Legal Bases

Excerpt from the Degree and Examination Regulations for Bachelor and Masters Degrees
(Annex 7 of the Statutes of the ABPU):

§ 19 Recognition of Examinations

1. Positively assessed examinations taken by regular degree students at a recognized domestic or foreign post-secondary educational institution shall be recognized by the chairperson of the Studies Commission upon the student's application, provided that they are equivalent to the examinations prescribed in the curriculum.
2. In addition, the chairperson of the study committee may recognize examinations taken at other domestic and foreign educational institutions if they are equivalent to the examinations prescribed in the curriculum.
3. Examinations taken for a subject at a domestic university or higher education institution or at a university or higher education institution of the European Union or the European Economic Area shall in any case be recognized for the same subject in further studies if the ECTS credits are the same or differ only slightly. Such recognitions may be generally determined by the Study Commission.
4. Courses which are directly related to the training in the central artistic subjects are not or only partially creditable. Regulations in this regard are to be made by the Study Commission.
5. Examinations taken at Austrian conservatories with the right of public access shall be recognized at the request of the regular student to the extent that they are equivalent to the examinations prescribed in the curriculum. Such recognitions may be generally determined by the Study Commission.
6. Activities at institutions outside the Anton Bruckner Private University that provide high-quality professional training can be recognized as an examination according to the type and scope of the student's activity, subject to equivalence, upon application by the student.
7. Upon application of regular degree students who wish to carry out parts of their studies abroad, it shall be determined which of the planned foreign examinations are equivalent to the examinations prescribed in the curriculum. The documents required for the assessment shall be submitted by the applicant.
8. Recognition of an examination is deemed to be an examination attempt and a positive evaluation of the corresponding examination prescribed in the curriculum.
9. Examinations taken and positively evaluated within the framework of an associate, non-degree program can be credited for regular degree programs.

Excerpt from the Studien- und Prüfungsordnung des künstlerisch-wissenschaftlichen Promotionsstudiums (Annex 8 of the Statutes of the ABPU) / Studien- und Prüfungsordnung des wissenschaftlichen Promotionsstudiums (Annex 9 of the Statutes of the ABPU):

§ 17 Anerkennung von Prüfungen

1. Positively assessed examinations taken by regular degree students at a recognized domestic or foreign post-secondary educational institution shall be recognized by the chairperson of the Studies Commission upon the student's application, provided that they are equivalent to the examinations prescribed in the curriculum.
2. In addition, the chairperson of the study committee may recognize examinations taken at other domestic and foreign educational institutions if they are equivalent to the examinations prescribed in the curriculum.
3. Examinations taken for a subject at a domestic university or higher education institution or at a university or higher education institution of the European Union or the European Economic Area shall in any case be recognized for the same subject in further studies if the ECTS credits are the same or differ only slightly. Such recognitions may be generally determined by the Study Commission.
4. Examinations taken at Austrian conservatories with the right of public access shall be recognized at the request of the regular student to the extent that they are equivalent to the examinations prescribed in the curriculum. Such recognitions may be generally determined by the Study Commission.
5. Activities at institutions outside the Anton Bruckner Private University that provide high-quality professional training can be recognized as an examination according to the type and scope of the student's activity, subject to equivalence, upon application by the student.
6. Upon application of regular degree students who wish to carry out parts of their studies abroad, it shall be determined which of the planned foreign examinations are equivalent to the examinations prescribed in the curriculum. The documents required for the assessment shall be submitted by the applicant.
7. Recognition of an examination is deemed to be an examination attempt and a positive evaluation of the corresponding examination prescribed in the curriculum.
8. Examinations taken and positively evaluated within the framework of an associate, non-degree program can be credited for regular degree programs.

For recognitions in the entrance examination procedure, see point IV. FAQs.

Courses in bachelor's and master's degree programs that cannot be recognized according to the decision of the study committee are:

In the degree “Pedagogical Bachelor” (PBA)

• Elementary Music Making
• Elementary Musik Making – Incluive Pedagogy
• Pedagogical Laboratory
• Hospitation Music School
• Prakticum Music School

In the degree “Pedagogical Master” (PMA)

• Reflection on Pedagogical Practice 01, 02