In a system of consecutive qualifications, the Bachelor is the first higher education qualification providing qualification for a profession and the standard qualification for study undertaken at a higher education institution. In the 2019/2020 winter semester, universities and equivalent institutions of higher education, Fachhochschulen as well as colleges of art and music collectively offered 9,000 different courses of study leading to the Bachelor’s degree.

The following designations are used for Bachelor’s degrees:

• Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
• Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
• Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.)
• Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)

The following designations are used for Bachelor’s degrees at colleges of art and music:

• Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.)
• Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
• Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.)

The following designation is used for Bachelor’s degrees acquired in teacher training courses conveying the educational prerequisites for teaching positions:

• Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.)