canadian High school Diploma

Your possibility of admission:
With the British Columbia Certificate of Graduation (with Transcript of Records) or the Secondary School Graduation Diploma (with Senior Secondary School Statement) / Diplôme de Fin d'Études Secondaires, you qualify for general admission to a preparatory course/the assessment examination, if you meet the following conditions.

If the following conditions are not met, you cannot study at a public German university.

• You are required to have successfully passed 13 courses in grade XI and grade XII, thereof at least 5 in grade XII.
• The Senior Secondary School Statement has to include:
  • 2 languages, 1 thereof with course number 12
  • mathematics and 1 natural science subject, 1 thereof with course number 12
• Your average total grade has to be at least C+.

Your possibility of admission:

If the Ontario Secondary School Diploma meets the conditions below:
With your educational background, you qualify for direct general admission. This allows you to apply directly to a German higher education institution for academic studies in any subject area.

If not:
You qualify for general admission to a preparatory course/the assessment examination.

The following conditions apply:

• You are required to have passed at least 12 general-education courses of classes 11 and 12, thereof 6 University Preparation Courses (UPCs) of class 12.
• Additionally, the subject and grade overview has to include:
  • 2 languages (English or French on a native speaker level + one foreign language)
  • mathematics (“advanced functions” and “calculus and vectors”)
  • a natural science subject (Chemistry, Biology, Physics)
  • an additional subject corresponding to upper classes of secondary school in Germany
  • an average total grade of at least 65 % in the 6 UPCs

Your possibility of admission:
If the Nova Scotia Secondary School Diploma meets the conditions below:
You qualify for general admission to a preparatory course/the assessment examination.

If not:
You cannot study at a public German university.

Minimum Requirement

• Proof of Completion: A minimum of 17 courses during Senior High School (grades 10–12).
• Course Requirements in Grade 12: At least 5 distinct general-education subjects, with 4 subjects at "Academic" or "Advanced" level (previously known as "code 4" or "code 5" courses).

Detailed Course and Grade Requirements:

• Languages: 2 languages, with at least 1 language at "Academic" or "Advanced" level (previously "code 4" or "code 5").
• Mathematics and Science: At least one subject in mathematics and one in science, with one of these at "Academic" or "Advanced" level (previously "code 4" or "code 5").
• Minimum Grade: Each individual subject must be passed with a minimum grade of 50 %.
• Overall Average: The overall average must be at least 60 %.

Your possibility of admission:
With the Alberta / Northwest Territory High School Diploma (accompanied by the High School Transcript of Achievement) you qualify as follows:

• Subject-oriented direct admission to degree programs related to your previous specialization if you can present proof of one successfully completed academic year at a recognized higher-education institution.
• Otherwise: Admission only to a Studienkolleg (preparatory course) followed by the Feststellungsprüfung (assessment examination).

If the minimum requirements below are not met, you cannot study at a public German university.

Minimum Requirements

• A total of at least 100 credits earned across Grades 10, 11 and 12 (Senior High Level).
• Successful completion of 5 independent Grade 12 subjects with course numbers in the 30-39 range.
• The Transcript of Achievement must document two full-year courses (5 credits each) in each of the following areas:
  • Languages: 2 languages, with at least one bearing a course number ending in 30.
  • Mathematics and Science: Mathematics and one natural-science subject (Biology, Chemistry or Physics), with at least one of these courses numbered 30.
• Per-subject minimum grade: 50 %.
• Overall average: at least 60 %.

Helpful to know: Course numbers indicate the grade level (10-19 = Grade 10, 20-29 = Grade 11, 30-39 = Grade 12). Courses designed for university preparation typically end with the digit 0.