• Completing a fee-based language module up to the required level of language proficiency is mandatory
• One module consists of 3 courses
• We offer the following modules: B1, B2 and C1
• The Center for Business Languages will render any decision regarding placement to a higher language level course.

The pre-study program consists of course modules designed to help you learn German. Depending on your intended major, you will need a B2 or C1 level of language proficiency. The modules are designed so that you can complete one level at a time during one semester.

In order to enroll in a pre-study program, you must hold a letter of admission issued by the university that you may enroll in a German-language degree program once you have successfully completed the German courses for the corresponding level of language proficiency.

When enrolled in the pre-study program, you will not yet be permitted to take any courses in your intended major. (The exception is one course in the Gender Studies program - see the FAQs section).

Contact the Center for Business Languages to learn more about signing up for the German courses.

Each semester (and subject to fees), the JKU offers preparation courses for supplementary examinations in history.

Sign up for the preparation courses via KUSSS.

If you would like to take the supplementary examination in history without attending a preparation course, information regarding the examination material is available (in either German or English) to study on an independent basis:

Dr. Angelika GROBNER
Institute of Canon and Religious Law and European Legal History
Secretary: Alia Selim
Juridicum Bldg., 1st floor
T +43 732 2468 3600
angelika.grobner(at)jku.at

There may be a copy fee for the materials. The examination is free of charge.

The supplementary examination in History takes place up to three times per semester.

Examination dates for the summer semester 2024/25

• March 13, 2025 (maximum of 27 candidates)
• June 26, 2025 (maximum of 27 candidates)
• September 25, 2025 (maximum of 27 candidates)

Dates take place in the bank building room BA 304 from 11:30 am.

You can make arrangements in advance to take the examination in either German or English. Sign up for the supplementary examination in advance by sending an e-mail (pruefung-sowi@jku.at) to the Office of Examinations and Recognition Services no later than 1 week before the scheduled date, together with the letter of admission. The exact exam date and time you can find in KUSSS under exams / Kundmachung / Universitätslehrgang. You must register with KUSSS to do this.

Each semester (and subject to fees), the JKU offers preparation courses for supplementary examinations in chemistry.

Sign up for the preparation courses via KUSSS.

Those wishing to take the supplementary examination in chemistry will be required to study the material independently. Contact the faculty members below for information about the examination material (in German or English):

Dr. Uwe MONKOWIUS (Winter Semester)
Linz School of Education (Dept. of STEM Didactics)
Secretary: Barbara Fröhlich
TN-Tower, 6th Floor, T609
T +43 732 2468 7952
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Dr. Ian TEASDALE (Summer Semester)
Institute for Polymere Chemistry
Secretary: Renate Herbrik
TN-Tower, 7th floor, T0711
T +43 732 2468 9084
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The examination is free of charge.

Contact the examiner to arrange the examination date in advance as well as discuss if you would like to take the supplementary examination in German or English. Sign up for the supplementary examination in advance by sending an e-mail (pruefung-sowi@jku.at) to the Office of Examinations and Recognition Services, opens in new window no later than 1 week before the scheduled date, together with the letter of admission. The exact exam date and time you can find in KUSSS under exams / Kundmachung / Universitätslehrgang. You must register with KUSSS to do this.

If you would like to take the supplementary examination in physics without attending a preparation course, the course material is available (in either German or English) to study on an independent basis.

Dr. Michael HOHAGE
Institute for Experimental Physics
Physics Bldg.
T +43 732 2468 5334
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Assoz.Univprof. Dr. Lidong SUN
Institute for Experimental Physics
Physics Bldg
T +43 732 2468 5335
lidong.sun(at)jku.at

The materials may be subject to a copy fee.  The examination is free of charge.

You can arrange the examination date directly with the examiner and make arrangements in advance to take the exam either in German or English. Sign up for the supplementary examination in advance by sending an e-mail (pruefung-sowi@jku.at) to the Office of Examinations and Recognition Services no later than 1 week before the scheduled date, together with the letter of admission. The exact exam date, time and possibly the Zoom link (at least 2 days before the exam) you can find in KUSSS under exams / Kundmachung / Universitätslehrgang. You must register with KUSSS to do this.

Each semester (and subject to fees), the JKU offers preparation courses for supplementary examinations in mathematics.

Sign up for the preparation courses via KUSSS.

The supplementary examination can be taken by completing the relevant preparatory courses (see above) or by taking a specialised examination after self-study. Admission to the “University course to prepare for the supplementary examinations” is required. The supplementary examination in mathematics after self-study consists of the following parts:

1. Mathematics 1, 1h, written exam,
2. Mathematics 2, 2h, written exam.

The exam will cover:

• Sets of numbers, equations, systems of linear equations, vectors in R2, matrices and determinants, linear and quadratic functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, measures of change, trigonometry in the right triangle, basic concepts of differential and integral calculus, introduction to probability and statistic.
• Complex numbers, vectors in R3, trigonometry in general triangle, trigonometric functions, root and magnitude functions, sequences and series, extension differential/integral calculus, probability and statistics.

Examination dates for the winter semester 2024/25:

• January 20, 2025 - 10:15 (maximum of 45 candidates)
• February 3, 2025 - 10.15 (maximum of 30 candidates)
• February 10, 2025 - 10:15 (maximum of 30 candidates)

Examiner:

DI Jan-Michael HOLZINGER
jan-michael.holzinger(at)jku.at

The examination is free of charge.

Sign up for the supplementary examination in advance by sending an e-mail (pruefung-sowi@jku.at) to the Office of Examinations and Recognition Services, opens in new window no later than 1 week before the scheduled date, together with the letter of admission. The examination is held in English as standard. If the exam is to be taken in German, this must be stated when registering. The exact exam date and time you can find in KUSSS under exams / Kundmachung / Universitätslehrgang. You must register with KUSSS to do this.