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Admission requirements ETH Zurich Academic Year 2024/25
E= Signatory states of the European Convention on the Equivalence of Diplomas Leading to Admission to
Universities No. 15/1953 of the Council of Europe.
L= Signatarstaaten des Übereinkommens über die Anerkennung von Qualifikationen im Hochschulbereich
in der europäischen Region Nr. 165/1997 («Lissabonner Konvention»).
B= Bilateral agreements with Germany, Austria, France and Italy concerning higher education equivalency.
International diploma Admission requirements
International Admission without entrance examination if the following requirements are

Baccalaureate fulfilled:
- 38 out of 42 points (without bonus points);
- At Higher Level (HL): a) Mathematics: applications and interpretation or
Mathematics: analysis and approaches, b) physics or chemistry or
biology, c) 1 language A;
- At Standard Level (SL): three additional subjects of the following:
physics, chemistry, biology, geography, history, economics or business
management, 1 further language only, computer science.
Otherwise: Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ
European European Baccalaureate + proof of tuition in the subjects 1. mathematics, 2.

Baccalaureate physics, chemistry or biology, 3. language of instruction or a foreign
language during the last two years before the Baccalaureate final exam.
These subjects must be part of the Baccalaureate final exam and passed
with a minimum grade average of 70%.
Four of the following subjects must – in addition to the 3 subjects above –
also have been part of the final three years of schooling: physics, chemistry,
biology, computer science, another language, geography, history,
economics.
Country Admission requirements
Afghanistan Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

admission in the desired academic subject provided by a recognised Afghan
university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
Otherwise: Comprehensive Entrance Examination ETHZ
Upper secondary school-leaving certificates:
- Baccalauria
- 12th Grade Certificate
Albania (L) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

admission in the desired academic subject provided by a recognised
Albanian university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
Upper secondary school-leaving certificate:
- Diplomë e maturës shtetërore
Algeria Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Algerian university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Baccalauréat d'Enseignement Secondaire Général (filières littéraires et
scientifiques)
Academic Year 2024/25

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Angola Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Angolan university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Certificado de Habilitações
Argentina Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Argentine university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Bachiller
Armenia (L) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Armenian university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Atestat Mijnakarg (Yndhanur) Krtutyan
Australia (L) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Australian university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Australian Capital Territory: ACT Senior Secondary Certificate
- New South Wales: Higher School Certificate (HSC)
- Northern Territory: Northern Territory Certificate of Education and
Training (NTCET)
- Queensland: Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE)
- South Australia: South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE)
- Tasmania: Tasmanian Certificate of Education (TCE)
- Victoria: Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE)
- Western Australia: Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE)
Austria (L & B) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate with proof of the following: tuition
in the subjects 1. mathematics, 2. physics or chemistry or biology and 3.
language of instruction or foreign language during the last two years before
the upper secondary school-leaving certificate. These subjects must be part
of the final exam and passed with a minimum grade average of 70% + four
of the following subjects must have been part of the final three years of
schooling: physics, chemistry, biology, computer science, another language,
geography, history, economics.
Otherwise: Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Reifezeugnis einer allgemein bildenden höheren Schule (AHS)
Azerbaijan (L) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Azerbaijanian university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Orta tahsil haqqinda attestat

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Bahrain Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Bahraini university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Shahadat Al-Thanawaya Al-Aama (General Secondary Education
Certificate)
- literary track
- scientific track
Bangladesh Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Bangladeshi university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC)
Belarus (L) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Byelorussian university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Atestat ab agulnaj sjarednjaj adukacyi
- Attestat o sredenem obrazovanii
Belgium (L) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate with proof of the following: tuition
- Certificat d'enseignement secondaire supérieur (CESS)
- Diploma van secundair onderwijs
- Abschlusszeugnis der Oberstufe des Sekundarunterrichts
Benin Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Beninese university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Baccalauréat de l'Enseignement du Second Degré
- Série A1 lettres – langues
- Série A2 lettres – sciences humaines
- Série B lettres – sciences sociales
- Série C sciences et techniques
- Série D biologie – géologie
Bolivia Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Bolivian university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Bachiller en Humanidades

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Bosnia and Herzegovina Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

