Anyone who applies to a university in the Free State of Thuringia and has to attend a preparatory college will have to take an assessment test or DSH at the end in order to gain admission to university.

Which examinations must be taken?

Course	In writing	verbal
T	German Mathematics Physics or chemistry	Physics or chemistry Media studies English
M	German Chemistry Physics or maths	Physics or maths Biochemistry Media studies English
W	German Mathematics ECONOMICS	Social studies Media studies English
G	German History Literature or social studies	Literature or social studies English Media studies
S	German History English	Literature or social studies History Media studies

You will receive further information on the assessment test, the course or oral examinations upon enrolment or by contacting the Registrar's Office of the Studienkolleg.

Example for the assessment test/DSH

Examples for the maths assessment test

Information for external parties

Extract from the Official Journal No. 4/1996:

1. A foreign applicant who has not attended the Studienkolleg may take part in the assessment test as an external student in accordance with the following provisions.
2. Admission to the FSP as an external candidate requires that the applicant:
   1. is in possession of a certificate of education which is only recognised as a qualification for the intended course of study at a Thuringian university in conjunction with a successfully completed FSP,
   2. has applied for a study place at a Thuringian university and has been assigned by this university to the Studienkolleg to take the FSP for a specific course.
3. Unless otherwise specified, the provisions on the FSP apply accordingly.
4. Before the FSP, the external student is given the opportunity to inform him/herself at the Studienkolleg about the examination requirements and the appropriate type of preparation.
5. The external candidate must take the oral examination in all examination subjects of the relevant course. In deviation from sentence 1, the oral examination is waived in the written examination subjects if a grade of at least "satisfactory" was achieved in the written examination.