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Master’s Degree Program Immediately Upon Graduation

Students wishing to transfer directly to a master’s degree program upon graduation at the University of Basel are advised to proceed as follows:

  1. Contact the office responsible for transfers to master’s programs about the conditions of admission and the formalities involved in good time (for master’s programs in the sciences, contact the respective program office; for all other master’s programs, contact the respective Office of the Dean of Studies or faculty examination office).
  2. Register online for the coming semester via the university’s Online Services no later than 1 February 2025. Log on to the Online Services using your unibas email access data.
  3. Select “Semester Registration” within the stipulated registration period to proceed with registration.
  4. Activate the button “I wish to transfer from a bachelor’s to a master’s degree program" and follow the further instructions appearing on the screen. You will be registered in the bachelor's program first.
  5. The responsible Office of the Dean of Studies will submit an application concerning your requested transfer to a master’s degree program to the Student Administration Office.
  6. The Student Administration Office will administer transfer to the respective master’s degree program. Due notification of transfer will be displayed in the Online Services.

Important note

Special forms must be used to apply for transfer to the master’s degree program in Sustainable Development, European Global Studies, Actuarial Science, International and Monetary Economics, Business and Technology, Economics and Public Policy, Finance and Money, Epidemiology, Infection Biology,  Religion-Economics-Politics, Interreligious Studies, Educational Sciences, Subject-specific Teaching and Learning, Data Science, Physics of Life and Biomedical Engineering. In the master's degree programs Epidemiology, Infection Biology and Biomedical Engineering it is only possible to start your studies in the fall semester. Therefore you cannot apply for a transfer to one of these programs via the spring semester registration. The forms can be obtained at the Student Administration Office or can be downloaded.

Please proceed as follows:

  1. Read up on the conditions of admission of the desired master’s degree program. You will find the respective study regulations on the degree programs website.
  2. Log on to the university’s Online Services using your unibas email access data.
  3. Select “Semester Registration” within the stipulated registration period to proceed with registration.
  4. Activate the buttons “I wish to submit one of the following applications" and “change of degree program" and follow the instructions appearing on the screen. Upon successful completion, you can print out a supplementary sheet, which will also be sent to you via email.
  5. Download the respective application form from this website.
  6. Submit your completed application form with the enclosures mentioned and the supplementary sheet printed out from the Online Services in writing (by e-mail via www.unibas.ch/studseksupport or by post) to the Student Administration Office no later than 1 February 2025.
  7. Processing status will be displayed in the Online Services.
  8. Upon processing your application, the Student Administration Office will send you a written decision and separately a payment slip for your semester fees by e-mail.

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