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	Preparatory course (Studienkolleg) The Studienkolleg prepares foreign students for the assessment test the Festsellungsprufung. Although it is not obligatory to take the assessment test are strongly advised to make use of this course. Before being accepted for the course, you must provide proof of a good knowledge of German (Goethe-Institut-MitteI -stufe II [Intermediate Level II]), which is best gained in your home country. Preparatory German courses leading to the Grand stufe (Basic Level) are generally offered by the Studienkollegs or by the universities themselves. Courses for absolute beginners are relatively seldom.
The German courses at .the universities are free of charge, in contrast to the courses offered by the Goethe-Institute or by private language schools. Acceptance to the Studienkolleg means that you are on your way to studying your chosen subject. Depending on choice of subject, you are specifically prepared for your studies in various courses: the so-called T-course prepares you for technically and mathematics and science oriented subjects, the M-course for medicine, pharmaceutics, biology and similar subjects, the W-course for economics and social sciences subjects, the G-course for German-related subjects, history and philosophy subjects, and the S-course for all language subjects, with the exception of German.
Teaching at the Studienkolleg is in contrast to the teaching at university, still of a school nature. You complete your courses as a member of a class. Attendance is obligatory. You must spend 32 hours per week in class. The summer vacation is six weeks long, with two weeks for Christmas and New Year and another three weeks in spring. The oral examinations in the three subjects taken in the written examination and in one other subject are not obligatory, but are required if the performance of the examinee proved inconsistent. The examination can be repeated once, at earliest after the end of the next half year. The whole examination must be repeated.
A pass in the assessment test is equivalent to qualification for admission to higher education to study the desired subject at a German university. Subject-related practical: You can inquire at the German university of your choice as soon as possible as to whether an external practical, for example, in a factory or with a public authority, is required for your chosen subject before you can be admitted. This has become the norm particularly in engineerin subjects.. The university's own Practicals office (Praktikantenamt) will .assist with placement. The university will also inform you whether periods of practical activity in your home country can be recognised and which documents are required to prove completion of this activity.
	Proficiency in other languages: Some German universities require students, especially th0se who are working towards on examination at the Faculty of Philosophy, to have a knowledge of Latin or other languages. Admissions requirements for advanced studies: The requirements which you must fulfil, if you wish to take postgraduate or doctoral courses and also if you wish to participate as an occasional or guest student at a German university are far more a matter for the respective university to decide than is the case for a full degree programme at a German university as described above. Thus, it is only possible to give some general advice. You should consult the DAAD booklet "Postgraduate Courses in the Federal Republic of Germany", which will give you an overview of this promising way of studying in Germany.

Admission for studies leading to a doctorate required that you have already contacted a professor or have agreed a thesis topic with him or her. If you have already completed most of your studies abroad or already have a degree from abroad, you must, under certain circumstances, expect to have to take an placement Test (Kennt nisprufung) and provide proof of a sufficient proficiency in German.

You are strongly advised to make ample use of the various counselling services offered by the foreign student office, the department and the depal1ment's student representation, the Fachschaft.

Registration: Once you have cleared all the hurdles on the way into the German university system, you will receive notification of admission (Zulassungs-bescheid). This entitles you to register for the stated semester, chosen degree course at the university which i sues the notification. This generally means going in person to the university's secretariat office. The notification of admission states the deadline by which you must have fulfilled the registration formalities. After you have paid the Studentenwerk contributions (Sozialgebuhern) and have submitted proof of health Insurance cover you will be given the student pass (Studentesnauweis) and a study book (Studienbuch) in which all the courses you have taken are registered, and so you officially become a student in Germany.

The registration is always valid for just one semester. You must reregister (ruckmelden) every semester. The registration entitles you to attend lectures and classes at the university and, after fulfillment of all the requirements contained in the study and examination regulations, to take examinations and gain academic degree.

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