Studienkolleg of the Universities of Bavaria — Munich
The Studienkolleg of the Universities of Bavaria (Studienkolleg Munich, German: Studienkolleg bei den Universitäten des Freistaates Bayern) is located in the capital of Bavaria, Munich, and prepares applicants for studying at all universities in Bavaria with German language and specialized subjects in accordance with the future study program at the selected University.
Facts about the college
| Type | State |
|---|---|
| At which university | Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Technical University of Munich |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Duration | 2 semesters |
| Courses | T-Kurs · M-Kurs · W-Kurs · G-Kurs |
| Entrance exam | German B2; for the M-Kurs, T-Kurs and W-Kurs also mathematics |
| How the FSP is taken | At the college, by its own board |
| Application method | Via partner universities, for your future programme of study |
| Cost and fees | Tuition is free — only the semester contribution |
| Nearest intake | Summer semester 2027 · apply by 15.01.2027 · entrance exam ~03.02 |
Data from the college's official pages
* Exam dates are approximate — based on the previous intake.
Courses of the college
The course is chosen for your future field of study: it cannot be changed after enrolment.
Exams
* Exam dates are approximate — based on the previous intake.
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Information about the German entrance test
The German entrance test usually consists of three parts:
- The first part of the test consists of a C test (short texts with gaps).
- The second part of the test primarily tests your knowledge of sentence structure.
- The third part of the test is reading comprehension with multiple-choice questions.
The total working time is 60 minutes.
In each of the test parts, more than 40 percent of the assessment units must be achieved.
As a rule, around 600 to 800 hours of German lessons are considered sufficient preparation for the German entrance test (competence level: around B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages ).
Information about the English placement test
- Applicants for the G-course must - after passing the German entrance test - prove knowledge of English in a placement test. (Exception: You have applied for a humanities subject for which knowledge of Latin is required.)
The test consists of three parts (reading comprehension, C-test, text production).
You can find an example for the C test here:
Reading comprehension and text production are similar to
Preliminary English Test (PET) from the University of Cambridge.
When producing text, correct sentences must be formed from given modules. So no coherent text is required.
The placement test to check English skills for G courses takes place in the first week of the semester.
What it gives for admission
Only confirmed advantages, with the source. Everything else is the university's general admission rules.
Linked universities
Universities the college works with. At a home university the college is part of the university or admits its applicants.
home university
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Munich
home university
Technical University of Munich
Munich
Regensburg University
Regensburg
University of Augsburg
Augsburg
University of Bayreuth
Bayreuth
Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
Würzburg
University of Passau
Passau
Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
Eichstätt
University of Bamberg
Bamberg
Friedrich–Alexander University Erlangen–Nürnberg
Erlangen
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
Each additional college: €197
To apply with us, order at least 2 weeks before the application deadline — for the nearest intake by 01.01.2027. What matters is the order itself — documents can follow later: these two weeks are exactly the time for checking and preparing them. The earlier you order, even if something is still missing, the calmer and more reliably we prepare everything together for the strongest application.
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