Admission

Depending previous education field and area of specialisation specific admission conditions apply. Please visit the relevant degree programme on the website for details or contact the head of the degree programme for information.

Required documents

Please ensure that you have the following documents pertaining to your previous training in electronic format (documents: PDF/photo material: JPG):

 

• ID card or passport*
• Passport photo according to international passport standards*
• Diplomas and certificates (e.g. vocational/specialised baccalaureate with grades)
• Swiss federal certificate of competence with grades
• Confirmation of work experience or internship

 

* mandatory

 

Depending on the degree programme and previous training, further documents may have to be sent, for example:

 

• curriculum vitae in table format
• folder with work examples
• Residence permit (foreign applicants)
• etc.

 

For applications to a Master degree programme proof of completion of the first cycle of studies (Bachelor degree or equivalent qualification) must be submitted, together with the Transcript of Records.

Registration

Click here to register online:

 

Start autumn semester 2012

Bachelor

Master

 

Start spring semester 2013

Bachelor

Master

Application (per application)	CHF 100.-
Immatriculation*	CHF 100.-
Semester fees	CHF 750.-
Fees for social and cultural institutions and for sport (per semester)	CHF   24.-
Fee for the Students’ Association VSBFH (per semester)	CHF   15.-

Fee will be invoiced in due course following online registration and payment is due within 10 days. Waiving of fees or reimbursement, for instance in the event of cancellation or non-participation in the procedure is excluded.

 

Dossiers are only processed on receipt of payment.

 

The additional fees for the admission and aptitude examinations amount to between CHF 150.- and CHF 200.- depending on the degree programme.

 

* Should registration lead to matriculation, the registration fee shall be credited as the matriculation fee.

Degree programmes A-Z	Deadline
Agriculture	28 February
Architecture	31 July
Art Education	15 March
Automotive Engineering	31 July
Business Administration	31 March
Business Information Technology	31 March
Civil Engineering	31 July
Conservation	15 March
Electrical and Communication Technology	31 July
Fine Arts	15 March
Food Science & Management (Food Technology)	28 February
Forestry	28 February
Information Technology	31 July
Literary Writing	15 March
Mechanical Engineering	31 July
Medical informatics	31 July
Microtechnology and Medical Technology	31 July
Midwifery	13 January
Midwifery for qualified nurses	13 July
Music	15 March
Music and Movement/Rhythmics	9 April
Nursing	5 April
Nursing for qualified nurses	24 February
Nutrition and Dietetics	13 January
Physiotherapy	13 January
Social Work	30 April
Sport	31 March
Theatre	15 May
Visual Communication	15 March
Wood Engineering	31 July

 

If you have missed the application deadline the relevant degree programme head office will be happy to inform you on whether a belated application is possible.

Degree programmes A-Z	Deadline
Architecture	31 May
Art Education	15 March
Business Administration	30 April
Business Information Technology	15 May
Communication Design	15 May
Composition and Theory	15 April
Conservation-Restoration	15 March
Contemporary Arts Practice	15 April
Engineering (Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering)	31 July
Engineering (Engineering and Information Technology)	31 July
Life Sciences	31 March
Music Pedagogy	31 March
Music Performance	15 March
Nursing	30 June
Physiotherapy	30 June
Social Work	15 September
Specialized Music Performance (Opera)	30 April
Specialized Music Performance (Classical)	15 March
Sports	31 March
Theater	15 April
Wood Technology	31 July

 

If you have missed the application deadline the relevant degree programme head office will be happy to inform you on whether a belated application is possible.