Recognition of external achievements
If you have language skills and would like to have them recognised or credited, please be sure to read the information below. In principle, the Language Centre of the UBT distinguishes between three cases of prior language knowledge.
(A) Prior knowledge of a language (official certificate, before starting your studies).
If you have certified prior knowledge of a language acquired before you started your studies and would like to be exempted from courses, then read the following.
- 1) Which official, standardised certificates can I submit to the Language Centre? Hide
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The following certificates are recognised depending on the language:
- German: TestDaF-Zertifikat, Zertifikat Goethe-Institut, IIK Bayreuth (nur A1), TELC, DSH
- English: Please download the list here.
- Spanish: DELE, UNIcert, SIELE
- Italian: UNIcert, CELI, CILS
- French: DELF, UNIcert
- Chinese: HSK exams mit certificates from level 3, UNIcert
- Russian: UNIcert, Russian as a Foreign Language (ТРКИ), UNIcert
- Portuguese: UNIcert, CELPE-BRAS, CAPLE, UNIcert
- For previous knowledge of all other languages please write to: sprachenzentrum@uni-bayreuth.de
- 2) How long are these certificates valid?Hide
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The Language Centre only recognises these certificates if they are not older than 2 years.
- 3) Where do I submit these certificates?Hide
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- Please submit these certificates here if they are not older than 2 years.
- 4) What happens after I submit my certificate?Hide
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After you have uploaded your certificate, it will be checked by our Language Co-ordinator. If your previous knowledge is confirmed by the Language Co-ordinator, the Language Centre Secretary’s Office (GW I, 0.04) will exempt you from the corresponding courses on CampusOnline so that you can register for the next higher course.
- 5) Do I still have to take an oral exam?Hide
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No. As these are standardised exams designed by experts and test all four skills, your language certificate will be accepted across the board.
- 6) When can I register for the next higher language course?Hide
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Once the Language Co-ordinator has confirmed your level, it usually takes less than two working days for you to register for the next higher course via CMlife.
- 7) Do I also receive ECTS for the recognised course(s)?Hide
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Since this is knowledge acquired before you started your studies, you cannot receive ECTS for it. The same information is provided by the Language Centre and the Student Office.
(B) Prior knowledge of a language (not officially certified, before starting your studies)
If you have prior knowledge of a language that you acquired before you started your studies, but do not have an official certificate, then read the following.
- 1) What other language certificates can I submit to the Language Centre?Hide
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Accepted:
- Language certificates from other colleges and universities that are not UNIcert examinations are accepted.
- Language certificates from courses of the Virtual University of Bavaria (VHB) are accepted.
Possibly accepted:
- German university entrance qualification (Abitur) certificates are not automatically accepted, but can be submitted for examination.
Not accepted:
- Language certificates from Community College (VHS) or private language schools are not accepted. Please take a placement test.
- 2) How long are these certificates valid?Hide
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The Language Centre only recognises these certificates if they are not older than 2 years.
- 3) Where do I submit these certificates?Hide
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- Please submit these certificates here if they are not older than 2 years.
- 4) What happens after I submit my certificate?Hide
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After you have uploaded your certificate, it will be checked by our Language Co-ordinators. If your previous knowledge is confirmed by the Language Co-ordinator, the Language Centre Secretary’s Office (GW I, 0.04) will exempt you from the corresponding courses on CampusOnline so that you can register for the next higher course.
- 5) Do I still have to take an oral exam?Hide
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Yes. As these are non-standardised examinations, an additional oral interview must take place.
- 6) When can I register for the next higher language course?Hide
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Once the Language Co-ordinator has confirmed your level, it usually takes less than two working days for you to register for the next higher course via CMlife.
- 7) Do I also receive ECTS for the recognised course(s)?Hide
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Since this is knowledge acquired before you started your studies, you cannot receive ECTS for it. The same information is provided by the Language Centre and the Student Office.
(C) Acquiring language skills during your studies
If you have acquired language skills during your studies at UBT, for example during a semester abroad, then read the following.
- 1) Which language skills can I have accredited?Hide
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No language skills acquired during your studies can be automatically recognised and will therefore always be subject to a check by our Language Co-ordinators.
The following language skills acquired during your studies may be recognised:
- Language courses during a semester abroad
- Intensive holiday courses at another university
- An English-language internship (company, law firm) can also be credited if supervisors confirm that the intern also completed written tasks/correspondence.
- 3) Where do I submit these certificates?Hide
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- Please submit these certificates here if they are not older than 2 years.
- 3) What happens after I upload my certificate?Hide
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After you have uploaded evidence of your language skills, it will be checked by our Language Co-ordinators. A personal interview may be arranged with you in the same week. If your previous knowledge is confirmed by the Language Co-ordinator, the Language Centre Secretary’s Office (GW I, 0.04) will exempt you from the corresponding courses on CampusOnline so that you can register for the next higher course.
- 4) When can I register for the next higher language course?Hide
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Once the Language Co-ordinator has confirmed your level, it usually takes less than two working days for you to register for the next higher course via CMlife.
- 5) Do I also receive ECTS for the recognised course(s)?Hide
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After the language skills have been recognised by the Language Centre, the Examinations Office will decide in a second step, based on your study regulations, whether you can have the ECTS points of the course credited to your degree. In degree programmes that include a (elective) compulsory foreign language module, externally acquired foreign language skills can usually be credited with ECTS points - but without a grade.
Any other questions?
If, after carefully reading the above information, you have any further questions, please contact us. Please remember to include your matriculation number and degree program.