DSH exam

German Language Test (DSH)

You can find information on the DSH on the homepage of the department of German as a Foreign Language.

You can only participate in this exam after you have been admitted to Universität Regensburg. Having passed the DSH on level 2 or 3, you can enrol for your degree programme.

Applicants for the following degree courses only need to have passed DSH-1:

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
Master of Science in Chemistry
Master of Science in Medicinal Chemistry

The exam takes place about 10 days prior to the begin of lectures.

How can you prepare yourself for the exam?

UR offers several training courses for the DSH:

DSH - four-week course
DSH - two-week course
DSH - training day

Who is exempt from the DSH?

Applicants with the following German language certificates are exempt from the DSH:

Do you have the DSH level 2 or DSH level 3 taken at another German university?
Do you have your school-leaving certificate from a German school?
Have you taken the so-called "Feststellungsprüfung" from a Studienkolleg?
Do you have the "Deutsches Sprachdiplom - level II" of the KMK?
Do you have the the following certificates from the Goethe Institut: Kleines Sprachdiplom, Großes Sprachdiplom, Zentrale Oberstufenprüfung.
Do you have TestDaF with a result of level 4 (TND 4) in all areas?

Preparatory Courses for the German Language Test (DSH)

Please note that the university requires a fee for these training courses.

DSH - 4-week training course (C1)

The 4-week course is mainly for students who have taken part in the preparatory language course (Hauptkurs) during the semester and have not yet reached the right level for DSH. This intensive course entails 25 hours per week.

To sign up for this course, please send an e-mail to sekretariat.daf@zsk.uni-regensburg.de

DSH - regular 2-week training course (C1)

The 2-week training course is the regular training course for student applicants. The goal of the course is to get to know the form of the exam and to practice the individual parts of the exam.

This is an intensive language course encompassing 20 hours per week.

To sign up, please send an e-mail to sekretariat.daf@zsk.uni-regensburg.de

DSH - training day

This training day takes place a day prior to the exam.