Minimum number of credits

You have to obtain at least 16 ECTS credits in every bachelor’s and diploma programme within four semesters.

This applies

  • to all programmes to which you are admitted for the first time in the winter semester of 2022/2023 or later
  • and to all programmes that you resume at this time.

Otherwise, the admission to the degree programme expires. If you would like to apply for re-admission to the same degree programme (= resumption of studies) at the University of Vienna, you can only do so after two academic years (= four semesters).

For your information

If you study full-time, you are expected to obtain 120 ECTS credits within four semesters according to the curriculum. The majority of students obtain 16 ECTS credits within one semester by completing the introductory and orientation period (STEOP), for example.

You decide yourself how fast you study and how many ECTS credits you complete per semester. However, please note that financial aids and scholarships may be subject to stricter rules.

The minimum number of credits does not apply to

  • students with proven physical/mental impairments
  • bachelor’s or diploma programme to which you were admitted before the winter semester of 2022/23
  • master’s and doctoral programmes

FAQs about the minimum number of credits

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Who has to obtain the minimum number of credits?
By when do I have to obtain the minimum number of credits and what deadlines do I have to meet?
Do I also have to complete the minimum number of credits when I resume my studies?
What happens if I do not obtain the minimum number of credits?
I am continuing my studies after it has been changed to a new curriculum. Do I have to obtain the minimum number of credits again?
Do I also have to obtain the minimum number of credits in complementary degree programmes?
I am enrolled in the bachelor's programme in Teacher Education. Do I have to obtain the minimum number of credits for each teaching subject separately? What happens if I change my teaching subject?
I am studying a complementary teacher education programme. Do I have to obtain the minimum number of credits?
Are recognised achievements accecpted for the minimum number of credits?