Proof of German language ability is required of ALL international applicants for the IOS Bachelor's programs except those with a German Abitur or Fachhochschulereife.

• All international students in the IOS Bachelor's programs must demonstrate their German language ability with a notarized German Certificate examination (Zertifikat Deutsch) score of 75% or recognized equivalent.
• The German language examination DSH 1 is required by the beginning of the third semester for all IOS Bachelor's students.  Details about this examination will be available upon your arrival in Jülich.
• If you do not pass this exam, you can remain enrolled at the university and continue to learn German.  You can take any exams you are still missing from the first and second semesters, however, you will not be permitted to take any lab courses or exams in the third and higher semesters until you have passed the DSH exam.

Master's students do NOT need to demonstrate proof of German language ability for admisison, however, international students must demonstrate proof of German language ability in the form of the langauge exam "Zertifikat Deutsch" by the third semester.

• All international students in the Master's programs in Biomedical Engineering, Energy Systems and Nuclear Applications must demonstrate their German language ability with a notarized German Certificate examination (Zertifikat Deutsch = ZD) or recognized equivalent by the third semester.  This is a B1 level exam. There is no minimum score requirement, just the Zertifikat Deutsch itself.
• If you do not pass this exam, you can remain enrolled at the university and continue to learn German.  You can take any exams you are still missing from the first and second semesters, however you will not be permitted to take any exams in the third and higher semesters until you have passed the ZD exam.