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November 30, 2010 (State 1 Er January 2013)
The Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (D I School erection),
See art. 16 of the Act of 4 October 1991 on FIEs 1 ,
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1 This Order sets out the principles governing admission to the Federal Polytechnic University of Zurich (EPFZ).
2 The conditions of admission specific to the various sectors shall be governed by this order and by the provisions of the relevant national and international agreements and directives.
3 This order does not apply to:
1 The academic year at the EPFZ begins in the fall semester.
2 Admissions in the first year of bachelor's and first bachelor's degree studies take place at the beginning of the fall semester.
3 Admissions to master's and didactic training courses, as well as readmissions and chain changes at the bachelor level, may also take place at the beginning of the spring semester to the extent that this Possibility exists in the sector concerned.
The concept of "study time" includes all time limits for studies, including:
1 If admission to a master plan is subject to the obligation to acquire additional credits in accordance with the European credit transfer system (ECTS credits), this gives the right to an extension of the maximum duration Authorized from a number of mandatory ECTS credits. The School Division regulates the terms and conditions at the request of the Principal.
2 If appropriations are recorded for the acquis upon admission to education or in the case of readmission, this results in a corresponding reduction in the maximum duration of studies. Art. 43 to 45 set the details.
1 Registration is still valid for a specific sector.
2 A person who is admitted to a specified stream does not therefore acquire the right to be admitted to another stream.
1 To be admitted to school, the candidate must provide evidence that he or she has completed the required preliminary training for the selected stream, including proof of the required language skills.
2 If there are indications that a person is not capable of studying for psychic reasons, the rector may require a medical certificate. If the certificate is not a sufficient basis for making a decision, the School Division may order the request of the rector to be examined by a trusted physician. The School Division decides on the refusal of admission due to a psychic disability at the request of the Rector.
3 If the acts committed by a person requesting admission permit, as evidence to support, that his admission could threaten the operation of the EPFZ or the safety of its members, the School Division may refuse admission to the The President's request.
1 Persons who wish to study at the FIFZ must apply for admission. The filing of this application opens the admission procedure.
2 To be admitted, a fee must be paid in accordance with the order of 31 May 1995 on the fees of the Domaine des EPF 1 . Persons coming from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) are exempted.
3 The rector determines the data, deadlines and documents required for admission. This information is published in an appropriate manner, in particular on the EPFZ website.
4 Applications are not accepted:
5 For the sectors common to several high schools (Joint-Degree courses), the EPFZ may delegate competence for the registration procedure in full or in part to one of the high schools concerned. The details must be settled in an agreement between the high schools involved.
1 The rector shall decide on the application for admission to study.
2 Admission may be subject to conditions and charges.
The decision on admission shall be given to the candidate accompanied by the corresponding documents.
Course finance, semi-annual contributions and other fees are governed by the Ordinance of 31 May 1995 on the emoluments of the Domaine des EPF 1 .
Simultaneous registration in several fields of study at the same level is prohibited. The fields of training are excepted.
1 Students registered in another high school cannot be registered at the same time as the EPFZ. Excepted:
2 If, over time, other classes of students are to be excepted from the provision referred to in para. 1, it is the rector who rules.
1 Students on leave remain registered. They must register in the semester and must pay the compulsory semi-annual contributions and, where appropriate, other emoluments, in particular if they follow separate material during their leave.
2 Time limits for studies within the meaning of s. 3 are not interrupted by the leave.
1 If attendance at courses presupposes some prior knowledge or success in certain controls, students must provide the corresponding credentials.
2 Teachers are entitled to refuse admission to these courses when this evidence is not provided.
3 The Rector may, at the request of a department, reserve attendance at courses for students in a given stream.
4 Departments may limit the number of participants to certain courses. Except for courses designated as mandatory in the list of courses.
1 Students must remain registered in the FIFZ as long as they use their benefits.
2 These benefits include courses, acquisition checks, ECTS credits, advice and assistance, libraries and collections, and computer services.
1 Persons using the FIFZ or FIFZ member organisations are required to prove, by means of the card issued by the EPFZ (legitimising card), that they are authorised to make use of these benefits If requested.
2 Anyone who does not comply with this obligation or cannot produce the legitimising the right to use benefits is excluded from these benefits.
1 When registering, students are assigned a personal e-mail account of the EPFZ and the corresponding electronic mail box.
2 Students are required to regularly consult their electronic mailbox.
3 The information concerning the studies is considered to be definitely furnished as soon as they can be accessed from the EPFZ electronic mailbox.
1 Students are required to immediately communicate any change of address via the Internet in the corresponding application of the EPFZ. If the change of address has not been communicated, the mailings sent to the old address are considered to be legally delivered.
2 Students are also required to immediately communicate to the Rectorate any changes to their other personal data. They must do so in writing, presenting all the relevant administrative documents.
Registration will result in the removal of all rights acquired during registration.
1 Students who wish to leave the FIFZ before the end of the studies are, in writing or in a personal interview, a declaration of exit (declaration of registration) to the Rectorate.
2 The rector shall determine the procedures for the registration procedure. These are published in an appropriate manner, in particular on the EPFZ website.
