Entry requirements for students from Germany

Undergraduate degrees
BA/BSc/BMus

Abitur
Goldsmiths standard offer for students with an Abitur is an overall mark between 3 and 1 (different subjects will set their own entrance requirements)

European/International Baccalaureate
Goldsmiths will consider students with a minimum EB result of 60% (6.0) or higher, or a minimum IB of 32 overall (as a guide, we frequently ask for 34); some subjects may ask for higher results than others.

GCSE Equivalents for PGCE Programmes

• Realshulabschluss/Mittlere Reife/Realschulreife – acceptable for Maths GCSE, where a score of 4, or above, is achieved (marking scale is 1-6 – 1 is the highest grade)
• Abitur – A level equivalent.  A score of 8 or above is acceptable for English Language

See PGCE entrance requirements for more information.

Postgraduate degrees
MA/MSc/MMus/PGCE

Applicants who have successfully completed a Diplom/Magistarartium would be considered for a place on a postgraduate course. Applicants with Vordiplom/Zwischenprüfung would not normally qualify for entry to postgraduate level education.

English language qualifications

Abitur - A score of 7 or above is acceptable for English Language, although for PGCE the requirement is 10
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) - 6.5*
International GCSE (IGCSE) English as a second language at Grade C
TOEFL - Test in English as a foreign language with a score of at least 580 (237 with the computerised scoring system) and 4.5 in the test of written English paper (TWE)*
Certificate of Proficiency in English Cambridge Level 5
Certificate in Advanced English Cambridge Level 4*

* does not meet English requirement for PGCE