Placement and Registration: German Courses DURING the Semester

Online registration is scheduled to start from 07.10.2024, 1 p.m. The programme is available here from 23.09.2024. All courses start in the week of 28.10.2024 and end in the week of 10.02.2025, unless otherwise stated.

Important Note

Please note: All German courses are subject to a course fee. Only the course offer German after DSH is free of charge for students enrolled at the University of Kassel and staff members.

Course Fee

For an international student of the University of Kassel the course fee is 132 € for 104 teaching units.
An employee of the University of Kassel pays 132 € for 104 teaching units.
An external student or guest (i.e. not enrolled as student or exchange student at the University of Kassel or not working as an employee at the University of Kassel) pays 348 € for 104 units.

1. You do not have any knowledge of German at all?

Then the course for absolute beginners is the right one for you.

Click here and enter your information in order to request a registration code. For "Testart" please choose "Cornelsen A1", under "Testergebnis" just enter 0.

Important: In case you have at least a little knowledge of German, please take the Cornelsen A1 placement test first (max. 45 minutes). Make a note of the percentage achieved (%) and the duration of the test, and enter them under "Testergebnis". Please keep a screenshot of your test result in case we have any questions.

This step is your request for a registration code, and not yet a registration for the course! After this you will receive an e-mail from the Language Centre with a registration code and information on how to register for the course online.

2. You have successfully completed a course at our Language Centre within the last two semesters?

Then you will receive a code by e-mail or have already received such a code, which you can use to register for the next level.

Continue to registration

If you no longer have your code or if your code does not work, please contact: deutschlernen[at]uni-kassel[dot]de

3. You have previous knowledge of German and one of the following language certificates or another proof of your German level:

DSH, TestDaF or TELC C1 Hochschule (enrolment immediately after the language examination), or any other (recognised) certificate from Telc or Goethe-Institut (not older than 1 year).

In case of a non-recognised certificate/proof, please refer to point 4.

Successful studies in German or something similar: proof of study experience in German, Germanistik, DaF or a similar programme will also be recognised.

Please send us the certificate/proof with the latest completed level (if possible as a PDF, otherwise as an image file scan) to the following address: deutschlernen[at]uni-kassel[dot]de.

After you have sent your certificate/proof by e-mail, click here and enter your information. This is to request a registration code. This step is not the registration for a course!

You will then receive an e-mail from the Language Centre with a registration code and information on how to register online for the course.

4. You have previous knowledge of German, but none of the prerequisites mentioned under 2. and 3.?

Please take a placement test.

Important note: Please make sure that you observe the maximum time allowed for all tests. Only then will you receive a realistic result on your language skills and for placement in the appropriate language course.

After the placement test, make a note of the percentage achieved (%) and the duration of the test. Click here and fill in the required information about your test result - both the percentage and the duration !!! - to apply for a registration code. Please be sure to keep a screenshot of your test result in case we have any queries.

Please select a placement test:

1. To attend a German course at level A1 or A2, please click here to take the placement test A2 from Cornelsen. (Please do not exceed 45 minutes when taking the test)

2. To attend a German course at level B1.1 or B1.2, please click here to take the placement test B1 from Cornelsen. (Please do not exceed 60 minutes when taking the test)

3. To attend a German course at level B2, please click here to take the placement test (Please do not exceed 90 minutes when taking the test)

4. To attend a German course at level C1, please click here to take the placement test (Please do not exceed 90 minutes when taking the test)

Please note: In your own interest, you should not try to achieve the result required for a particular course level of your choice in the placement test with all means (e.g. by repeating it, getting help from friends, etc.)!!! If you register for a course in this way and the level is too high for you, you will not experience any success in the course and will not pass the examination. It will also not be possible to change to a lower course once courses have commenced since our courses are fully booked on a regular basis. Attempts at deception therefore do not pay off in any respect!