1 Students who have graduated from a course of study are automatically registered as of the date of the graduation decision (graduation).
2 In addition, students are registered as:
3 If there is a suspicion of inability to pursue studies, the rector may require a medical certificate. If the certificate does not constitute a sufficient basis for making a decision, the School Division may, at the request of the Rector, order that a physician of trust conduct a review. If this review is refused, the School Division will decide as a last resort.
4 At the same time as the registration within the meaning of para. 2, the Rector may order other measures. These include the fact that a possible return to the EPFZ can only be possible after a certain period of time. The maximum possible duration is twelve months.
1 Students who wish to be admitted to a bachelor's degree in the FIFZ must meet the conditions set out in art. 23 to 30.
2 They must also fulfil specific conditions of admission, in particular those applicable to holders of foreign or international diplomas.
3 The specific conditions of admission are updated each year by the Rector and published in an appropriate manner, in particular on the EPFZ website.
1 Those who hold one of the following Swiss diplomas shall be admitted without examination to studies preparing a bachelor's degree at the FIFZ:
2 The proof of sufficient knowledge of German is reserved.
1 Are admitted without examination to studies preparing a bachelor's degree at the FIFZ for those who hold one of the following foreign study certificates:
2 For graduation certificates issued in countries with which bilateral agreements on academic equivalence have been signed, admission is in accordance with these agreements.
3 The proof of sufficient knowledge of German is reserved.
1 Foreign maturity titles permit admission to a bachelor's degree in the FIFZ if:
2 The Rector may also require:
3 As regards the maturity qualifications for which the EPFZ has concluded an agreement in this respect, admission without examination may also be granted on an exceptional basis when the conditions referred to in para. 1 are not fully completed.
1 Anyone who has passed the EPFL admission exam or the Special Mathematics Course (CMS) is admitted without examination to the FIFZ for bachelor's degree studies to the extent that the EPFZ would have made the same admission decision. In other cases, additional examinations are required.
2 The proof of sufficient knowledge of German is reserved.
1 The rector sets out the terms of the admission examination in a separate regulation. It defines the examination branches in agreement with the EPFL.
2 The subject matter of the examination corresponds to the objectives of the studies set out in the order of 15 February 1995 on the recognition of certificates of gymnasium maturity 1 , taking into account the special needs of the EPFZ.
3 The examination of admission takes place in German as long as a foreign language is not subject to examination.
4 The branches and materials of the admission examination are communicated in an appropriate manner, in particular on the EPFZ website.
A bachelor's degree, after passing the reduced exam, is admitted to a bachelor's degree, with the following qualifications:
Persons who do not meet any of the conditions set out in s. 28 are admitted to a bachelor's degree at the FIFZ after completing a full admission examination.
In addition to the conditions set out in ss. 23 to 29, apply to admission to the sector preparing for a bachelor's degree for career officers the prescribed conditions:
1 Admission to studies preparing for master's in the EPFZ requires:
2 Departments may apply additional conditions to admission to specialized courses preparing for the master's degree. They must be identical for all candidates.
3 A bachelor's degree from a high school makes it possible to be admitted to master's studies in the EPFZ only if it allows unconditional admission to university studies preparing for the master's degree in the system in which it was obtained. The rector may also require proof that the student had a place of study.
1 The School Division defines, at the request of the Rector, the principles and framework required for the enactment of specific admission requirements.
2 Each department formulates the specific admission requirements for each study cycle preparing for the master's degree. In particular, it defines:
3 In cases where more than four years have elapsed between the acquisition of the title endorsing the studies of the preceding cycle and the application for admission to studies preparing for the master's degree in the EPFZ, it may also provide for admission under certain conditions For titles which generally permit unconditional admission to a certain cycle of studies preparing for the master's degree.
4 Admission requirements require the approval of the Rector.
5 These conditions are specified in the Regulation of studies of the study cycle preparing for the corresponding master and published in an appropriate manner, in particular on the website of the EPFZ.
On a case-by-case basis, the department may make it dependent on the admission of the justification of additional knowledge and skills, depending on the candidate's qualification and prior knowledge. These must:
1 A bachelor's degree from the EPFZ gives the right to be admitted to at least one consecutive cycle of studies preparing for the EPFZ master's degree. This is excluded from the bachelor's degree in the bachelor's degree course for career officers.
2 Admission to the master's degree course in a FIF with the bachelor's degree from the other FIF is settled in an agreement.
1 The conditions for admission to the education training courses are set out in the corresponding study regulations.
2 They may differ from the principles set out in this order.
1 Anyone who is registered in a university high school who has concluded a mobility or exchange agreement with the EPFZ may be allowed to make a stay at the EPFZ in the context of mobility to the extent that the conditions laid down in the agreement Question is fulfilled. The arrangements shall be governed by the said Agreement.
2 Admission restrictions applicable to normal students are also valid for students enrolled in the mobility framework.
3 Students enrolled in the mobility framework are not allowed to acquire academic titles at the EPFZ.
4 The Directorate regulates the details at the request of the Rector.
1 Students registered in a high school authorised to issue doctorates and who cannot or do not wish to study at the EPFZ under a mobility or exchange agreement may be admitted for semesters. To the extent that they meet the conditions set out in para. 7.
