Period 1:ACCESS EXAM
The Application
As an applicant, you must submit an EGS application form, and enclose a copy of your Bachelors Degree or its equivalent. If you do not have a Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent, please enclose all copies of your Diplomas, transcripts, letters of recommendation from present or past employers and an updated resume (typed).
After EGS receives your application with all the needed information, the admissions committee will evaluate it. Should your academic background not be sufficient, an EGS „Access Advisor“ will meet with you to discuss the Bachelor Waiver Procedure (Access Exam).
The Access Exam
The Access Exam can contain (according to the applicant’s prior qualifications):
- Evaluation of the applicant’s formal education and Validation of Professional and Life Experiences (VPLE)
- Accredited courses or lectures from educational institutions
- Written exam / Oral exam
Summer School Services
The Access Consultant will be available for personal meetings with summer school students on site at Saas-Fee.
An appointment is required.
Dates will be announced in the first quarter of 2009.
They will be published on this page. Please check again or contact the access student advisor for further details.
The EGS Bachelor Waiver Procedure
The Access Exam into Graduate School
EGS is accredited to award Masters of Arts Degrees and has the permission to grant a Ph. D.
The Ministry of Education of the accrediting state signs the MA degrees granted. For admission to EGS, students must also provide proof of an accredited Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent.
EGS is now able to offer applicants without a Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent an opportunity to study at this institution in programs leading to a Masters Degree, provided that they pass the Access Exam before their third summer school.
Email usFees for the Access Procedure and Exam
- Access fee: CHF 400.—
- Students who need to go through our Bachelor Waiver Procedure (Access Exam), will complete a Learning Contract with their Access Advisor, that regulates the learning modules and the financial commitment. The fees that will be the basis of a Learning Contract are listed below.
- Advising for the Access Exam
The Advisor meets the applicants and informs them about the procedure of the Access Exam. The Advising Fee is CHF 120.— per hour. - VPLE-Program (Validation of Professional and Life Experience)
Fee for the VPLE-Program evaluation of the applicant’s formal education and evaluation of professional and life experiences. 3 Credits: CHF 1500.— - Enrollment fee for the Access Exam: CHF 250.—
- Fee for the Written Access Exam: CHF 400.—
- Fee for the Oral Access Exam: CHF 1000.— up to CHF 1500.—
The fee also depends on the length of the Exam:
- Level A: 10 Credits = 30 Minute: Fee CHF 1000.—
- Level B: 15 Credits = 45 Minute: Fee CHF 1250.—
- Level C: 20 Credits = 60 Minute: Fee CHF 1500.—