(L) admission in the desired academic subject provided by a recognised
Bosnian university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Matura
- Svjedodzba
- Diploma o Zavrzenoj Srednjoj Skoli (previously: Svjedodzba o
Zavarsenom Obrazovanju IV Stepen)
- Diploma o Polozenom Maturskom Ispitu
Botswana Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

university in Botswana + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Botswana/International General Certificate of Secondary Education
(BGCSE/IGCSE)
Brasil Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Brasilian university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Certificado de Conclusão do Ensino Médio
Bulgaria (L) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate with proof of the following: tuition
geography, history, economics + certificate of university admission in the
desired academic subject provided by a recognised Bulgarian university.
- Diploma za (Zavarseno) Sredno Obrazovanie (academic general
education)
Burkina Faso Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

university in Burkina Faso + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Série C mathématiques et sciences physiques
- Série D mathématiques et sciences de la nature
Burundi Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Burundian university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Diplôme d'Etat

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Cabo Verde Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

university of Cabo Verde + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Certificado de Habilitações Literárias
Cambodia Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Cambodian university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Certificate of Upper Secondary Education
Cameroon Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Cameroonian university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Baccalauréat de l'enseignement secondaire
- A: Lettres – philosophie
- C: Mathématiques et sciences physiques
- D: Mathématiques et sciences de la vie et de la terre
- Cameroon General Certificate of Education GCE: O-level + A-level
Canada (L) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Canadian university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Alberta: Alberta High School Diploma
- British Columbia: British Columbia Certificate of Graduation –
Dogwood Diploma
- Labrador: High School Graduation Diploma
- Manitoba: High School Diploma
- New Brunswick: High School Graduation Diploma – Diplôme de fin
d'études
- Newfoundland: High School Graduation Diploma
- Northwest Territories: High School Graduation Diploma
- Nova Scotia: High School Completion Certificate
- Nunavut: Nunavut Senior Secondary School Graduation Diploma
- Ontario: Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
- Prince Edward Island: Prince Edward High School Graduation Diplom
- Québec: Diplôme d'études collégiales (D.E.C.) préuniversitaire
- Saskatchewan: Record of Secondary Level Achievement (Transcript)
for complete Grade 12 standing
Central African Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Republic admission in the desired academic subject provided by a recognised
university in the Central African Republic + Reduced Entrance Examination
ETHZ.
- Baccalauréat
- Diplôme de Bachelier de l'Enseignement du Second Degré
- Série C: Mathématiques et sciences physiques
- Série D: Mathématiques et sciences de la nature

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Chad Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Chadian university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Baccalauréat de l'Enseignement du second degré
Chile Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Chilean university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Licencia de Enseñanza
- Educación Media
- cientifico-humanista
- humanistico-cientifica
China Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Chinese university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Gaozhong (general secondary education certificate)
Colombia Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Colombian university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Bachiller
Democratic Republic of Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

the Congo admission in the desired academic subject provided by a recognised
Congolese university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Diplôme d'Etat d'Etudes Secondaires du Cycle Long
- Section scientifique
- Section littéraire et pédagogique
Republic of the Congo Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Congolese university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Baccalauréat Général
Costa Rica Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

university in Costa Rica + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Bachiller en Educación Media (rama académica)

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Croatia (L) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate with proof of the following: tuition
desired academic subject provided by a recognised Croatian university.
- Svjedodzba o drzavnoi maturi
Cuba Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

admission in the desired academic subject provided by a recognised Cuban
- Bachiller, Ciencias y Letras + Certification de Estudios Terminados (list
of subjects)
- Bachiller, Nivel Medio Superior de la Educacion General Politenica
Laboral + Certification de Estudios Terminados (list of subjects)
Cyprus Apolytirio Lykeio: Upper secondary school-leaving certificate with proof of

the following: tuition in the subjects 1. mathematics, 2. physics or chemistry
or biology, 3. language of instruction or foreign language during the last two
years before the upper secondary school-leaving certificate. These subjects
must be part of the final exam and passed with a minimum grade average of
70% + four of the following subjects must have been part of the final three
years of schooling: physics, chemistry, biology, computer science, another
language, geography, history, economics + certificate of university
admission in the desired academic subject provided by a recognised Cypriot
university.
Lise Diplomasi: Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of
university admission in the desired academic subject provided by a
recognised Turkish university + reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Apolytirio Lykeio
- Lise Diplomasi
Czech Republic (L) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate with proof of the following: tuition
desired academic subject provided by a recognised Czech university.
- Vysvedceni o maturitni zkousce – Gymnazium

