Language course · Heidelberg

alpha aktiv Hans-Böckler-Straße 2, 69115 Heidelberg

Kenntnisprüfung preparation for doctors

The school's name of the course: Vorbereitung auf die Kenntnisprüfung

For doctors from outside the EU before the Approbation: 12 weeks, 360 lessons — surgery, internal medicine, emergency medicine, law; taught by practising doctors. Requires B2 and a medical German course. The school publishes no self-pay price — only «free with a Bildungsgutschein».

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Facts about the course

Language: German
Intensity: 30 lessons / week
Format: In person
Levels: B2–C1
Next start: 2 November 2026
Minimum length: 1 week
Accommodation: No accommodation from the school
Profession: for doctors
Exam at the end: Kenntnisprüfung

A lesson (UE, Unterrichtseinheit) lasts 45 minutes.

What's included in the price and what's not

Included in the course price

Hybrid lessons: in person and online
Exam simulations and materials

Leisure and excursions

optional, on the school's terms

Excursions — the castle, the Königstuhl, Colmar in summer, Strasbourg in winter; the school publishes no prices.

Accommodation from the school

booked together with the course, paid to the school

Residence

Residence in the centre (A)

from €160 / week

booking fee €100

A housing placement fee of €100, the deposit is refunded. Accommodation must be cancelled 4 weeks ahead. Prices may change in June–August.

Room	Meals	Bathroom	Price
Single room	No meals	Shared bathroom	€300 / week
Single roomwhen booking from 3 weeks	No meals	Shared bathroom	€245 / week
Single roomwhen booking from 5 weeks	No meals	Shared bathroom	€230 / week
Single roomwhen booking from 13 weeks	No meals	Shared bathroom	€215 / week
Single roomwhen booking from 27 weeks	No meals	Shared bathroom	€190 / week
Double room with another student	No meals	Shared bathroom	€240 / week
Double room with another studentwhen booking from 3 weeks	No meals	Shared bathroom	€200 / week
Double room with another studentwhen booking from 5 weeks	No meals	Shared bathroom	€180 / week
Double room with another studentwhen booking from 13 weeks	No meals	Shared bathroom	€170 / week
Double room with another studentwhen booking from 27 weeks	No meals	Shared bathroom	€160 / week

Residence

Residence in the centre (B)

from €140 / week

booking fee €100

A housing placement fee of €100, the deposit is refunded. Accommodation must be cancelled 4 weeks ahead. Prices may change in June–August.

Room	Meals	Bathroom	Price
Single room	No meals	Shared bathroom	€280 / week
Single roomwhen booking from 3 weeks	No meals	Shared bathroom	€220 / week
Single roomwhen booking from 5 weeks	No meals	Shared bathroom	€190 / week
Single roomwhen booking from 13 weeks	No meals	Shared bathroom	€175 / week
Single roomwhen booking from 27 weeks	No meals	Shared bathroom	€165 / week
Double room with another student	No meals	Shared bathroom	€225 / week
Double room with another studentwhen booking from 3 weeks	No meals	Shared bathroom	€170 / week
Double room with another studentwhen booking from 5 weeks	No meals	Shared bathroom	€160 / week
Double room with another studentwhen booking from 13 weeks	No meals	Shared bathroom	€150 / week
Double room with another studentwhen booking from 27 weeks	No meals	Shared bathroom	€140 / week

Residence

Residence in Ziegelhausen

from €130 / week

booking fee €100

A housing placement fee of €100, the deposit is refunded. Accommodation must be cancelled 4 weeks ahead. Prices may change in June–August.

Room	Meals	Bathroom	Price
Single room	No meals	Shared bathroom	€230 / week
Single roomwhen booking from 3 weeks	No meals	Shared bathroom	€190 / week
Single roomwhen booking from 5 weeks	No meals	Shared bathroom	€165 / week
Single roomwhen booking from 13 weeks	No meals	Shared bathroom	€160 / week
Single roomwhen booking from 27 weeks	No meals	Shared bathroom	€150 / week
Double room with another student	No meals	Shared bathroom	€215 / week
Double room with another studentwhen booking from 3 weeks	No meals	Shared bathroom	€160 / week
Double room with another studentwhen booking from 5 weeks	No meals	Shared bathroom	€145 / week
Double room with another studentwhen booking from 13 weeks	No meals	Shared bathroom	€140 / week
Double room with another studentwhen booking from 27 weeks	No meals	Shared bathroom	€130 / week

Apartment / studio

Apartments at Bismarckplatz

from €195 / week

booking fee €100

A housing placement fee of €100, the deposit is refunded. Accommodation must be cancelled 4 weeks ahead. Prices may change in June–August.

