Completion of the University Preparation Programme and transfer to a bachelor/diploma programme

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• I have already successfully participated in the entrance exam procedure of this academic year

  You can be admitted to a bachelor/diploma programme with entrance exam procedure if the following applies to you:

  • You have an admission letter for the degree programme of your choice and
  • you have successfully completed all prescribed supplementary examinations at the VWU and
  • you have successfully participated in the entrance exam procedure of the respective academic year or in the entrance exam procedure for the bachelor programme in Teacher Education.

  All three points apply to you? If this is the case, proceed as follows:

  1. Inform yourself about upcoming admission periods.
  2. Merge all certificates of supplementary examinations and the admission letter of the degree programme of your choice into one PDF file.
  3. Send the PDF file via the Servicedesk to the Admission Office, within the admission period of the semester you would like to be admitted in. Please specify which degree programme you would like to be admitted to in your message.

  We will review your data. Afterwards, you will be preliminarily admitted to the degree programme and you will receive information regarding further steps via e-mail. The processing of your request may take several days.
• I have not successfully participated in the entrance exam procedure yet

  To participate in the entrance exam procedure you have to register for it within the application period. After you have successfully participated in the entrance exam procedure and completed all supplementary examinations, you can be admitted to a degree programme within the admission period of the following winter or summer semester.

  This is how you register for the entrance exam procedure:

  1. Complete the Online-Self-Assessment (OSA).
     The OSA is the first step of the entrance exam procedure. After completing the OSA, you will receive your OSA code. You need this code to register for the entrance exam procedure. The bachelor programmes in Psychology and Sport Science do not have an OSA.
  2. Log into u:space.
     You do not have to create a new u:account. Log in with your existing data. If you forgot your login data, please contact the Helpdesk of the Vienna University Computer Center (ZID).
  3. Choose the degree programme of your choice.
     Select the degree programme for which you would like to complete the entrance exam procedure, at Studies > Apply for admission, as you did when you applied for admission in the past.
     Information on choosing your working languages for the bachelor programme in Transcultural Communication
  4. Complete your documents.
     Documents that were already confirmed by the Admission Office (status "approved") do not have to be uploaded again.
     • Secondary-school leaving certificate from a non-EU/EEA country:
       Upload your admission letter of your chosen degree programme as document type "Certificate of proficiency in German at level A2".
     • Secondary-school leaving certificate from an EU/EEA country or Switzerland:
       Upload your current student record sheet as document type "Certificate of proficiency in German at level A2".
  5. Confirm your proficiency in German.
     Select "Yes, my German knowledge is sufficient. I want to participate in the entrance exam procedure for the coming academic year."
     Information regarding proficiency in German to participate in the entrance exam procedure
  6. Enter your OSA code.
     You do not need an OSA code for the bachelor programmes in Psychology and Sport Science.
  7. Pay the administration fee.
     If you have completed all documents, choose "continue to submission". Check your data and continue with "pay and submit application". Pay the administration fee of 50 Euro by credit card or eps online payment (only possible with an Austrian bank account).

  Now you are registered for the entrance exam procedure. The status of your application has to be "submitted". You can find your confirmation of registration in u:space > Personal matters > My documents. Several days after the end of the application period, you will be informed whether the written exam will take place or not. Also, check the spam folder of your mailbox.

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• How long after completing the VWU can I be admitted to the degree programme?

  Admission to a degree programme is always possible within the admission period of the respective semester – except for degree programmes with entrance exam procedure. You have to successfully participate in the entrance exam procedure of the respective academic year, before you can be admitted to these degree programme. Entrance exam procedures take place only once, during the summer before the beginning of the academic year.

  Supplementary examinations are valid indefinitely. You can also be admitted to the degree programme in a later semester, provided that the degree programme is still offered under the same conditions at the University of Vienna.
• I will complete the supplementary examination only after the beginning of the semester (1 March/1 October), can I already attend courses of the degree programme?

  No, you can only register for courses after you have been admitted to the degree programme. We therefore recommend completing the supplementary examinations before the beginning of the semester.