General Professional Skills (Allgemeine Berufsvorbereitung, ABV) Placement Tests Summer Semester 2025
The General Professional Skills placement tests are mandatory for all students with some prior knowledge of the language, even if this knowledge is very basic, who have not yet completed a course in this language at the Language Center. These tests are used to assign students to the correct General Professional Skills (ABV) module (> see the section "General Professional Skills" at the end of the course catalog).
The tests will take place between March 31 and April 7, 2025. The exact dates for the various languages are expected to be published on this page at the beginning of March 2025.
You will receive the result of your placement test in good time for you to register for a language course by the relevant deadline.
Please note:
- The General Professional Skills placement tests will take place only on the days advertised. It is not possible to take the test at another time.
- For some languages, you need to register for the test in advance. The registration period will be published together with the test dates.
- We do not offer additional placement tests for the courses that take place in the semester break. Please make arrangements to take the appropriate test prior to the start of the relevant semester, even if you are not taking part in a course until the semester break.
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The test result is generally valid for a further two semesters. (Example: If you take a placement test before the summer semester 2025, the result can be used to register for courses in the summer semester 2025, the winter semester 2025/26 and the summer semester 2026).
Test format: On-site test
Date: Thursday, April 3, 2025
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m
Location: ZE Sprachenzentrum, Room KL 26/130
How to register: Please register for the test by writing an email to the coordinators of the Arabic section until April 1, 2025.
Related Links
You can find out how to register for the Deutsch placement test from the Overview: Registration procedure for German courses (PDF).
Test format: On-site test (prior registration required)
Date and time: Monday, April 7, 2025, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 a.m. (Please arrive 20 minutes before the beginning.)
Location: E-Examination Center 1, Fabeckstr. 34-36, 14195 Berlin
How to register: Until April 3, 2025 via this online form (German version only. The registration period has expired)
Results:
- Results of the English ABV placement test of April 7, 2025 (PDF)
- After the test you can register for a course that matches your placement test result (deadline: Tuesday, April 8, 2025, 9:00 a.m.)
Important: Registration for a class is not a guarantee of a place in that class. To find out if you have received a place in a class, please visit Course lists on the Friday before the semester starts.
Related Links
- FAQ: Placement test and registration for ABV English courses
- List of English ABV courses for SoSe 2025 (course catalog)
Test format: Online test (prior registration required)
Date: From April 2, 2025 (by 3:00 p.m.) until April 7, 2025
Location: E-Examination@Home (platform: https://fub.lplus-teststudio.de/)
How to register: Until April 1, 2025, via this online form (German version only. The registration period has expired). After registration, you will receive an e-mail with the login details for the test platform by 3:00 p.m. on April 2, 2025.
Instructions to take the test: Anweisungen zur Durchführung des Tests (PDF, German version only)
Related Links
- FAQ: ABV placement test for French (German version only)
- How to receive your result and how to register for a course (PDF, German version only)
- List of French ABV courses for SoSe 2025 (course catalog)
Test format: Online self-evaluation (German version only)
Date: from now on until the course registration deadline at April 8, 2025 (9:00 a.m.)
Please proceed as follows to self-evaluate your Italian language skills and to register for a suitable ABV course.
You do not need to forward your test result to anyone. This is an online self-evaluation test, indispensable to apply for the ABV-Italian courses. Please remember to indicate that you have taken the test on the registration form. (At the question "Mit Vorkenntnissen (b): Test vom (Datum)" please write: Selbsteinstufung).
Click on the link:
https://www.hueber.de/universitalia-2.0/einstufung
The test is divided into different levels. Start at "A1/A2 Level 1" and work through the partial tests one after the other, as shown in the tables below. Finally, add up your partial results.
1st Section
|
Hueber Verlag Test |
Points |
|
A1/A2 Level 1 |
36 |
|
A1/A2 Level 2 |
45 |
|
A1/A2 Level 3 (only tasks 1-3) |
21 |
|
Sum |
102 |
If you have achieved fewer than 68 points out of a possible 102, your course is Einstiegsmodul 1. Teil / Grundmodul 1 (Introductory module Part 1 / Foundation module 1). If you have scored more points, click on the link again
https://www.hueber.de/universitalia-2.0/einstufung
and continue with the next section.
