German Language Proficiency

When applying for a bachelor's, a state examination study program or a Master's taught in German, you must prove that you have at least the B2 language level. Certificates from private language schools are also accepted.

As evidence, both language certificates (all test sections must be passed) and confirmations of participation in appropriate German courses are accepted.

Exception: Applicants for medicine and dentistry must present a DSH3 certificate or equivalent proof at the time of application.

In most cases, the DSH (German Language Test for University Admission) with the overall result DSH-2 is required for admission to studies. For some courses of study the DSH-1 level is sufficient. For the degree program Law and Medicine, the DSH-3 level is required.

Alternatively, instead of the DSH, you can present another certificate that corresponds to the required DSH level.

The Department of German as a Foreign Language (DaF) at the University of Regensburg conducts the DSH examination at least twice a year (March and September).

Applicants who have received a letter of admission to a study program and have not yet obtained a suitable language certificate ( DSH or equivalent) may register for the DSH examination at UR before the beginning of the semester*.

In addition, the DaF Department offers alternative language examinations through which you can acquire a language certificate for university admission, such as TestDaF or telc C1 Hochschule.

⇒ Information on the DSH exam

⇒ Information on the TestDaF

⇒ Information on telc C1 Hochschule

* If an equivalent certificate is obtained outside the university in the time between application and enrollment, the certificate can be submitted to the Student Office via email and the participation in the DSH can be cancelled.

International students who are already enrolled in a degree program can also continue to improve and expand their German language skills during their studies by taking German courses that accompany their studies. The Department of German as a Foreign Language provides an extensive range of German courses, in which in particular study-related language skills and competences in the field of academic language are taught. 

 ⇒ Further information on the non-degree German courses