Staatsexamen

The Staatsexamen is a German government licensing examination that future doctors, teachers, pharmacists, food chemists, psychotherapists and jurists (i.e. lawyers, judges, tax advisors, public prosecutors, civil-law notaries) have to pass to be allowed to work in their profession. The examination is generally organized by government examination agencies which are under the authority of the responsible ministry. These agencies create examination commissions which consist of members of the examination agency, university professors and/or representatives from the professions.