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Denmark (L) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate with proof of the following: tuition
in the subjects 1. mathematics (Level A), 2. physics or chemistry or biology
(Level A) and 3. language of instruction or foreign language (Level A). These
subjects must be part of the final exam and passed with a minimum grade
average of 70% + four of the following subjects must have been part of the
final three years of schooling: physics, chemistry, biology, computer science,
another language, geography, history, economics + certificate of university
admission in the desired academic subject provided by a recognised Danish
university.
- Bevis for Studentereksamen (stx)
Djibouti Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

admission in the desired academic subject provided by the University of
Dijbouti + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Baccalauréat général de l'enseignement secondaire
- Série Scientifique
Dominican Republic Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

university in the Dominican Republic + Reduced Entrance Examination
ETHZ.
- Bachiller modalidad general
Ecuador Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Ecuadorian university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Bachiller General Unificado en Ciencias (Bachillerato en ciencias)
Egypt Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Egyptian university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Thanaweya a'Amma (General Secondary Education Certificate GSEC)
El Salvador Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

university in El Salvador + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Bachiller General
Eritrea Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Eritrean university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Eritrean Secondary Education Certificate

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Estonia (L) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate with proof of the following: tuition
desired academic subject provided by a recognised Estonian university.
- Gümnaasiumi loputunnistus + Riigieksamitunnistus
Ethiopia Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Ethiopian university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Secondary School Leaving Examination (SSLE)
Finland (L) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate with at least 150 credit point
courses. The following subjects must be part of the final examination
(Ylioppilastutkinto suomessa) and passed with a minimum grade average of
70%:
1. Mathematics (Advanced Syllabus)
2. Physics or Chemistry or Biology
3. One language
During the final three years of schooling, the following minimum number of
courses must be completed in the above mentioned final examination
subjects: 1. in Mathematics: 20 credit points; 2. in Physics or Chemistry or
Biology: 10 credit points; 3. in one language: 14 credit points.
Four of the following subjects must have been part of the final three years of
desired academic subject provided by a recognised Finnish university.
Otherwise: Reduced Entrance Examination ETH Zurich
- Lukion Päättötodistus + Ylioppilastutkintotodistus (Upper secondary
school-leaving certificate + Matriculation Examination Certificate)
France (L & B) Baccalauréat général with proof of the following: tuition in the subjects 1.
Spécialité or expertes mathématiques 2. Spécialité sciences de la vie et de
la terre or physique-chimie and 3. language of instruction or première langue
vivante during the last two years (classes de première et de terminale)
before the upper secondary school-leaving certificate. These subjects must
be part of the final exam and passed with a minimum grade average of 70%
(14,00/20). The 'moyenne finale' must be 16,00/20 or above. Four of the
following subjects must – in addition to the three subjects above – also have
been part of the final three years of schooling: physics, chemistry, biology,
computer science, another language, geography, history, economics.
- Baccalauréat général

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Gabon Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Gabonese university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Diplôme de Bachelier de l'Enseignement du Second Degré /
Baccalauréat
- Série A
- Série B
- Série C
- Série D
Gambia Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Gambian university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- West African Senior School Certificate
Georgia (L) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Georgian university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Sruli zogadi ganatlebis atestati
Germany (L & B) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate with proof of the following: tuition
For Pharmaceutical Sciences and Architecture: certificate of university
admission provided by a recognised German university.
- Zeugnis der allgemeinen Hochschulreife
Ghana Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Ghanaian university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE)

