External Assessment Test/Supplementary Test at Studienkolleg Hanover

If you are interested in registering for the external assessment test/supplementary test at the Studienkolleg Hannover, please apply via the regular application portal of the University of Göttingen for an admission-free subject in an undergraduate degree programme and inform us by email of your request for the external assessment test/supplementary test (include applicant number in the email):

international.study@uni-goettingen.de

The Application Period for the external assessment test/supplementary test
Winter semester 01 March – 30 April
Summer semester 01 September – 31 October

Please note:

After all necessary documents have been submitted and the application has been processed, the applicant will first receive an invitation to a preliminary test at the Studienkolleg Hannover. Since this pre-test takes place immediately after the official application deadlines, we ask you to complete your application as early as possible (by 15 April/15 October at the latest). If you apply later than the above-mentioned deadlines, we cannot guarantee that your application will be processed in time.

Following the preliminary exam, the Studienkolleg Hannover will make a final decision regarding your admission to the Feststellungsprüfung (assessment examination)/supplementary test.

If you have applied for the winter semester, the pre-test will take place in the May following and the external assessment test/supplementary test in June.

If you have applied for the summer semester, the pre-test will take place in the following December and the external assessment test/supplementary test in January.

Information from the Studienkolleg on the prerequisites for the external assessment test/supplementary test: The following certificates from a recognised instiution will be accepted as proof of German language proficiency, at the minimum level required to successfully pass the examination (according to the uni-assist Reference Framework Language Knowledge Level 2) (minimum standard):

• DSD II
• DSH-2
• Goethe Zertifikat C2
• IB - Deutsch Level A
• ÖSD Zertifikat C1
• Telc Hochschule C1
• Telc C1
• TestDaF mindestens 2x4, 2x3
• Unicert III

• Degree Programmes for Graduates of German Preparatory Colleges (Studienkollegs)
• External Assessment Test at Studienkolleg Hanover