University Entrance Qualification Examination
To start a degree study programme at a university, the general university entrance qualification in the form of a school-leaving certificate (Matura in Austria) or the working students’ entrance exam must be provided.
However, the school-leaving certificate may be replaced by a subject-specific University Entrance Qualification Exam. This exam checks the knowledge required for being admitted to a study programme in a specific fields of study. The University Entrance Qualification Exam can only be taken for this specific study programme or programmes in the respective group of study programmes offered at the University of Innsbruck.
Which exams subjects have to be passed and the requirements can be taken from the ordinance of the Rectorate on the University Entrance Qualification Exam acc. to §64a Universities Act 2002(University of Innsbruck Bulletin from 28 June 2019, Issue 63, No. 565).
For applicants who were already admitted to take the University Entrance Qualification Exam before 30 June 2019, the regulations from 9 August 2010, Issue 50, No. 420 in the version of the University of Innsbruck Bulletin from 21 October 2015, Issue 2, No. 45 applies until the end of 30 June 2021:
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin from July 2nd, Issue 85, No. 778 (amendment of the regulations)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin from July 5th, 2023, Issue 56, No. 628 (amendment of the regulations)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin from October 21st, 2015, Issue 2, No. 45 (amendment of the regulations)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin from August 9th, 2010, Issue 50, No. 420
Consideration of the Master Craftsman Exam or Qualification Exam:
The University of Innsbruck supports examination candidates from underrepresented groups with a vocational or non-occupational background suitable for the desired study programme.
Candidates who have successfully passed a Master Craftsman Exam or Qualification Exam acc. to the Trade, Commerce and Industry Regulation Act, Federal Law Gazette. No. 194/1994, or the Professional Training Act for the Agricultural and Forestry Business, Federal Law Gazette No. 298/1990 will be exempted from passing the elective courses of the University Entrance Qualification Exam acc. to §64a par. 5 no. 3 of the Universities Act upon request.
Recognition of formal learning outcomes:
Insofar as they are equivalent in terms of content and scope to the prescribed exams and have been taken at a recognised educational institution, up to four exams can be recognised upon request.
Modified exam modalities:
Within the scope of the University Entrance Qualification Exam, disabled and/or chronically ill candidates, can apply for modified exam modalities.
Examination dates of the year 2026
Date 1 - January
| Date | Subject | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Montay, 19 January - start 9:00 a.m. | Compulsory subject exam | Lecture hall 5¾, Innrain 52e, ground floor ("GEIWI-Turm") |
| Tuesday, 20 January - start 9:00 a.m. | Compulsory subject exam | Seminary room 14, Innrain 52a, Ágnes Heller House, 1st floor. |
| Wednesday, 21 January - start 9:00 a.m. | Compulsory subject exam | Lecture hall G, Innrain 52, 2nd floor, Main Building |
| Registration deadline: Friday, 09 January |
Date 2 - February
| Dates | Subject | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, 23 February - start 9:00 a.m. | Compulsory subject exam | Lecture hall 6, Innrain 52e, ground floor, "GEIWI-Turm" |
| Tuesday, 24 February - start 9:00 a.m. | Compulsory subject exam | Lecture hall 7, Innrain 52e, ground floor, "GEIWI-Turm" |
| Wednesday, 25 February - start 9:00 a.m. | Compulsory subject exam | Lecture hall 7, Innrain 52e, ground floor, "GEIWI-Turm" |
| Registration deadline: Friday, 13 February |
Date 3 - June/July
| Dates | Subject | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, 29. June - start 9:00 a.m. | Compulsory subject exam | Lecture hall 7, Innrain 52e, ground floor, "GEIWI-Turm" |
| Tuesday, 30 June- start 9:00 a.m. | Compulsory subject exam | Lecture hall 7, Innrain 52e, ground floor, "GEIWI-Turm" |
| Wednesday, 1 July - start 9:00 a.m. | Compulsory subject exam | Lecture hall 1, Innrain 52c, 1st floor, Entrance Josef-Möller-Haus |
| Registration deadline: Friday, 19 June |
Date 4 - September
| Dates | Subject | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, 31 August - start 9:00 a.m. | Compulsory subject exam | Lecture hall 7, Innrain 52e, ground floor, "GEIWI-Turm" |
| Tuesday, 1 September - start 9:00 a.m. | Compulsory subject exam | Lecture hall 7, Innrain 52e, ground floor, "GEIWI-Turm" |
| Wednesday, 2 September - start 9:00 a.m. | Compulsory subject exam | Lecture hall 3, Innrain 52e, ground floor, "GEIWI-Turm" |
| Registration deadline: Friday, 21 August |
Registrations should be submitted by e-mail to Studienberechtigung@uibk.ac.at (tel.:+43 (0) 512 507-32611).
Please consider to bring a valid passport or identity card to every exam!
After the written part of the exam, the oral exam is carried out by the examiner.
The following documents must be added to the application for admission to the University Entrance Qualification Exam:
- proof of professional and extra-occupational background for the desired study programme
- proof of EU/EEA citizenship
- permanent residence - EC (§45 NAG)
- CV (including in particular the educational background)
All documents and certificates must be submitted in the original and as a copy. After checking, the originals will be returned to you. Foreign-language documents must be translated into German by a court-sworn translator and, if necessary, officially certified. The translation and the certified document must be inextricably linked.
