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ECTS Points and Transferring Credits Back Home

When you're looking ahead to the exams that you are going to take while in Germany, it's worth looking into the number of points that a given module, lecture, or seminar is worth, as unlike many U.S. colleges and universities, there is not usually a set number of courses that you have to take in a semester to reach "full time" student status. Germany, as with the rest of Europe, operates on the European Transfer Credit System (ECTS), and assigns a point value to each lecture (exam), seminar (presentation or essay), and lab course (lab report).

Studying in GermanyStephen EnosMay 15, 2018ECTS Points, Credit Hours, Course Registration, Language Courses, Classes, Exams, Course Credits, ECTSComment

You Need To Specifically Register For German University Exams

When you register for a college or university course in the U.S., do you expect to have to register for the exam separately from registering for the course you're taking? Of course not! The registration for the course and the exam are one and the same. Depending on what and where you are studying in Germany, this is likely not to be the case however.

Studying in GermanyStephen EnosApril 23, 2018Exams, Language Exams, Registration, Course Registration, PrüfungComment