If admitted to one of the following majors, the Assessment Year (first year of the Bachelor's degree programme) will be credited towards your degree requirements and you can begin your programme in the third semester:
Direct entry into the Computer Science major (BCS), taught in German is not possible. You must apply for the Assessment Year (Informatik).
You may apply for the second Bachelor's degree if you hold or will have obtained one of the following degrees from a recognised Swiss university before the start date of your programme at HSG:
You can find a list of accredited Swiss universities on swissuniversities.
If you have any questions on recognised degrees or degrees in similar subjects please do not hesitate to contact the team at the Admissions and Crediting Office who will be happy to help you.
You do not need to submit proof of language proficiency when you apply. It is your responsibility to ensure that you have sufficient language skills for successful study.
We recommend that you have already reached the level of at least C1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) in the languages of instruction English and German before you start your studies.
All students must take two language courses (foreign languages) to successfully complete their Bachelor’s degree programme. Crediting of internationally recognised language certificates is possible as proof of language proficiency without ECTS credits.
All students must provide evidence of sufficient accounting knowledge to successfully complete their Bachelor's degree programme. If you have already acquired sufficient knowledge of accounting during your studies, the evidence can be credited during the admission process. If this evidence is missing at the time of admission, the accountancy examination has to be taken at the University of St.Gallen.
The degree programme can start either in the spring or the autumn semester. Entry in spring semester is only possible for those not subject to a selection process (HSG admission test). The application is made online. The application fee is CHF 250.
Autumn semester application period: 1 October - 30 April
Spring semester application period: 1 September – 30 November
Please have the following information and documents ready to upload:
Only one file can be uploaded per bullet point. You can use online tools such as online2pdf.com to create PDF files or to combine several pages into one PDF file. Make sure the files you send to us are legible so that we can process your application without delay.
Swiss citizens need their Swiss social insurance number (AHV number) for the application. If you do not know your national insurance number, please order a duplicate of your insurance certificate from the Swiss Central Compensation Office in good time.
The Admissions and Crediting Office checks your personal data and your electronically submitted documents. You will hear from us no later than six weeks following your completion of the online application.
Please log into your user account regularly to check the status of your application. If we need further information or documents, we will inform you directly via your account’s status overview page. Additionally, you will be requested by email to log into your user account.
You will receive the Letter of Admission or the Letter of Rejection in your electronic mailbox (Compass Mailbox). Please find the link to your Mailbox in the Online-Application user account at the top right of your status overview page. You can access your Mailbox using your SWITCH edu-ID log-in data.
Your admission is conditional until you submit all the necessary documents. You may post a certified copy of your degree certificate and a confirmation of exmatriculation to us by no later than the start of the programme (calendar week 38, calendar week 8). Do not post any original documents to us!
If you do not have your degree certificate by the time the degree programme starts, you have to submit confirmation by the end of calendar week 38 /calendar week 8 that you graduated from your university. The confirmation of graduation must clearly show that you have all of the course work required for graduation. The confirmation must also indicate when your university is going to issue your final degree certificate. Please note that you must also submit confirmation that you are no longer registered as a student there.
As soon as you have presented all the necessary documents, your admission is unconditional. We will send you a confirmation email.
Please find detailed information on the next steps before the start of your studies, accommodation, insurance and visa under the following link.
If you hold or will have obtained one of the following degrees from a recognised university before your chosen degree programme starts, you can apply for a second Bachelor's degree programme:
Your degree programme will be recognised if the following criteria are fulfilled:
Detailed information on the recognition of universities, university degrees and country-specific provisions.
If you have any questions on recognition or disciplinary similarity please do not hesitate to contact the staff at the Admissions and Crediting Office, who will be happy to help you.
You do not need to submit proof of language proficiency when you apply. It is your responsibility to ensure that you have sufficient language skills for successful study.
We recommend that you have already reached the level of at least C1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) in the languages of instruction English and German before you start your studies.
The number of places for foreign applicants at the University of St.Gallen (HSG) is limited by law. Since the number of applications exceeds the number of available places, international students with recognised foreign upper secondary school-leaving certificates can be admitted only through a selection procedure.
We will consider only the results you achieve during the selection procedure; your school grades (i.e. A-level grades) will not be taken into consideration.
You must complete the HSG selection procedure in the language that you specified as your language of instruction for the first year of your programme (Assessment Year).
Swiss citizens and citizens of Liechtenstein as well as applicants with a Swiss residence permit of type C are exempt from the selection procedure. If their prior education qualifications are recognised by HSG they can be admitted directly.
The degree programme can start either in the spring or the autumn semester. Entry in spring semester is only possible for those not subject to a selection process (HSG admission test). The application is made online. The application fee is CHF 250.
