Preparatory German Courses

Intensive courses to prepare you for taking up a study program in the German language

The preparatory German courses address prospective students who already have a good knowledge of German and want to acquire the language skills necessary for a professional study program in German. At the end of the preparatory courses there is a recognised language examination for university access.

Target Groups

• University of Cologne applicants who want to start a Bachelor’s program or degree course with state examination
• Refugees who want to take up a study program or doctoral studies

Course Contents

Starting at level B2 the course objective is to obtain the language proficiency required for taking up a degree program. On level C1 you will be prepared for a recognised language exam for university access.

Course Hours

Semester intensive course: 13 weeks with 20 teaching hours of 45 minutes per week.

In addition to the preparatory German course you can take specific language courses.

Course Plan

Application and Registration

• International prospective students can find further information on application and registration processes on the pages on the preparatory German courses at the University of Cologne.
• Refugees who want to take up a study program can find further information on the pages of the Academic Refugee Support.

Course Fees

Prospective students will be enrolled as University of Cologne students and have to pay the semester fee of about 280 EUR (NRW-Semesterticket included). The additional fee for the preparatory German course is 500 EUR per semester. For therecognised language exam for university access there is a fee as well.

Participants in the program of the Academic Refugee Support are not enrolled as University of Cologne students. They do not pay any course fees. Only for the recognised language exam for university access there is a fee.