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Admission Process for Guest Students

Students admitted to the University of Copenhagen as guest students are permitted to participate in courses and examinations. However, they are not entitled to complete a degree at the University of Copenhagen, nor are they able to convert their guest student status to that of a degree-seeking student.

Enrolment Period

Guest students are normally enrolled for one or two semesters. Extensions of guest student status to more than one year will only be granted in extraordinary cases and only for special academic reasons on the recommendation of the department concerned. Under no circumstances will a student be granted guest student status for more than two years.

Academic Background

If you wish to apply as a guest student, the University of Copenhagen requires that you have completed at least two years of full time studies and sometimes more. Furthermore, the study period spent as a guest student at the University of Copenhagen must be a part of your home university degree. Hence, you can only apply for admission as a guest student if you are enrolled at a university in your home country or elsewhere abroad.

Tuition Fees

Guest students from outside the European Union or outside the EEA countries are required to pay tuition fees for short-term, non-degree studies at the University of Copenhagen (see a list of EU/EEA countries to the right).

Please note that fees vary from faculty to faculty and the tuition fee will be determined by the most expensive category; i.e. if students choose courses (one or more) from different categories, their tuition fee will be set according to the most expensive category.

If you have been admitted to for example Humanities, and then decide to take a course at for example Law, you will have to pay the tuition fee for Law which is more expensive than Humanities.

It is only possible to get a refund of previously paid tuition fee if the course(s) one has paid for are cancelled by the University Copenhagen.

Tuition Fees

How to Begin your Application for Admission

To get access to apply online for admission, you must forward the following documents to us by regular mail:

• A statement from your home university certifying that you will be enrolled at your home university during your stay in Copenhagen and that the credits earned at the University of Copenhagen will be counted towards your degree at your home university. In other words: you need to obtain sufficient documentation stating that you will remain enrolled in your home university and that you are paying full tuition for this enrolment, if applicable. The document must be signed by the officer in charge at the student administration office at your home university and must be an original and sent to us in hard copy. Upon receipt and acceptance of this document you will receive -an invitation to apply on-line. 
  
• Proof of citizenship (copy of passport or permanent residence permit).

Postal Address 

Online Application

When we have received and approved the documents above, we will send you an e-mail with a link to our online application form.  Remember to check your spam folder as the invitation e-mails sometimes get caugth there. When you are invited apply online for admission, you will be asked to give a description of the proposed study programme at the University of Copenhagen, as well as a description of your previous academic studies. These are essential for the relevant board of study to decide whether you are qualified and whether the University can offer you the appropriate courses. You will also be asked to upload and send by regular mail:

• An official transcript of your academic records from your home university. It MUST be an original. (What is an official transcript? FAQ no. 9)
  
• If you are a Non-native speaker of English, you are also required to provide proof of your English language proficiency. Proof of this must be forwarded directly from the testing centre to the University of Copenhagen. Required minimum scores:
  
  Toefl Internet-based: 79-80
  Toefl Computer-based: 213
  Toefl Paper-based: 550
  IELTS: 6.0
  CAE or CPE: C
  
  
• A letter of recommendation from your home university, for example from your teacher, professor or supervisor.

Application Deadlines

Applications may be submitted throughout the year. However, closing dates for applications are:

1 May for entry in September (autumn semester)
1 October for entry in February (spring semester)

Please note that the processing time can be up to two months.