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# Do I have to take a placement test?

## Our placement test is required if you already have some knowledge of German or if your last course with us was more than six months ago.

Have you already taken a German course or studied a little on your own? We then ask you to complete the placement test. If you have little prior knowledge, it will only take about 10 minutes of your time.

 

We firmly believe that learning success and motivation are best achieved in homogeneous groups. 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️

 

We are so very convinced of this concept that we even offer a [quality guarantee](https://www.deutschakademie.de/en/german-courses-with-high-quality/). Our placement test is the prerequisite for a course recommendation and booking. Of course, we also take your individual wishes and goals into account for our recommendations. 

 

Alternatively, you can provide a certificate from an official examination institution (DSH, telc, TestDaF, Goethe, ÖSD, DTZ) that is no more than 6 months old. 🧑‍🎓

 

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