Admissions Requirements
UBIS does not discriminate based on gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, age, disability, or national origin in admission, access, treatment, or employment in any of its activities or programs. UBIS reserves the right to deny admission or re-entry to any applicant or student the University, at its discretion, determines is either: a) unlikely to benefit from its programs, b) discloses or is found to possess an adverse background that disqualifies them or c) whose presence in the program is considered by the administration to be disruptive and/or potentially harmful to UBIS students, faculty and/or staff.
All students admitted to UBIS must adhere to the Student Code of Conduct, which prohibits conduct that significantly impairs the welfare or the educational opportunities of others within the University community.
Admissions Procedures
The UBIS Undergraduate programs admit students who are high school graduates or who have an accepted, equivalent form of high school completion. The UBIS Masters-level Graduate programs admit students who hold an Undergraduate degree or who have an accepted, equivalent form of undergraduate studies or experiences. The UBIS Doctoral programs admit students who hold a master’s degree or who have an accepted, equivalent form of master’s level studies or experiences. UBIS requires all applicants to complete the following process prior to admission:
Bachelors
Must submit the Application Form with the following documents:
- Online Application and Fee
- Identification: scanned version of the 1st page of the applicant’s passport on Government ID.
- Maturité Fédérale Suisse (Swiss High School degree) or equivalent
- High School or University transcripts depending on program
- English Proficiency, if previous schooling has not been in English or if the student is a Non-Native English speaker.
- Letter of Intent and Motivation for Program Acceptance: 250 word letter indicating intentions and interest
Masters
Must submit the Application Form with the following documents:
- Online Application and Fee
- Identification: scanned version of the 1st page of the applicant’s passport or Government ID.
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent, or University diploma
- University transcripts
- English Proficiency, if previous schooling has not been in English or if the student is a Non-Native English speaker.
- CV/ Resume describing professional and academic experiences
- Letter of Intent and Motivation for Program Acceptance: 250 word letter indicating intentions and interest
Doctorate
Must submit the Application Form with the following documents:
- Online Application and Fee
- Identification: scanned version of the 1st page of the applicant’s passport or Government ID.
- Transcripts: Must hold a master’s degree, or equivalent.
- Demonstrated English proficiency: Previous evidence or IELTS or TOFEL are accepted.
- Letter of Intent and Motivation for Program Acceptance: 250 word letter indicating intentions and interest.
- Resume: Description of professional and academic experiences.
- Recommendation Letter: Letter from candidate’s previous educational institution or employer.
- If applying for Professional experience validation for credits program, there will be an additional fee of CHF 2,500
Executive Program Tracks
In addition standard graduate program admissions requirements, executive program tack candidates must meet the following qualifications:
- For Master’s Programs – 7 Years professional experience AND a Bachelor’s in a Business Discipline.
- For Doctorate Programs – 7 Years professional experiences AND a Master’s in a Business Discipline.
- OR
- 15 Years professional experience with P&L experience and:
- For Master’s Programs – a conferred bachelor’s degree.
- For Doctorate Programs – a conferred master’s degree.
- Professional Letter of Recommendation is required for all candidates.
