General documents

Official transcripts of records  

The official transcript must be issued by the authorised and competent body within the University (e.g. the Registrar’s Office, the Student Records’ Office or the Examination Office) and display the following information:

• completed courses and grades for each semester of studies
• the marks or grades you achieved for each module
• the credit value
  
• the study programme (minor/major)
• the level of qualification
• the grading system

It also often provides your identification number at the institution, your enrolment status and your current GPA. For completed studies, the transcript may also confirm your final award and/or final GPA (e.g. Bachelor of Honours/First Class), including date conferred qualification.

In your online application you must upload the most recent official transcripts from all of the universities you have attended, at all academic levels. This includes foundation degrees, classes préparatoires, exchange programmes and studies which were discontinued or which are not relevant to the programme you are applying to at ETH Zurich or where you did not sit any examinations.

• Academic credits must always be confirmed by the university where they were earned: For mobility or exchange programmes a transcript from the host university is required.
• For study accomplishments from a joint degree or double degree programme an academic record from both universities is required, including a description of the study programme. Please list each university separately and upload the respective documents accordingly.
• For transnational education programmes: Transcripts both from the teaching institution and from the awarding institution are required.

For studies still in progress, please upload a confirmation of matriculation/enrolment in addition to your transcript featuring the following information:

• Your personal data
• The dates of studies (start and prospective end dates)
• The degree programme and the title of the expected degree
  

For completed programmes, please upload a scan of your degree certificate in addition to the official final transcript/academic record. The degree certificate is the official final document issued after successful completion of the degree programme. It specifies the awarded degree and the date of conferral. If your degree certificate has not yet been issued at the time of application, please provide a provisional degree certificate.

For degrees obtained in the European educational area, a scan of the diploma supplement(s)/HEAR report is required. The Diploma Supplement describes the knowledge, skills and competences which graduates achieve through their studies. This document is issued together with the degree certificate by all universities in external page countries which ratified the Bologna Declaration.  

You need to provide proof that you meet the language requirements according to your chosen Master's degree programme.

Your CV must contain a full and continuous history (no biographical gaps) of your education and work experiences until present. Please also mention if you have been granted a scholarship for your studies.  

Start with high school up to the point your application is submitted (tabular resume). Your academic history in particular should be as detailed as possible and contain all academic degrees, with most recently earned degrees or degrees still in process listed first. Please do not leave gaps in your CV, even if you were not enrolled at a school or university nor gainfully employed for a certain period of time, i.e. because of extended vacation or hiatus, as we are interested in the entire history of your intellectual and personal development. Please write the CV in the language of instruction of the Master's degree programme you are applying to.

Please provide a scan of your matriculation certificate (e.g. High School Diploma, Diploma of Secondary Education, Abitur, GCE, IB Diploma).

Please upload scan of your valid passport (only page with photo, name, date of birth, expiry date). EU/EFTA citizens can also upload a copy of the valid ID (front and back), if no passport is available.

Please fill in the Download declaration of consent (PDF, 1.4 MB) and upload the signed document to the your application account eApply during the application period.

Please check the additional documents as required the Master's degree programme(s) you wish to apply to.