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Great Britain (L) England, Wales and Northern Ireland: (I)GCE with three Advanced Levels
or Cambridge Pre-U Certificate (three Principal Subjects) in: 1. mathematics;
2. physics or chemistry or biology, 3. language of instruction or foreign
language with minimum grade A in each A-Level, respectively D 3 in each
Cambridge Pre-U Principal Subject and at least four additional subjects
(I)GCE AS, (I)GCSE or Cambridge Pre-U Short Courses out of the following:
physics, chemistry, biology, computer science, another language,
Otherwise: Reduced Entrance Examination ETH Zurich.
GCE A–Levels or Cambridge Pre-U Principal Subjects taken after or in
conjunction with other than the above mentioned secondary school
credentials (e.g. ten years German Gymnasium + A-Levels):
Comprehensive Entrance Examination ETH Zurich.
Scotland: Scottish Qualifications Certificate with three Advanced Higher in:
1. mathematics, 2. physics or chemistry or biology, 3. language of instruction
or foreign language, with a grade A in each of these three subjects and at
least four additional subjects (Higher or Standard) in the last three years of
Scottish secondary education of the following: physics, chemistry, biology,
computer science, another language, geography, history, economics.
Otherwise: Reduced Entrance Examination ETH Zurich.
Advanced Higher taken in conjunction with other than the above mentioned
secondary school credentials (e.g. ten years German Gymnasium +
Advanced Higher): Comprehensive Entrance Examination ETH Zurich.
- Cambridge AICE Diploma Advanced Level (AL) + Advanced Subsidiary
Level (AS)
- Pre-U Principal Subject + Pre-U Short Course
- International Advanced Level (IAL) + International GCSE (IGCSE) or
International Advanced Subsidiary Level (IAS)
England, Wales, Northern Ireland:
- General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) or General
Certificate of Education – Advanced Subsidiary Level (GCE AS) +
General Certificate of Education – Advanced Level (GCE AL)
Scotland:
- Scottish Qualifications Certificate (SQC) – Standard Grade + Scottish
Qualifications Certificate (SQC) – Higher + Scottish Qualifications
Certificate (SQC) – Advanced Higher
Greece (E) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate with proof of the following: tuition
desired academic subject provided by a recognised Greek university.
- Apolytirio Genikoy Lykeioy
- Apolytirio Eniaioy Lykeioy
Guatemala Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Guatemalan university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Bachiller en Ciencias y Letras

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Guinea Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Guinean university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Baccalauréat Unique
Haiti Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

admission in the desired academic subject provided by a recognised Haitian
- Diplôme de fin d'études secondaires, baccalauréat unique
- Série Sciences de la vie et de la terre (SVT)
- Série Sciences mathématiques et physique (SMP)
- Série Sciences économiques et sociales (SES)
- Série Littéraire, lettres et arts (LLA)
Honduras Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Honduran university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Titulo de Bachiller cientifico humanista
Hong Kong Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

university of Hong Kong + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education HKDSE
Hungary (L) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate with proof of the following: tuition
in the subjects 1. mathematics (higher level), 2. physics or chemistry or
biology (higher level) and 3. language of instruction or foreign language
(medium or higher level) during the last two years of upper secondary
schooling. These three subjects in the above mentioned required level must
be part of the final exam and passed with a minimum grade average of 70%
+ four of the following subjects must have been part of the final three years
of upper secondary schooling: physics, chemistry, biology, computer
science, another language, geography, history, economics + certificate of
university admission in the desired academic subject provided by a
recognised Hungarian university.
- Gimnáziumi érettségi bizonyítvány
Iceland (L) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate with proof of the following: tuition
- Studentsprof

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India Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

admission in the desired academic subject provided by a recognised Indian
university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ. Otherwise:
Comprehensive Entrance Examination ETHZ
- Higher Secondary School Certificate
- Higher School Certificate
- All India Senior School Certificate
- Indian School Certificate
- Intermediate Examination Certificate
(Issued by an official examination authority)
Indonesia Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Indonesian university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Ijazah – Sekolah Menengah Atas (SMA), IPA
Iran Upper secondary school-leaving certificate * + certificate of university

admission in the desired academic subject provided by a recognised Iranian
Otherwise: Comprehensive Entrance Examination ETHZ.
* + Pre-University Certificate required for Diplomas Metevaseth issued
before 2019
- Diplom Metevaseth
- Mathematics and Physics
- Experimental Sciences
Iraq Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

admission in the desired academic subject provided by a recognised Iraqi
- Secondary Education Certificate
- Adadiyah Certificate
- Sixth Form Baccalaureate
Ireland (L) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

admission in the desired academic subject provided by a recognised Irish
university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ. Otherwise:
Comprehensive Entrance Examination ETHZ
- Leaving Certificate (Ardteistiméireacht)
Israel (L) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

admission in the desired academic subject provided by a recognised Israeli
- Teudat Bagrut

