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Exemption from the language test

Find out here how you can get exempted from the test.

Qualifications for an exemption

University degree / school leaving certificate (validity: unlimited)
1

University degree with English as the first language of instruction - to be proven by:

  • the name of the language of instruction (English) on the Diploma Supplement or
  • a certificate from the university
2

University entrance qualification in English (school leaving certificate)
3

German Abitur: Written Abitur exam with at least 12 points (erhöhtes Anforderungsniveau). An Abitur certificate with designated level C1 CEFR or higher is not sufficient for an exemption.
Language certificates (validity: 3 years)
4

  • IELTS (Academic): overall result at least 7.0

  • TOEFL Internet-based Test (iBT) or TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition:
    overall score at least 100 and at least 25 in writing

  • Cambridge Qualifications: B2 First (formerly FCE), C1 Advanced (formerly CAE), C2 Proficiency (formerly CPE):
    overall score at least 180 and at least 180 in writing

  • UNIcert® III

  • PTE Academic: overall score at least 76 and at least 76 in writing

How to get exempted

  • regarding no. 1 (university degree):

    Email a scanned copy of your Diploma Supplement/certificate as an attachment, with your application number and date of birth to: befreiungenglisch@sprachenzentrum.fu-berlin.de
    Applicants for summer semester 2023 need to do this between December 1, 2022 and March 6, 2023

  • regarding no. 2 + 4:
    After receiving your admission letter, submit the certificate to the Student Record and Registration Office together with the other documents required for enrollment.

  • regarding no. 3 (German Abitur):
    Please see the information in German

Qualifications for an exemption

University degree / school leaving certificate (validity: unlimited)
1

University degree with English as the first language of instruction - to be proven by:

  • the name of the language of instruction (English) on the Diploma Supplement or
  • a certificate from the university
2

University entrance qualification in English (school leaving certificate)
3

German Abitur: Written Abitur exam with at least 11 points (erhöhtes Anforderungsniveau). An Abitur certificate with designated level B2 CEFR or higher is not sufficient for an exemption.
Language certificates (validity: 3 years)
4

  • IELTS (Academic): overall result at least 6.0 and at least 6.0 in writing

  • TOEFL Internet-based Test (iBT) or TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition:
    overall score at least 90 and at least 20 in writing

  • Cambridge Qualifications: B2 First (formerly FCE), C1 Advanced (formerly CAE), C2 Proficiency (formerly CPE):
    overall score at least 173 and at least 173 in writing

  • UNIcert® III

  • PTE Academic: overall score at least 67 and at least 67 in writing

How to get exempted

  • regarding no. 1 (university degree):

    Email a scanned copy of your Diploma Supplement/certificate as an attachment, with your application number and date of birth to: befreiungenglisch@sprachenzentrum.fu-berlin.de
    Applicants for summer semester 2023 need to do this between December 1, 2022 and March 6, 2023

  • regarding no. 2 + 4:
    After receiving your admission letter, submit the certificate to the Student Record and Registration Office together with the other documents required for enrollment.

  • regarding no. 3 (German Abitur):
    Please see the information in German
Course registration (Language Skills / "Sprachpraxismodul")
To find out how to register for a Language Skills course at the Language Center after a successful test/exemption and admission, please visit Course registration.
Please note: a special application procedure via an online form applies for our courses. The deadline is a week before the period when classes are in session. You register on Campus Management only when you have already been assigned a place.

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