Exemption Certificates

EXAMINATION INSTITUTE  MINIMUM LEVEL SCORE
Telc Deutsch Telc Deutsch C1 **
Telc C1 Hochschule Telc C1 Hochschule ****
Goethe-Zertifikat Goethe-Zertifikat C1 **
Goethe-Zertifikat Goethe-Zertifikat Groβes Deutsches Sprachdiplom C2 **
Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang (DSH) DSH 2  
TestDaF* Total 12 points (4x minimum TDN3)* *
Deutsches Sprachdiplom der Kultusministerkonferenz-Zweite Stufe (DSD II) DSD Stufe II C1 -

ÖSD***
ÖSD C1*** -
School of Foreign Languages - Language Proficiency Exam (Determined by the board decision of School of Foreign Languages) -
Documents providing exemption from German proficiency exams (except language certificates) :
With the Senate Decision dated 06/06/2018 and numbered 2018/45, Abitur and Matura Diplomas were added to the language documents that provide exemption from the German Proficiency Exam determined by the Senate Decision dated 09.12.2014 and numbered 2014/44.
*Moreover, with the Senate Decisions "dated 10.07.2019 and numbered 2019/61", "dated 19.09.2019 and numbered 2019/83" and "dated 13.11.2019 and numbered 2019/94": 
Pursuant to the decision of our University Senate " dated 16.08.2018 and numbered 2018/53", in order to be accepted as successful in the internationally valid standard test TestDaF German Proficiency Exam within the scope of the German Proficiency Exam to be held at our University as of 2019 and to start undergraduate education; instead of the requirement of scoring at least TDN 4 out of all four skills, scoring at least TDN 3 in all four skills and getting at least 12 points in total has been deemed appropriate as to hold German language proficiency. Students who want to apply for dual degree programs at the undergraduate level must meet and document the language requirement sought by the relevant partner university.

** With the Senate Decision dated 07.08.2019 and numbered 2019/69, it was decided to obtain Telc Deutsch C1 and Goethe-Zertifikat C1 or C2 languages.

*** With the Senate Decision dated 16.09.2020 and numbered 2020/95, it was decided to add the ÖSD language certificate to the German language proficiency certificate as at least ÖSD C1 language certificate.

**** With the Senate Decision dated 03.03.2021 and numbered 2021/14, the language certificate of Telc C1 Hochschule is accepted as an exemption from the German Education Program as a language certificate.