In 1834 Grassmann took the theology examinations, at level one, set by the Lutheran Church Council of Stettin but although this might have been his first step towards becoming a minister in the Lutheran Church, instead he went to Berlin in the autumn of that year to take up an appointment as a mathematics teacher at the Gewerbeschule.
Sa 1834 Grassmann kinuha ang teolohiya na pagsusuri, at antas ng isa, set ng Lutheran Church Konseho ng Stettin ngunit bagaman maaaring ito ay kanyang unang hakbang patungo sa pagiging isang ministro sa Lutheran Church, sa halip siya napunta sa Berlin sa taglagas ng na taon sa umabot ng appointment bilang isang guro sa matematika at ang Gewerbeschule.