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Requests for a change of faculty/institute/center or enrollment in a 2nd faculty (exept PhDs) must be made 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), except in the special cases indicated below.

Requests to change faculties/institutes/centers or to enroll in the 2nd faculty for the semester in question cannot be submitted after the deadline.

Please note: if the program applied for is subject to a specific deadline or requires additional registration in a faculty/institute/centre (see below), and this is not done within the deadline, or if it is refused, the request will not be processed.

Requests for a change of faculty/institute/center or enrollment in a 2nd faculty (except PhDs) must be made between January 15th and July 31st, except in the special cases indicated below.

Requests for a change of faculty/institute/center or enrollment in a 2nd faculty for the semester in question may not be submitted after the deadline.

Please note: if the program applied for is subject to a specific deadline or requires additional enrolment in a faculty/institute/centre (see below), and enrolment is not made within the deadline, or is refused, the request will not be processed.

Requests for a change of faculty/institute/centre or enrollment in a 2nd faculty (except PhDs) must be made between January 15 and July 31, except in the special cases listed below.

In the case of admission subject to successful completion of the current degree, the above deadline must be met. The change of faculty will take place as soon as the faculty has registered the successful completion of your degree. If you fail your current degree, no change of faculty will be made.

No request for a change of faculty/institute/center or enrollment in a 2nd faculty for the semester in question may be submitted after the deadline.

Please note: if the program you are applying for is subject to a specific deadline or requires an additional enrollment in a faculty/institute/centre (see below), and this enrollment is not made within the deadline, or if it is refused, the request will not be processed.

  • Change BEFORE the start of the academic year:
    • Only for applicants confirming by appointment: communicate final choice when confirming enrollment in person;
  • Change AFTER the start of the academic year: only during the first three weeks after the start of the academic year, i.e. until Sunday of week 40:
    • Provided enrollment confirmation has already taken place during an appointment: log on to the UNIGE Application Portal and submit the request to change faculty/institute/center.

Please note: if the program you are applying for is subject to a specific deadline or requires an additional enrollment in a faculty/institute/center (see below), and this enrollment is not made within the deadline, or if it is refused, the request will not be processed.

SPECIAL DEADLINES AND POSSIBLE ADDITIONAL STEPS WITHIN FACULTIES (OR ANY INDICATED INSTITUTION)

Information subject to modifications by the faculty/institute/center/institution. Deadlines and procedures shown on the faculty/institute/center/institution pages are binding.

Chosen program Special deadline or additional steps
Master of Science in Neuroscience February 28th
Chosen program Special deadline or additional steps
Bachelor’s degrees in Medicine and Dental Medicine, only if a request for equivalence for previous medical studies is made (BA, years 2 and 3) From January 1st to February 15th to the Admissions Office
Master’s degrees in Medicine and Dental Medicine From January 1st to February 15th to the Admissions Office
Bachelor’s degrees in Medicine and Dental Medicine (BA, years 1, 2 and 3) February 15th to swissuniversities (FR)
Master of Science in Neuroscience February 28th
Chosen program Special deadline or additional steps
Master of Arts in Ethnomusicology April 30th to the the program (FR)
Master of Arts in Asian Studies (MASPEA) April 30th to the program directors (FR)
Chosen program Special deadline or additional steps
Complementary Certificate in Applied Statistics February 28th
All master’s degrees February 28th
Chosen program Special deadline or additional steps
All complementary certificates (except geomatics) February 28th
All master’s degrees February 28th
Chosen program Special deadline or additional steps
Master of Science in Neuroscience February 28th
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) July 1st to the Faculty
Chosen program Special deadline or additional steps

Bachelor of Arts in Multilingual Communication

February 28th to the Faculty

Master of Arts in Translation

February 28th to the Faculty
Master of Arts in Interpreting Beginning of September during the year preceding the start of the chosen semester, to the Faculty
Master of Arts in Multilingual Communication Technology February 28th (for applicants requiring a visa) or April 30th (for applicants not requiring a visa), to the Faculty
Chosen program Special deadline or additional steps
All master’s degrees February 28th
Chosen program Special deadline or additional steps
Master in Environmental Sciences (MUSE) February 28th
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)
Chosen program Special deadline or additional steps
Advanced Diploma in Teaching French/as a Foreign Language (DESFLE) April 30th to the École (FR)