2 There is no right to admission to trading semesters.
3 The authorisation shall be granted for up to two exchange semesters.
4 Admission restrictions applicable to normal students are also applicable to those who make a semester of exchange.
5 The admission of the host students to a semester of exchange and to separate subjects requires the authorisation of the department responsible for the relevant study cycle. Departments are empowered to limit the number of seats available to host students.
6 Host students are not allowed to acquire academic titles at the EPFZ.
7 The School Division regulates admission requirements and other details at the request of the Rector.
1 Students who are registered in a high school with an agreement with the FIFZ or who are participating in a training program for which an agreement with the EPFZ has been signed may attend certain courses and present The corresponding controls as specialised students.
2 Admission restrictions applicable to normal students are also restricted to the following students of specific courses.
3 Students taking specific courses are not allowed to acquire academic titles at the EPFZ.
4 The School Division regulates the terms and conditions at the request of the Principal.
1 Persons wishing to take courses without acquiring an academic title may be admitted as auditors. There is no right to admission.
2 The auditors admitted to the EPFZ are not entitled to:
3 The admission restrictions applicable to normal students are also restricted to auditors.
4 Departments and teachers may exclude auditors from certain courses which are not open to all or accept them only to the extent that they justify corresponding prior knowledge and where the conditions in terms of Premises, equipment and assistance permit. The specific restrictions applicable to auditors are announced in the course programme.
5 If no agreement can be reached with the competent teachers, the rector shall decide on admission to the courses concerned.
1 The following rules apply to persons who have been definitively excluded from a course at EPFZ:
2 The following rules apply to persons who, in another high school, have been definitively excluded from the continuation of studies in a certain sector because they have failed the checks on the acquis or have failed to comply with the deadlines Who are required to be admitted to the FIFZ:
3 The principles set out in paras. 1 and 2 apply by analogy to training courses.
4 The School Division regulates the details at the request of the Rector.
1 Students admitted to a bachelor's degree at the EPFZ may change two courses of study prior to the acquisition of the bachelor's degree.
2 If the student changes a course of study after failing the basic examination, he must always repeat the basic examination as a whole in the new bachelor's degree course.
3 Students admitted to studies preparing for master's degree at the EPFZ can change a course of study before acquiring the master's degree to the extent that:
4 Limiting the choice of studies referred to in s. 40 is reserved for all school changes.
5 Standard study periods are applicable in the new course of study. Are reserved:
6 The School Division regulates the details at the request of the Rector.
1 Students who have left or have been registered with the FIFZ may re-register in a field of study of the FIFZ to the extent that they meet the required conditions.
2 Restrictions on the selection of studies under s. 40 are reserved for each new registration.
3 The following special provisions apply to a new registration in the same course of study:
4 If the student resumes in another course of study, the standard study periods are applicable to the student. Are reserved:
5 The School Division regulates the details at the request of the Rector.
1 Upon admission of students from other high schools or other fields of study of the FIFZ and in case of return to the EPFZ, ECTS credits can be recorded for the semesters already completed.
2 ECTS credits of tests to which the student has failed are not counted.
3 They can only be counted if the knowledge and skills acquired are an integral part of the subject matter of the field of study of the desired EPFZ.
4 The rector shall decide on the accounting at the request of the department hosting the student. It may delegate this competence to departments.
5 There is no right to credit accounting. The corresponding provisions laid down in the rules of study of the various sectors are reserved.
6 The Rector may require, at the request of the host department, that the students pass the already successful tests, including complete blocks of examinations, if more than six years have elapsed between the passage of the tests and the request for Accounting.
7 If the semesters carried out are counted, this results in a corresponding reduction in the maximum period of study allowed in the new sector. Apart from the returns in the same sector referred to in Art. 42, para. 3.
8 The School Division regulates the details at the request of the Rector.
1 Upon admission to a bachelor's degree, ECTS credits validating prior educational benefits may be taken into account. This rule applies regardless of whether credits have already been accounted for for a degree. Can be taken into account at most:
2 The restriction referred to in para. 1, let. A, does not apply in case of return to the same line preparing for a bachelor's degree.
3 The restriction referred to in para. 1, let. B, does not apply to high schools with which the EPFZ has signed a corresponding agreement.
1 Upon admission to the master's studies, the inclusion of ECTS credits validating prior educational benefits is excluded.
2 ECTS credits earned at the EPFZ may, however, be taken into account if they have not already been granted for a graduation diploma.
3 In exceptional cases duly substantiated, the credits taken into account for a master's degree from the EPFZ may also be credits for a second master's degree. The rector decides on these exceptions.
4 Each department determines in its rules of study the details of each master channel for which it is responsible.
An appeal may be filed with the FIF Board against decisions made under this Order within 30 days of receipt of the decision.
Students who received before 1 Er January 2011 a decision on admission to studies with an obligation to present an entry examination but have not yet passed it or did not pass it once before 1 Er January 2011, will receive a new decision under this order.
This order shall enter into force on 1 Er January 2011.
