Academic calendar and application process
Autumn Semester
Spring Semester
Application deadline
30 April
30 November
Start of semester
Calendar week 38
Calendar week 8
Mid-semester break
Calendar weeks 44/45
Calendar weeks 14/15
End of semester
Calendar week 51
Calendar week 21
Exams
Calendar weeks 3–7
Calendar weeks 25–29
Application process Applicants will have to fill in an online form and send various documents to the Admissions and Crediting Office of the University of St.Gallen. You can find the online form and all the necessary information under www.admissions.unisg.ch. The online form can only be filled in during the application time windows. Application time frame: • to start in September (Autumn Semester): 1 February to 30 April of the current year • to start in February (Spring Semester): 1 September to 30 November of the preceding year The Assessment Year (Bachelor’s Level), the Master in Banking and Finance, and the Master in Strategy and International Management start in the Autumn Semester only. Registration for these programmes only takes place from 1 February to 30 April for enrolment in the following September.
How to apply for a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree course 1. You will find all information pertaining to degree courses, admission criteria and deadlines on our website at
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www.unisg.ch. Please inform yourself thoroughly about the admission criteria on our website: www.admissions.unisg.ch. 2. If you still are unsure whether with your background you are eligible for a degree course at the University of St.Gallen, please send your certificates and transcripts to the Admissions and Crediting Office for a pre-check by e-mail: admissions@unisg.ch. This Office will establish whether you possess the necessary background. 3. If you have decided to apply for studies at the HSG, you should take the HSG admission test or an international test and possibly a language test if you have not done so already. You must submit the results of the international and the language test by the end of the application deadline. 4. Apply online for the course in good time. During this process you will be told what documents you have to submit. Prepare these documents, send them to us, and pay your application fee. Once you have done that, you have completed the application for a degree course at the University of St.Gallen. If your application is accepted, you may take up your studies at the beginning of the following semester.