• Primary School (optional)
• Teaching Profession for Inclusive Education at Primary Schools

Students should note that combinations of subjects vary according to the school category(elementary/secondary).

Here you will find more information on courses for students training to be teachers at state-run schools.

• Compulsory subjects for Primary School (optional): Mathematics for Elementary Teachers, German Studies, Inclusive Education at Primary Level
  Minor subjects: Art - Media - Aesthetic Education, Music Education, Study of Religion/Religious Education, Interdisciplinary Science Education, Sports

More information on the offered courses for the teaching profession at public schools can be found here.

• teacher education subject: restricted admission

General qualification for university entrance or specific higher education entrance qualification (e.g. Abitur, Einstufungsprüfung).

Applications from abroad

• of 23.06.2021: DigiPruefO-UB-06-21 [pdf] (68.6 KB)
• of 19.03.2024: AT-BPO-01-22_Lesefassung_berichtigt_automVerz.pdf [pdf] (445.6 KB)

• of 04.09.2023: BPO-IP-Primar-4F-Anl-1-1-IP-04-23_2-berichtigt.pdf [pdf] (169.2 KB)
• of 18.09.2023: BPO-IP-Primar-4F-01-23_Gesamtlesefassung-09-23.pdf [pdf] (451.6 KB)

• of 23.05.2023: PraO_BA_IP-Primar_IP-GyOS_05-23.pdf [pdf] (144.1 KB)

To acquire the qualification to teach at state schools, students must subsequently obtain a Master of Education postgraduate degree (M.Ed). This has to be followed by an 18-month period of practice teaching in school, which ends with the second state exam for teachers in Germany.

Supplementary/optional courses
The Certificate Program Foundation Studies in Digital Media for Education is an optional course for students studying education related subjects.