Universität Hannover Niedersächsisches Studienkolleg — Hanover
Facts about the college
| Type | State |
|---|---|
| At which university | Leibniz University |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Duration | 2 semesters |
| Courses | T-Kurs · M-Kurs · W-Kurs · G-Kurs · S-Kurs |
| Entrance exam | For the G/S-Kurs also history; for the M-Kurs also natural sciences; for the T-Kurs and W-Kurs also mathematics · German B1 |
| How the FSP is taken | At the college, by its own board |
| Application method | Via uni-assist |
| Cost and fees | Tuition is free — only the semester contribution |
| Nearest intake | Summer semester 2027 · apply by 15.01.2027 · entrance exam ~27.02 |
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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Humanities test
for the core courses G and S
- History: important dates on events in world history, recent German history (especially the 20th century)
- Politics/social studies: definitions of basic terms (e.g. democracy), political and social structure of the FRG
In preparation, we recommend the website of the Federal Agency for Civic Education www.bpb.de and overviews (e.g. middle and high school textbooks).
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As a rule, students attend the preparatory college for two semesters. After the successful completion of the lower and upper semester, the assessment test (FSP) takes place.
Under certain conditions, it is also possible to take the FSP exam without attending the preparatory college. Please discuss with the head of the college whether this is possible and sensible in your case.
The assessment test takes place twice in the academic year - in spring and autumn. The exact time of the examination will be announced by the admitting universities in Lower Saxony and can be found in the schedule of the preparatory colleges.
Written exams
The duration of the written exam is 4 hours in German and 3 hours in the other subjects. Only non-programmable pocket calculators without a computer algebra system (CAS) that do not contain remote data transmission (WLAN, Bluetooth, etc.) are permitted for exams and the assessment test in mathematics.
Oral exams
The oral exam covers the subjects of the written exam and the subjects not selected in the written exam in the M, T and G courses as well as GGP (history, geography, politics) and English in the W course .
The exam time is 25 minutes, the preparation time is 20 minutes.
Exam subjects:
- German
- History
- English (only for S course)
- German literature or social studies
Linked universities
Universities the college works with. At a home university the college is part of the university or admits its applicants.
home university
Leibniz University
Hanover
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Göttingen
Technische Universität Braunschweig
Braunschweig
Osnabrück University
Osnabrück
Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences
Osnabrück
Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences
Wolfenbüttel
University of Vechta
Vechta
Hannover Universities of Applied Sciences and Arts
Hanover
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 via uni-assistThe documents are checked by uni-assist before the college decides.
- 4Entrance examGerman and the main subject of the course; places go to the best results.
The documents go through uni-assist, which checks them before the college decides.
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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