Supplementary Examination of the Swiss Universities
If you have a recognized international university entrance qualification that deviates considerably from a Swiss school leaving certificate (Matura), you must pass a supplementary examination organized jointly by the Swiss universities. This examination takes place each fall.
| Location of the examination | Zurich | |
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| Examination organizer | ECUS | |
| Deadline for registration | June 15 | |
| Examination dates 2022 | - | Thursday, August 17, 2023: Mathematics, written, 3 hours |
| - | Friday, August 18, 2023: English, written, 2 hours | |
| - | Individually: German language exam level C1 (written and oral) organized by the Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften, Applied Linguistics Department, date is not yet available. | |
| - | Monday, August 28, 2023 and Tuesday, August 29, 2023: oral exams in Mathematics, English, History and one compulsory subject from the following group: Geography, Biology, Chemistry, Physics. Prep time: 15 minutes; examination: 15 minutes |
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| The examination covers five subjects and is divided into two parts | |
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| Part 1 | Language of instruction (level C1), compulsory for all candidates: oral and written examination |
| Part 2 | Three compulsory subjects and one obligatory elective subject |
| Three compulsory subjects | |
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| Mathematics | Written and oral examination |
| English | Written and oral examination |
| History* | Oral examination (*including introduction to law) |
| One obligatory elective subject from the following group: | |
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| Biology | Oral examination |
| Chemistry | Oral examination |
| Physics | Oral examination |
| Geography* | Oral examination (*including introduction to economics) |
The examination results will be available by calendar week 36 at the latest.