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Free Consulting This ExamPrep course is designed as intensive preparation specifically for the Passerelle exam and is offered as
- On-site course (incl. access to the online learning plattform)
- Online learning (incl. access to the online learning plattform)
- Private lessons
- Blended Learning (individuelle Kombination von Präsenzkurs, Fernstudium und/oder Privatunterricht)
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 (28 Oct 2019 – 12 Aug 2020) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Number of lessons | per week | total |
| Mandatory subjects (all) | ||
| Mathematics | 10 | 330 |
| English* | 4 | 136 |
| History* | 3 | 102 |
| Introduction law* | block courses | ca. 15 |
| Elective courses (choose one) | ||
| Physics | 8 | 264 |
| Biology | 4 | 136 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 136 |
| Geography | 2 | 68 |
| Economics* | Block courses | ca. 25 |
| total (native speakers) | 21 – 28 | 608 – 872 |
| German** (C1 for non-natives) | 8 | 256 |
| total (non-natives) | 29 – 36 | 864 – 1128 |
** Until July 17th, 2020
You can take the German exam at the same time as the ECUS exam in August. However, we recommend that you take the C1 German exam at an earlier date so that you have enough time and resources to master the other German subjects at mother tongue level.