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Studying and Military Service/Civilian service/Civil Defense

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Studying and Military Service

Studying and Military Service

There is an information sheet with general information on coordinating your studies and military service. If you are called up for a refresher course during the lecture period or if the military service overlaps with exams or exam preparation, you can submit a request for postponement of service. You will find information on how to proceed on the information sheet.

Recruit school and starting your studies

If you would like to complete recruit school before you start your studies, please follow the coordination procedure in the information sheet below (German only).

Merkblatt zur Koordination von Studienbeginn und Rekrutenschule (PDF, 293 KB)

Requesting postponement of your military service

If you wish to postpone your military service, you must submit an application for postponement to the relevant office. The leaflet below explains the actions you need to take (German only).

Merkblatt Dienstverschiebungsgesuch (DVG) (PDF, 92 KB)

Credits for military leadership training

It is possible to credit military cadre training to some of the Faculty of Science's study programmes.
ECTS Credits may be obtained for the following military cadre training courses:

Militärische Ausbildung

Studienstufe

ECTS Credits

Senior non-commissioned officers (fourier/sergeant and above)

Bachelor

3

Subaltern officer (officer school)

Bachelor

6

Unit commander (leadership course I or unit)

Master

6
Warrant officer school (staff course I or troop leadership course)

Master

6

To obtain credits, the following conditions must be met:

  • The student must have completed the service required to obtain the rank in question.
  • An overall grade of at least 3 (good) is required.
  • Training must have been completed no more than five years before the expected date of graduation.
  • Only one training course can be credited for each study level.

The following major programs award credits. No credits are awarded in minor programs:

Program/Level

BSc 180

BSc 150

BSc 120

 

Consecutive MSc

Mathematics

Yes

No

No

 

No

Physics

Yes

No 

No

 

No

Chemistry

Yes

Yes

No

 

Yes

Chemistry and Business Studies

"Elective Modules WWF"

 

 

 

 "Elective Modules WWF"

Biochemistry

No

 

 

 

No

Biology

Yes

No

Nein

 

Must be part to the

Learning Agreement

Biomedicine

Yes

Yes

 

 

Must be part to the

Learning Agreement

Biodiversity

Yes

No

No

 

No

Geography

Yes

Yes

No

 

Yes

Earth System Science

Yes

 

 

 

Yes

To receive credits, you must submit an application in writing to the Office of Student Affairs. The following documents are required:

  • Copy of your final military qualification, cadre training and training completed for the rank for which credits are being applied.
  • Evidence of military rank achieved (from service book (DB) page 8).
  • Confirmation of length of service (from DB page 12).

These qualifications will be registered by the Office of Student Affairs. Credits are given as "passed" without any grade.

Studying and Civilian Service/Civil Defence

Civilian Service:
Information and forms (in German) on civilian service and postponement of service can be found athttps://www.zivi.admin.ch/zivi/de/home/zivi-sein/einsatzplanung/pflichten---dienstverschiebung.html    

Civil Defence:
nformation on civil defence and postponement (in German) can be found athttps://www.babs.admin.ch/de/das-aufgebot-im-zivilschutz. You must submit a written request, which you can have stamped by the Office of Student Affairs.