SW-Kurs at Studienkolleg bei den Fachhochschulen des Freistaates Bayern
Course SW to prepare for social science and social science courses at universities of applied sciences.
ON REQUEST - ONLY BY ENOUGH APPLICATIONS!
Course facts
| Course | SW-Kurs — languages, philology, linguistics |
|---|---|
| Summer semester 2027 | apply by 31.12.2026 · start 15.03.2027 |
| Winter semester 2027/28 | apply by 30.06.2027 · start 01.10.2027 |
| Summer semester 2028 | apply by 31.12.2027 · start 15.03.2028 |
| Duration | 2 semesters |
| Language | German, B1 on entry |
| How the FSP is taken | At the college, by its own board |
| Application method | Via partner universities, for your future programme of study |
| Cost | free |
Where it gives access
The FSP of the S-Kurs is accepted for language and philology programmes.
Exams
* Exam dates are approximate — based on the previous intake.
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German entrance examination:
The exam takes 60 minutes.
It consists of tasks on reading comprehension, language structures and, if necessary, text production. The test is intended to demonstrate good intermediate level knowledge (level B2 according to the common European framework of reference for languages - independent use of language) in German. This knowledge can be acquired in about 600-800 hours of intensive tuition.
Aids, e.g. B. dictionaries, verb tables etc. are not allowed.
Recommended reading German
Dreyer, Hilke and Richard Schmitt: Text and exercise book for German grammar, Hueber Verlag Ismaning, ISBN: 978-3-19-007255-2
Földeak, Hans: Words and Sentences, Hueber Verlag Ismaning, ISBN: 978-3-19-007459-4
Hering, Axel et al .: German as a Foreign Language - Exercise Grammar for Intermediate Level, Hueber Verlag Ismaning, ISBN: 987-3-19-011657-7
Entrance exam mathematics
The exam takes 45 minutes.
The use of a calculator is permitted for the mathematics entrance examination. Not permitted are graphics-capable pocket calculators (GTR), pocket calculators with typical functions of a computer algebra system (CAS), pocket calculators with the ability to transfer data and programmable pocket calculators (a pocket calculator is considered to be programmable if additional functions do not belong to the original scope of functions Routines can be saved). There are no objections if the pocket calculator provides physical constants (e.g. numerical value for the speed of light). A pocket calculator often used at the preparatory college is the Casio fx-87DE plus pocket calculator. Of course, any other pocket calculator that meets the above requirements can be used for the entrance examination.
The use of a set square is recommended. Formula collections may not be used.
Some of the tasks consist of word problems.
Exam content:
- terms
- Percentage calculation
- Equations and inequalities (also with parameters)
- linear equations
- Fractional equations
- quadratic equations
- Root equations
- exponential equations
- trigonometric equations
- linear equation systems with two unknowns (also with parameters)
- Trigonometry
- Calculations on right triangles
- Relationships between sine, cosine and tangent
- Sine, cosine and tangent on the unit circle (angle in degrees and radians)
- geometry
- Areas of triangles and squares
- Pythagorean sentence group
- Perimeter and area of the circle
- Volumes and surfaces of bodies (prism, cylinder, pyramid, cone, sphere)
- functions
- proportional and inversely proportional mappings
- linear functions
- quadratic functions
- broken rational functions
- Exponential and logarithmic functions
- trigonometric functions
- completely rational functions
Recommended reading mathematics:
Basic knowledge:
- Götz, Herbert / Herbst, Manfred / Kestler, Christine and others: Lambacher Schweizer 7/8 Basic Knowledge of Mathematics, Ernst Klett Verlag, 978-3127315653
- Götz, Herbert / Herbst, Manfred / Kestler, Christine and others: Lambacher Schweizer 9/10 Basic Mathematics, Ernst Klett Verlag, 978-3127317657
Exercise material:
- Janssen, Matthias: Lambacher Schweizer 8, mathematics for high school, workbook, Ernst Klett Verlag, 978-3127316667
- Janssen, Matthias: Lambacher Schweizer 9, mathematics for high school, workbook, Ernst Klett Verlag, 978-3127317664
- Janssen, Matthias: Lambacher Schweizer 10, mathematics for high school, workbook, Ernst Klett Verlag, 978-3127319675
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The students at the preparatory college complete their study preparation with an exam that takes place at the end of the second semester. In this so-called assessment test (FSP), the students prove that they meet the linguistic and technical requirements for the study they are aiming for at a university of applied sciences.
Examination subjects are all subjects of the respective course at the preparatory college. The exam is divided into a written and an oral exam.
The examination dates and the issuing of certificates are based on the application deadlines for the Bavarian universities of applied sciences / universities of applied sciences.
What it costs
| Tuition | €0 |
|---|---|
| StudyInFocus application service | €297 · optional |
Accommodation and health insurance are paid separately.
Study plan
Subject overview in German
Subject overview mathematics
Subject overview in social sciences
Subject overview in English
Subject overview in computer science
How to apply
Registration for the preparatory college at the universities of applied sciences of the Free State of Bavaria is only possible if you can provide evidence of a certificate assessment for a Bavarian university of applied sciences! Please inform yourself at the respective university about the process of recognition of certificates.
What you need to apply
- ✓School-leaving certificate with transcript and a certified translation
- ✓Confirmation that the certificate does not give direct university access
- ✓German certificate, level B1
- ✓Passport; for the visa — proof of funds
How to apply
- 1Check that you need a StudienkollegYour certificate's status in the recognition database decides — direct admission may be possible after one or two years at a university at home.
- 2German B2Confirmed by a certificate at the time of application.
- 3Apply via a universityYou apply to a bachelor's programme of a linked university; the university admits you conditionally and sends you to the college.
- 4Entrance examGerman and the main subject of the course; places go to the best results.
The application goes to a partner university of the college, for the bachelor's programme you want to study later; the university sends it on to the college.
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.
- ✓We check the certificate and the translations
- ✓We fill in and submit the application
- ✓We keep track of the deadline and the invitation to the entrance exam
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