Supplementary Examination of the Swiss Universities

Supplementary examination of the Swiss Universities

Location of the examination

Zurich
Examination organizer

ECUS

Deadline for registration

15 June
Examination dates 2026 Thursday, August 13, 2026: Mathematics, written, 3 hours

Friday, August 14, 2026: 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 24, 2026 and Tuesday, August 25, 2026: 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

The examination covers five subjects and is divided into two parts

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 

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:

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.