Application & Admission
In order to be admitted to a study programme at the Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University, applicants must prove their German language proficiency.
Please Note:
Prospective students are not required to prove German language proficiency only if applying for a study program held entirely in English.
For a complete overview of all English-taught degree courses, please see our leaflet International Exchange and Study Programmes in English.
The following language certificates shall be accepted as a proof of the required German language proficiency:
- DSH2 - German Language Proficiency Test for University Admission
- TestDaF - Overall score of at least 16 points, with no subtest below TestDaF level 3
- Goethe-Zertifikat C2: Großes Deutsches Sprachdiplom (previously: Zentrale Oberstufenprüfung (ZOP), Kleines Deutsches Sprachdiplom, Großes Deutsches Sprachdiplom)
- Deutsches Sprachdiplom der Kultusministerkonferenz, 2. Stufe
- telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule
- ÖSD Zertifikat C2
Please Note:
Neither ZMP Certificate (Zentrale Mittelstufenprüfung) nor Deutsch C1 Certificate from Goethe Institut nor the completion of a German Studies degree programme in the applicant’s home country is considered to be sufficient.