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Italy (L & B) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate in ‘indirizzo scientifico’ or

‘indirizzo scientifico opzione scienze applicate’ of a Liceo with proof of the
following: tuition in the subjects 1. mathematics, 2. physics or chemistry or
biology and 3. language of instruction or foreign language during the last two
years before the upper secondary school-leaving certificate. The state
examination must be passed with minimum overall mark (‘votazione
complessiva’) of 70/100 + four of the following subjects must have been part
of the final three years of schooling: physics, chemistry, biology, computer
science, another language, geography, history, economics.
Additional requirement for the field of architecture: certificate of university
admission in the desired academic subject provided by a recognised Italian
university.
Otherwise: Reduced Entrance Examination ETH.
For all other indirizzi of the Liceo: reduced entrance Examination ETH
- Diploma di istruzione secondaria superiore del
- liceo scientifico
- liceo scientifico opzione scienze applicate
Ivory Coast Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

university in the Ivory Coast + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Diplôme de Bachelier de l’Enseignement du Second Degré
Jamaica Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Jamaican university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE)
- GCE A-Levels and O-Levels
Japan Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Japanese university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Koto Gakko Sotsugyo Shomei-sho (general course)
Jordan Upper secondary school-leaving certificate in a scientific stream + certificate

of university admission in the desired academic subject provided by a
recognised Jordanian university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- General Secondary Education Certificate
Kazakhstan (L) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

university in Kazakhstan + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Chalpy Orta Bilim Turaly Attestat

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Kenya Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Kenyan university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE)
Democratic People’s Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Republic of Korea admission in the desired academic subject provided by a recognised North
Korean university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Graduation Certificate (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
Republic of Korea Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

admission in the desired academic subject provided by a recognised South
Korean university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- High School Certificate of Graduation
Kosovo Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Kosovar university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Diplomë për kryerjen e shkollës së mesme të lartë – gjimnazit
- Diploma o zavrsenoj visoj srednjoj skoli – gimnaziji
Kuwait Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

university of Kuwait + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Shadat Al-Thanawiya-Al-A'ama
Kyrgyzstan (L) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

university in Kyrgyzstan + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Dschalpi orto bilim dschönündö attestat – Attestat o srednem obscem
obrazovani
Laos Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

admission in the desired academic subject provided by a recognised Laotian
- Upper Secondary School Diploma

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Latvia (L) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate with proof of the following: 1.
mathematics, 2. physics or chemistry or biology and 3. language of
instruction or foreign language during the last two years before the upper
secondary school-leaving certificate. These subjects must be part of the final
exam and passed with a minimum grade average of 70%. Four of the
following subjects must – in addition to the 3 subjects above – also have
been part of the final three years of schooling: physics, chemistry, biology,
computer science, another language, geography, history, economics +
certificate of university admission in the desired academic subject provided
by a recognised Latvian university.
- Atestats par visparejo videjo izglitibu
Lebanon Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Lebanese university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Baccalauréat libanais
Lesotho Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

university in Lesotho + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Lesotho General Certificate of Secondary Education (LGCSE)
Libya Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

admission in the desired academic subject provided by a recognised Libyan
- Secondary Education Certificate
Liechtenstein (L) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate. The admission of citizens of

Liechtenstein with the Liechtenstein maturity certificate is similar to the
admission of Swiss citizens with the Swiss maturity certificate.
- Liechtensteinischer Maturitätsausweis
Lithuania (L) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Lithuanian university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Brandos atestatas

