STUDY

Students without a school leaving qualification

Would you like to study at Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, even though you don’t have a school leaving certificate/university entrance qualification?

You can take a university entrance qualification examination to qualify for entrance on to a Bachelor’s degree programme.

The university entrance qualification examination

You can take the university entrance qualification examination to gain admission to a particular discipline at AAU. The examinations to be taken depend on the degree programme you are interested in studying in the future.

The university entrance qualification examination online information brochure contains all the essential information about study options, admission requirements and courses that will prepare you for the university entrance qualification examination.

Requirements

You can be admitted if you fulfil the following requirements:

you are at least 20 years of age
you are a citizen of an EEA member state
you have successfully “completed vocational or non-vocational training over and above compulsory education in your desired subject” (StudBerG [Austrian Entitlement to Study Act] Section 64a, Para. 2)
you have not previously received a “fail mark” in the university entrance qualification examination for your desired subject

Admissions

Contact

University Entrance Qualification Examination Office

Gahleitner Simone, Bakk.
+43 463 2700 8660
sbp [at] aau [dot] at
N.0.09

Opening hours

Tuesday: 9 – 12 Uhr
Wednesday: 13 – 16 Uhr

Department of Educational Studies and Educational Research
Universitätsstraße 65-67
9020 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee

To be accepted for the university entrance qualification examination, you must take the following steps:

Find out more about our degree programmes on the Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt degree programmes page and choose your future programme of study.
Make an appointment with the University Entrance Qualification Examination Office.
This compulsory appointment with the Director of the University Entrance Qualification Examination Preparation Course will provide you with comprehensive information about the examination and how to prepare. The course director will help you fill in the University entrance qualification examination application form.
Submit the form, along with all the required documents, to the Admission and Exams Office.

Please read the University entrance qualification examination online information brochure carefully before your appointment!

Examinations

The subjects covered in the university entrance qualification examination depend on your desired programme of study. They are a set component of the admissions process and are recorded on your acceptance letter. The required examinations can be taken upon being accepted for the exam.

The university entrance qualification examination consists of the following five examinations:

a piece of written work on a general topic (essay)
two or three examinations that assess prior knowledge or skills relating to subjects covered in the desired discipline (compulsory subjects)
one or two examinations on introductory courses (lectures) for the desired programme of study (electives)

You can find an overview of subjects offered at Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt and available examination subjects in the online information brochure.

Forms

Appointment form (German)

University entrance qualification examination application form (German)

University entrance qualification examination subject approval form (German)

Downloads

University entrance qualification examination online information brochure (German)

University entrance qualification examination regulations issued by the Rectorate (German)

Preparing for the university entrance qualification examination

The University Entrance Qualification Examination Preparation Course offers you the opportunity to take the compulsory and elective subjects for the university entrance qualification examination listed in your acceptance letter by attending classes and lectures.

Registration

If you have received an acceptance letter, you can register for the course at the University Entrance Qualification Examination Office during the matriculation and enrolment period.

More specific information on how to register can be found in our University entrance qualification examination online information brochure.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

regarding: ENROLMENT

You will not be able to continue your studies automatically upon paying the EUR 550.00 semester fee.

You have to submit the payment receipt for each semester, as well as the student union fee, to Ms. Gahleitner at the University Entrance Qualification Examination Office. At this point, you will be enrolled on your course.