Admission and Registration

Applicants with the following qualifications are eligible for direct admission to our degree programmes

• A vocational qualification ("Berufsmatura") in business or commercial;
• A vocational qualification ("Berufsmatura") in a non-business or non-commercial related field and at least one year's work experience in a business/commercial environment (full-time employment);
• A higher education entrance qualification ("gymnasiale Matura") and at least one year's work experience in a business/commercial environment (full-time employment);
• A specialised vocational qualification ("Fachmatura") and at least one year's work experience in a business/commercial environment (full-time employment);
• A qualification from an advanced vocational college ("höherer Fachschulabschluss") and at least one year's work experience in a business/commercial environment (full-time employment);
• An equivalent qualification awarded by an institute of higher education in Switzerland or abroad and at least one year's work experience in a business/commercial environment (full-time employment).

Candidates without a university entrance qualification must provide proof of a vocational qualification. In case of a Federal Vocational Baccalaureate in engineering, health or social work, one year of professional commercial work experience (full-time employment at a clerical level) is required additionally.

Course participants will be required to have a good knowledge of both German and English.
Most of the course modules are conducted in German. If your first language is not German, you will need to be competent in German at an advanced level (C1), e.g. hold a Goethe-Zertifikat C1 or the equivalent. However, applicants should have a good command of English (i.e. C1 level or CAE or 6.5 – 7.0 IELTS score) as much of the literature on the subject is in English and some of the courses are held in English. The International Program courses are all held in English. It may thus be advisable for you to take an intensive course in English before starting your course of studies.

Students who have completed modules  at another university (or equivalent institutions locally or abroad) may apply for credit. Please complete the application form Request  of recognition (Downloads). This will allow the administration to check whether courses are considered equivalent to modules taught at the Bern University of Applied Sciences. The application will only be examined after admission to the degree programme. The deadline is 31 of July 2013.

Registration deadline for autumn semester 2013/14 
Start of studies in autumn 2013: calendar week 38
Introduction days: calendar week 37

Online Registration for the Bachelor in Business Administration

The regular deadline is 31 March every year. Although we will accept applications after this date, we may not be able to guarantee a place on the course for applicants who submit late applications.

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Course entrance in a more advanced semester (previously an option offered to graduates of a higher vocational college)
You can also enter courses in a more advanced semester; this option is available to:

• Applicants who are studying or have completed a course of studies at another institute of higher education and who wish to continue to study at the BFH
• Applicants who have acquired equivalent Swiss or non-Swiss qualifications and
• Graduates of higher vocational colleges (see details below)
  Special entrance option for graduates of a higher vocational college of business or banking & finance (Spring Semester 13)
  Special entrance option for graduates of a higher vocational college of business or banking & finance (Academic year 2013/14)
  Special entrance option for graduates of a higher vocational college of tourism, a hospitality industry college or a college of hotel management (Academic year 2013/14, in this case, applicants may only enter courses in the autumn semester)

Application for spring semester 2013
The registration form for the spring semester 2013 can be found at
Registration form for the BSc degree in Business Administration (for applicants who wish to enter the course in a more advanced semester)

Application for autumn semester 2013/14
The registration form for the autumn semester 2013/14 semester can be found at
Online Registration for the Bachelor in Business Administration

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Guest students
Interested people (external) may participate in courses, subject to availability. The costs amount to CHF 300.- per 3 ECTS-Module (which generaly corresponds to two semester-week-hours).

Application
The registration form for the spring semester 2013 can be found at
Registration form for guest students of the BSc degree in Business Administration

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