Guides
Guides for your next step
Honest answers to the questions students and parents ask us most: how foundation years and pathway programs work, what to study when you're not sure yet, and what to do when school didn't go to plan.
- Foundation year or pathway program: what fits you?
Foundation years, pathway colleges and bridging programmes compared, who they suit, the six questions to ask before you choose one, and how the BHMS route in Switzerland works.
- What should I major in if I don't know yet?
Five questions that narrow it down, and a degree in Switzerland where you choose your BA only in the final year, after working in two Swiss companies.
- Failed high school or A-levels? Five real routes back
For students: resits, national alternatives, a gap year, a foundation year and a six-month Swiss route, with honest costs and timelines.
- My child failed high school: the options
For parents: the same routes compared on cost, safety and timeline, plus the conversation to have this week.
- En español: ¿No sabes qué estudiar? Una ruta en Suiza
Para estudiantes de México y Colombia: cómo elegir carrera y una licenciatura en Suiza donde decides tu título en el último año.
Watch
See it for yourself
Next step
Six months in Lucerne. Then your bachelor’s degree.
Four starts a year — February · May · August · November. Lucerne, Switzerland.
Finish the 6-month Certificate semester — earn the Certificate in Hospitality and Business Operations, with the BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma in Business (Pearson) included — and step into Year 1 of a BHMS bachelor degree validated by Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen. See the full pathway