Language requirements
Required language proficiency
At the 新万博体育下载_万博体育app【投注官网】 of Augsburg you can take courses taught in German and English. A few courses are also offered in other languages, especially if you are studying foreign languages.
To be accepted for exchange studies you need to prove that you have the appropriate language proficiency to study successfully at the 新万博体育下载_万博体育app【投注官网】 of Augsburg:
?
Depending on the courses that you wish to take at the 新万博体育下载_万博体育app【投注官网】 of Augsburg, you must provide the following evidence of your language level:
- Courses taught in German: German proficiency of minimum level B2
- Courses taught in English: English proficiency of minimum level B2
If you wish to take courses in both languages, please submit certificates for both languages.
Please note that even for students who wish to take courses in English only, we still recommend you to acquire some basic level of German proficiency as this will make daily life (e.g. shopping at the supermarket) much easier for you.
Accepted Certificates
The following certificates can be accepted:
Please note that the certificates must not be older than 2 years!
?
German
- Official test certificates: DSH (DSH1), DaF (TDN3), onDaF (110 - 115), DSD (DSD II), Goethe / TELC / ?SD (B2)
OR - Confirmation by your home university (International Office, language centre)?→ preferably use the form provided in Mobility-Online
English
- Official test certificates: TOEFL iBT (minimum score 72), IELTS (minimum score 6.0-6.5), Cambridge Certificate (FCE or higher)
OR - Confirmation by your home university (International Office, language centre) → preferably use the form provided in Mobility-Online
FAQS
You don’t need a certificate if you are a native speaker. Please just write a short declaration yourself stating that you are a native speaker of English, add the date and your signature and upload that document in place of a “language certificate”
Yes, if you wish to take courses in English and German please upload evidence of your language proficiency in both languages. If these are different documents, please convert them into one pdf file before uploading.
Please feel free to contact us at erasmus.incoming@aaa.uni-augsburg.de to check if we can accept your certificate even though it’s not listed on our website. However, in general we suggest that you ask your home university to fill in our “language certificate” form for you after a short assessment, if you don’t have any other certificate that fulfils our requirements.