Teaching at primary schools / primary school didactics, State Examination
The course for teaching at primary schools (or didactics of primary schools). The basis is the Bavarian Teacher Training Act, which regulates the school-specific training of teachers.
Programme facts
| Degree | State Examination |
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| Duration | 7 semesters, 210 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Required German | C1 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 15.07 |
| Admission | No admission restriction: every eligible applicant is admitted |
| Tuition fee | Set by the university for international students — the amount is on the programme's official page |
| Semester contribution | €82 per semester |
| Campus | Nurnberg Campus |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
Every applicant who meets the formal requirements is admitted — but places can run out before the deadline, so apply at the start of the window.
How the selection works and how strong the competition is — we go through it against your certificate when we select programmes for you.
Programme selection →What you study
In the subject, the study and examination requirements for teaching at primary schools correspond exactly to those of the same subject for secondary schools. For elementary schools are selectable:
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
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The basis is the Bavarian Teacher Training Act, which regulates the school-specific training of teachers. This is the same at all universities in Bavaria and is divided into a university degree and a 2-year traineeship. The course is completed after 7 semesters of standard study time with the first teacher's examination. This consists of university exams that accompany the course and the first state exam (with a weighting of 2:3). The traineeship is already a paid part of professional life, concludes with the second state examination and does not necessarily have to be started directly after the first state examination.
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The chances of being employed in the state school service depend on the overall grade from the two teacher training examinations. The combination of subjects selected for the course is irrelevant for the primary school teacher training course (LAGS), since the subject selection only determines the focus of the course. When you later work at school, the class teacher principle prevails: You teach many subjects. Current demand forecasts can be found on the homepage of the Ministry of Education.
Cost of study
| Semester contribution | €82 |
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Requirements and application
| Previous education | A school certificate that gives access to university in Germany — directly or after a Studienkolleg. |
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| Language | German C1 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 15.07 |
The procedure and the set of documents depend on your certificate. We check the university's requirements against your documents and give you a list: what to submit, how to certify and translate it, where and when to apply.
Check the requirementsHow to get into this programme
- 1Check your certificate and its recognitionDirect admission, a year at a university at home, or Studienkolleg first — this decides the whole plan.
- 2German up to C1 and a certificateDSH or TestDaF has to be passed before you apply.
- 3Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 4Application directly to the university until 15.07Send the documents well before the deadline — an incomplete application cannot be completed after it.
- 5Admission, visa, movingPlan 2–3 months for the visa and the blocked account in parallel.
How to apply
You can submit the application yourself or with our help — the university decides on admission in both cases.
Applications go through the university's portal or uni-assist. Typical mistakes:
- ×incorrectly made certified copies and translations
- ×a wrong set of documents
- ×the application submitted the wrong way
- ×errors or gaps in the application form
- ×the application submitted at the wrong time — too early or too late
An incomplete or incorrectly prepared application is excluded from the selection — it can no longer be corrected after the deadline.
StudyInFocus does not represent the university and does not influence the admission decision. We do not sell study places and do not guarantee admission — this is a service for preparing and submitting documents on the applicant's side.
If your level is not enough yet
The two most common stoppers are a language level below the requirement and a certificate without direct admission. Both can be solved, but they take months — plan them now, not after a rejection.
Questions about this programme
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Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 15.07.2027 (274 days left). Language, translations and the document check take months, not weeks. In 30 minutes we will build a plan backwards from the deadline and tell you honestly whether you can make it.