2nd Section
|
Hueber Verlag Test |
Points |
|
A1/A2 Level 3 (only tasks 4-6) |
20 |
|
A1/A2 Level 4 |
48 |
|
B1/B2 Level 1 |
37 |
|
Sum |
105 |
If you have achieved fewer than 70 points out of a possible 105, your course is Einstiegsmodul 2. Teil / Grundmodul 2 (Introductory module Part 2 / Intermediate module 2). If you have scored more points, click on the link again
https://www.hueber.de/universitalia-2.0/einstufung
and continue with the next section.
3rd Section
|
Hueber Verlag Test |
Points |
|
B1/B2 Level 2 |
30 |
|
B1/B2 Level 3 |
36 |
|
Sum |
66 |
If you have achieved fewer than 44 points out of a possible 66, your course is Grundmodul 3 (Intermediate module 3). If you have scored more points, click on the link again
https://www.hueber.de/universitalia-2.0/einstufung
and continue with the next section.
4th Section
|
Hueber Verlag Test |
Points |
|
B1/B2 Level 2 |
35 |
If you have achieved fewer than 23 points out of a possible 35, your course is Grundmodul 4 (Intermediate module 4). If you have scored more points, your course is Aufbaumodul 1 (level B2.1 CEFR).
If you think that you have a higher level than Aufbaumodul 1 (level B2.1 CEFR), please write an email to the coordinators of the Italian section immediately. The coordinators will assign you to the correct level via an online interview.
If you have previous knowledge, please contact studienkoordination@sprachenzentrum.fu-berlin.de by email and provide as much information as possible about the background of your language acquisition:
- How/when/where did you learn Dutch?
- Do you have certificates?
Please include your matriculation number with your request.
If you have previous knowledge, please contact studienkoordination@sprachenzentrum.fu-berlin.de by email and provide as much information as possible about the background of your language acquisition:
- How/when/where did you learn Persian?
- Do you have certificates?
Please include your matriculation number with your request.
Test format: On-site test
Date: Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (Please be on time.)
Location: ZE Sprachenzentrum, Room KL 24/121b (PC-Room)
How to register: Please register for the test by writing an email to the Polish Department coordinators until March 30, 2025.
Test format: Self-evaluation (German version only)
Date: from now until the course registration deadline at April 8, 2025 (9:00 a.m.)
How to proceed: Please download the file DOCX or PDF (German versions only) and follow the instructions on the first page of the document.
Please inform your lecturer in the first lesson that you have self-evaluated your Russian language skills. The final decision about your level will be made after the second or the third lesson together with your lecturer. If the level of the group does not correspond to your level, you will be offered a more suitable course if possible.
Please remember to indicate your self-evaluation in the course registration form (In the section "Prior Knowledge: Test taken on (date)" write: Self-evaluation).
Please save your self-evaluation document as a single PDF file and have it ready so that you can make it available to your lecturer on request.
Please note:
- The learning program is basically intensive. Therefore: If the result of your self-evaluation is between two levels, it is usually advisable to choose the lower course (unless you are willing to invest more time and diligence in self-study in order to keep up).
- We kindly ask for your understanding that there may be delayed responses to individual inquiries about placement, course content, etc. Please take this into account when planning your steps
Test format: Online test (prior registration required)
Date: From April 3, 2025 (by 3:00 p.m.) until April 7, 2025
Location: E-Examination@Home (platform: https://fub.lplus-teststudio.de/)
How to register: Until April 2, 2025 via this online form (German version only. The registration period has expired). After registration, you will receive an e-mail with the login details for the test platform on April 3, 2025 (by 3:00 p.m.)
How to take the test: Instructions on taking the placement test (PDF, German version only)
Related Links
- FAQ: ABV placement test for Spanish (German version only)
- How to receive your test result and how to register for a course (PDF, German version only)
Test format: On-site test
Date: Monday, April 7, 2025
Time: 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: ZE Sprachenzentrum, Room KL 24/121b (PC-Room)
How to register: No prior registration is required.
Please note: Registration for the test and later for a class is not a guarantee of a place in that class. To find out if you have received a place in a class, please visit the course lists on the Friday before the course is due to start.