If and only if you want to prove your level with a recognized language certificate, then take a scan or a photo of it and upload it to studon before the registration deadline using our upload function: To upload

The following table only gives a guide to which level students holding the relevant certificates will be placed in when taking a German course alongside their main degree programme. It has no relevance to the requirements which have to be met to be accepted for a place at the University! See the Admissions Office website
Level of course		Certificates (no older than 3 years)
		Goethe-certificate telc-certificate ÖSD	UNIcert®	onDaf	DSH	TestDaF	DSD
	A1.2
	A2.1	Goethe-cert. A1 telc-cert. A1 ÖSD A1		onSET A1
	A2.2
B1	B1.1	Goethe-cert. A2 telc-cert. A2 ÖSD A2	UNIcert®-Basis	onSET A2			DSD 1 equivalent to A2
	B1.2
B2	B2.1	Goethe-cert. B1 telc-cert. B1 ÖSD B1	UNIcert®-Level I	onSET B1	DSH 1 (57%)	12-13 points	DSD 1 only if equivalent to B1
	B2.2				DSH 1 (62%)	14-15 points
C1	C1.1	Goethe-cert. B2 telc-cert. B2 ÖSD B2	UNIcert®-Level II	onSET B2	DSH 2 (67%)	16 points	DSD 2 equivalent to B2
	C1.2				DSH 2 (74%)	17 points
C2		Goethe-cert. C1 Goethe-cert. C2 telc-cert. C1 telc-cert. C1 Hochschule telc-cert. C2 ÖSD C1 ÖSD C2	UNIcert®-Level III UNIcert®-Level IV	onSET C1	DSH 3 (82%)	18 points	DSD 2 only if equivalent to C1
DSH = Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang DSD = Deutsches Sprachdiplom der Kultusministerkonferenz ÖSD = Österreichisches Sprachdiplom Deutsch

Unfortunately, we cannot accept certificates from private language schools or other universities. In case of doubt, please contact our colleagues: sz-daf-info@fau.de

Anyone who has successfully attended German courses at the FAU Language Center can use the results for classification. The results of the courses are valid for three semesters.

Course levels A1 to A2

Absolute beginners are level A1 or A1.1.

Level of course		Semester (SEM) or holiday (FIT) course at level	Grade	Resulting placement
A1	A1.1	A1.1	1,0 – 4,0	A1.2
	A1.2	A1.2	1,0 – 4,0	A2.1
A2	A2.1	A2.1	1,0 – 4,0	A2.2
	A2.2	A2.2	1,0 – 4,0	B1 or B1.1
SEM course = semester course FIT course = intensive holiday course

Course levels B1 to C2

Thanks to our faudaf points system you can easily calculate which and how many courses you need to take to reach a higher course level. The following table gives an overview of how many faudaf points you can obtain for the various courses.

Type of course	Teaching hours	Grade	faudaf points	SWS (semester hours)	ECTS credits
SEM course	2-hour course	1,0 – 4,0	2 faudaf points	2 SWS	2,5 ECTS
SEM course	4-hour course	2,3 – 4,0	4 faudaf points	4 SWS	5 ECTS
SEM course	4-hour course	1,0 – 2,0	6 faudaf points	4 SWS	5 ECTS
FIT course	72 hours per course	2,3 – 4,0	4 faudaf points	5 SWS	5 ECTS
FIT course	72 hours per course	1,0 – 2,0	6 faudaf points	5 SWS	5 ECTS
SEM course = semester course FIT course = intensive holiday course SWS = semester hours; 1 SWS corresponds to 45 minutes teaching per semester week

For courses at level B1, B1.1 and B1.2 you receive B1 faudaf points, i.e. faudaf points at level B1
For courses at level B2, B2.1 and B2.2 you receive B2 faudaf points, i.e. faudaf points at level B2
For courses at level C1, C1.1 and C1.2 you receive C1 faudaf points, i.e. faudaf points at level C1

The following table shows how many faudaf points you need if you want to reach a higher course level.

Current course level		faudaf points obtained in courses	Resulting placement
B1	B1.1	at least  6 B1 faudaf points	B1.2
B1	B1.1	at least 12 B1 faudaf points	B2.1 bzw. B2
	B1.2	at least  6 B1 faudaf points	B2.1 bzw. B2
B2	B2.1	at least  6 B2 faudaf points	B2.2
B2	B2.1	at least 14 B2 faudaf points	C1.1 bzw. C1
	B2.2	at least  8 B2 faudaf points	C1.1 bzw. C1
C1	C1.1	at least  8 C1 faudaf points	C1.2
C1	C1.1	at least 18 C1 faudaf points	C2
	C1.2	at least 10 C1 faudaf points	C2

If you have any questions please write an e-mail to sz-daf-info@fau.de.