Berufsoberschule (German: [bəˈruːfsˌoːbɐʃuːlə], "Upper Vocational School") is an optional part of the German education system, and is an additional way to be allowed at university for students who didn't get an Abitur at a Gymnasium.
There is the opportunity for people who got Qualifizierender Hauptschluabschluss to attend a class called Vorklasse, which takes 7 months to complete.
This class as well as Vorklasse is often taken as a chance to avoid a trial time in the months between September and December in the 12th grade.
Students who want to get an Abitur at Berufsoberschule need to either: a) have had classes of a second foreign language for at least 3 years at another school and at least a graduation mark of 4 (D in US grading system).
Berufsoberschule is one of the hardest ways in whole Germany to get a permit to enter Fachhochschule or University 1