Auditors and Special Students

Most of the course offerings at ETH Zurich is open to all interested persons. Any restrictions on admission are listed in the Course Catalogue. There is, however, no automatic entitlement to admission.

The prerequisite for attendance of courses listed in the Course Catalogue is registration as an auditor or special student every semester. Each status is subject to clearly defined rules and registration procedures, and confers differing rights and duties on the holder.

Registering as an Auditor

ETH Zurich currently differentiates between two types of auditor. Each has its own registration procedure.

• —Non-ETH members, including in particular undergraduate and graduate students of those universities which have no official cooperation agreements with ETH Zurich, and all students of universities of applied sciences
  
• —ETH domain employees (description ETH domain) and retired ETH Zurich employees

A person registered as an auditor

- has no student status at ETH Zurich
- is not entitled to an ETH Card
- is not entitled to undergo performance assessments or sit examinations
- is not entitled to acquire credits (ECTS or otherwise)
- cannot acquire an ETH degree or Diploma

Registering as a Special Student

Certain students from those universities which have official cooperation agreements with ETH Zurich may register as special students.

Currently the following universities and student groups fall into this category:

• —ETH Lausanne (EPFL): all undergraduate and graduate students
• —University of Zurich: all undergraduate and graduate students
• —University of Bern: only students of the Master’s degree programme in Climate Science
• —University of Basel: only students attending courses of the ETH Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering (D-BSSE)

A person registered as a special student

- is not entitled to an ETH Card
- cannot acquire an ETH degree or Diploma

Note:

• Students working towards the SAV (Swiss Association of Actuaries) actuarial license may access all necessary information regarding registration, performance assessments, etc. at www.actuaries.ch.
• Students working towards the cadastral surveyor's license (Geometerpatent) may access all necessary information regarding registration, performance assessments etc. at www.geomatik.ethz.ch/students/index.