Application prerequisites
- A high school diploma or a foreign equivalent certificate, recognized and accepted according to the regulations of the Austrian education system.
- Applicants may also qualify for admission through equivalent educational or professional pathways, such as:
- An Austrian Reifeprüfung (Matura) or a German (Abitur)
- A German Fachhochschulreife in “Economics” or “Economics & Administration” combined with relevant professional experience
- A relevant professional qualification with additional examinations — for example:
- Completion of an apprenticeship (Lehrabschluss) in the fields of tourism, office administration, or commerce
- Graduation from a relevant secondary vocational school (berufsbildende mittlere Schule, BMS), such as a three-year commercial school, school of business professions, or hotel management school
For applicants with such qualifications, additional examinations in German (essay), Mathematics 1, and English 2 must be completed before the start of studies (deadline: October 30).
- University entrance qualification (applicable for countries which require additional examination for unviersity entrance).
Important: If you have diplomas / documents regarding your Secondary Education which were not issued by Austrian authorities, we kindly ask you to check the following section: Legalisation. Requirements vary from country to country. Only documents which have the required legalization and are submitted in German or English (translated by court-approved translators) will be taken into consideration. Please note that legalizations are a vital part of the admission procedure.
Deposit on the tuition fee for interested students with previous education from a third-country
The FH Salzburg collects a deposit on the tuition fee from interested students with previous education from a third-country (all states except EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland). Prospective students who take up studies at the FH Salzburg will have the deposit credited to the tuition fee (tuition fee and student union fee/ÖH fee) for the first semester, otherwise the deposit will be refunded. All further regulations can be found in the Guideline for the deposit on the tuition fee.