Studienkolleg

The Studienkolleg is a public educational institution in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, for students whose secondary school certificate is not recognized as equivalent to the Abitur. It is a preparatory course or first year program for academic studies at university.^[1]

German is spoken in all courses. The students are prepared in a two-semester course which is subject-specific. Usually these types of courses are offered:

University Preparatory schools

G-course for the humanities
W-course for social sciences (including economics and law)
M-Course for medical studies (medicine, biology, dentistry, pharmacy and veterinary medicine)
T-Course for technical studies (engineering, math, physics, chemistry) and
S-Course for philology

Technical College Preparatory schools

TI-Course for Technical and Engineering studies
WW-course for Economics and Business studies
GD-course for Art and Design studies
SW-course for Social Science studies

Costs

The lessons and tests at the Studienkollegs (except in Dresden and Glauchau) are currently free, but the registered students have to pay semester fees (registration fee, social contribution, semester ticket, etc.). These costs are depending on each college from 100 to 400 euros per semester.

The cost of living (housing, clothing, food and drink etc.) are around 700 euros per month. For the students of Studienkollegs there are usually no scholarships.^[2]

Costs

Secondary School Education (Abitur)

References

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