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Luxembourg (L) Diplôme de fin d’études secondaires of sections B, C or I with proof of the
following: tuition in the subjects 1. mathematics, 2. physics or chemistry or
biology and 3. language of instruction or foreign language during the last two
years before the upper secondary school-leaving certificate. These three
subjects must be part of the final exam and passed with a minimum grade
average of 40 points + four of the following subjects must have been part of
the final three years of schooling: physics, chemistry, biology, computer
science, another language, geography, history, economics.
- Diplôme de fin d'études secondaires classiques
Madagascar Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Madagascan university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Baccalauréat de l'Enseignement Secondaire
- Série A philosophie – lettres
- Série C mathématiques et sciences physiques
- Série D mathématiques et sciences naturelles
Malawi Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

university of Malawi + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE)
Malaysia Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Malaysian university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) + Sijil Tinggi Persekohlahan Malaysia
(STPM)
Mali Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

admission in the desired academic subject provided by a recognised Malian
- Baccalauréat Malien
Malta (L) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Maltese university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Matriculation Certificate

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Mauritania Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Mauretanian university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Diplôme de Bachelier
Mexico Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Mexican university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Bachiller General (Educación media superior propedeutica)
Moldova (L) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Moldavian university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Invatamintul liceal
- Diploma de bacalaureat
Mongolia Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Mongolian university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Buren dund bolovsrolyn unemlekh
Montenegro (L) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

university of Montenegro + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Diploma o polozenom maturskom ispitu
- Diplomë për dheniën e provimit të maturës
Morocco Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Moroccan university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Baccalauréat
- Sciences expérimentales
- Sciences mathématiques
- Lettres
Mozambique Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

university of Mozambique + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Certificado de Habilitações

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Myanmar Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

university of Myanmar + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Basic Education High School Examination (Matriculation Examination)
Namibia Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Namibian university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary level (NSSCO) +
Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Advanced Subsidiary level
(NSSCAS)
Nepal Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Nepalese university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Higher Secondary School Leaving Certificate
- National Examination Board Examination Certificate
Netherlands (L) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate with proof of the following: tuition
desired academic subject provided by a recognised Dutch university.
- Diploma voorbereidend wetenschappelijk onderwijs (VWO)
- Science and Technology (natuur en techniek)
- Science and Health (natuur en gezandheid)
New Zealand (L) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

university of New Zealand + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- National Certificate of Education Achievement (NCEA), level 3 certificate
Nicaragua Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Nicaraguan university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Bachiller en Ciencias y Letras

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Niger Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Nigerien university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Diplôme de Bachelier de l'Enseignement du Second Degré
Nigeria Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Nigerian university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Senior School Certificate (NECO)
- West African Senior School Certificate (WAEC)
North Macedonia (L) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Macedonian university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Diploma za polozena drzavna matura = Diplomë për dhënien e maturës
shtetërore (4 Jahre)
Norway (L) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate with proof of the following: tuition
desired academic subject provided by a recognised Norwegian university.
- Vitnemål videregående opplæring mit Vermerk: "og har oppnadd
generell studiekompetanse"
Oman Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

admission in the desired academic subject provided by a recognised Omani
- Thanawiya Amma (General Education Diploma)
Pakistan Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Pakistani university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Higher Secondary (School) Certificate (HSC)
- Intermediate (Examination) Certificate

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Palestinian territories Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Palestinian university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Certificate of General Secondary Education (Al-Injaz)
Panama Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Panamanian university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Bachiller
Paraguay Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Paraguayan university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Bachiller Cientifico
Peru Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Peruvian university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Certificado Official de Estudios
- Certificado de Educación Secundaria Común Completa
- Baccalaureate
Philippines Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

admission in the desired academic subject provided by a recognised Filipino
- High School Diploma (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
Poland (L) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate with proof of the following: tuition
in the subjects 1. mathematics (advanced level), 2. physics or chemistry or
biology (advanced level) and 3. language of instruction or foreign language
(advanced level) during the last two years of upper secondary schooling.
These advanced level subjects must be part of the final exam and passed
with a minimum grade average of 70% + four of the following subjects must
have been part of the final three years of upper secondary schooling:
desired academic subject provided by a recognised Polish university.
- Swiadectwo ukonczenia liceum ogolnoksztalcacego + Swiadectwo
Dojrzalosci

