Entrance Exams
The Freshman Program offers online and in-person entrance exams. The two-hour entrance exam tests your knowledge of mathematics and the language required for your chosen track: English or German. All applicants must take an entrance exam or submit TestAS and a language certificate to be considered for the Freshman Program.
Prepare for the Entrance Exam
Math
Your knowledge of mathematics is tested in written form in about 45 minutes during the first part of the entrance exam.
Calculators are not allowed!
Prepare yourself well for the different math topics!
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The exam will have 25 questions, including several word problems. The sample exams are to give you an idea of the structure of the exam; however, the questions on your exam may be from any of the topics listed below.
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We recommend that you practice with OMBplus, a free math course from German universities:
OMBplus manual as PDF document
Direct link to Link OMBplus. Click the globe in the upper right corner to change the language.
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TOPICS OF THE MATH EXAM:
- Elementary Calculus: Sets and Numbers
> Working with Sets
> Working with Fractions
- Powers and Percentage
> Working with Powers, Roots und Percentage
- Equations/Inequalities in one Variable
> Lineare Equations/Inequalities
> Quadratic Equations/Inequalities
> Radical Equations
> Absolute Value Equations
> Equations/Inequalities with Fractions
- Geometry
> Area of Polygons and Circles
> Angles in Triangles
> Volumes of Cylinders, Cones and Spheres
- Elementary Functions
> Power Functions
> Properties/Roots of linear, quadratic and cubic polynomials
> Logarithmic Functions
> Exponential Functions
> Trigometric Functions
Language: English or German
The written part of the entrance exam, which tests your language skills, takes about 60 minutes.
Topics: grammar, vocabulary and essay writing
The oral part of the exam takes place at different times depending on the exam (online or in person). The interview lasts approximately 15 minutes.
If you apply for the German Track FeP, we will test your knowledge of German in the entrance exam.
If you apply for the English Track FeP or English to German Track (FH Aachen or University Duisburg-Essen), we will test your knowledge of English in the entrance exam.
Mathematics is always part of the entrance exam.
Requirements for Online Entrance Exams
If you have registered for an online entrance exam, you will receive detailed information about the exam process via email 2 weeks before the exam.
The online entrance exam is conducted with the support of the service provider ExamRoom.AI.
Exam Fee
- The online entrance exam costs US$ 45. You will be billed directly by ExamRoom.AI, the service provider for the exam
- Payment method: Credit card
Computer/Internet
- Internet connection 5 Mbps of upload/download speed
- Desktop or laptop computer with webcam
- Smartphone for 360 App of ExamRoom.AI
- Headset and Microphone
- Do not use institutional laptops or any computers for which you do not have administrative access
- You cannot take the exam using VPN (Virtual Private Network) or a mobile hotspot
- ExamRoom.AI is conducting the online exam. You can find more information about the requirements here.
Mobile Phone
- Before the exam: Please download the ExamRoom.AI App called "360" for exam day. The app is available in Google Playstore as well as Apple AppStore.
- Ensure you have the latest version of Chrome Browser and Android version 6 or iOS 13.0 or above on your mobile phone.
- On exam day: Your smartphone will serve as a second camera in the room and allow the proctoring agent a 360-view of your testing.
General Requirements
- You are not permitted to test in a car, bus, or other vehicle, or in an internet-cafe.
- You must be alone in the room during the exam.
- Calculators are not permitted.
- You are allowed to use a blank sheet of paper for notes during the exam.
TestAS
As an alternative to the entrance exam you can apply to Freshman Program with
- TestAS certificate
- official language certificate
In the Online Application Form you must check the box at the end of the form for an application with TestAS and upload the required documents in the according boxes:
- German language certificate for the German Track FeP
- English language certificate for the English Tracks
See What can you study? for information about the required language level in the different Tracks.
TestAS applicants for the Freshman Program must apply at the latest by 15 July.
For more information about TestAS see www.testas.de.
International In-Person Exams
The Freshman Program offers in-person exams in various countries, e.g. China, Iran, Thailand, Turkey or the United Arab Emirates and many more.
As soon as the dates and locations are fixed, the dates will be displayed here. Visit our live online seminar for more information on the Freshman Program!
Dubai
The next in-person entrance exam in Dubai will be on 4 May 2024.
Application Deadline: 29 April 2024
Registration: Through our online application portal.
Time: 10:00 am
Location:
Italiacamp Dubai Hub
Convention Tower, Level 4, Dubai World Trade Centre
More information about the exam location, time and fees will be sent to you by email before the exam.
Iran
Registration and Information:
IranFreshman Group
(+98) 912 0 418 518
RegistrationIranFreshman.com
www.IranFreshman.com
or
Soheil Mirzapoor mirzapoor@freshman-program.de
or
Apply directly online through the Online Application Portal
Turkey
The applicants who are attending the 11th or 12th grade of high school may take the exam. Students in 12th grade may start the Freshman Program in October 2024. Students in 11th grade may start the program in October 2025.
REGISTRATION: Prof. Dr. Aysegül Artmann a.artmannfh-aachen.de or our agency.
China
Registration: Through the online application portal.
Exams with Professor Ackermann and Chen Xu
City | Exam date | Registration deadline | subjects examined |
Qingdao (not open to the public) | 18 May 2024 | 06 May 2024 | Math, German |
Hangzhou (not open to the public) | 20 June 2024 | 10 June 2024 | Math, German |
Hangzhou | 21 June 2024 | 10 June 2024 | Math, English or German |
Chengdu | 24 June 2024 | 16 June 2024 | Math, English or German |
Jinan | 28 June 2024 | 18 June 2024 | Math, English or German |
Peking | 30 June 2024 | 20 June 2024 | Math, English or German |
Contact for more information: xufreshman-program.de or WeChat: 亚琛预科Freshman项目
Exams with Mercator SE/Prof. Hunger & Dr. Kracht, Simon Lee
| City | Exam Date | Registration Deadline | Location | Subjects Examined |
Ningbo | 08 April 2024 | 25 March 2024 | Ningbo No.3 High School | Mathematik, Deutsch |
Nanjing | 24 April 2024 | 07 April 2024 | Nanjing Normal University Affiliated Experimental School | Mathematik, Deutsch |
Hangzhou | 26 April 2024 | 09 April 2024 | Hangzhou Greentown Yuhua Schule | Mathematik, Deutsch |
Qingdao | 06 July 2024 | 20 June 2024 | Qingdao Universität | Mathematik, Englisch oder Deutsch |
Contact for more information: Mr. Simon Lee infodebeijing.com
Exams at the FH Aachen, Campus Jülich, Germany
| Exam Date | Math plus Language | Registration Deadline |
| 08 April 2024 | either English or German | 25 March 2024 |
| 10 June 2024 | either English or German | 27 May 2024 |
| 08 July 2024 | either English or German | 24 June 2024 |
Applications: Send your application through our Online Application Portal
More information about the exam location, time and fees will be sent to you by email before the exam.
