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General Provisions
Recognition of foreign upper secondary school-leaving certificates: general provisions for all countries
Recognised upper secondary school-leaving certificate
- Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education HKDSE
with the following general education subjects
- First language (native language)
- Second language
- Mathematics
- Natural sciences (biology, chemistry or physics)
- Humanities and social sciences (geography, history or economics/law)
- Elective (one subject from category 2, 4 or 5)
Language skills and/or exams under reserve
Admission requirements of each university
valid for the academic year 2019/20
EPFL | Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + Entrance Examination EPFL |
ETHZ | Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university admission in the desired academic subject provided by a recognised university of Hong Kong + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ. Otherwise: Comprehensive Entrance Examination ETHZ |
Basel | Upper secondary school-leaving certificate including at least 6 independent general education subjects, each with a minimum grade of 3 (or C for a category C language subject) + certificate of university admission in the desired academic subject provided by a recognised university of the country where the upper secondary school-leaving certificate was issued or Complementary Examination ECUS |
Bern | Upper secondary school-leaving certificate including at least 6 independent general education subjects, each with a minimum grade of 3 (or C for a category C language subject) + certificate of university admission in the desired academic subject provided by a recognised university of the country where the upper secondary school-leaving certificate was issued or Complementary Examination ECUS |
Fribourg | Upper secondary school-leaving certificate including at least 6 independent general education subjects, each with a minimum grade of 3 (or C for a category C language subject) + certificate of university admission provided by a recognised university of the country where the upper secondary school-leaving certificate was issued or Complementary Examination ECUS |
Genève | Upper secondary school-leaving certificate including at least 6 independent general education subjects, each with a minimum grade of 3 (or C for a category C language subject) + certificate of university admission provided by a recognised university of the country where the upper secondary school-leaving certificate was issued or Complementary Examination ECUS |
Lausanne | Upper secondary school-leaving certificate including at least 6 independent general education subjects, each with a minimum grade of 3 (or C for a category C language subject) + certificate of university admission in the desired academic subject provided by a recognised university of the country where the upper secondary school-leaving certificate was issued or Complementary Examination ECUS |
Luzern | Upper secondary school-leaving certificate including at least 6 independent general education subjects, each with a minimum grade of 3 (or C for a category C language subject) + certificate of university admission provided by a recognised university of the country where the upper secondary school-leaving certificate was issued or Complementary Examination ECUS |
Neuchâtel | Upper secondary school-leaving certificate including at least 6 independent general education subjects, each with a minimum grade of 3 (or C for a category C language subject) + certificate of university admission in the desired academic subject provided by a recognised university of the country where the upper secondary school-leaving certificate was issued or Complementary Examination ECUS |
St. Gallen | Upper secondary school-leaving certificate including at least 6 independent general education subjects, each with a minimum grade of 3 (or C for a category C language subject) + certificate of university admission in the desired academic subject provided by a recognised university of the country where the upper secondary school-leaving certificate was issued + HSG admission test or Complementary Examination ECUS |
Zürich | Upper secondary school-leaving certificate including at least 6 independent general education subjects, each with a minimum grade of 3 (or C for a category C language subject) + certificate of university admission in the desired academic subject provided by a recognised university of the country where the upper secondary school-leaving certificate was issued or Complementary Examination ECUS |
USI | Upper secondary school-leaving certificate including at least 6 independent general education subjects, each with a minimum grade of 3 (or C for a category C language subject) + certificate of university admission in the desired academic subject provided by a recognised university of the country where the upper secondary school-leaving certificate was issued or special conditions (Admission Regulations, art. 8 par. 3) |