Pre-Semester German Courses for International and Exchange / Erasmus Students
Course Information
Our preliminary courses are primarily aimed at international students at the University of Kassel and exchange students who will be starting their studies at the University of Kassel.
The courses offer participants at levels A1, A2 and B1 the opportunity to prepare for their stay at the University of Kassel or to improve their German, learn about student life in Germany and meet interesting people before the start of the semester .
The courses comprise 40 teaching units of 45 minutes each in the classroom and on excursions as well as additional preparation and follow-up work at home. Skills (reading, writing, speaking) are practiced during the course. Special emphasis is placed on training in everyday communication situations in Germany and at a German university.
After active participation in class and an attendance rate of at least 75%, the course concludes with an oral and written examination.
Successful participants will receive a certificate of attendance with 4 ECTS points and a grade. The certificate of attendance entitles you to register for a semester-long German course at the same language level.
A language level certificate is not linked to the course.
Please note the data protection regulations for your personal data.
During the semester , the Language Center offers further German language courses with 8 ECTS each at the language levels A1-C1. Please find the registration dates on the Language Center homepage (Deutsch IM Semester).
| Wintersemester 2024/2025 | Summersemester 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
Course dates:
| 23 September - 04 Oktober 2024 | will be announced soon |
Registration deadline:
| 30 August 2024 | probably 15 March 2025 |
You will receive all further information about the courses after your binding registration shortly before the course starts.
International Students of the University: 80 € with possible additional costs of up to 15 € for individual teaching material purchases. If teaching materials are provided by the language center, the course fee increases according to cost price.
Staff members of the University: 80 € with possible additional costs of up to 15 € for individual teaching material purchases. If teaching materials are provided by the language center, the course fee increases according to cost price.
External guests: (only if spare places are available): 208 € with possible additional costs of up to 15 € for individual teaching material purchases. If teaching materials are provided by the language center, the course fee increases according to cost price.
If you have outstanding payments to the Language Centre, you will not receive any course certificates or ECTS credits, nor will you be able to register for any further courses.
Your course registration is legally binding. The obligation to pay is independent of course attendance. Withdrawal from the course is only possible before the course start. This can only be done in writing via the Language Center website (form: Course Withdrawal ). Your registration is not officially canceled until you receive written confirmation by email. It is not possible under any circumstances to cancel your registration with the instructor or coordinator.
Registration for the Pre-semester Courses
The registration period for the pre-courses of WS 2024/2025 begins on 15 July 2024 and ends on 30 August 2024. Course space is limited, so courses may be fully booked before the registration period end.
Once you have registered, you will receive an automatically generated confirmation of registration by e-mail.
Step by Step Guide
1. Click on the contact form below that applies to you.
2. Fill in the contact form and upload all the required documents (please see below 3.).
3. Please take a placement test and attach the result as a PDF file or scan to the required documents.
4. Within the folllowing days after your submission, you will receive a link to the course registration page and a registration code which you will need when you register. The link and the code are assigned to your name and can only be used once; please do not pass them on to anyone else. If you attend the course free of charge, but do not actively attend or successfully complete the course, you can no longer take advantage of other free courses offered by the Language Centre free of charge during the semester.
5. After registering for the course, you will receive a link to pay for the course directly via PayPal. Course participants, who register in countries not using the PayPal system, please read the information of the confirmation attached as pdf file carefully. A place on the course cannot be guaranteed until you have paid.
Please understand that we will only answer and process enquiries once we have received the completed form with all required attachments. We kindly ask you to refrain from calling us or sending us separate e-mails.
Contact
| Role / Name | Address / Telephone number / E-mail |
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Coordinator for pre-sessional courses German for International and Erasmus Students Dr. Bettina Baumgärtel | Internationales Studienzentrum
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