In order to join the courses at Studienkolleg Sachsen you must first take an entrance exam. Here, we will provide you with information on the admission procedure and test preparation so that you can take the test successfully.
In order to take the entrance exam, you must register in the online platform WBmoodle. You will receive the registration information with your pre-admission (= invitation to the entrance exam) from the International Office of the university to which you have applied and additionally here (in German only). Please register well in advance of the entrance exam.
Invitation and test procedure
You will receive your invitation to the entrance exam at Studienkolleg Sachsen together with the pre-admission letter from a university in the Free State of Saxony. This means that you cannot register for the entrance exam at Studienkolleg Sachsen yourself. Please contact the university at which you wish to study directly if you have any questions regarding your application.
The entrance exam is a German language test. If you wish to study a natural sciences, medicine or economics related study subject, you must also take an entrance exam in mathematics.
Applicants for the preparatory German course ‘FIT für das Studium – Deutsch’ with the aim to take the ‘Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang’ exam (DSH) only have to take the German language test.
No aids are allowed for either test. This means that you are not allowed to use dictionaries, calculators, formulas or other aids.
Every applicant must take the entrance exam, even if they already have a qualifying language certificate. It is not possible to be exempted from the entrance exam.
Information on the entrance exam
In order to take part in the entrance exam, you have to register in the online platform WBmoodle after receiving your invitation to the entrance exam, where you should also do a test run. You will receive information on registration with your pre-admission letter (= your invitation to the entrance exam) from the International Office of the university to which you have applied and also additionally here (in German only). Please register well in advance of the entrance exam.
Make a note of or save your registration details (e-mail address and password) as you will need it to register on the day of the test. Choose a password that is easy for you to remember (at least 8 characters, 1 number(s), 1 lower case letter(s), 1 upper case letter(s), 1 special character).
If you require compensation for disadvantages in the entrance exam, you must submit an informal request by email no later than one week before the date of the entrance exam. For your request for compensation for disadvantages, you will need appropriate proof to support your request (e.g. a medical certificate stating the impact of your medaical condition on your ability to take the exam) and a proposal for the implementation of the compensation for disadvantages (e.g. extension of writing time or layout adjustment). The request must be sufficiently clear for Studienkolleg Sachsen to make a decision. This implies a duty of cooperation on the part of the applicant.
General information
The German language test is a C-test. The test is taken digitally on a computer at Leipzig Universtiy. The C-test solely tests written communication skills. However, it is necessary that applicants have at least B1 level oral communication skills. Studienkolleg Sachsen reserves the right to check admission to the courses in case of insufficient oral communication skills.
Specified information on the C-test
- The test takes 20 minutes.
- No aids are permitted.
- The test consists of 4 authentic texts with different content. The texts are ‘damaged’ according to the so-called C principle, whereby there is no specification for the number of letters to be completed. The gaps must be filled in logically.
- No gap may remain empty. The choice of the correct completion depend on the meaning of the whole sentence and the standards of grammar and spelling.
- Umlauts must be written as umlauts, i.e. the umlaut ‘ä’, for example, must be written as [ä] and not [ae].
- Only a fully correct completion is awarded one point. Only whole points are given.
- A test run can be found on WBmoodle.
Examples
- For a number of words, part of the word is missing, e.g. ‘Universität’ is shortened to Univer_____. You complete the words logically whilst only writing the missing letters in the gaps, e.g. [sität] in the example.
- For compound words, only the base word of the compound (the last part of the word) is shortened, e.g. ‘Studienkolleg’ is a compound of ‘Studien’ and ‘Kolleg’, therefore only ‘Kolleg’ is shortened. It then looks like this in the test: Studienkol____ and you add [leg].
General information
The test is taken digitally on a computer at Leipzig Universtiy. You will receive concept paper for any additional calculations on the day of the test. Bring a pencil with you to the entrance exam.
Specified information on the mathematics test
- The test takes 30 minutes.
- No aids are permitted.
- The test consists of various tasks. The majority of the tasks correspond to the level of lower secondary school (approx. 10th grade). A few tasks correspond to the level of upper secondary level/basic course (A-levels).
- Only a fully correct completion is awarded a point.
- A test run can be found on WBmoodle.
- Key topics can be:
- Calculations with fractions, variables, polynomials, logarithms, powers;
- Solving linear and quadratic equations and inequalities;
- Solving linear systems of equations;
- Applying the properties of linear and quadratic functions;
- Sketching function graphs;
- Calculations for simple geometric figures;
- Solving simple text problems;
- Applying properties of trigonometric functions.
The student initiative mitStudieren at Leipzig University offers a language learning workshop to prepare applicants for the German entrance exam. You can find out more about mitStudieren on Instagram, Facebook or by email.
In summer semester 2025 there will be an open office hour on Wednesdays (3:15-6:00 pm) at Campus Augustusplatz at the Leibnitzladen.