G-Kurs at Studienkolleg Hamburg
If you would like to study German, history, art, philosophy, languages, law, political science, anthropology, education, psychology, sociology or music, you have come to the right place.
Course facts
| Course | G-Kurs — humanities, law, education |
|---|---|
| Winter semester 2027/28 | apply by 01.03.2027 · start 25.08.2027 |
| Summer semester 2028 | apply by 01.09.2027 · start 15.01.2028 |
| Winter semester 2028/29 | apply by 01.03.2028 · start 25.08.2028 |
| Duration | 2 semesters |
| Language | German, B2 on entry |
| Entrance exam | No entrance exam |
| How the FSP is taken | At the college, by its own board |
| Application method | Directly to the college |
| Cost | free |
Where it gives access
The FSP of the G-Kurs is accepted for humanities programmes and law.
Exams
No entrance exam: admission by documents and the German certificate.
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Examination procedure
The FSP takes place twice a year, usually in May and November, and marks the end of the training at the preparatory college. The teaching time ends shortly before the FSP. It consists of a written and an oral part. Each candidate has three written exams:
- a written exam in German that meets the requirements of the German language exam for university entrance (DSH-2 or DSH-3), so you do not need any additional proof of language skills for the university
- a written exam in two compulsory subjects of the chosen specialist course.
The three written exams last at least two and a half and a maximum of four hours per subject. They take place within a few days.
The oral exam in the fourth exam subject follows a few weeks after the written exams. It lasts 30 minutes.
If you do not pass the FSP the first time, you can repeat it once. If you pass, you cannot repeat the FSP again to improve your grade point average.
What it costs
| Tuition | €0 |
|---|---|
| StudyInFocus application service | €297 · optional |
Accommodation and health insurance are paid separately.
About the course
Anyone who wants to study at a university in Germany needs a university entrance qualification (HZB). If your foreign school leaving certificate is not recognized in Germany, you must take an assessment test (FSP). At the preparatory college, you can prepare for this test in a specialist course.
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The specialist courses last two semesters and are therefore also called annual courses. They begin in January of each year and after the Hamburg summer holidays, usually in August.
Study plan
Your subjects at the preparatory college are: German, German literature, history, social studies and English.
How to apply
There is no entrance exam at the Studienkolleg Hamburg. Places are awarded according to a standard and bonus points system based on the home certificate and German language skills.
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A total of 59 points can be achieved with the standard and bonus points system:
- up to 30 standard points for the average grade of the university entrance qualification (HZB) from the home country (1.0 = 30 points - 3.9 = 01 point)
- up to 25 bonus points for particularly good language skills (B2 - 01 point, B2 "good" - 05 point,... C2 - 25 point
- 4 bonus points for graduates of schools abroad that are supported by Germany (DSD schools, German schools)
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 B2
- ✓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 directly to the collegeDocuments go straight to the college, by its own deadlines.
- 4Entrance examGerman and the main subject of the course; places go to the best results.
The documents go straight to the college, by its own deadlines.
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 answer of the college
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To apply with us, order at least 2 weeks before the application deadline — for the nearest intake by 15.02.2027. 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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