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Courses at the Studienkolleg

Overview

  1. Who is allowed/required to attend a Studienkolleg?
  2. How to apply?
  3. What courses are offered?
  4. When and where do the courses take place?
  5. How to get a visa?
  6. How can I find accomodation?
  7. Who do I contact with questions?
  8. What do our former students say?

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
 You can use the →anabin online service (German language only) to check whether you may be eligible/required to attend a Studienkolleg: Click “Schulabschlüsse mit Hochschulzugang” → “Suchen” → select the country of your diploma/certificate → select your diploma/certificate.

2. How to apply?

Please note:

  • You cannot apply directly at the Studienkolleg Heidelberg.
  • Up-to-date information on the application procedures is available on this →page and this →information sheet.

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

 

→Degree programmes at Heidelberg University with corresponding core courses

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?

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.

 

☀ Dates for the summer semester 2024
obligatory →Entrance Examination Mon, Apr 08 2024 08:30 am Neue Universität, lecture halls
publication of the examination results Thu, Apr 11 2024 08:00 pm →online
beginning of classes
2nd-semester courses		 Mon, Apr 15 2024 08:00 am Studienkolleg building
beginning of classes
1st-semester courses		 Tue, Apr 16 2024 08:30 am Studienkolleg building
→Dates for the Assessment Examination 
final day of classes Fri, Jul 26 2024 Studienkolleg building
❄ Dates for the winter semester 2023-24
obligatory →Entrance Examination Mon, Oct 09 2023 08:30 am Neue Universität, lecture halls
announcement of the examination results Wed, Oct 11 2023 03:00 pm →online
first day of classes
2nd-semester courses		 Mon, Oct 16 2023 08:00 am Studienkolleg building
first day of classes
1st-semester courses		 Tue, Oct 17 2023 08:30 am Studienkolleg building, great hall
no classes Dec 21 2023 to Jan 05 2024
→Dates for the Assessment Examination 
final day of classes Fri, Feb 09 2024 Studienkolleg building

 

4.2 Class times

 

Classes take place from Monday and Friday from 8:00 am to 3:15pm, sometimes to 5:00 pm.

 

4.3 Location

 

All the courses take place in the Studienkolleg building, Im Neuenheimer Feld 684 (→map).

 

5. How can I get a visa?

To enter Germany and attend the Studienkolleg, you will normally need a visa, unless there are specific regulations for your country. Please understand that the Studienkolleg cannot interfere with visa proceedings.

For more information on visa regulations, please click here:

 

6. How can I find accommodation?

It is not easy to quickly find reasonably priced accommodation in Heidelberg. So start looking for it as soon as possible.
The Studienkolleg itself does not offer accommodation or related services. You can, however, apply for accommodation with the Studierendenwerk Heidelberg, even before being admitted to the German courses. To go on, click here:

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7. Who do I contact with questions?


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 

8. What do our former students say?

Original e-mail feedback (courtesy of the former student):

Ich habe im Jahr 2020 an dem Studienkolleg studiert. Ich wollte mich bei Ihnen für die Kenntnisse und Fähigkeiten, die Sie mir beigebracht haben, bedanken. Ich studiere jetzt allgemeine Biologie am KIT und meine Kenntnisse aus dem Studienkolleg helfen mir bei Prüfungen und Praktika.

I studied at the Studienkolleg in 2022. I would like to thank you for all the knowledge and the skills you taught me. I now studying General Biology at KIT [= Karlsruhe Institute of Technology], and my knowledge from Studienkolleg helps with my exams and practical courses.
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