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Portugal (L) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Portuguese university + reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Diploma Nivel Secundário de Educaçao
- Certificado Nivel Secundário de Educaçao
Qatar Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

university in Qatar + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Shadahadat Al-Thanawaya Al-Aama (General Secondary Education
Certificate)
Romania (L) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate with proof of the following: tuition
desired academic subject provided by a recognised Romanian university.
- Diploma de Bacalaureat
Russia (L) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Russian university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Attestat o srednem (polnom) obscem obrazovanii
Rwanda Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Rwandan university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Advanced General Certificate of Secondary Education

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San Marino (L) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate in ‘indirizzo scientifico’ of a Liceo
with proof of the following: tuition in the subjects 1. mathematics, 2. physics
or chemistry or biology and 3. language of instruction or foreign language
during the last two years before the upper secondary school-leaving
certificate. The state examination must be passed with minimum overall
mark (‘votazione complessiva’) of 70/100 + four of the following subjects
must have been part of the final three years of schooling: physics, chemistry,
biology, computer science, another language, geography, history,
economics.
Additional requirement for the field of architecture: correspondent certificate
of university admission provided by a recognised Italian university.
Otherwise: Reduced Entrance Examination ETH.
For all other indirizzi of the Liceo: reduced entrance Examination ETH
- Diploma di superamento dell'esame di stato conclusivo dei corsi di
studio del
- liceo scientifico
- liceo scientifico opzione scienze applicate
Saudi Arabia Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

admission in the desired academic subject provided by a recognised Saudi
Arabian university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Thawjihiya Amma (General Secondary Education Certificate)
Senegal Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Senegalese university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Baccalauréat de l'Enseignement Secondaire
Serbia (L) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Serbian university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Diploma o stečenom srednem obrazovanju (gimnazija – 4 years)
- Diplomë për kryerjen e shkollës së mesme të përgjithshme – Gjimnazin
(4 years)
Sierra Leone Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

university in Sierra Leone + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- West African Senior School Certificate

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Singapore Admission without Entrance Examination if the following requirements are

fulfilled:
1. Mathematics + one of the following subjects: physics, chemistry or biology
+ one modern language. Each subject at H2 with minimum grade B;
2. Four additional subjects at Ordinary Level or H1 or H2 out of the
following: physics, chemistry, biology, computer sciences, another modern
language, geography, history, economics;
3. certificate of university admission provided by a recognised university of
Singapore
- Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education (new curriculum,
2006)
Slovakia (L) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate with proof of the following: tuition
desired academic subject provided by a recognised Slovakian university.
- Vysvedcenie o maturitnej skúske – gymnázium
Slovenia (L) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate with proof of the following: tuition
desired academic subject provided by a recognised Slovenian university.
- Spricevalo o splošni maturi
Somalia Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Somalian university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Secondary Certificate (SC)
South Africa Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

admission in the desired academic subject provided by a recognised South
African university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
Otherwise: Comprehensive Entrance Examination ETH
- National Senior Certificate (NSC)

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Spain (L) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate and Prueba de Acceso

Universidad (PAU) with proof of the following: tuition in the subjects 1.
mathematics, 2. physics or chemistry or biology and 3. language of
instruction or foreign language during the last two years before the upper
secondary school-leaving certificate. These subjects must be part of the
Prueba de Acceso and passed with a minimum grade average of 70% of the
maximum score. Four of the following subjects must – in addition to the 3
subjects above – also have been part of the final three years of schooling:
- Bachillerato (Modalidad de Ciencias)
Sri Lanka Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

admission in the desired academic subject provided by a recognised Sri
Lankan university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Sri Lankan General Certificate of Education, O-level + A-level
Sudan Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Sudanese university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Sudan Secondary School Certificate
Sweden (L) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate with proof of the following: tuition
in the subjects 1. mathematics (minimum 400 credits), 2. physics or
chemistry or biology (minimum 200 credits) and 3. language of instruction or
foreign language (minimum 200 credits). The average grade of the final
courses in these three subjects must reach at least 70% of the maximum
grade of these three subjects. Four of the following subjects must – in
addition to the 3 subjects above –also have been part of the final three years
of schooling: physics, chemistry, biology, computer science, another
language, geography, history, economics + certificate of university
Swedish university.
- Examensbevis, Högskoleförberendande Examen
- Ekonomiprogrammet
- Naturvetenskapsprogrammet
- Samhällsvetenskapsprogrammet
Syria Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

admission in the desired academic subject provided by a recognised Syrian
- Al-Shahada Al-Thanawiyya-Al'Amma (Baccalauréat, General Secondary
Certificate) (Scientific Branch)

