Application Requirements

Language Requirements

Please note that English is not spoken everywhere in Germany/at KIT. Thus participation in the pre-semester German course offered at KIT is highly recommended to all applicants, who don’t have any/sufficient German language proficiency. The language certificates must not be older than exactly five years by the application deadline and the test must be on all four abilities (reading, writing, listening and speaking).

Your official certificate should clearly show:

• The language level you have reached,
• the test result achieved (grade or score),
• the issuing date and
• the issuing language institute (stamp/signature/verification code)  

The following language certificates are not accepted:

• Online placement tests 
• Certificates of attendance 
• Certificates without language level

Applicants must have:

• a B1 CEFR level of German language certificate, if only courses taught in German will be attended or
• a B2 CEFR level of English language certificate, if only courses taught in English will be attended or
• both language certificates (a B1 CEFR level of German and a B2 CEFR level of English) if courses in both languages will be attended

For German Studies and Science Communication: a B2 CEFR level of German language certificate if German courses will be attended.

For Chemistry: a C1 CEFR level of German language certificate if German courses will be attended.