Admission to Bachelor studies with a Swiss certificate of upper secondary education
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Conditions of admission
Diplomas enabling an admission to Bachelor studies:
Swiss Maturity
Federal vocational or specialised Baccalaureate
+ Supplementary examination of the Swiss Maturity Commission (passerelle)Bachelor’s degree of a University, University of Applied Sciences or University of teacher education
A list of diplomas enabling an admission can be found on the website of swissuniversities.
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Degree programmes submitted to specific conditions
Bachelor of Science in Special Education (Diploma in speech and language therapy)
- Online application deadline: 30 April, no late applications for admission
- Additional conditions: specific application documents and conditions
Bachelor of Science in Special Education (Diploma in Special Education)
- Online application deadline: 30 April, no late applications for admission
- Additional conditions: specific application documents and conditions
Bachelor of Arts in Primary Education
- Online application period: from 18 November to 30 April, no late applications for admission
- Other degrees can also grant admission.
- Additional conditions: specific application documents and procedure
Bachelor of Science in Sport Sciences and Motor Control
- Online application deadline: 30 April, no late applications for admission
- Additional conditions: physical and motor skills test
- Compulsory registration to the test with the Department
Bachelor of Medicine in Human Medicine
- Deadline for the compulsory preliminary application with swissuniversities: 15 February
- Admission subject to specific conditions
- If you are of foreign nationality, you must meet the eligibility criteria mentioned in the "Ordonnance" in order to register for medicine studies
- The qualifying examination will take place in the summer if the number of registrations exceeds the number of available places.
- Admission handled by swissuniversities, who will send you additional information further to your application for admission
Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences
Online application deadline: 30 April, no late applications for admission
Degree programmes beginning only in the autumn semester
Some degree programmes can only begin in the autumn semester. For further information, see:
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Application periods
Autumn semester
- Application period:
1 February - 30 April - Late application period (specific conditions):
1 Mai - 31 August
Spring semester
- Application period:
1 September - 30 November - Late application period (specific conditions):
1 December - 31 January
Please note that the opening date for online application may be slightly carried forward from year to year (1 February/1 May/1 September/1 December).
Medical studies
Deadline: 15 February for the following academic year
Bachelor of Arts in Primary Education
Application period: 18 November - 30 April
- Application period:
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Application fees
Swiss certificate of upper secondary education
Candidates holding a diploma from Switzerland or Liechtenstein which enables studies at the Unifr (e.g. Swiss Maturity)
- Application fee: CHF 50.-
- Administrative fee for late applications (1 May – 31 August and 1 December – 31 January): + CHF 50.-
Foreign certificate of upper secondary education
Candidates holding a foreign diploma which enables studies at the Unifr (e.g. foreign upper secondary certificate or International Baccalaureate)
- Application fee: CHF 100.-
- Administrative fee for late applications (1 May – 31 August and 1 December – 31 January): + CHF 50.-
The application fee cannot be reimbursed nor carried over to another semester, even in the case of an inaccurate, withdrawn or refused application for admission.
All banking and exchange fee costs must be borne by the customer.
Information on the semester fees
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Semesters and lecture periods
Academic year 2024 – 2025:
Autumn semester 2024
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Official dates:
01.08.2024 – 31.01.2025 -
Lecture period:
16.09.2024 – 20.12.2024
Spring semester 2025
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Official dates:
01.02.2025 – 31.07.2025 -
Lecture periods:
17.02.2025 – 28.05.2025
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Application procedure
Online applications through Inscruni are aimed exclusively at people who are not currently registered at the Unifr. If you are currently registered at the Unifr and have an active MyUnifr account, you must on no account apply through Inscruni. Any request from a student registered at the Unifr (e.g. change of degree programme, early start to master studies ("master anticipé"), master studies following a bachelor’s degree, etc.) must be submitted on the MyUnifr portal.
1. Courses on offer
Details of courses on offer can be found online. Should you have any questions, please contact the Studies Information Office (studies@unifr.ch), as the Office for Admissions and Registration cannot provide course information or advise you on your choice of course.
Please also consult the regulations and be aware of the rules concerning definitive failures.
2. Online application deadlines
Once you have made your choice of studies, please apply online within the deadlines given in the section "application periods".
No exception can be made regarding a change of deadline.
3. Online application
Online application on Inscruni
The validation of the online application for admission must be done within the deadlines given in the section "application periods".
You can apply online even if you have not yet finished your studies or obtained your school-leaving certificate.
We recommend applying as early as possible as the processing of an application for admission takes several weeks.
4. Payment of the application fee
The application fee (see the section "application fee") can be payed directly by credit card or Twint or with an invoice that can be downloaded after validating the online application.
Only applications for which the application fee has been paid will be processed.
The application fee cannot be reimbursed nor carried over to another semester, even in the case of an inaccurate, withdrawn or refused application for admission.
All banking and exchange fee costs must be borne by the customer.
5. Upload of documents
Once the online application validated, a personalised list of the documents to be submitted will be available on your Inscruni account. All the documents listed are essential to the processing of your application for admission and must be sent within the given deadline. Only applications that have been completed in full will be processed.
Indicative list of documents to be sent together with your application for admission
6. Processing of the application for admission and decision
Once we have received the required documents, your application will be processed and a written decision will be sent.
No information regarding the status of your application for admission will be given by e-mail or by phone.
7. After the admission
- An invoice for the payment of the semester fee will be sent.
- Payment of the invoice within the given deadlines
- Activation of your e-account
- Your Campus Card will be sent.
- Registration for courses directly with faculties
Change of degree programme
- Except for some specific cases, no change can be made to your choice of degree programme once you have submitted an application and the administrative procedure has begun. In the event of an incorrect application for admission, an additional online application can be submitted, provided that the new application fee is paid. This new application for admission will be processed separately to the first application.
- A request for a change of degree programme can be submitted on the MyUnifr portal once the admission for the degree programme initially chosen has been completed. Such requests will then be handled by the faculties.
If you are currently registered as a student at the Unifr, have an active MyUnifr account and wish to change your study programme for the next semester, you mustn’t submit your application on Inscruni. You have to submit your request on the MyUnifr portal.