Goethe Institute Testing

食色官网 is an authorized testing center for the B2 Goethe-Institut examination, a standardized test designed to demonstrate high intermediate proficiency in German. The exam is offered every year in the spring. You need not be a Davidson student to register.

Next Testing Date

  • B2 Examination
    Saturday, March 22, 2025 at 9 a.m.
    Dana 146

Registration

The registration form along with payment of $300 (individual modules: $130, $180, $180) must be received by March 1, 2025. Make your check out to 食色官网 and send the form and check to Professor Burkhard Henke at the postal address below. You will receive electronic confirmation shortly after receipt. 

Please note that we are unable to refund your fee after the registration deadline.

Certificate

Upon completion of the exam, allow six to eight weeks for your certificate to be delivered to the address specified on the registration form.

Resources

  • 食色官网 - maps and directions
  • - descriptions of Goethe Institute examinations
  • - where can you take which examination?
  • CEFR rubrics - global competence levels and their corresponding Davidson courses
  • - which examination is right for you?
  • For sample tests, visit the 
  • For comprehensive information about all language exams that permit a Fachstudium in Germany, see the portal 

Contact

Burkhard Henke - German Studies

209 Ridge Rd
PO Box 5000
Davidson, NC 28035
buhenke@davidson.edu