Exemption for the BA programs English Language and Literature / Elementary Education with English as the Elective / Applied North American Studies (Major subject in a combi BA) / (Applied) North American Studies (60 CP minor in a combi BA)
You can be exempted from the test if you fulfil one of the following conditions:
| Degree / Certificate | Validity |
Exemption procedure (Please do not submit your certifcates with your admissions applications) |
| IELTS (Academic) overall result 6.0 or higher and at least 6.0 in writing | max. 3 years |
email a scanned copy of your certificate(s) verifying any of the listed exemption criteria as an attachment, with your application number(s) and date of birth to: befreiungenglisch@sprachenzentrum.fu-berlin.de Applicants for winter semester 2021/22 need to do this between 01.06. and 31.07.2021 |
| TOEFL Internet-based Test (iBT) or TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition: overall score 90 or higher and at least 20 in writing | ||
| Cambridge Qualifications: B2 First (formerly FCE), C1 Advanced (formerly CAE), C2 Proficiency (formerly CPE): overall score 173 or higher and at least 173 in writing | ||
| International Baccalaureate (IB) Standard or Higher Level (SL/HL): 4 in English | ||
| 6 months at a university in an English-speaking country, including successful participation on several linguistically demanding courses | ||
| A minimum of 9 points (Leistungskurs/erhöhtes Anforderungsniveau) or 11 points (Grundkurs) in the written part of the Abitur exam for English. | unlimited | For more information on this please see the information in German on exemption from the language test. |
Please note that we can only exempt applicants on the grounds listed above.