Termination of matriculation
Termination of matriculation at student's own wish
Students who wish to withdraw from their studies at their own request must complete the termination of matriculation form and e-mail it within the valid notice period to BFH Student Administration.
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Termination of matriculation 31 January |
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Termination of matriculation 31 July |
If the termination of matriculation is received within the notice period, all semester fees for the following semester that have already been invoiced will be cancelled and reimbursed as applicable. In most cases, students who de-register after this date will pay the full tuition fees for the next semester. Decisions on exceptional cases are made by the head of department.
After their last semester, the affected students receive the "invoice sheet on termination of matriculation". A signed Transcript of Records is also provided after the grades are published. Both documents should be retained as they are necessary for any further university registration.
Official termination of matriculation
The grounds for an official termination of matriculation are set out in the Statute of Bern University of Applied Sciences, Art. 44, para. 3.
3 Shall be exmatriculated ex officio whoever
a) has completed their studies,
b) has failed, without good reason, to enrol on any modules during a semester or to attend any competency assessments,
c) can no longer meet the requirements for continuing their studies or obtaining a bachelor’s or master’s diploma,
d) has been wrongly enrolled due to an error or to incorrect information,
e) has not paid the tuition fees within the specified deadline,
f) has been permanently excluded from studying at Bern University of Applied Sciences on disciplinary grounds.
4 The Head of School is responsible for termination of matriculation in the cases referred to in paragraph 3, letters b and c, while the President is responsible in the cases referred to in letters d to f.
Admission following a final exclusion
Art. 57 of the Ordinance relating to BFH (Federal Ordinance on University of Applied Sciences, FaV) governs admission following a final exclusion.
Following final exclusion from another university of applied sciences, students can be admitted to the same degree programme after two years if they can show that they have been employed for two years in the same field as the degree programme. They also need to satisfy the usual admission requirements.
