Information about tuition, insurance, and accommodation.
Get important information on this page to help guide you in your decision to embark on a path to study TCM.
Find out about fees, funding, federal contributions, tax credits, financing offers and scholarships, and other financial aid options.
Tuition
| Fees（in CHF) | CHF |
|---|---|
| Study Bachelor, Master, Master+ per semester* | 10’000.00 |
| Tuition fees for part-time students are based on the size of the course: | |
| – Up to 6 ECTS (equivalent to 4 semester hours) | 3’000.00 |
| – Up to 15 ECTS (equivalent to 10 semester hours per week) | 6’250.00 |
| – More than 15 ECTS | 10’000.00 |
| Tuition fee PhD program per semester* | 4’900.00 |
| Enrollment and administration fee, without courses per semester | 1’000.00 |
| Enrollment and administration fee, excluding courses and written work per semester | 500.00 |
| Fee for leave of absence from studies per semester | 300.00 |
| Registration fee (non-refundable) | 50.00 |
| Fee for initial enrollment | 350.00 |
| Administrative fee per semester | 214.00 |
| Final examination fee | 360.00 |
| Doctoral colloquium fee | 1’200.00 |
| Fee for a repeat examination per subject | 150.00 |
| Fee for a repeat internship per day | 120.00 |
| Registration fee for an additional clinical internship | 10.00 |
| Fee for review of examination decisions per subject | 150.00 |
| Fee for appeal of examination decisions per subject | 1’500.00 |
| Reminder fee | 65.00 |
*Tuition fees are charged per semester. Billing is done after submission of the enrollment list (early August in the fall semester and early February in the spring semester). For information on withdrawals and rebookings, see General Terms and Conditions SWISS TCM UNI, point V. Withdrawal and rebooking. For information on late payments and reminders, see General Terms and Conditions SWISS TCM UNI, §3.5 Late payments and reminders.
Financing
SWISS TCM UNI would like to make it possible for all people who are interested in a TCM course of study and meet the admission requirements to study. In this context, the following possibilities are listed with regard to tax concessions, contributions from the federal government, financing offers from SWISS TCM UNI as well as support from educational funding providers.
Tax concession
Interested parties can obtain information from the tax office of the municipality of residence or from a tax advisor as to the extent to which tuition fees can be claimed against tax.
SWISS TCM UNI-Fund “Bachelor of Science in TCM”
The SWISS TCM UNI-Fonds “Bachelor of Science in TCM” grants beneficiary students a loan of up to CHF 15’000.00 for the three-year Bachelor’s program (per semester maximum CHF 2’500.00). The loan amount must be repaid only after the completion of the studies according to the financing contract.
The written application must be submitted to the SWISS TCM UNI University Management with the following information at least three months before the start of the study program:
- Justification for the application
- Personal letter of reference
- Final certificate of the last education
- Indication of other financial aid
- Indication of family income during the period of the Bachelor’s program.
The decision of SWISS TCM UNI will be communicated to the applicant at least eight weeks before the start of the study program. The contract starts when the contract is signed by both parties and the first installment of the loan is received on the account of SWISS TCM UNI. The loan is repayable no later than three years after the end of the study program.
Scholarship Fund
Scholarship fund for consecutive study program “Master of Science in TCM
SWISS TCM UNI supports students who have successfully completed only the SWISS TCM UNI course of study “Bachelor of Science in TCM” and have shown exceptional performance in practice. The scholarship amounts to a maximum of CHF 1,000.00 per candidate and year, i.e. a maximum of CHF 3,000.00 for the entire Master’s program. The application has to be submitted to the administration of SWISS TCM UNI for consideration. The awarding of scholarships is limited.
Partial payments
It is possible to pay the education fee in installments. Installment payments are possible from a minimum amount of CHF 3’000.00 (see General Terms and Conditions SWISS TCM UNI, §3.3 Installment payments).
Discount
For courses lasting longer than three semesters, a discount of 2% will be granted if the total amount is paid in advance ten days before the start date (see General Terms and Conditions SWISS TCM UNI, §3.1 Terms of Payment).
If two or more students from the same family or even married couples complete a full study program, the tuition fee for each student is reduced by one-third.
Support from education support providers
The Swiss Foundation for Educational Promotion and Financing EDUCA SWISS supports interested people in making their career-related educational projects a reality. It offers free guidance in planning and budgeting and helps by arranging low-interest education loans. www.educaswiss.ch
Insurance
Three important areas of insurance for students are summarized below:
Liability Insurance
SWISS TCM UNI recommends that all its students take out personal liability insurance.
AHV, IV, EO
Swiss and foreign students with civil law residence in Switzerland must pay contributions to the AHV, IV, and EO from January 1 after reaching the age of 20. The minimum contribution is currently CHF 496.00. After reaching the age of 25, students pay contributions based on their assets and pension income. Information is available from the compensation offices and their branches: Aargau Compensation Office, https://www.sva-ag.ch.
Illness and accident
Swiss students are adequately insured for illness and accidents in Switzerland with the compulsory insurance coverage of their health insurance. SWISS TCM UNI recommends checking the insurance coverage abroad, for example during a stay in a foreign language or during study trips.
Foreign students are advised to clarify and arrange their insurance coverage in case of illness and accident before starting their studies.
Accommodation
Students are welcome during their stay in Bad Zurzach at the partner hotel of SWISS TCM UNI, the 4-star Hotel Zur Post. The friendly staff will be happy to inform you about special conditions:
Hotel zur Post
Hauptstrasse 61, 5330 Bad Zurzach, +41 56 269 66 00, info@hotelzurpost.ch
www.hotelzurpost.ch
