- Degree
- Teaching Qualification for Grammar Schools (Staatsprüfung)
- State Examination
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 8 semesters
- Location
- Dresden
- Deadlines
- Please enquire
Overview and admission
Study Type
undergraduate
Admission semester
Winter Semester only
Area of study
- Primary Education, Primary School Pedagogy
- Catholic Religion (Teaching Degree)
Focus
Educational Science
Annotation
Teaching Qualification subject for the Teaching Qualification for Primary Schools course. Information on combinations of different teaching subjects: .
Admission modus
Local admission restriction
Admission requirements
To be able to teach Catholic Religion at schools in Saxony, you will need the so-called "Missio Canonica" in addition to the teaching qualification. This is applied for at the end of the course of study at the responsible Ordinariate (administration of the diocese). For the granting of the Missio Canonica, membership of the Catholic Church amongst other things is required.
Lecture period
- Winter semester 2025/2026: Semester break: Reformation Day: Fri. 31/10/2025 Day of Prayer and Repentance: Wed., 31.10.2025 New Year’s: Sun 21.12.2025 – Sun 04.01.2026 Non-lecture period: Mon, 9 February 2026 – Tue, 31 March 2026 Main examination period: Mon. 09.02.2026 - Sat. 07.03.2026
- Summer semester 2027: 01.04.2027 - 17.07.2027
Courses: Mon, 13.04.2026 - Sat, 25.07.2026 Lecture-free periods/public holidays: Easter Fri, 03.04.2026 - Mo, 06.04.2026 1 May Fri, 01.05.2026 Ascension Day Thu, 14.05.2026 Whitsun Sat, 23 May 2026 – Mon, 25 May 2026 Dies Academicus Wed, 17 June 2026 The lecture-free period runs from Monday 27.07.2026 to Tuesday 30.09.2026. The main examination period runs from Mon, 27.07.2026 to Sat, 22.08.2026
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2025/2026)
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
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Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
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Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
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Languages of instruction
Main language
German