Studienkolleg · T-Kurs

T-Kurs: entrance exam and syllabus

For mathematics, natural sciences and technical programmes. To get in, you pass a German test and usually a math test on school algebra and geometry. The heavy math, including calculus and vectors, comes during the course.

The entrance exam

Every Kolleg sets its own test. Studienkolleg München, as a documented example:

• German: 50 minutes at about B1+ to B2 level, with a C-Test, grammar, reading and a short writing task.
• Math: 45 minutes. Algebraic fractions, quadratic equations, polynomial division, trigonometric equations and geometry (Pythagoras, intercept theorems, circles).
• Both parts must be passed.

Source: Studienkolleg München. Other Kollegs: every Kolleg's T-Kurs test. Our Studienkolleg math guide has worked examples.

What you study in the T-Kurs

After admission, the math syllabus gets much broader. It leads to the Feststellungsprüfung at the end of the course. Kollego covers it so you can get a head start:

German

Topics vary between Kollegs. See the Bayern and Hessen pages.