The general admission procedure for the bachelor's degree program in Secondary General Education needs to be completed before registration for the bachelor's degree program in Secondary General Education.

It consists of registration and completion of a self-exploration/online self-assessment (Module A) and an electronic admission test (Module B). The aptitude assessment procedure takes place only once in the academic year and you can participate in the admission procedure only once per year (either on the main registration or on the alternative registration date).

For the following subjects, additional examinations need to be completed: physical education, music, music education instruments, and technology and textiles. You have to apply in person for these examinations at the following institutions (University of Innsbruck for Physical Education, University Mozarteum for Music, Instrumental Music and Arts).

Further information to the additional examinations can be found under the following links:

Artistic examinations

Examination to prove the Sporting Aptitude

Main registration

a) 3^rd March 2025 from 09:00 until 15^th May 2025 until 12:00: Registration and completion of the self-assessment procedure

• Registration on the portal https://zulassunglehramt.at (You will be forwarded to an external website. The university of Innsbruck and the KPH Edith Stein do not appear on this portal): Videomanual
  Fill in personal data and non-binding information on the subjects you are interested in and send a non-binding application for the Teacher Accreditation Programme for Secondary Schools.
• Completion of the online Self-Assessment „Guided Tour 1“ on  http://cct-austria.at 
• After selecting the educational institution as well as the planned study and after paying the application fee of EUR 50,00 you will receive an application confirmation.

b) 26^th to 28^th May 2025 and on 2^nd and 3^rd June 2025: Completion of the electronic admission test/personality test

• The electronic admission test for the Bachelor's degree programme in Secondary Education (General Education) will be held on 26^th/27^th/28^th May 2025 and 2^nd/3^rd June 2025at the PH Tyrol and on 27/28 May 2025 at the PH Vorarlberg.
• The test will be held on site at the examination location and cannot be taken online from home.
• The exact examination date for the examination location in Tyrol can be booked via a booking platform from 16^th May 2025. The link to the booking platform will be sent to you by email on 16^th May 2025.
• The result of the electronic admission test will be made available via the registration portal www.zulassunglehramt.at from 12^th June 2025 and must be accessed by applicants via their personal user account.

The electronic admission test is based on a scientifically and practically sound standardised computer test. The focus is on assessing the existing cognitive, emotional, personal and linguistic resources and competencies of the applicants with regard to the requirement profile for the teacher training program and the profession of educator.
For reasons of test fairness and comparability, no further information on the test content can be given in advance. It is not possible or necessary to prepare for the admission test. There is no exam material or study material.

More Information as well as Sample questions are provided here.

Alternative registration term

a) 1st July 2025 from 12:00 noon until 14th August 2025 until 12:00 noon: Registration and completion of the self-assessment procedure

• Procedure as for the main date

b) 25^th and 26^th August 2025: Completion of the electronic admission test/personality test on 25^th and 26^th August 2025 at the PH Tyrol and on 25^th August 2025 at the PH Vorarlberg. 

• The test will be conducted on site at the examination location and cannot be taken online from home.
• The exact examination date for the examination location in Tyrol can be booked via a booking platform from 15^th August 2025. The link to the booking platform will be sent to you by email on 15^th August 2025. The date on 26^th August is a reserve date and will only be offered if the number of registrations is exceptionally high. In any case, please keep the 25^th or 26^th of August free.

After successfully completing the Aptitude and Interest Test (completion of the general admission procedure and, if applicable, supplementary/admission examination(s)) and after successful online registration via LFU:online, personal admission to the teacher training program takes place in the study department of the University of Innsbruck (alternatively also PH Vorarlberg). For more information, please visit http://www.uibk.ac.at/studium/anmeldung-zulassung/.

The Aptitude and Interest Test is offered only once per year.

Requirements: passed general admission procedure

Artistic aptitude for

• Visual Arts Education: Information on the supplementary examination
• Music, instrumental music: Information on the supplementary examination
• Technical and Textile Crafts: Information on the supplementary examination

Sporting aptitude for

• Exercise and sport: Information on the supplementary examination

• § 65 lit. a  Universities Act 2002

According to an amendment of the Universities Act 2002 new admission procedures for teacher education programmes have come into force in the winter semester 2014/2015.

The regulation of the admission procedure was published in the University of Innsbruck Bulletin, January 21st 2025, Issue 17, No. 318.

On the website of the Career Counselling for Teachers (CCT) you will find the “guided tour 1” as part of the Admission Procedures for Teacher Education Programmes  as well as further information and self-discovery procedure, which will enable you to make a more accurate judgement about whether a particular career will suit you: http://www.cct-austria.at/.

You can find information on other teacher education programmes offered by the network LEHRERiNNENBILDUNG WEST and on the Teacher Accreditation Programme for Secondary Schools on the website: http://lehrerinnenbildung-west.at

The website https://www.uibk.ac.at/fakultaeten/lehrerinnenbildung/studium/ will provide you with basic information on the Teacher Education Programmes at the University of Innsbruck. There you can also find contact details of those responsible for particular subjects and the contact details of the Student Advisory  Service for Students and School Leavers of the University of Innsbruck.

* With regard to the choice of subjects South Tyrolean students should inform at the following offices: Büro für Südtirolagenden, Studieninformation Südtirol, Deutsches Schulamt and Südtiroler HochschülerInnenschaft Bozen und Innsbruck.

Click here for information about admission to study programmes without selection procedures.

If you have any questions about selection procedures for the teacher training programmes at the University of Innsbruck, please send an e-mail to lehramt@uibk.ac.at.