State Examination
The State Examination is the final examination for programmes leading to professions for which the state is the main employer (such as teaching at grammar schools "Gymnasium" or vocational schools "berufliche Schule"), or where it is in the interest of the state that professionals are properly qualified (as with doctors, pharmacists, and jurists). There are standardised state and national legal regulations for the training and examinations in programmes which are concluded by the State Examination.
State Examination
State Examination: grammar school (Gymnasium) teaching qualification
State Examination: vocational school (Berufsschule) teaching qualification
State Examination
The state examination for the following subjects – excluding teaching qualification – can be taken in Heidelberg:
- Medicine (students studying in Heidelberg)
- Medicine (students studying in Mannheim)
- Pharmacology
- Law
- Dentistry
State Examination for Grammar School (Gymnasium) Teaching Qualification
At Heidelberg University you can acquire the teaching qualification for all subjects with the exception of Catholic Theology (Katholische Theologie) and Folklore Studies (Volkskunde). Jewish Religion is taught at the University for Jewish Studies.
For the grammar school (Gymnasium) or vocational school (Berufsschule) teaching qualification at least two majors are combined. To be eligible to be employed as a teacher in Baden-Württemberg, the addition of a third subject may be required in some cases. For detailed information, please follow the links below:
- Grammar School (Gymnasium) Teaching Qualification: Basic Information (WPO 2001)
The WPO 2001 is applicable for all students entering the programme until summer semester 2010.
- Grammar School (Gymnasium) Teaching Qualification: Basic Information (GymPO I 2009)
The GymPO I 2009 is applicable for all students entering the programme from winter semester 2010/11 onwards.
Application and Admission
For information for German citizens, please go to Bewerbung und Immatrikulation für deutsche Studierende.
Special admission regulations apply to international applicants. For information, please click here or contact the
International Relations Office
Seminarstr. 2
69117 Heidelberg
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Further Information
- Language requirements
- Counselling
- Employment prospects at public schools in Baden-Württemberg
- German Education Server – teacher training: documents and experience reports
- Teachers
- Conference of the Ministers for Education and Cultural Affairs
- Referendar.de
State Examination for Vocational School (Berufsschule)Teaching Qualification
A Care Management / Gerontological Care programme is offered at Heidelberg University.
- Examination rules and regulations
- Information on teaching at vocational schools (Berufsschulen) published by the Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs
You can find more detailed information on the subject webpage Care Management / Gerontological Care.