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 exam to qualify for entrance on to a Bachelor’s degree programme.
The university entrance exam
You can take the university entrance exam 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 future
The University entrance exam online information brochure contains all the essential information about study options, admission requirements and courses that will prepare you for the university entrance exam.

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 exam for your desired subject
Admissions
Contact
University Entrance Exam 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 exam, 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 Exam Office.
This compulsory appointment with the Director of the University Entrance Exam 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 exam application form. - Submit the form, along with all the required documents, to the Admission and Exams Office.
Please read the University entrance exam online information brochure carefully before your appointment!
Examinations
The subjects covered in the university entrance exam 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 exam 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
Preparing for the university entrance exam
The University Entrance Exam Preparation Course offers you the opportunity to take the compulsory and elective subjects for the university entrance exam 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 Exam Office during the matriculation and enrolment period.
More specific information on how to register can be found in our University entrance exam online information brochure.
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 Frau Spitaler at the University Entrance Exam Office. At this point, you will be enrolled on your course.
Fact box
Certificate received upon completion: University entrance exam certificate
Duration: Two semesters
Start date: Every winter semester
Cost per semester:
EUR 550.00 course fee +
EUR 20.20 student union fee
Director of university entrance exam course
- +43 463 2700 1242
- sbp [at] aau [dot] at
- N.2.45
Consultation hours:
Thursday: 01:00 pm–3:00 pm
Department of Educational Studies and Educational Research
Universitätsstraße 65-67
9020 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee
Documents & classes
Biology
Biologie: 1. Teil (Seiten 1-38)
Biologie 2. Teil (Seiten 39-83)
Biologie 3. Teil (Seiten 84-122)
Biologie 4. Teil (Seiten 123-155)
Biologie 5. Teil (Seiten 156-182)
English
English 1 WS & SS: Grammar – Writing – Reading – Listening
Lernunterlagen für Englisch 1 und Englisch 2
E1 Prime Time 6, Lehr- und Arbeitsbuch mit CD und DVD
ISBN 978-3-209-07159-0
E2 Prime Time 7, Lehr- und Arbeitsbuch mit CD und DVD
ISBN 978-3-209-07160-6
Mathematics
History
Quicklinks

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Address
Universitätsstraße 65-67
9020 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee
Austria
+43 463 2700
uni [at] aau [dot] at
www.aau.at
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