Formal criteria

New! — Semester limit:

ATTENTION: The two-semester deadline was abolished on 1 May 2024. Recognition of exams can once again be applied for regardless of the date of graduation and admission.

New! — Maximal amount of credits recognizable:

The recognition of exams from

              1) academic achievements of BHS and AHS as well as

              2) vocational or non-vocational qualifications

is limited to a maximum of 60 ECTS each, and together a total of 90 ECTS.

Existing formal criteria:

  • Admission ⇒ only regular students and students of university courses are allowed to request recognition of exams
  • "Examination tourism" ⇒ the simultaneous admission to the same study program at more than one university or school of pedagogy in Austria is not allowed, according to § 63 Abs. 8 und 9 UG. Requests regarding achievements made while violating this will be rejected.
  • Successful completion of the achievement ⇒ unsuccessful attempts cannot be recognized.
  • The recognition of exams for achievements of extraordinary students can only be requested
    • if they were within the framework of university study programs
    • before the completion of the matriculation/study-qualification examination
    • before the admission examination for the proof of athletic aptitude or
    • before the completion of the aptitude test for the teacher-training program.