The University entrance qualification examination can be taken for the following fields of study:
(1) Studies in Arts and Humanities
(2) Studies in Engineering Sciences
(3) Studies in Natural Sciences
(4) Law Studies
(5) Studies in Social and Economic Sciences
(6) Theological Studies
(7) Teacher training studies
(1) Studies in Arts and Humanities
- Bachelor’s Programme Archaeological Studies
- Bachelor’s Programme Art History
- Bachelor’s Programme Classica et Orientalia
- Bachelor’s Programme Comparative Literature
- Bachelor’s Programme Educational Sciences
- Bachelor’s Programme English and American Studies
- Bachelor’s Programme European Ethnology
- Bachelor’s Programme French
- Bachelor’s Programme German Philology
- Bachelor’s Programme History
- Bachelor’s Programme Italian
- Bachelor’s Programme Linguistics
- Bachelor’s Programme Music Studies
- Bachelor’s Programme Philosophy
- Bachelor’s Programme Slavonic Studies
- Bachelor’s Programme Spanish
- Bachelor’s Programme Translation Studies
Following exams have to be taken for this field of study:
1. Essay
2. Compulsory subject examination 1: History
3. Compulsory subject examination 2: Foreign Language
4. Elective subject examination 1: (to be selected from the following offer): Fundamentals of Philological Studies, Latin 2
5. Elective subject examination 2
(2) Studies in Engineering Sciences
- Bachelor’s Programme Architecture
- Bachelor’s Programme Civil Engineering
- Bachelor’s Programme Computer Science
- Bachelor’s Programme Environmental Engineering
- Bachelor’s Programme Mathematics
- Joint Bachelor’s Programme Electrical Engineering of the University of Innsbruck and the UMIT TIROL – Private University of Health Sciences and Technology
- Joint Bachelor’s Programme of Mechatronics of the University of Innsbruck and the UMIT TIROL – Private University of Health Sciences and Technology
Following exams have to be taken for this field of study:
1. Essay
2. Compulsory subject examination 1: Mathematics 2
3. Compulsory subject examination 2: English 2
4. Elective subject examination 1: (to be selected from the following offer): Descriptive Geometry, Physics
5. Elective subject examination 2
(3) Studies in Natural Sciences
- Bachelor’s Programme Atmospheric Sciences
- Bachelor’s Programme Biology
- Bachelor’s Programme Chemistry
- Bachelor’s Programme Earth Science
- Bachelor’s Programme Geography
- Bachelor’s Programme Pharmacy
- Bachelor’s Programme Physics
- Bachelor’s Programme Psychology
- Bachelor’s Programme Sports Management
- Bachelor’s Programme Sport Science
Following exams have to be taken for this field of study:
1. Essay
2. Compulsory subject examination 1: Mathematics 2
3. Compulsory subject examination 2: English 2
4. Elective subject examination 1: (to be selected from the following offer): Biology and Environmental Protection, Chemistry, Physics, Geography and Economics 1
5. Elective subject examination 2
(4) Law Studies
- Bachelor’s Programme Business Law
- Diploma Programme Law
- Law – Integrated Programme
Following exams have to be taken for this field of study:
1. Essay
2. Compulsory subject examination 1 History
3. Compulsory subject examination 2: English 2
4. Elective subject examination 1: (to be selected from the following offer): Latin 1, Geography and Economics 1
5. Elective subject examination 2
(5) Studies in Social and Economic Sciences
- Bachelor’s Programme International Economic and Business Studies
- Bachelor’s Programme Management and Economics
- Bachelor’s Programme Political Science
- Bachelor’s Programme Sociology
- Joint Bachelor’s Programme Economy, Health and Sports Tourism of the University of Innsbruck and the UMIT TIROL – Private University of Health Sciences and Technology
Following exams have to be taken for this field of study:
1. Essay
2. Compulsory subject examination 1 Mathematics 1
3. Compulsory subject examination 2: English 2
4. Elective subject examination 1: (to be selected from the following offer): History, Geography and Economics 1
5. Elective subject examination 2
(6) Theological Studies
- Bachelor’s Programme Catholic Religious Education
- Bachelor’s Programme Islamic-Theological Studies
- Bachelor’s Programme Philosophy at the Faculty of Catholic Theology
- Diploma Programme Catholic Theology
Following exams have to be taken for this field of study:
1. Essay
2. Compulsory subject examination 1: English 2
3. Compulsory subject examination 2: History
4. Elective subject examination 1: (to be selected from the following offer): Latin 2, Greek, Koran Arabic, Islamic Religion
5. Elective subject examination 2
(7) Teacher training studies
- Bachelor’s Programme Secondary School Teacher Training (General Education)
Following exams have to be taken for this field of study:
1. Essay
2. Compulsory subject examination 1: Mathematics 1
3. Compulsory subject examination 2: Foreign Language
4. Elective subject examination 1: (to be selected from the following offer):
- History,
- Latin 1,
- Latin 2,
- Foreign Language (if the specific Foreign Language has not already been chosen as compulsory subject examination 2),
- Fundamentals of Philological Studies,
- Mathematics 1,
- Mathematics 2,
- Descriptive Geometry,
- Physics,
- Chemistry,
- Biology and Environmental Protection,
- Geography and Economics 1,
- Geography and Economics 2,
- Greek,
- Koran-Arabic,
- Islamic Religion
5. Elective subject examination 2