Compulsory language exam

During your degree course you have alternatively to pass:

  • Seminar: Developing academic texts and presentations
  • General English level C1
  • General English level C2

Additional language skills exams

You can also take exams in other languages. Any credits for these exams come from the credits reserved for “Other activities”.

The number of credits awarded depends on the language and the level reached based on the document below.

How to take the language exams

Seminar: Developing academic texts and presentations

Seminar: Developing academic texts and presentations is achevied by attending (with compulsory frequency) and passing the seminar.
You can take the language test as a non-attending student, if you already have advanced language skills.
For registration and more information see the page of the Credit Seminars.

If you have already obtained the credits by passing the General English C1 or C2 exam, you can attend and pass the seminar but with 0 credits.

Language exams at CLA

You can take the exam at the University Language Centre (CLA). You can enrol for the exam as shown on the CLA Exams webpage. At CLA the language courses which help you to reach the level required to take the compulsory language exam are free of charge.

If you have already obtained the credits by passing the seminar, you can take the General English C1 or C2 exam but with 0 credits.

How to ask for the language skills exams to be recognised

If you have an international language skills certificate falling within the certificates listed below or if you have already done in the past a language skills exam, you can submit the international language skills certificate or the statement of the language skills exam on the DSSR-Application for recognition language certifications and outside activity (professional or voluntary work, training,etc.) - Courses offered by the Department of Sociology and Social Research application form.

The language skills exams done in the past in a previous study course is recognisable only for the compulsory language skills exam and if passed within 5 years.

If you have already obtained the credits by passing the seminar, you can take the General English C1 or C2 exam but with 0 credits.

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28 August 2024