International study at the University of Brighton

Switzerland - academic equivalencies


Undergraduate

We require a Federal Secondary School Leaving Certificate, which in different areas of the country is referred to as:

  • (French-speaking) Certificat de Maturité / Certificat de Maturité Cantonal reconnu par la Confédératio
  •  (German-speaking) Maturität / Eidgenössisch anerkanntes kantonales Maturitätszeugnis
  •  (Italian-speaking) Attestato di Maturità / Attestato di Maturità Cantonale riconosciuto dalla Confederazione.
A-level
UCAS Tariff points
Comparable offer (1-6 max) Comparable offer (1-10 max) Comparable offer (5-1 max) Corresponding subject grades
AAA 360 6 10 1 A = 6 / 10 / 1
AAB 340 5.5 9 1.5
ABB 320 5.8 8.5 1.8
BBB 300 5 8 2 B = 5 / 8 / 2
BBC 280 4.8 7.5 2.2
BCC 260 4.6 7 2.4
CCC 240 4.4 6.5 2.6 C = 4 / 6 / 3

Postgraduate

We require a Diplom/Diplôme; Lizentiat/Licence; Staatsdiplom/Diplôme d'Etat OR a Fachhochschule Diplom (FH)/Hautes Écoles Specialisées Diplôme OR a bachelor degree (post-2001). 

Grade (1-6 scale) Grade (1-5 scale) Grade (1-10 scale)  German French Italian English translation or equivalent
6 1 10 sehr gut
trés bien molto bene
Very good = 1st
5 2 8 gut 
bien bene Good = 2:1
4 3 7 genügend 
sufficiant sufficiente Fair = 2:2

English language equivalency

We will not accept a Swiss English language qualification as meeting our minimum English language proficiency requirements.