Applicants must provide the required data during online registration for the MedAT-H entrance exam so that places in degree programs can be awarded in accordance with the general conditions stipulated by law.
To make this easier for applicants, the legally stipulated criteria are summarized under "Quota allocation. " There are three distinct quotas: the Austrian quota, the EU quota and the non-EU quota.
After the list that ranks the entrance exam results has been drawn up, places are awarded on the basis of information provided by the applicants during online registration. If a different classification than the one indicated by the applicants is legally applicable at the time of enrollment, (e.g., because proof of the criteria "Austrian school-leaving certificate or equivalent" cannot be furnished), the rankings list for awarding places to study will be modified accordingly.
The Austrian quota is reserved for individuals who—regardless of citizenship—earned a school-leaving certificate in Austria or have a school-leaving certificate equivalent to one issued in Austria.
School-leaving certificates from members of the groups of persons designated in the Austrian Regulations on Eligible Groups of Persons are regarded as equivalent to a school-leaving certificate issued in Austria.
The regulations identify the following groups:
The EU quota is reserved for EU citizens and individuals with the same access to higher education who received their school-leaving certificate within or outside the EU but not in Austria and whose school-leaving certificate is not equivalent to a school-leaving certificate issued in Austria (cf. Austrian quota).
This also applies to individuals with Austrian citizenship who received a school-leaving certificate in Germany.
The following people have the same access to higher education as EU citizens:
"Long-term Resident – EU" issued by the competent Austrian authority,
"Long-term Resident – EU" issued by the competent authority of another member state and a settlement permit for Austria,
"Long-term Resident card" issued by the competent Austrian authority
If the Austrian Regulation on Eligible Groups of Persons applies, these individuals are allocated to the Austrian quota (cf. Austrian quota).
Also included in the Austrian quota are EU citizens, favored third party nationals and individuals covered by the Association Agreement EEC–Turkey whose school-leaving certificate is regarded as equivalent to an Austrian school-leaving certificate due to bilateral or multilateral agreements (Liechtenstein, Luxembourg).
The non-EU quota includes applicants who do not have EU member state citizenship ("third-country national") and EU citizens who do not have equal access to higher education. Another requirement is that they have not received their school-leaving certificate in Austria or do not have an equivalent school-leaving certificate.
For example, a U.S. citizen with a German school-leaving certificate (Abitur) belongs in the non-EU quota. This is also the case for a third-country national who has received an IB diploma.
If the Austrian Regulation on Eligible Groups of Persons applies, these individuals are allocated to the Austrian quota (cf. Austrian quota).