Autumn semester application period: 1 October - 30 April
Spring semester application period: 1 September – 30 November
Please have the following information and documents ready to upload:
If any of the documents are not issued in German, French, Italian or English, you must also submit a certified translation of the document in German or English. Please observe our guidelines "Certified documents and translations".
Only one file can be uploaded per bullet point. You can use online tools such as online2pdf.com to create PDF files or to combine several pages into one PDF file. Make sure the files you send to us are legible so that we can process your application without delay.
Swiss citizens need their Swiss social insurance number (AHV number) for the application. If you do not know your national insurance number, please order a duplicate of your insurance certificate from the Swiss Central Compensation Office in good time.
The team at the Admissions Office checks your data and electronically submitted documents. Please log into your user account regularly to check the status of your application. If we need further information or documents, we will inform you directly via your account’s status overview page. You will hear from us no later than four weeks following your completion of the online application.
You will find the link to your mailbox in your Online Application user account at the top right of the status overview page. Use your Online Application log-in credentials to access your mailbox.
After you have submitted your full application package and if your prior education qualification has been recognised by HSG, you will find a registration confirmation with details on the HSG selection procedure in your electronic mailbox (Compass mailbox).
There are two available dates for the selection procedure (only one date can be selected): calendar week 7 or calendar week 23.
You will find the link to your mailbox in your Online Application user account at the top right of the status overview page. Use your Online Application log-in credentials to access your mailbox.
The selection procedure consists of two stages, an online aptitude test and a video interview. Approximately 10 days prior to the computerised aptitude test, you will receive an email from our test provider with detailed information. Based on your test results, you might receive an email invitation to record a video interview.
The application status in your Online Application user account will be adjusted on Thursday after the online test. If you are invited for a video interview, the status of your application will be adjusted 21 days (3 weeks) after the interview at the latest. Log into your Online Application user account to check the status of your application.
A view days after the final decision, you will receive the Letter of Admission or the Letter of Rejection in your electronic mailbox (Compass Mailbox). You will find the link to your mailbox in your Online Application user account at the top right of the status overview page. Use your Online Application log-in credentials to access your mailbox.
Your admission is conditional until you submit certified copies of the following degree documents:
Send a certified copy of your degree certificate and final academic transcript by postal mail to the Admissions- and Crediting Office of the University of St.Gallen by no later than the start of your study programme (calendar week 38). Should you not be able to submit the certified copies of your degree documents in time, you will not be able to start your studies.
Do not send any original documents in the post! A copy is considered to be officially certified if the content of the copy is identical to the original documents and if the home university or an official body confirms this with stamp and signature. Authenticated copies of the documents pass into the possession of the University of St.Gallen. They will not be returned.
If any of the documents are not issued in German, French, Italian or English, you must also submit a certified translation of the document in German or English. Please note our guidelines regarding “documents to be submitted” in the Directive on the Implementing provisions of the admission regulations.
As soon as you have submitted all the necessary documents, your admission is unconditional. We will send you a confirmation email.
Please find detailed information on the next steps before the start of your studies, accommodation, insurance and visa under the following link.
The Admissions and Crediting Office checks your personal data and your electronically submitted documents. You will hear from us no later than six weeks following your completion of the online application.
Please log into your user account regularly to check the status of your application. If we need further information or documents, we will inform you directly via your account’s status overview page. Additionally, you will be requested by email to log into your user account.
You will receive the Letter of Admission or the Letter of Rejection in your electronic mailbox (Compass Mailbox). Please find the link to your Mailbox in the Online-Application user account at the top right of your status overview page. You can access your Mailbox using your SWITCH edu-ID log-in data.
Your admission is conditional until you submit certified copies of the following degree documents:
Send a certified copy of your degree certificate and final academic transcript by postal mail to the Admissions- and Crediting Office of the University of St.Gallen by no later than the start of your study programme (calendar week 38, calendar week 8). Should you not be able to submit the certified copies of your degree documents in time, you will not be able to start your studies.
Do not send any original documents in the post! A copy is considered to be officially certified if the content of the copy is identical to the original documents and if the home university or an official body confirms this with stamp and signature. Authenticated copies of the documents pass into the possession of the University of St.Gallen. They will not be returned.
If any of the documents are not issued in German, French, Italian or English, you must also submit a certified translation of the document in German or English. Please note our guidelines regarding “documents to be submitted” in the Directive on the Implementing provisions of the admission regulations.
As soon as you have submitted all the necessary documents, your admission is unconditional. We will send you a confirmation email.
Please find detailed information on the next steps before the start of your studies, accommodation, insurance and visa under the following link.
Admissions and Crediting Office
University of St.Gallen
Dufourstrasse 50
CH-9000 St. Gallen
admissions@unisg.ch
+41 71 224 39 31
Tue.-Thu. 10:00 am - 11:30 am
At the office (05-003)
Tue.-Thu. 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
by appointment only