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Proof of German Language Proficiency
If you are applying for a diploma program in human medicine, dentistry, or a bachelor’s program in molecular medicine with German as the language of instruction, you must provide proof of German language proficiency at the C1 level upon admission.
You can find the ordinance on the proof of German language proficiency for admission to the diploma programs in human medicine and dentistry and the bachelor’s program in molecular medicine here.
The Medical University of Innsbruck recognizes the following proofs of German language proficiency at the C1 level:
- School leaving certificate from a German-speaking school (where the language of instruction and examination is German) or from an Austrian or German school abroad
- Completion of at least a three-year degree program at a post-secondary educational institution with German as the language of instruction
- Successful completion of the German supplementary examination (level C1) as part of the pre-study course for preparing for supplementary examinations at an Austrian university
- Austrian Language Diploma German (ÖSD): ÖSD Certificate C1
- Goethe-Institut: Goethe Certificate C1
- Austrian Integration Fund (ÖIF): C1-ÖIF Test
- German Language Diploma of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs (DSD):
- telc: telc German C1