Instructions for Prospective Students with Educational Qualifications from Outside Germany
These notes contain important information about how to apply to Reutlingen University; you should read them carefully in order to ensure that your application for admission is success- ful.
Please note: Applicants from China must obtain a certificate from the Akademische Prüfstelle (Aca- demic Evaluation Centre) in Peking before beginning their application procedure. The ASK in Constance cannot process Chinese applications without this APS-Certificate. An extra information sheet on this topic is available from Reutlingen University (in German) for Chinese applicants who are already in Germany. Other applicants from China should go to www.aps.org.cn for further information (German and Chinese language only).
A) APPLICANTS WITH FOREIGN (NON-GERMAN) CITIZENSHIP a) If you completed your secondary education in Germany , you may apply directly to the Admissions Office at Reutlingen University. b) If you completed your secondary education outside Germany , you must first send your application to the: Ausländerstudienkolleg (ASK), Hochschule Konstanz (Univer- sity of Applied Sciences), Brauneggerstraße 55, 78462 Konstanz, Germany, Tel: +49 (0)7531/206-0; www.ask.fh-konstanz.de ; E-Mail: [email protected]
Please note the following points:
1. If you wish to study in Germany, you must have a university entrance qualification which entitles you to study in the country where you received your school leaving certificate.
2. The ASK will examine your foreign school leaving certificate and decide whether: - it meets the requirements for studying at a German university - it is possible for you to apply directly to a University of Applied Sciences (Fach- hochschule) - you must first take the Feststellungsprüfung (Assessment Exam) at the ASK.
(The ASK bases its decisions on the guidelines established by the Central Office for Foreign Education in Bonn).
3. If you do not need to take the Feststellungsprüfung , you will receive a certificate from the ASK stating your eligibility to apply and to study at Reutlingen University.
4. All other applicants must prove in the Feststellungsprüfung that they fulfil the linguistic and academic requirements of their chosen study programme. One part of the Feststellungs- prüfung is the German Language Test for Admission to Higher Education (DSH ). The ASK offers a 2-semester preparatory course for the Feststellungsprüfung at the Institute for International Students (Studienkolleg ). Since there are always more applications than places available at the Studienkolleg, an Entrance Examination (Aufnahmetest ) is carried out.
5. Students who have successfully passed the Feststellungsprüfung at the ASK will receive a certificate.
6. When you have received the relevant certificate (see #3 and #5), you may apply to study at Reutlingen University. You cannot apply for admission to Reutlingen University until you have these documents.
Evidence of German Language Skills:
As the main language of instruction at Reutlingen University is German, a sound knowledge of the German language is a pre-requisite for studying here. Therefore all applicants must prove that they have good knowledge of German. We strongly recommend that you take an intermediate German course ( Mittelstufe I ) at a Goethe-Institute before taking the Entrance Examination at the Ausländerstudienkolleg . Before you are allowed to take the German Language Test for Admission to Higher Edu- cation (DSH ) you must present a language certificate stating that you have completed an intermediate level course (Mittelstufe I ) or have participated in an advanced level course.
German language courses available in Baden-Württemberg include the following:
• Internationales Studienzentrum der Universität Heidelberg, Kolleg für deutsche Spra- che und Kultur, Ziegelhäuser Landstrasse 17, 69120 Heidelberg, Tel. +49 (0)6221/4574-10; www.uni-heidelberg.de/zentral/isz/E_index.html ; E-Mail: [email protected] • Sprachinstitut Tübingen (SIT), Eugenstrasse 71, 72072 Tübingen, Tel. +49 (0)7071/93540; www.sit-sis.de/sit ; E-Mail: [email protected] • Hermann-Hesse-Kolleg, "Steinhaus", Hirschgasse 8, 72160 Horb am Neckar Tel. +49 (0)7451/60971; www.hermann-hesse-kolleg.de ; E-Mail: info@hermann- hesse-kolleg.de • Carl Duisberg Training Center Radolfzell , Fürstenbergstraße 1, 78315 Radolfzell am Bodensee, Tel: + 49 (0)7732/9201-0; www.cdc.de ; E-Mail: [email protected] • Volkshochschule Reutlingen, Spendhausstrasse 6, 72764 Reutlingen, Tel. +49 (0)7121/336 -131; www.vhsrt.de ; E-Mail: [email protected] • Goethe-Institut e. V., Dachauer Straße 122, 80637 München, Tel. +49 (0)89/15921-0; www.goethe.de ; E-Mail: [email protected] . This is the head office, which can provide further information. Centres in Baden-Württemberg include: Freiburg, Staufen im Breisgau, Mannheim and Schwäbisch Hall. (Because of the special teaching methods and the intensive nature of the courses, we recommend the Goethe Institute courses.)
B) APPLICANTS WITH GERMAN CITIZENSHIP
If you received your university entrance certificate abroad, you must have it recognised; at the same time your average grade will be assessed. The following authorities are responsible for the assessment and recognition of foreign quali- fications:
• For applicants resident in Baden-Württemberg: Regierungspräsidium Stuttgart, Breitscheidstraße 42, 70176 Stuttgart, Tel. +49 (0)711/66700; E-Mail: [email protected] • Applicants living outside Baden-Württemberg should contact the Education Ministry of the Federal State ( Bundesland ) where they are living. • For applicants living outside the Federal Republic of Germany: Bezirksregierung Düsseldorf, Fischerstraße 10, 40477 Düsseldorf, Tel. +49 (0)211/475-5660
Important: When you send in your application documents to Reutlingen University’s Admissions Office, you must also include: (1) the document confirming the acceptance of your university entrance certificate and your grade average, together with: (2) a certified copy of your school leaving certificate and (3) a translation of your school leaving certificate.