The Bachelor of Science offers a solid background in the general sciences as well as the competence to work and think in a methodological-scientific way. The educational goals of the study programs are described in the „Studienordnung". The Bachelor’s degree is awarded when observing the conditions defined in the „Rahmenverordnung" and the „Studienordnung, 180 ECTS credits have been achieved. At least half of the credits of the mono study program or the major study program must come from the Faculty of Science of the University of Zurich.