Berner Fachhochschule Hochschule für Agrar-, Forst- und Lebensmittelwissenschaften HAFL Bachelor Degree Courses: Linguistic entry requirements for candidates who are not native speakers of German or French 1 Candidates who did not do their Matura or Berufsmatura in Switzerland (general or vocational post-compulsory secondary school qualification, ISCED level 3 or 4 respectively) and are not native speakers of German or French must, before beginning their studies, provide evidence that they have sufficient language skills to be able to study their degree subject in the language they have chosen. Level B2/C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (also known as the European Language Porfolio) is the minimum requirement. For candidates who wish to choose German as their language of study, the following certificates will be accepted as evidence of sufficient language skills: - Test DaF (Level B2/C1) Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang (DSH) (Level B2/C1) Goethe-Zertifikat C1/Zentrale Mittelstufenprüfung (ZMP) (Level C1) Goethe Institute Zentrale Oberstufenprüfung (ZOP) (Level C2) Goethe Institute Kleines Deutsches Sprachdiplom (Level C2) Goethe Institute Grosses Deutsches Sprachdiplom (Level C2) TELC (The European Language Certificates) Deutsch (Level C1 or C2) Austrian German Diploma (ÖSD) Mittelstufe Deutsch (Level C1) Austrian German Diploma (ÖSD) Wirtschaftssprache Deutsch (Level C2) More specific information about these examinations (required level/grade, providers, sources of information) can be found in the overview attached. Candidates may also be admitted if they can prove that they have passed a language entrance examination for admission to a Swiss university or they have already successfully completed a tertiary-level course in the language in which they wish to study at the SCA. In addition to proficiency in the language of study, candidates are expected to have sufficient skills in the second national language, French, as French is one of the teaching languages at the SCA. In order to be able to follow the modules in the first year of study, candidates should have at least level B1 of the European Language Portfolio, ideally level B2. 1 These entry requirements are only for candidates who wish to graduate from the HAFL, they do not apply to guest and exchange students. Seite 2 Overview: Language certificates which will be accepted as evidence of sufficient language skills for German as a language of study Certificate Level/Grade Required Providers Test DaF An averaged score TestDaF-Institut Worldwide; currently of TDN 4; no indino test centres in vidual subtest to Switzerland be under TDN 3. DSH (Deutsche Sprach- An overall grade of Universities in prüfung für den Hoch- DSH-2 or DSH-3. Germany schulzugang) Goethe Zertifikat C1 / Zentrale Mittelstufenprüfung (ZMP) A minimum of ‚gut’. Universities in Germany Sources of Information http://www.testdaf.de http://www.dshgermany.com/ Goethe Institute Goethe Institutes in Goethe Institute Germany and worldwide; in Switzerland, examination centres in Basel, Biel, Fribourg, Geneva, Lausanne, Lugano, Neuchâtel, Sion, Zurich http://www.goethe.de TELC-Institut Worldwide www.telc.net Various examination centres in Austria, Europe and Asia; currently no exmination centres in Switzerland http://www.osd.at ZOP, Kleines or Grosses Deutsches Sprachdiplom Pass. TELC Pass. ÖSD Mittelstufe Deutsch – Level C1 An overall grade of Austrian German Diploma ‚gut bestanden’. ÖSD – Wirtschaftsspra- Pass. che Deutsch – Level C2 Examination Centres Recommendations for acquiring sufficient language skills You can find advice about how to prepare for the above-mentioned examinations on their websites. If you do not yet have the language skills necessary to pass one of these examinations, you have also the possibility to do self-study by distance learning. Go to http://www.deutsch-uni.com to find distance-learning courses which aim to enable students to study in German. If you have any further questions, please contact Mägi Brändle at [email protected] Mägi Brändle Zollikofen, July 2015
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