Re-entry Bachelor
Students who have withdrawn from or been dematriculated by ETH may under certain conditions rematriculate in an ETH Bachelor’s degree programme.
A differentiation is made between the following types of re-entry:
- After withdrawing from ETH without a degree - and without having been excluded from your degree programme - you wish to re-enter the same ETH Bachelor’s degree programme.
- After withdrawing from ETH Zurich - with or without a degree - you wish to enter a different ETH Bachelor’s degree programme.
- After obtaining an ETH Bachelor’s or Master’s degree you wish to start a different ETH Bachelor’s degree programme (second undergraduate degree) immediately, without withdrawing from ETH Zurich.
Prerequisites
- The degree stemming from any previous Bachelor’s degree programme must be decreed at the latest by the end of the second week of that semester in which you wish to begin the next Bachelor’s degree programme.
external page ETH Zurich Admissions Ordinance, Art. 11 (in German) - If you failed the first-year examinations of the original study programme, or failed other examinations in the original programme once or twice, re-entry may be either impossible or only possible under certain conditions.
Download Restrictions on study programme selection, change of degree programme, re-entry to ETH Zurich and recognition of study achievements (PDF, 289 KB)
- Re-entry may be subject to concrete conditions (e.g. verification of ability to pursue studies) set out in writing at withdrawal or dematriculation.
Apply for the first semester of the Bachelor’s degree programme using the online application form.
Application for the Spring Semester
The online application form only offers the Autumn Semester for commencement of studies. Please make a note in the field "Mitteilung an Fachstelle" that you would like to apply for re-entry in the spring semester.
As soon as your application has been received and checked, you will be informed in writing.
There is no general entitlement to admission to the 1st year of study in the spring semester.
Registration for the Bachelor’s degree programme in Human Medicine
Entry to the Bachelor’s degree programme in Human Medicine is only possible if a study place has been allocated to ETH Zurich for the respective Autumn Semester. This is because the number of places is limited, and they are allocated centrally via swissuniversities after students sit the Eignungstest für das Medizinstudium (EMS; medical studies qualifying examination).
For details of registration deadlines and procedure see
Information about recognition of ETH study achievements you can find here.
Re-entry
A fee of CHF 50.00 will be charged.
If a late application is possible, the additional late fee amounts to CHF 200.00.
Unless you paid by credit card, you must submit proof of payment. See the last page of the application form for information on how to pay.
Request for recognition of study achievements
A fee of CHF 50.00 will be charged.
You will receive the invoice in the 5th week of the semester or later.
Administrative queries
Former ETH students with the Swiss "Matura" should contact Registrar's Office.
Former ETH students with other upper school-leaving certificates should contact Admission Office.
Advice
For further information on re-entry please contact the Counselling & Coaching team.
Contact
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