Fall semester deadlines

The steps vary depending on your profile and the program you are enrolled in.

You are already a UNIGE student

You are studying in the Spring semester prior to the start of the Fall semester

  • You must submit your request for a change of faculty/institute/center or enrollment in a 2nd faculty between January 15 and July 31.
  • No request for a change of faculty/institute/center or enrollment in a 2nd faculty for the chosen semester can be submitted after the deadline (except in the following case).
  • Important: some faculties have a specific deadline or additional procedure. See the list "Specific deadlines and additional procedures". If you do not meet these deadlines or if your application is rejected, we will not process your application for a change of faculty/institute/center or enrollment in a 2nd faculty.

You are taking exams in the session of August or September and you want to start a Bachelor-level degree (including a bridge to the Faculty of Law)

  • You must submit your request for a change of faculty/institute/center or enrollment in a 2nd faculty as early as the week before the start of the academic year and no later than two weeks after the start of the academic year (= Sunday of week 39).
  • Your request must be sent with your grade transcript for the August/September session, or it will not be processed (the transcript available on your UNIGE portal is enough to begin with).
  • No request for a change of faculty/institute/center or enrollment in a 2nd faculty for the chosen semester can be submitted after the deadline.
  • Important: some faculties have a specific deadline or additional procedure. See the list "Specific deadlines and additional procedures". If you do not meet these deadlines or if your application is rejected, we will not process your application for a change of faculty/institute/center.

You are taking exams in the session of August or September and you want to start a Master-level degree or a Complementary Certificate

  • You must submit your request for a change of faculty/institute/center or enrollment in a 2nd faculty between January 15 and July 31, even if you plan on getting your Bachelor in September.
  • If your admission is subject to the successful completion of your current degree, the faculty change will hapen when your faculty registers that you have passed your degree. If you fail your current degree, you will not be able to change faculty.
  • No request for a change of faculty/institute/center or enrollment in a 2nd faculty for the chosen semester can be submitted after the deadline.
  • Important: some faculties have a specific deadline or additional procedure. See the list "Specific deadlines and additional procedures". If you do not meet these deadlines or if your application is rejected, we will not process your application for a change of faculty/institute/center.
You are starting your studies at UNIGE

You are starting your studies at UNIGE as a first-year bachelor student, without prior higher education (universtiy, HES), and you have been admitted without special conditions and with no limitation to one faculty/institute/center

Before the start of the academic year

You must report your change in person at your enrollment confirmation appointment.

After the start of the academic year

You can request a change during the first two weeks after the start of the academic year, until Sundy of week 39.

  • No request for a change of faculty/institute/center or enrollment in a 2nd faculty for the chosen semester can be submitted after the deadline.
  • Important: some faculties have a specific deadline or additional procedure. See the list "Specific deadlines and additional procedures". If you do not meet these deadlines or if your application is rejected, we will not process your application for a change of faculty/institute/center or enrollment in a 2nd faculty.

Specific deadlines and additional procedures (at the faculty or other specified body)

The following information is subject to change by the faculty/institute/center/school. The deadlines and procedures shared by the faculty/institute/center/school are binding.

Faculty of Science
Chosen program Special deadline or additional steps
Master of Science in Neuroscience

February 28

Master of Biomedical Sciences April 30
Faculty of Medicine
Chosen program Special deadline or additional steps
Bachelor’s degrees in Medicine and Dental Medicine
  • Have you never studied medicine in Switzerland? You must first register with swissuniversities.
    • Deadline: February 15

Then:

  • Have you already studied at UNIGE and want to apply for human or dental medicine? There are several options available depending on your situation:
    • You have studied medicine abroad and want to join the 2nd or 3rd year of the chosen bachelor's degree? Apply for re-enrollment with request for equivalence.
      • Deadline: February 28
    • You have studied medicine in Switzerland and want to join the 2nd or 3rd year of the chosen bachelor's degree? Apply for re-enrollment with request for equivalence.
      • Deadline: April 30
    • You want to join the chosen bachelor's degree with no request for equivalence? Apply for re-enrollment.
      • Deadline: July 31
Master’s degrees in Medicine and Dental Medicine
  • Have you never studied medicine in Switzerland? You must first register with swissuniversities.
    • Deadline: February 15

Then:

  • Have you already studied at UNIGE and want to apply for human or dental medicine? There are several options available depending on your situation:
    • Request for a change of faculty with previous university medical studies abroad.
      • Deadline: February 28
    • Request for a change of faculty with previous university medical studies in Switzerland.
      • Deadline: April 30
Master of Science in Neuroscience February 28
Faculty of Humanities
Chosen program Special deadline or additional steps
Master of Arts in Ethnomusicology April 30 to the the program (FR)
Master of Arts in Asian Studies (MASPEA) April 30 to the program directors (FR)
Geneva School of Economics and Management (GSEM)
Chosen program Special deadline or additional steps
Complementary Certificate in Applied Statistics February 28
All master’s degrees February 28
Geneva School of Social Sciences
Chosen program Special deadline or additional steps
All complementary certificates (except geomatics) February 28
All master’s degrees February 28
Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences (FPSE)
Chosen program Special deadline or additional steps
Master of Science in Neuroscience February 28
Master of Science in Speech and Language Therapy See the deadlines and details on the Faculty’s page (FR)
Master of Science in Learning and Teaching Technologies (MALTT) February 28
Faculty of Translation and Interpreting
Chosen program Special deadline or additional steps

Bachelor of Arts in Multilingual Communication

February 28

Master of Arts in Translation

February 28
Master of Arts in Interpreting Beginning of October during the year preceding the start of the chosen semester
Master of Arts in Communication and Translation Technology (MATECH - formerly MATIM)

February 28

April 30 (only for holders of a Swiss university bachelor's degree whose nationality does not require a visa)

Global Studies Institute
Chosen program Special deadline or additional steps
All master’s degrees February 28
Institute for Environmental Sciences
Chosen program Special deadline or additional steps
Master in Environmental Sciences (MUSE) February 28
University Institute of Teacher Education (IUFE)
Chosen program Special deadline or additional steps
Specialisation Certificate in the Teaching of a Supplemenatary Discipline See the deadlines and details on the Institute’s page (FR)
Master of Arts in Secondary Education (MASE 1 and 2) See the deadlines and details on the Institute’s page (FR)
Master of Science in Special Needs Education (MESP) See the deadlines and details on the Institute’s page (FR)