Bridging course
A bridging course is a course or a set of courses that aims to bring the knowledge of new students to a more uniform level. It is of particular use to students with gaps in knowledge or memory gaps (e.g. because they are 'no longer in the subject' after military service or training). A preparatory course , also known as a "preliminary course", can also pursue this goal.
At comprehensive universities
In addition, bridging courses were part of the overall university concept . They were offered as course-accompanying seminars with a predetermined total number of hours. Three of the following subjects had to be taken: German , mathematics , physics , a foreign language .
After completing the prescribed number of hours, you had to take an Abitur-level exam for each subject . If a student passed all three exams plus the preliminary diploma examination , he / she thereby acquired the subject- related higher education entrance qualification and thus the opportunity to complete his course of studies at pure universities with the Diploma II (→ comprehensive university ).
The bridging courses had to be attended at least up to the intermediate diploma. Besides the possibility - the Y model following - in this way with technical college to complete a university degree, bridging courses could also be used in order before the start of the actual study possible gaps in mathematics , physics , German and / or a foreign language conclude.