Rheinisches Studienkolleg Berlin — Berlin
The curriculum at our private preparatory college is designed to enable our course participants to successfully study in Germany. Our teachers prepare the students in a targeted manner for their examination subjects of the external assessment test in Berlin, but recently also for our internal FSP in cooperation with our partner university.
Facts about the college
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Language of instruction | German |
| Duration | 2 semesters |
| Courses | G-Kurs · S-Kurs |
| Entrance exam | No entrance exam |
| How the FSP is taken | Before an external state board |
| Application method | Directly to the college |
| Cost and fees | €5,900 for the whole course |
| Nearest intake | Summer semester 2027 · apply by 06.02.2027 |
Data from the college's official pages
About the college
Preparation for the assessment test
The curriculum at our private preparatory college is designed to enable our course participants to successfully study in Germany.
Our teachers prepare the students in a targeted manner for their examination subjects of the external assessment test in Berlin, but recently also for our internal FSP in cooperation with our partner university (this is only fully recognized in the state of Thuringia).
You can choose which of the two paths you want to take.
While the external assessment test in Berlin takes place completely independently of our preparatory college, you have the opportunity to collect preliminary grades for our own FSP in cooperation with our partner university during the course.
Admission requirements: summer/winter semester
Since the classes at the preparatory college and the external assessment test are conducted in German, proof of a corresponding language level must be provided in addition to the university entrance qualification.
Students who have already reached language level B2 but do not have any of the officially recognized certificates (Goethe-Certificate B2, TestDaF [4x TDN 3], telc Deutsch B2, DSH-1, DSD 2 or ÖSD) begin the preparatory college 7 weeks earlier.
If you have one of the officially recognized language certificates, you can start the preparatory college on the regular date (see box on the right).
In this way, the knowledge of German that is required for the preparatory college and the FSP is gradually expanded.
Of course, it is also possible to voluntarily start the preparatory college earlier.
Admission to public universities
After passing the assessment test, you can apply for admission to a German state university with our staff.
The application is generally possible at all universities, as the external FSP is recognized throughout Germany.
We will be happy to help you with the selection and the formalities for the application.
The internal FSP of our partner university allows you to choose from 15 state bachelor's programs at the partner university, as well as to apply to the other universities in Thuringia.
Study fees at the preparatory college
The Rheinisches Studienkolleg is a private institution.
Participation in our M-course, T-course or W-course has tuition fees of €5,900 (euros) and €4,700 (euros) for the G-course if an official B2 certificate is already available (DSH, Goethe certificate, telc, TestDaF).
If you have completed language level B2 but do not have an official certificate, the course will start one month earlier. In this case, the course fees are €6400 (Euro).
It is also possible to start with language level B1. In this case, the course starts two months earlier. In this case the course fee is 6800€ (special discount) (Euro).
The tuition fees include all teaching units of both semesters (summer semester and winter semester).
Classroom and online courses available
* Face-to-face teaching is offered within the framework of the legal requirements. Switching between classroom and online course participation is easy! You can also start from your home country and enter Germany later.
In the G-Course and the M-Course, most of the teaching is conducted online. The final exam for these two courses takes place in Cologne.
Courses of the college
The course is chosen for your future field of study: it cannot be changed after enrolment.
Exams
No entrance exam: admission by documents and the German certificate.
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The assessment test in the main course G/S can be carried out in various federal states in Germany.
In NRW, for example, the external FSP in the G course and in the S course is carried out by the district government of Cologne. There the examination subjects after our course are as follows:
Written exam: German, social sciences, history
The written exams in social sciences and history each last 180 minutes (three hours).
The written exam in German lasts 240 minutes (four hours).
Oral exam: German literature
You have 30 minutes to prepare for the oral exam. The exam itself takes 20 minutes.
Please note that the examination subjects in the S-course are different (please contact us).
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 B1Confirmed by a certificate at the time of application.
- 3Apply directly to the collegeDocuments go straight to the college, by its own deadlines.
Places are allocated in the order applications arrive — apply early, before the places for your intake are taken.
- ✓We check the certificate and the translations
- ✓We fill in and submit the application
- ✓We stay in touch with the college until enrolment
Partner college: the application and our support are free for you.
To apply with us, order at least 2 weeks before the application deadline — for the nearest intake by 23.01.2027. 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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