Placement Test
Placement Test
To take our courses, you have to ...
- take our placement test and reach the level of the course you would like to do OR
- show us an official certificate of your language level, such as TOEFL, DELF, TestDaF etc.
BEFORE registering for our courses.
Important: Your result needs to be in our data base. Otherwise you cannot register for courses.
Please note: Once you have taken the test and done courses with us, we have your results in our data base. You do not have to take the test again.
Please make sure you take the test during the official testing times. We do not have the capacity to do individual testing outside of those times.
Testing times during the semester:
During the lecture period, there are weekly testing times in our testing center (VMP 5, Room 3030). If you already know that you would like to take a course in the following semester or need a language certificate, do yourself a favor and do the testing at those times.
Only for students and employees of Universität Hamburg
Please be aware that you are only allowed to do the test and take part in our courses if you are either an enrolled student or an employee of Universität Hamburg.
What do I need for the placement test?
It is not necessary to register for the test. Just be there at the given time.
Please bring ...
- Your Student ID
- Personal ID / Passport
- A pen
It is not allowed to use dictionaries or any other material during the test.
Are there cases where I don't have to take the test?
Yes. You do not have to take our test if you have ...
- taken our test before (we keep results for 6 semesters)
- done classes with us already and received a grade
- done a B1.3 course at the University of Hamburg and have shown us the certificate, or
- have shown us another official certificate (e.g. TOEFL, IELTS, DELF, TestDaF, Goethe Institut)
Come to our office hours with this in time BEFORE the last placement test so you can be sure you really don't have to take it. When the test is over and you would have had to take it, there is nothing we can do for you anymore.
We just have too many requests to do individual testing.
Where do I get my result?
The results of the big placement test will be put up on our website a few days after the test.
Please make sure you check your results online. We have several hundred students taking the test each semester so it is impossible to send your results to you via email.
Only contact us if you cannot find your results in the lists.
How often can I take the test?
Once a semester per language and once in the semester break.
Again, however, if you have taken the test before and have done courses with us, you do not need to take the test again, unless you have not reached the level of our courses and would like to try again.