General Requirement: For the master's degree program in Biology, you need sufficient knowledge of German or English. Your German language skills must be at least level C1 and your English language skills at least level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
Your school-leaving certificate is sufficient proof of your German language skills if
A complete list of foreign school-leaving and language certificates that are recognizes as proof of sufficient German language skills can be found on the webste of the Kultusministerkonferenz (Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany).
If you have not obtained your higher education entrance qualification (HZB) at one of the above-mentioned institutions, you must provide a separate language certificate - regardless of your nationality. Only the following are accepted
To find our which other recognized certificates can be accepted by KIT as comparable, please contact
you obtainted it at a German-speaking school in Germany or abroad
you are a graduate of a bilingual secondary school in Germany or abroad and have passed a bilingual German examination, such as the AbiBac or the Gemischtsprachiges International Baccalaureat (GIB)
you obtained your degree at a foreign school, but there is another official agreement with the respective country on the recoginition of your school-leaving certificate or language certificate as proof of language proficiency for university studies in Germany
the passed „Prüfungsteil Deutsch“ of the Feststellungsprüfung,
the passed DSH with an overall result DSH-2,
the passed TestDaF level 4 in all four parts of the examination (reading comprehension, listening comprehension, written expression, oral expression)
a comparable, recognized certificate of sufficient German language skills
as a German or German-equivalent applicant: Studierendenservice
as an applicant with non- EU citizenship: International Students Office
Your school-leaving certificate is sufficient proof of your German language skills if
A complete list of foreign school-leaving and language certificates that are recognizes as proof of sufficient German language skills can be found on the webste of the Kultusministerkonferenz (Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany).
If you have not obtained your higher education entrance qualification (HZB) at one of the above-mentioned institutions, you must provide a separate language certificate - regardless of your nationality. Only the following are accepted
To find our which other recognized certificates can be accepted by KIT as comparable, please contact
you obtainted it at a German-speaking school in Germany or abroad
you are a graduate of a bilingual secondary school in Germany or abroad and have passed a bilingual German examination, such as the AbiBac or the Gemischtsprachiges International Baccalaureat (GIB)
you obtained your degree at a foreign school, but there is another official agreement with the respective country on the recoginition of your school-leaving certificate or language certificate as proof of language proficiency for university studies in Germany
the passed „Prüfungsteil Deutsch“ of the Feststellungsprüfung,
the passed DSH with an overall result DSH-2,
the passed TestDaF level 4 in all four parts of the examination (reading comprehension, listening comprehension, written expression, oral expression)
a comparable, recognized certificate of sufficient German language skills
as a German or German-equivalent applicant: Studierendenservice
as an applicant with non- EU citizenship: International Students Office
The following is sufficient proof of your English language skills
Otherwise, only the internationally recognized English tests listed in the KIT admission and enrollment regulations are accepted as proof. These are
Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL) with at least 90 points in the internet-based test or
IELTS with an overall score of at least 6.5 and no section below 5.5 or
University of Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) or
University of Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) or
UNIcert at least level II
your Abitur certificate, if you have taken English for at least five years up to graduation and your final or average grade of the last two years of English lessons corresponds to at least the German grade 4 (sufficient) or at least 5 points or
a degree from a university with English as the sole language of instruction and examination, whereby English must be the only and official language of the completed degree program noted in the diploma supplement, the transcript of records or the degree certificate
Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL) with at least 90 points in the internet-based test or
IELTS with an overall score of at least 6.5 and no section below 5.5 or
University of Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) or
University of Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) or
UNIcert at least level II
The following is sufficient proof of your English language skills
Otherwise, only the internationally recognized English tests listed in the KIT admission and enrollment regulations are accepted as proof. These are
Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL) with at least 90 points in the internet-based test or
IELTS with an overall score of at least 6.5 and no section below 5.5 or
University of Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) or
University of Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) or
UNIcert at least level II
your Abitur certificate, if you have taken English for at least five years up to graduation and your final or average grade of the last two years of English lessons corresponds to at least the German grade 4 (sufficient) or at least 5 points or
a degree from a university with English as the sole language of instruction and examination, whereby English must be the only and official language of the completed degree program noted in the diploma supplement, the transcript of records or the degree certificate
Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL) with at least 90 points in the internet-based test or
IELTS with an overall score of at least 6.5 and no section below 5.5 or
University of Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) or
University of Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) or
UNIcert at least level II
IELTS/TOEFL: Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL) with at least 90 points in the internet-based test or
IELTS with an overall score of at least 6.5 and no section below 5.5