Tuition fees, semester fees, charges

(In accordance with the Fee Ordinance for the ETH Domain of 1 August 2008)

The fees to be paid by students each semester include tuition fees and semester fees. Students, visiting
students, auditors, students in Master of Advanced Studies (MAS) and doctoral candidates are all invoiced
for these fees automatically. They fees must always be paid using the payment slip enclosed with the
invoice. Auditors pay at the cash desk when they enrol (HG F 67.1).

1. TUITION FEES
Students in Bachelor/Master/diploma programmes CHF 580
(incl. diploma or Master thesis semester)
Students on leave who enrol for courses, per semester hour CHF 30
(to a max. of. CHF 580 per semester)

Teacher training
MAS SHE enrolment fee CHF 290
graduation fee CHF 290
Teaching certificate (DZ) enrolment fee CHF 290

Visiting students, auditors

Per semester hour (to a max. of CHF 580 per semester) CHF 30
Independent work:
without workplace CHF 200
with workplace, without laboratory CHF 400
with laboratory workplace CHF 580

Doctoral candidates pay a global fee of CHF 1200

Students in Master of Advanced Studies (MAS) programmes

pay tuition fees for two semesters (CHF 1160), plus a contribution to costs as determined by the Executive
Board. The total amount is to be paid in two equal part-payments during the first two semesters,
regardless of the total duration of the respective programme. In addition, the compulsory semester fees
are payable for each semester.

Students in courses leading to a Diploma/Certificate of Advanced Studies (DAS/CAS)

pay the tuition fee for one semester (CHF 580) and a contribution to costs as determined by the Executive
Board. Terms of payment are different for each course.

2. SEMESTER FEES
Bachelor/Master/ Doctoral candidates,
diploma students MAS students
Compulsory semester fees
(payable also by students on leave of absence)
Academic Sports Association Zurich (ASVZ) CHF 25 CHF 25
Scholarship fund CHF 7 CHF 7
VSETH (ETH Zurich Student Union) fee for general services CHF 32 CHF --

Voluntary contributions
By marking a cross in the relevant fields on the personal details datasheet, the following voluntary
contributions can be made:
VSETH membership fee for additional services CHF 10
(doctoral candidates and postgraduate students: CHF 35)
SOS-eth membership CHF 5
Solidarity fund for foreign students CHF 5

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3. ONE-OFF FEES
Application fee
Students applying to a Bachelor or Master programme with CHF 50
- Swiss matriculation/degree certificates
- visiting students
Students applying to a Bachelor or Master programmes with foreign CHF 110
matriculation/degree certificates
Doctoral candidates (graduates of Swiss universities) CHF 50
Doctoral candidates (graduates of foreign universities) CHF 110
Change of degree programme (apart from transfers provided for in the regulations) CHF 20
Failure to meet a prescribed deadline CHF 50
Readmission following de-registration CHF 50
Replacement of ETH card CHF 20
Replacement of documents CHF 10
Failure to withdraw on time following admission to a Master of Advanced Studies CHF 200
programme

4. EXAMINATION FEES
Students in Bachelor/Master/Diploma programmes
Comprehensive entrance examination CHF 380
Reduced entrance examination in three or more subjects CHF 250
Reduced entrance examination in up to two subjects CHF 80
The fees for Bachelor, Master and diploma examinations are included in the tuition fees.

Doctoral candidates
Entrance examination on the scale of a final Master/diploma examination CHF 380
Reduced entrance examination CHF 80

5. COSTS OF MATERIALS
(in the laboratories in the departments D-AGRL, D-CHAB, D-BIOL, D-UWIS and D-ERDW)
Invoices are sent out at the end of the semester by the Accounting Department of ETH Zurich.
Charges are for actual materials obtained.

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