Language Skills

English language skills at level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) are required for this degree programme.

One of the following language certificates must be provided by the end of the enrolment period at the latest:

  • Higher education degree in a study programme with English as the sole language of instruction
  • 7.0 points or more in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS, “IELTS Academic” (IELTS online) or “IELTS Indicator”); if both IELTS score and CEFR level are indicated, the higher language level is recognised
  • Certificate in C 1 Advanced English or Certificate C 2 Proficiency in English in the Cambridge exam
  • 490 (listening), 455 (reading), 180 (speaking) and 180 (writing) points or more in the Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC)
  • 95 points or more in the Test of English as a Foreign Language internet-based (TOEFL iBT or “TOEFL iBT home edition”)
  • level III or level IV of UNIcert®
  • PTE Academic, with a score of 76 or higher
  • a higher education entrance qualification with documented language skills at CEFR C 1 level or higher; language skills that only partially correspond to CEFR C 1 level or for which a lower language proficiency level is identified are not recognised. 

Statutes on the required language skills for studying at Ulm University (pdf)