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Placement Test and Registration

  • Placement test

    Anyone wishing to take an intensive language course at Studienkolleg Mittelhessen must first complete our placement test. This test allows us to determine your current level of German language proficiency, ensuring that you are placed in the appropriate level for your intensive language course. Language certificates obtained from other institutions are not taken into account for placement within our course system

    The placement test consists of:
    - Multiple-choice questions (35 minutes)
    - Written composition (20 minutes)

    There is no oral examination.

    Please note that the sole purpose of the placement test is to assign you to the correct course level within our system. The test is not an examination leading to a formal certificate, and no results will be provided for submission to other institutions.

    You must register online to take the placement test.

    We charge a fee of €15.00 for the placement test, which is to be paid via bank transfer.

    In case you need a provisional confirmation letter for showing to the embassy in order to apply for a visa, please contact Mrs. Sarah Ruiz Guerrero. Phone number: +49 6421-28-27096 (Monday - Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.) or by e-mail to
    This certificate can be obtained FREE OF CHARGE. The processing can take up to one week.

    Next placement test: November 25, 2026

    You can join the placement test online or face-to-face. Please register for ONLY ONE of the options.

    REGISTRATION PORTAL for the ONLINE PLACEMENT TEST on November 25, 2026: Registration portal for the ONLINE test (we will close the registration portal on November 16, 2026).

    REGISTRATION PORTAL for the FACE-TO-FACE PLACEMENT TEST on November 25, 2026:     Registration portal for the FACE-TO-FACE test (we will close the registration portal on November 16, 2026).

    Important information regarding the online test, placement, and registration:

     - The placement test is not an examination; it serves to evaluate your current language proficiency.

    - Cheating—such as using electronic aids or receiving assistance from others to achieve a higher placement—is counterproductive. It leads to frustration and financial loss for you, and creates a negative experience for other course participants and instructors.

    THEREFORE:

    Placement is provisional, based on the language level determined by the online test.

    If it becomes apparent on-site that your online test result does not reflect your actual proficiency due to cheating, you will be required to retake the placement test—this time in person.

    The result obtained from this subsequent test will then be used to determine your course placement. Participants will be informed of their updated course placement. 

    If a different course level is determined, participants may choose whether to enroll in that level or withdraw from the course. 

    In the event that no spots are available at the newly assigned level, participants will need to sit out one term until a new assessment and registration can take place.

    The placement test costs €15.00.

    The results of the placement test on November 25, 2026 are valid only for the following language course cycle from January 05, 2027 to February 16, 2027 for the basic level II as well as for levels 1 to 4 and from January 05, 2027 to March 22, 2027 for the DSH level. If you would like to attend a later course, you will have to repeat the placement test and register online again.

    You will receive the result of your placement test from November 25, 2026  latest on December 04, 2026 via e-mail.
    We will send you the registration link for the course latest on December 09, 2026.

    Additional placement tests:

    November 25, 2026 (online and face-to-face)
    January 27, 2027 (online and face-to-face)
    March 24, 2027 (online and face-to-face)
    May 19, 2027 (online and face-to-face)
    July 07, 2027 (online and face-to-face)
    October 06, 2027 (online and face-to-face)
    November 24, 2027 (online and face-to-face)

    Online registration for each placement test is usually possible about four weeks before the test date.

  • Registration for the intensive language courses

    Deadline for the participants of our placement test on November 25, 2026: 
    The REGISTRATION for the language course will take place ONLINE on December 10, 2026.

    Registration procedure

    Latest on December 09, 2026 you will receive a registration link. You can only register for the course level we have determined for you based on your placement test result. We CANNOT guarantee you a place. The classes will be face-to-face.

    The course fee of €630.00 for elementary level II and levels 1 to 4 (per level) resp. €950.00 for the DSH level has to be paid via bank transfer on the same day if your registration has been completed successfully. You have to send the payment receipt to

    Please note: You have to enroll at the Philipps University of Marburg in order to obtain a student ID card and semester transit pass! If you attend the language courses without enrolling, you will not receive any passes for buses or trains.

    Our goal is to grant admission to all students interested in attending courses at our institute. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee that you will receive a place in the course since the number of places is limited.