Room	Meals	Bathroom	Price
Single, 1 room	No meals	Private bathroom	€370 / week
Single, 1 roomwhen booking from 3 weeks	No meals	Private bathroom	€305 / week
Single, 1 roomwhen booking from 5 weeks	No meals	Private bathroom	€295 / week
Single, 1 roomwhen booking from 13 weeks	No meals	Private bathroom	€265 / week
Single, 1 roomwhen booking from 27 weeks	No meals	Private bathroom	€235 / week
Single, 2 rooms	No meals	Private bathroom	€440 / week
Single, 2 roomswhen booking from 3 weeks	No meals	Private bathroom	€360 / week
Single, 2 roomswhen booking from 5 weeks	No meals	Private bathroom	€325 / week
Single, 2 roomswhen booking from 13 weeks	No meals	Private bathroom	€305 / week
Single, 2 roomswhen booking from 27 weeks	No meals	Private bathroom	€295 / week
Double, 2 rooms (A)	No meals	Private bathroom	€360 / week
Double, 2 rooms (A)when booking from 3 weeks	No meals	Private bathroom	€295 / week
Double, 2 rooms (A)when booking from 5 weeks	No meals	Private bathroom	€275 / week
Double, 2 rooms (A)when booking from 13 weeks	No meals	Private bathroom	€250 / week
Double, 2 rooms (A)when booking from 27 weeks	No meals	Private bathroom	€225 / week
Double, 2 rooms	No meals	Private bathroom	€335 / week
Double, 2 roomswhen booking from 3 weeks	No meals	Private bathroom	€285 / week
Double, 2 roomswhen booking from 5 weeks	No meals	Private bathroom	€260 / week
Double, 2 roomswhen booking from 13 weeks	No meals	Private bathroom	€240 / week
Double, 2 roomswhen booking from 27 weeks	No meals	Private bathroom	€215 / week
Double studio	No meals	Private bathroom	€350 / week
Double studiowhen booking from 3 weeks	No meals	Private bathroom	€275 / week
Double studiowhen booking from 5 weeks	No meals	Private bathroom	€250 / week
Double studiowhen booking from 13 weeks	No meals	Private bathroom	€235 / week
Double studiowhen booking from 27 weeks	No meals	Private bathroom	€200 / week
Triple, 3 separate rooms	No meals	Private bathroom	€350 / week
Triple, 3 separate roomswhen booking from 3 weeks	No meals	Private bathroom	€285 / week
Triple, 3 separate roomswhen booking from 5 weeks	No meals	Private bathroom	€260 / week
Triple, 3 separate roomswhen booking from 13 weeks	No meals	Private bathroom	€240 / week
Triple, 3 separate roomswhen booking from 27 weeks	No meals	Private bathroom	€205 / week
Triple, 2 rooms	No meals	Private bathroom	€310 / week
Triple, 2 roomswhen booking from 3 weeks	No meals	Private bathroom	€260 / week
Triple, 2 roomswhen booking from 5 weeks	No meals	Private bathroom	€240 / week
Triple, 2 roomswhen booking from 13 weeks	No meals	Private bathroom	€230 / week
Triple, 2 roomswhen booking from 27 weeks	No meals	Private bathroom	€195 / week

Host family

from €320 / week

refundable deposit €200
booking fee €100

Half board. Deposit €200, placement fee €100.

Room	Meals	Bathroom	Price
Single room	Half board	Shared bathroom	€320 / week

For the visa an address for the whole stay matters. If you look for housing yourself, allow two weeks for it before applying at the consulate.

Next starts

fixed start dates

Starts can be booked from 2 weeks ahead — that is the time it takes to book the place and arrive.

2 November 2026

Cancellation and rescheduling

under the school's current terms

more than 29 days before

€50

plus bank fees

29 days or less before

100 %

course and accommodation

Visa refusal: refund minus fees — If the visa is refused (with the official letter) the school keeps 25% of the course fee, at most €300, plus €50; once the visa is issued no ordinary cancellation

Payment within 2 weeks of the invoice. After the start the full fee is due. One-to-one lessons are cancelled 24 hours ahead.

Where the classes are

alpha aktiv — Heidelberg

Hans-Böckler-Straße 2, 69115 Heidelberg

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About the school

Full school page →

A language school in Heidelberg since 2003: German intensive courses, TestDaF, DSH and telc preparation, courses for doctors, dentists and nurses before the Fachsprachprüfung, its own private Studienkolleg.

Networks and labels: FDSV
Exam centre: telc, TestDaF
School: alpha aktiv
Branch: Heidelberg
Address: Hans-Böckler-Straße 2, 69115 Heidelberg
City: Heidelberg

Booking through StudyInFocus

We work with this school under an agreement and book places directly. You sign the tuition contract with the school and pay the course to the school, by its own invoice. We do not accept money for tuition.

Course price: the same as directly at the school
Our help with the booking: free for you — included in the school's price
Tuition contract: with the school alpha aktiv
You pay for the course: to the school, by its own invoice
What we do: check that places are free, collect the documents, help with the visa part
Prices and terms: checked against the school's documents

If someone asks you to pay for the course to anyone other than the school, it is not us. The payment details are always in the school's invoice.

Questions about this course

Can I join without German?

You need at least B2.

Who do I pay?

The school, by its own invoice and at its own price. StudyInFocus invoices only its own service, never the course.

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