General Requirement: Für den Bachelorstudiengang Lehramt an Gymnasien benötigst du ausreichende Kenntnisse der deutschen Sprache. Deine Deutschkenntnisse müssen mindestens dem Niveau C1 des Gemeinsamen Europäischen Referenzrahmens für Sprachen (GER) entsprechen.
Your higher education entrance qualification (HZB) is sufficient proof of your German language skills,
if you obtained it at a German-speaking school in Germany or abroad,
if 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) or
if you graduated from a foreign school, but there is another official agreement with the respective country on the recognition of your school-leaving certificate or language certificate as proof of language proficiency for university studies in Germany.
A complete list of foreign school-leaving qualifications and language certificates that are recognized as proof of sufficient German language skills can be found on the website of the Kultusministerkonferenz (Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany).
If you did not obtain your higher education entrance qualification at a German-speaking institution, you must provide a separate language certificate - regardless of your nationality. Only the following are accepted
To find out which other recognized certificates can be accepted as comparable by KIT, please contact
if you obtained it at a German-speaking school in Germany or abroad,
if 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) or
if you graduated from a foreign school, but there is another official agreement with the respective country on the recognition 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 the overall result DSH-2,
the passed TestDaF level 4 in all four parts of the exam (reading comprehension, listening comprehension, written expression, oral expression) or
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 higher education entrance qualification (HZB) is sufficient proof of your German language skills,
if you obtained it at a German-speaking school in Germany or abroad,
if 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) or
if you graduated from a foreign school, but there is another official agreement with the respective country on the recognition of your school-leaving certificate or language certificate as proof of language proficiency for university studies in Germany.
A complete list of foreign school-leaving qualifications and language certificates that are recognized as proof of sufficient German language skills can be found on the website of the Kultusministerkonferenz (Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany).
If you did not obtain your higher education entrance qualification at a German-speaking institution, you must provide a separate language certificate - regardless of your nationality. Only the following are accepted
To find out which other recognized certificates can be accepted as comparable by KIT, please contact
if you obtained it at a German-speaking school in Germany or abroad,
if 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) or
if you graduated from a foreign school, but there is another official agreement with the respective country on the recognition 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 the overall result DSH-2,
the passed TestDaF level 4 in all four parts of the exam (reading comprehension, listening comprehension, written expression, oral expression) or
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