Regulations

Please note that the English regulations are solely for information purposes and have no legal validity. For any case of legal proceedings the German regulations ALONE have legal validity.

Regulations (German)

Your studies at the Faculty of Business, Economics and Informatics are based on the regulations. They contain (almost) everything you need to know with regard to your studies. Any decision the Faculty makes is based on the regulations. They include information on all topics related to studies.

Table of contents

Students are supposed to have knowledge of the regulations and contents of this website.

  • Framework ordinance: Every degree program is based on a framework ordinance approved by the Board of the University and included in the Zurich collection of laws. A framework ordinance contains the fundamental principles underlying a degree program.
  • Program regulations: Based on the framework ordinance, the Faculty sets up program regulations, detailing the provisions of the framework ordinance.
  • Fact sheets: For specific subjects, additional fact sheets may be available. They are based on resolutions of the Faculty Board and elaborate on the implementation of the specifications in the program regulations.

Current regulations

The regulations below are the foundations effective for the Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral programs of the Faculty of Business, Economics and Informatics as well as for the minor programs offered to students from other faculties.

Bachelor's and Master's degree programs in Business and Economics as well as in Informatics and minor program for students from other faculties (RVO22)

 
Framework Ordinance (RVO22) (PDF, 315 KB)
Program Regulations (SO22) (PDF, 737 KB)
  

Previous framework ordinance and program regulations until FS22 (RVO16)

Framework Ordinance (RVO16) (PDF, 138 KB)
Program Regulations (SO16) (PDF, 681 KB)

A new framework ordinance and program regulations for the Bachelor's and Master's degree programs at the Faculty of Business, Economics and Informatics came into effect in fall semester 2022.

Please note:

  • All of our Bachelor's, Master's, and minor students will be transferred to the new RVO22 and SO22 as of HS22.
  • Transitional regulations for the transfer can be found here.
  • For FS22 incl. examinations, the RVO16 is still applicable (especially regarding the maximum number of failed attempts in the assessment, in the advanced or Master level as well as in the minor).

Change of the program regulation (RVO16) as per HS21

Adjustments to the program regulation have been made beginning with the fall semester of 2021. The adjustments will affect major- and minor programs at Bachelor's and Master's level in Informatics (especially the major program Artificial Intelligence) and the introduction of three new minor programs at Master's level in Business and Economics (Marketing, Sports Management and Sustainable Finance).

Please note:

  • Discontinuing study programs can generally be completed by FS24.
  • Transfer to new study programs is possible under transitional regulations.

Transitional guidelines Informatics as per HS21

Bachelor Informatics Transitional regulation per HS21 (PDF, 183 KB)

Master Informatics Transitional regulation per HS21 (PDF, 161 KB)

Below you can find the list of modules that still can be transferred toward the minor area GI (Foundations of Computing):

Modullist for minor area GI (PDF, 96 KB)

Graduation registration forms for the major programs in informatics

Below you can find the graduation registration forms for the Bachelor's and Master's major programs in informatics to provide assistance in the transition.

BSc_INF_graduation registration form_RVO16 (German only) (DOCX, 123 KB)

BSc_INW_graduation registration form_RVO16 (German only) (DOCX, 99 KB)

MSc_INF_graduation registration form_RVO16 (DOCX, 168 KB)

Curricula according to program regulations V1.0
The program regulations V1.0 can be found here (German only). If you graduate according to the transitional guidelines of the program regulations V1.0, the requirements according to this document apply.

Master of Science UZH/ETH in Quantitative Finance (RVO22 MSc QF)

 
Framework Ordinance (RVO22 MSc QF)
Program Regulations (SO22 MSc QF)
  

Previous MSc QF framework ordinance and program regulations until FS22

Master Program in Quantitative Finance (RVO08 MSc QF UZH ETH Zurich)

Framework Ordinance MSc QF (RVO08) (PDF, 109 KB)

Program Regulations MSc QF (SO08) (PDF, 301 KB)

A new framework ordinance and new program regulations for the Master's degree program in Quantitative Finance at the Faculty of Business, Economics and Informatics came into effect in fall semester 2022.

Please note:

  • All Master's students will be transferred to the new RVO22 MSc QF and SO22 MSc QF as of HS22.
  • Below you will find the transition regulations. These show you how the transfer to the new curriculum takes place and until when and under which conditions a degree can still be completed according to the program regulations SO08. 

Transitional guidelines MSc QF as per HS22

Transitional regulation MSc QF per HS22 (PDF, 250 KB)

Curriculum according to program regulations (RVO08 und SO08)

If you graduate according to the Transitional regulations of the Program regulations SO08, the requirements according to this document apply.

Further regulations

In this section you will find further regulations of the Faculty.