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Taiwan Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Taiwanese university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Senior High School Leaving Certificate
Tajikistan (L) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

university in Tajikistan + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Attestat dar borai malumoti mijona
Tanzania Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Tanzanian university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE) + Advanced Certificate of
Secondary Education (ACSE)
Thailand Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

admission in the desired academic subject provided by a recognised Thai
- Mathayom Suksa 6
Togo Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Togolese university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Baccalauréat du troisième degré, séries A, C, D
Tunisia Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Tunisian university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Baccalauréat
- lettres
- mathématiques
- sciences expérimentales
- sciences informatiques
- sciences techniques
Turkey (L) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

admission in the desired academic subject provided by a recognised Turkish
university + reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Anadolu Lisesi Diplomasi
- Fen Lisesi Diplomasi

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Turkmenistan Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Turkmenian university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Orta bilim hakynda Sahadatnama
Uganda Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Ugandan university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) + Uganda Advanced Certificate of
Education (UACE)
Ukraine (L) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Ukrainian university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Svidotstvo pro zdobuttia povnoi zagalnoi serednoi osvity
United Arab Emirates Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

university in the United Arab Emirates + Reduced Entrance Examination
ETHZ.
- Shahadat Al-Thanawiya-Al-Amma (Secondary School Leaving Certificate
– General)
United States of Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + Reduced Entrance

America Examination ETHZ if High School Diploma is accompanied by at least three
Advanced Placement Tests, each one with a minimum score of 3 in: 1.
mathematics; 2. biology or physics or chemistry; 3. one language. In
addition, four of the following subjects must have been taken during the last
three years of high school: physics, chemistry, biology, computer science,
another language, geography, history, economics.
- High School Diploma
Uruguay Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Uruguayan university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Bachiller Diversificado
Uzbekistan Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

admission in the desired academic subject provided by a recognised Uzbek
- Akademik litsey diplomi (Diploma of Academic Lyceum)

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Venezuela Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Venezuelan university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Titulo de Educación Media General
Vietnam Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Vietnamese university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Bang Tot Nghiep Trung Hoc Pho Thong
Yemen Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

university of Yemen + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Al-Thanawija (General Secondary Education Certificate)
Zambia Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Zambian university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- School Certificate
Zimbabwe Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Zimbabwean university + Reduced Entrance Examination ETHZ.
- Zimbabwe General Certificate of Education: O-level + A-level

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Admission requirements ETH Zurich Academic Year 2024/25

International diploma Admission requirements

International Admission without entrance examination if the following requirements are

European European Baccalaureate + proof of tuition in the subjects 1. mathematics, 2.

Country Admission requirements

Afghanistan Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Albania (L) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Algeria Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Academic Year 2024/25

Angola Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Argentina Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Armenia (L) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Australia (L) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Azerbaijan (L) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Academic Year 2024/25

Bahrain Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Bangladesh Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Belarus (L) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Benin Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Bolivia Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Academic Year 2024/25

Bosnia and Herzegovina Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Botswana Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Brasil Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Burkina Faso Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Burundi Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Academic Year 2024/25

Cabo Verde Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Cambodia Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Cameroon Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Canada (L) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Central African Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Academic Year 2024/25

Chad Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Chile Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

China Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Colombia Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Democratic Republic of Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Republic of the Congo Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Costa Rica Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Academic Year 2024/25

Cuba Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Cyprus Apolytirio Lykeio: Upper secondary school-leaving certificate with proof of

Academic Year 2024/25

Djibouti Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Dominican Republic Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Ecuador Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Egypt Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

El Salvador Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Eritrea Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Academic Year 2024/25

Ethiopia Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Academic Year 2024/25

Gabon Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Gambia Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Georgia (L) Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Ghana Upper secondary school-leaving certificate + certificate of university

Academic Year 2024/25