Straight answers for students and parents

Yes, if the entry floor is met: minimum age 17, 5 iGCSEs including Maths and English, or equivalent, and English 5.0 / B2 or equivalent. An A-level result does not erase your iGCSE passes — the Certificate exists precisely for this situation. Start with the 2-minute fit check.

Possibly. The entry requirement says "or equivalent", and equivalence is assessed by BHMS admissions against your actual transcript — not by a website. Do the fit check or send your documents to admissions and you will get a straight answer.

The honest answer: it depends on what you completed. Admissions assesses "or equivalent" case by case against your transcript. Rather than guessing, start the fit check — it takes two minutes and costs nothing.

Yes — the minimum age is 17. Applicants under 18 need extra visa paperwork: notarized consent from both parents and a guardianship arrangement in Switzerland. The visa page explains what parents need to arrange.

English 5.0 / B2 or equivalent is the requirement. If you are not sure where you stand or what evidence is accepted, ask admissions before booking any test — it is faster and cheaper than guessing.

A UK qualification awarded by Pearson, assessed through practical coursework — learning by doing rather than final exams. On this programme it is an included secondary credential: you earn the BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma in Business, equivalent in size to one A-level, alongside the Certificate in Hospitality and Business Operations on the way into Year 1 of the BHMS bachelor degrees. BHMS is a Pearson BTEC Approved Centre.

The Certificate is designed to bridge into Year 1 of the BHMS bachelor degrees: complete the Certificate semester and you step into Year 1. That condition — completing it — is real, and we deliberately use no stronger wording than that.

Three: BA Global Business Management, BA Hotel and Hospitality Management, BA Culinary Arts — all BHMS degrees validated by Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.

There are four intakes a year: February, May, August, November. The intakes page maps results days — IB, A-levels, GCSE and others — to the nearest realistic start date.

The official factsheet states "all-inclusive, with shared accommodation" — tuition and shared on-campus accommodation in one price. It does not publish an itemised inclusion list, so we do not print one: request the written breakdown from admissions before you commit.

No. Non-EU students cannot take paid work during the first six months of a Swiss study permit — which is the entire Certificate semester. Budget on the basis of no earned income; the fee already covers accommodation.

Typically 8-12 weeks for the Swiss national D visa (non-EU nationals), processed via the cantonal migration office. Under-18s need notarized parental consent and a guardianship arrangement on top. The visa page walks through the timeline.

In shared on-campus accommodation in Lucerne, included in the CHF 26'200 fee — no flat hunt, no separate landlord. BHMS has taught international students for 27+ years and hosts 95+ nationalities on campus.

Yes. Parents can complete the fit check for their child, message admissions on WhatsApp or email admission@bhms.ch directly. The parents page lays out the options and the full plan step by step.