Placement & Registration
Information on the placement tests
The prerequisite for taking all English courses at the University of Potsdam, without exception, is the placement test.
In English for Academic Purposes (EAP), the following binding course assignments are made on the basis of the placement test results:
Placement test results | Course description | Information and registration |
|---|---|---|
50-59 points | UNIcert II/1 EAP* | English as a Key Competency courses, 6 LP/ECTS (Apply for a place via PULS) |
60-69 points | UNIcert II/2 EAP* | English as a Key Competency courses, 6 LP/ECTS (Apply for a place via PULS) |
70-79 points | UNIcert III/1 EAP* | English as a Key Competency courses, 6 LP/ECTS (Apply for a place via PULS) |
80-89 points | UNIcert III/2 EAP* | English as a Key Competency courses, 6 LP/ECTS (Apply for a place via PULS) |
90-100 points | UNIcert IV/1 EAP* | Will be offered again in the winter semester of 2025/26 |
Only after completion of | UNIcert IV/2 EAP* | English as a Key Competency courses, 6 LP/ECTS (Apply for a place via PULS) |
* EAP: English for Academic Purposes / Englisch für akademische Zwecke
** Sowi/Wiwi: English for Economics and Business Studies and for Social Sciences / Englisch der Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften
Registration
Winter semester: as of 09:00 a.m. on the first working day in October
Summer semester: as of 09:00 a.m. on the first working day in April