Services offered by the Studienkolleg?

The Studienkolleg offers services in connection with advising and preparing international students. It's range includes:

• validating records and issuing certificates required for application to Universities of Applied Sciences (UAS) in Baden-Württemberg.
• Offering preparatory courses for prospective students: courses to prepare for the Studienkolleg Entrance Exam and courses to prepare for the Studienkolleg Assessment Exam (Feststellungsprüfung).
  
• Offering advice concerning admission to UASs in Baden-Württemberg.

Requirements for studying in Germany 

You need to have an entrance qualification to universities in your home country and pass a German language test.

German institutions of higher education include Universities and UASs.

Students graduate from a UAS after 7-8 semesters. 2 semesters of which are usually spent  in companies or at universities abroad.

If you wish to enrol at a UAS in Baden-Württemberg, please contact the Studienkolleg. We are the central authority in Baden-Württemberg.

Note: EU-citizens who wish to enrol at the UAS Pforzheim, Karlsruhe or Weingarten please apply to these universities directly.

If you wish to enrol at a university in Germany you must apply to the international students office of the university.

Chances of admission to a German university

About 8-10% of all admissions to UASs in Baden-Württemberg are reserved for non-EU citizens. For EU-citizens application procedures are the same as for German applicants.

You are admitted to university according to your overall average. Currently your chances of being admitted are very good.

If you wish to enrol in engineering and science courses you will probably be admitted to the university of your choice.

If you wish to enrol in architecture or economics courses you may not be admitted to the university of your choice or you may have to wait for admission at a later date.

Which documents does the Studienkolleg require to validate my records?

 Go to the page application documents for a list of all required documents.

An application form is also available (Download Antrag (PDF)).

Can I take Studienkolleg exams abroad?

You can take the Studienkolleg Entrance Exam in several countries.

If you want to take the Studienkolleg Entrance Exam in your home country, please contact us for further information. 

Please note that the DSH takes place in Konstanz only.

I passed the required exams. What is the next step?

The Studienkolleg is not in charge of admissions. The Studienkolleg validates the certificates you will need need when applying to a UAS in Baden-Württemberg.

You will need validation of your certificates by the Studienkolleg along with a financial report to apply for a student visa at a German embassy abroad or to renew your visa at a foreigners registration office in Germany. Validation of your certificates by the Studienkolleg is a prerequisite for application to UAS in Baden-Württemberg. Deadlines for acceptance of your application forms are January 15th and July 15th.

If you have already passed the DSH, TestDaF, ZOP or the ASK Assessment Exam (Feststellungsprüfung) you can submit these certificates any time along with the certificates from your home country to the Studienkolleg for validation. In this case please clearly print "Direktzulassung" on the envelope containing your records.

INFORMATION

The Studienkolleg validates your records and issues the certification needed for an application without charging any fees.
Validation and Applications

Please submit your application to us in a timely manner before the application deadline at the universities. During the months of January and July, you should expect a longer processing time since then we have to process many applications.