfung zur
Feststellung der Eignung von
Studienbewerberinnen/Studienbewerbern mit ausländischer
Hochschulzugangsberechtigung)
- 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 procedures is available
→here.
For the official 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?
| ☀ Dates for the summer semester 2024 | ||||
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Early Assessment Examination in the exam
subject German (1st-semester Studienkolleg students) |
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| written exam | Fri, | Jul 05 2024 | 08:30 am | Studienkolleg building |
| oral exam | Wed, | Jul 24 2024 | 09:00 am | 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, |
Jul 01 2024 Jul 02 2024 Jul 03 2024 |
09:00 am 09:00 am 09:00 am |
Studienkolleg building |
| oral exams | Thu, | Jul 11 2024 | 08:00 am | Studienkolleg building |
| ❄ Dates for the winter semester 2023-24 | ||||
| Early Assessment Examination in the exam subject German (1st-semester Studienkolleg students) | ||||
| written exam | Fri, | Jan 26 2024 | 08:30 am | Studienkolleg building |
| oral exam | Wed, | Feb 07 2024 | 09:00 pm | Studienkolleg building |
| Assessment Examination in the other exam subjects (2nd-semester Studienkolleg students) | ||||
| written exams |
Mon, Tue, Wed, |
Jan 22 2024 Jan 23 2024 Jan 24 2024 |
09:00 am | Studienkolleg building |
| oral exam and issuing of the certificates | Fri, | Feb 02 2024 | 08:00 am | Studienkolleg building |
