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Semester Program - German as a Foreign Language

The courses for German as a Foreign Language offered by the Language Centre are open to all members of the Philipps-Universität. They include semester courses at the A1-C1 level and two intensive courses.

Classes preparing for language exams that are needed for the application at a German university like Testdaf or DSH are NOT offered by the Language Center. If you are interested in the DSH exam, please contact the Studienkolleg Mittelhessen.

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Please note: The password registration from 5 to 10 April 2024 is only for course continuators of winter semester 2023/24 and the intensive courses in March 2024.
The regular registration will start on Wednesday, 17 April at 6:00 p.m. The placement test for the summer semester will start in mid-March 2024.

• German for International PhD-Candidates and Post-Docs (A1.1)
• Communication and everyday life on A1 (Placement score: 5-20)
• Basic User Level A1.1 (Placement score: 0-11)
• Self-Study and face to face comunication A1.1 - Ilias Course (Placement score 0-11)
• Basic User Level A1.2 (Placement score: 12-21)
• Basic User Level A2.1 (Placement score: 22-33)
• Basic User Level A2.2 (Placement score: 34-44)
• Independent User Level B1.1 (Placement score: 45-55)
• Independent User Level B1.2 (Placement score: 56-65)
• Independent User Level B2.1 (Placement score: 66-75)
• Independent User Level B2 (Placement score: 66-76)
• Independent to Proficient User Level B2-C1 (Placement score: 82-90)
• German for Academic Purposes B2/C1 (Placement score: 76-90) - Workshops

The program of the winter semester 2023/24 is still available in our course archive.

Important: Registrations for the courses are binding and governed by the Language Center’s terms and conditions, in particular the withdrawal terms stated therein (para. 7-9). For the regulations for obtaining ECTS points, please see General Information about courses.