This page provides information on the steps to take, from registration to submitting the required documents, to put together a complete application.
You may apply for up to two programs.
It is not possible to apply for both a Bachelor’s program and a Master’s program at the same time.
Applicants enrolled in two programs must take the entrance exam for each program. Passing an entrance exam grants admission only to the program associated with that exam.
The application form is an external platform operated by HES-SO.
Access codes are sent by email within 24 hours. Please keep the original email: your username and password will allow you to view the results of the selection process.
The form ends with the payment of the application fee.
An email will be sent immediately with a link to the Switch platform, where you can upload your personal application file.
Clicking the link you receive (no login or registration required) allows you to upload your personal application file to the Switch platform.
CHF 150.– per program, payable upon online application.
1 program = 150 CHF / 2 programs = 300 CHF
This fee is non-refundable even if the application is deemed ineligible during the prerequisite verification stage.
If you are currently pursuing a degree, you must provide a recent certificate of enrollment proving that you are currently enrolled. If you are admitted, you will be asked to submit your diploma and final transcript.
The required documents differ depending on whether you are applying for conditional admission without a secondary II diploma or for admission to the 2nd or 3rd year based on equivalency. Please refer to the document on conditional admissions.
If you are currently pursuing a degree, you must provide a recent certificate of enrollment proving that you are currently enrolled. If you are admitted, you will be asked to submit your diploma and final transcript.
The required documents differ depending on whether you are applying for conditional admission without a secondary II diploma or for admission to the 2nd or 3rd year based on equivalency. Please refer to the document on conditional admissions.
If you are currently pursuing a degree, you must provide a recent certificate of enrollment proving that you are currently enrolled. If you are admitted, you will be asked to submit your diploma and final transcript.
The required documents differ depending on whether you are applying for conditional admission without a secondary II diploma or for admission to the 2nd or 3rd year based on equivalency. Please refer to the document on conditional admissions.
For the portfolio of personal work:
Drawings, research notebooks, photographs, collages, texts, video or digital productions
There is no limit to the types of work that may be included in the portfolio. Applicants should present as rich a selection as possible, giving insight into what interests and motivates them.
For the portfolio of personal work:
Personal films or film sketches you have made, as well as any unfilmed screenplays or treatments.
Any other material deemed useful for understanding your work (storyboards, drawings, notes, photographs, collages, texts, podcasts, digital productions, etc.)
For the Bachelor’s programs in interior architecture, visual communication, illustration, fashion design, and jewelry and accessory design (with a chair in watch design):
For the portfolio of personal work:
Drawings, research notebooks, photographs, collages, texts, video or digital productions
There is no limit to the types of work that may be included in the portfolio. Applicants should present as rich a selection as possible, giving insight into what interests and motivates them.
🛈 Failure to follow these instructions may result in disqualification.
Applicants' files are deleted from the platform once the admissions process is complete.
The FAQ section answers the most common questions—saving you valuable time before you apply.