Withdrawal/Deregistration

Graduating students are automatically dematriculated on the date they receive the Bachelor’s/Master’s degree; no further action is required on their part.

Students who wish to withdraw from ETH Zurich before graduating should send the signed DownloadWithdrawal form (PDF, 907 KB) to the Registrar's office, if necessary, enclose the ETH Card (Article 20 external pageAdmissions Ordonance ETH Zurich, German only). The withdrawal will be processed and confirmed in writing. A withdrawal is only possible up to the end of the fourth week of the semester without incurring costs.

Any student who

fails to enrol for the semester
fails to pay the semester fees
fails to respect an examination deadline or the maximum duration of studies

will be dematriculated (Article 21 external pageAdmissions Ordinance ETH Zurich, German only).

Other measures may also apply, e.g. prosecution for non-payment of fees.

Withdrawal or dematriculation does not exempt students from the consequences of failure to respect programme deadlines (including deadlines for registering/deregistering for examinations and for sitting, e.g., the first-year examinations). Said consequences may involve, for example, exclusion from the degree programme or limitations on programme choice upon re-entry.

Further information in connection with leaving or exmatriculation - e.g. access to the ASVZ, availability of services etc. - can be found in the publication 'DownloadLeaving ETH: Important information (PDF, 176 KB)' by the IT Services.

Contact Registrar's Office