Preparation Course for the Passerelle Exam

This ExamPrep course is designed as intensive preparation specifically for the Passerelle exam and is offered as

Requirements

  • Federal Vocational Matura
  • Good German knowledge (at the beginning of the annual course at least level B2 or higher), since the course as well as the entrance exam will be in German
  • Good English knowledge (at the beginning of the annual course at least level B2)
  • Knowledge in English Literature
  • French (at the beginning of the annual course at least level B21 incl. knowledge in literature)

Information about the exam

If you have a federal vocational baccalaureate, you can take the Passerelle supplementary examination. From a legal point of view, the passed exam is not a Matura, but it does open access to all Swiss universities. The exams take place twice a year in all three language regions

On-site course structure

The following table provides an overview of the number of lessons as preparation for the Passerelle exam. The subjects can all be booked modularly.

Subjects Annual course
August 2024 – July 2025
Number of lessons per week total
**Mathematics 9 360
**Physics 8 320
**Biology 4 160
**Chemistry 4 160
*English 3 111
*History 3 120
*Introduction law Block course 12
*Geography 2 74
*Economics Block course 18
*French 3 87
total 1608
*German 7 252
*German Literature 2 58
*Science language German 1 20

* We reserve the right to reduce the number of lessons or charge the subject-specific private lesson rate for individual lessons should 5 or less students be enrolled in these subjects.
** We reserve the right to reduce the number of lessons should 8 or less students be enrolled in these subjects. The reduction of the lessons will not affect an ideal exam preparation (with 8 or fewer students, we need fewer lessons for an optimal exam preparation than with large classes).

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