Master of Arts in Secondary Education

Direct admission

With the following degrees, you are directly admitted to the Secondary Level I program:

• Gymnasiale Matura
• Passerelle for vocational baccalaureate
• Degree from a university of applied sciences or university (at least Bachelor)
• EDK-recognized teaching diploma

Admission via extended admission procedure

For persons who do not meet the requirements for direct admission, the PH Luzern offers an extended admission procedure with an entrance examination that corresponds to the Passerelle for Berufsmatura requirement level. You must meet one of the following requirements for admission to the entrance examination for the Secondary Level I program:

• Professional baccalaureate
• Professional baccalaureate for a professional field other than pedagogy
• Three-year technical, commercial business or diploma secondary school
• Three-year vocational apprenticeship with two years of professional experience

The preparatory course helps those interested to prepare optimally for the entrance examination level II. For persons who have completed a technical, commercial, business or diploma secondary school, attendance of the preparatory course is compulsory if they do not have at least two years of professional experience.

Admission "sur dossier

The PH Luzern offers the admission procedure "sur dossier" for the teacher training program for lateral entrants without a high school diploma. After passing a two-stage admission procedure, you will be admitted to study kindergarten/lower school, primary school or lower secondary school at the PH Luzern.