WU publishes an official Teilpunktesystem for WiSo. Mechanically it matches BBE’s partial-credit rules: credit for correct marks, penalties for incorrect ones, and a floor at zero. This page walks through the rules with worked examples.
Applicants often search for “WiSo scoring” because the Aufnahmeprüfung is not a classic single-answer paper. Under each stem you judge several options, and credit and penalties interact. Understanding that logic is part of preparing well, especially under German wording where a single qualifier can flip an option.
WU’s official PDF is titled Teilpunktesystem WISO and describes the gemischtes Teilpunktesystem. For the broader exam format, see the WiSo Entrance Exam Guide →
Each question has a stated maximum score (max). Your score for that question depends on:
Ranking for the 2703 WiSo places is by written-exam performance. The OSA is ungraded and does not enter that ranking.
When more than one option is correct, each correctly marked option typically earns max / r, and each incorrectly marked option loses max / f. Positive and negative points net against each other on that question only.
Missed correct options simply withhold credit. They are not an extra penalty beyond that. Leaving a doubtful incorrect option unmarked can protect points when the penalty is large.
For questions with exactly one correct option, scoring is all-or-nothing: full marks only if that option is marked and no incorrect option is marked. Any incorrect mark alongside the correct one drops the question to zero.
WU confirms the exam is entirely multiple choice; the mix of single- vs multi-correct stems can vary by cycle. Train both behaviours so you do not over-generalise from BBE’s five true/false statement pattern.
After credit and penalties are combined, the question score is never reported below zero. Heavy over-ticking can wipe a question completely, but it does not dig into other questions’ points. That is why “mark everything to be safe” is usually a losing strategy.
Illustrative multi-correct pattern with max = 5, r = 3, f = 2 (same engine BBE School uses for statement-style practice). Not an official WU sample paper.
How to read these examples
Each task below is worth 5 points. The correct truth pattern is A, B, and D true; C and E false. With three true and two false statements, each correct true mark earns +1.7 and each wrong tick on a false statement costs −2.5.
Formula for this pattern: perCorrect = 5 ÷ 3 = 1.7; perWrong = 5 ÷ 2 = 2.5.
You mark all three correct options and leave both incorrect ones blank. Full credit, no penalties.
Task score
5.0 / 5
You marked
+1.7 pts
You marked
+1.7 pts
You left blank
0 pts
You marked
+1.7 pts
You left blank
0 pts
| Step | Points |
|---|---|
| Credit for correct marks | +5.0 |
| Penalties for wrong ticks | 0.0 |
| Final task score | 5.0 / 5 |
You mark two correct options and skip the third. Missed credit only, with no false-option penalties.
Task score
3.3 / 5
You marked
+1.7 pts
You marked
+1.7 pts
You left blank
0 pts
You left blank
0 pts
You left blank
0 pts
| Step | Points |
|---|---|
| Credit for correct marks | +3.3 |
| Penalties for wrong ticks | 0.0 |
| Final task score | 3.3 / 5 |
All three correct options are marked, but one incorrect option is also marked. The penalty reduces the question total.
Task score
2.5 / 5
You marked
+1.7 pts
You marked
+1.7 pts
You marked
-2.5 pts
You marked
+1.7 pts
You left blank
0 pts
| Step | Points |
|---|---|
| Credit for correct marks | +5.0 |
| Penalties for wrong ticks | -2.5 |
| Final task score | 2.5 / 5 |
Marking every option nets credit against both penalties and floors at zero for the question.
Task score
0.0 / 5
You marked
+1.7 pts
You marked
+1.7 pts
You marked
-2.5 pts
You marked
+1.7 pts
You marked
-2.5 pts
| Step | Points |
|---|---|
| Credit for correct marks | +5.0 |
| Penalties for wrong ticks | -5.0 |
| Final task score | 0.0 / 5 |
BBE School’s WiSo-cycle comparison total is 165 points for the written exam (versus 160 for BBE mocks in the same tooling). Use mocks to see how mixed ticking patterns convert into scores, not only whether individual options feel “right.”
Applicants are ranked by written-exam performance against about 2703 places. There is no separate fixed “pass mark” published on this site. Relative performance in the cycle determines selection. If registrations never exceed places, the written exam stage can be skipped entirely.
Learn how WiSo admission works →Once the formula feels intuitive, practice it on WiSo content: Wirtschaft verstehen stems, German reading, and math under time pressure.
Try WiSo prep on its own URLs
Demo practice, mocks, and flashcards for WiSo live under /wiso/..., so you stay on the German track instead of drifting into BBE English drills.