Eligibility to start The German year  

The following terms must be achieved in order for you to Start the German Year: 

  1. A GPA of 60 % or higher. 

  1. Passed English V and Arabic 99. 

  1. For SAHL Students:  passed German 6 (at GJU) and language skills 4 parts of B1 German language test conducted by Goethe Institute or ÖSD by the 10th of June for students planning to start their German year at winter semester and by the 10th of December for students planning to start their German year at summer semester. 

For German 6 old track & SAHL Students (enrolled before the 2nd term of 2017/2018): passed German 6 (at GJU) and at least 2 language skills parts of B1 German language test conducted by Goethe Institute or ÖSD by the 10th of June for students planning to start their German year at winter semester and by the 10th of December for students planning to start their German year at summer semester. 

For German 6 new track: passed German 5 and passed/ took German 6 at GJU. 

  1. The total amount of passed credit hours (excluding German Levels I to VI) at GJU is 

- 90 credit hours or higher for all engineering majors and Architecture; 

- 85 credit hours or higher for all Business majors, Design and Visual Communication and Computer Science 

- 72 credit hours or higher for B.A. German and English for Business and Communication and B.A. Translation students following the new study plan from 2014 

  1. Finished all the obligatory courses specified by the School or Department. 

  1. Finished the required 160 hours Field Training (does not apply for the students of B.A. Translation and B.A. German and English for Business and Communication).  

 

Application documents (might differ for each host university):  

  • The host university’s application form 

  • The learning agreement (should be filled out with your exchange coordinator & uploaded on MyGJU) 

  • Recent passport photos 

  • Passport copies 

  • A recent transcript of records issued by the registration department 

  • Your Curriculum Vitae 

  • Motivation letter (stating why you chose this certain University and what you expect from your stay in Germany) 

  • A portfolio (Architecture and Design students) 

  In case there are additional needed documents, you will be informed by the GJU IAD. 

 

Important GY documents