Student Services

Master’s Program – Applicants with Foreign Qualification

Fact Sheet: Documents to Submit

When filling out the online application form, under the section “documents to submit” you’ll be asked
to upload the following documents relevant for your chosen study programs:

• Signed declaration of consent

• Current photo, in color, aspect ratio 3:4, image size at least 400x533 pixel
For the UZH Card. Please make sure that the aspect ratio is correct, and edit the photo if
necessary. Your head should be photographed in a frontal pose against a neutral background
providing good contrast, and it should take up about 80% of the photo.
• Copy of official identification (passport or ID, no residence permit)
Please scan the front and back of your ID.

• CV
Please list all matriculations at a higher education institution, including matriculations in a
discontinued or ongoing program.

• Upper secondary school-leaving certificate

Please scan all pages of the document. If you have studied at a Swiss university before, also
scan the sticker with the Student ID Number.

• Transcript of records, university diploma and diploma supplement

If you have not yet completed your studies you will need to provide an official interim
transcript of records and precise information on the status of your studies (requirements still
to be met and your probable date of completion).
➔ Please upload these documents only unchanged (i.e. in the original downloaded form) to
the Application Portal. Any modifications (e.g. by using «Print as PDF», saving under a
different name, printing and scanning, merging files, etc.) will result in the loss of any
existing electronic signature, which makes digital verification of such documents
impossible.

• Proof of sufficient skills in the language of instruction

Please note the list of recognized language certificates as well as the criteria for exemption
from submitting proof of language competence. This document can be submitted at a later
date but must be available before the matriculation. We recommend to submit it as soon as
possible.

If you have done mobility studies/exchange semester:

• Transcript of records from mobility studies/exchange semester

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We request that you submit the following faculty-specific documents, depending on your chosen study
programs:
Faculty of Law and Faculty of Theology:

• Course content: Brief description of the content of all modules/courses (incl. still
outstanding modules/courses)
The course content is required in addition to the transcript of records. The content of the
modules/courses is usually available in the course catalogue of your university.

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences:

• Course content: Brief description of the content of all modules/courses (incl. still
outstanding modules/courses)
The course content is required in addition to the transcript of records. The content of the
modules/courses is usually available in the course catalogue of your university.

• Additionally, if you are applying for the Master’s degree program in psychology: Proof of
admission to study at Master’s level at a university.
This proof of admission serves as confirmation that a Master’s program in psychology would
be possible at a recognized university in the country in which the Bachelor’s degree was
obtained.
• Additionally, if you are applying for the Master’s degree program in Internet & Society:
➔ Motivation letter in English
➔ Recommendation letter
The recommendation letter must be submitted directly by the referee (a lecturer) together
with the recommendation form.
➔ Scholarly paper written in English
Please take note of the additional information provided by the Department of
Communication and Media Research.

• Additionally, if you are applying for the Master’s degree program in Linguistics:
➔ Motivation letter and scholarly paper. Both written in the main language of instruction
of the chosen specialization (Descriptive Linguistics, Indo-European Studies, «Language,
Interaction, Society», Linguistics, Psycholinguistics, Slavonic Linguistics: German or
English; Digital Linguistics, English Linguistics, Phonetics and Speech Science: English;
Romance Linguistics: French, Italian or Spanish).
➔ Please take note of the additional information regarding admission requirements.
• Additionally, if you are applying for the Master’s degree program in Literary Studies:
➔ Motivation letter and scholarly paper written in German or English.
➔ Please take note of the additional information regarding admission requirements.
Faculty of Science:

• Course content: Brief description of the content of all modules/courses (incl. still
outstanding modules/courses)
The course content is required in addition to the transcript of records. The content of the
modules/courses is usually available in the course catalogue of your university.

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• Additionally, if you are applying for the Master’s degree program in biomedicine: Form from
Faculty of Science
• Additionally, if you are applying for the Master’s degree program in biology or the Master’s
degree program in biomedicine: Proof of admission to study at Master’s level at a
university
This proof of admission serves as confirmation that a Master’s program in biology or in
biomedicine, respectively, would be possible at a recognized university in the country in which
the Bachelor’s degree was obtained.

Faculty of Business, Economics and Informatics:

• GMAT1/GRE2 Score Report.

You must order the Score Report directly from the provider. We do not accept Score
Reports from the GRE General Test at home and the GMAT online exam. Please note the
information provided by the Faculty of Business, Economics and Informatics:
Master's Admission in Business and Economics (GMAT/GRE)
Master's Admission in Informatics (GRE)
• Form for calculating the weighted grade point average (Business and Economics only)
Please note the information provided by the Faculty of Business, Economics and Informatics
on calculating the weighted grade point average.

Please provide us with all documents (except your passport photo) in PDF format.
Only one file can be uploaded for each point. This means you should please create a single file for
multiple-page documents or multiple documents that are thematically linked.

All documents that are not in German, English, French or Italian must be uploaded along with a copy
of an officially certified translation. In this connection please be sure to take note of the guidance
on certified translations. A translation of the upper secondary school-leaving certificate/university
entrance qualification is only necessary for documents not issued in the Roman, Greek or Cyrillic
alphabet.

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The following information is required when you order: XZM-HL-36, University of Zurich – All other Masters
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Institution Code 7136

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