Do german colleges accept homeschoolers ?

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Hanging _ limp _ t i t s _geisha

No it is not accepted in Germany the law requires everybody from age 6 to age 16 to visit school.
However a few parents are fighting a long and heavy fight to have homeschooling accepted but I think it will take a lot more years.

@ these ''Postmen'' may I join in? I am very much interested too
can you provide proof, or are you big ony with words ;))

IM Maya

I agree with Besser Ossi
Maia is always correct but you have to see her advantage is she is working with a well known East German company which knows all about everything ;)

Maja Besser-Ossi

Maja is always correct she knows everything about everything.
Also she is East German and therefore has to be given BA.
This is a rule in Germany which led to the fact that we even have an East German woman as Chancellor.

1st lady angel in waiting

I hope not I would never do that that is ludicrous

edit @ Bird man yes I do!

edit @ milkman lol

Biedronka

I see no one has answered yet. As far as I know homeschooling is illegal in Germany. It is still best to find the college you are interested in and see what forms you can download, print and read.
I think there should be no problems, so long as your marks and your German is good!
Best of luck and happy studying.

The Postman

No they don't

@ maia the offer to join our nice little party with horses and dogs is still available to you we really pay good cash and I am sure you will enjoy yourself with those huge animal c o c k s :))

Nachteule-nightowl

there are very few exceptions that allow kids not to go to school, in most cases it is the law and the right for children to have education among others in school

t_maia2000

FrackledJ gave you the best answer so far, I just would like to give you a link:

http://www.daad.de/deutschland/wege-durchs-studium/zulassung/06160.en.html

Also some of the info was not quite correct:

You need a highschool diploma and either 2 years of college

or

A highschool diploma and very high SAT/ACT/AP scores

or

a highschool diploma and high SAT/ACT/AP scores and you need to have taken lessons in certain subjects.

The third option might be a problem, since I think you'll have a hard time proving that you studied these subjects without records from a normal highschool.

You can look the exact combination of scores and subjects up on www.anabin.de (German only)

In addition to the above you need to pass a German language test.

~~ little miss horsaholic ~~

I don't think so, homeschooling would be illegal here so I don't think they're gonna accept homeschoolers.

eelliko

I take it that you want to know whether german universities accept applications from students who have been homeschooled. In order to be accepted, you need to havea german Abitur (or Fachabitur) degree or sth. comparable. If you're from the US, you need a high school degree (though you'll probably still have to do 1 or 2 preparatory years before unversity).
If you have been homeschooled without obtaining a school degree, your chances of being accepted are rather small.

unknown

No, I don't think so.
It's a big problem if somebody is intelligent but very strange or however to call it, he often has to go to school's for disabled people.
Home teaching would be an alternative, but I think it isn't allowed.

frackledJJ

In order to be accepted at a German University or University of applied sciences (no "Colleges" in Germany), you need to have an equivalent degree of education to the German "Abitur", "Fachabitur" or "Fachhochschulreife". Abitur is the general alowance to go to uni and study whatever subject you want. Fachabitur enables you to study only in a specific range of subjects. For instance, if you have a Fachabitur in the technical area, you are only alloud to study technical things, like mechanical engineering or stuff. Fachhochschulreife only enables you to study at Universities of Applied sciences.

To get that equivalent, if you are from the US, you have to have a High School diploma (and I don't think it matters whether you have gotten that just like regular or if you achieved it through a test after you had been homeschooled) and 2 years of college education. Additionally, yo have to pass a test of the German language.

After that, there might be other regulations that the school you are applying to has.

Check with the local German embassy for exact details on the general way of things, and than with the schools you are interested in.

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