Campus Life
Language Courses: Requirements
The courses are open to:
- IMPRS-CS students and spouses
- MPI-INF, MPI-SWS, M2CI, DFKI, IZFP staff and spouses
- staff of the computer science department
- students majoring in computer science,
computational linguistics,
information systems,
bioinformatics,
visual computing,
computer- and communications technology or media informatics.
Requirements:
- Students taking the German complete beginners course do not take the placement test.
- Students who have passed the exam in an IMPRS language course move on to the next level; they do not take the placement test.
- For all other students, the placement test and prior online-registration are compulsory! The placement test is valid for two semesters.
- Students wanting a "Schein" with 6 (courses during the semester) or 4 (intensive courses) ungraded credit points must comply with the following:
- regular attendance and active participation in class (up to two absences may count as excused)
- completion of homework (you can be excused twice for not having completed the homework)
- punctuality (tardiness of more than 15 minutes counts as absent; in cases of repeated tardiness, the minutes will be added from lesson to lesson and also count as absent as soon as 30 minutes are exceeded)
- complete both the written and the oral exam with a passing grade
- Important: Students must be present in the first class in order to secure a place on the course and bring a proof of registration (Immatrikulationsbescheinigung) stating their major!
Books:
All participants need a course book and workbook. You can either borrow them from the CS library for one semester, or purchase them yourself.
At the end of the semester:
