When you apply for a degree programme, you must meet all the admission requirements, and the degree programme must have vacancies.

Submit your application via the Application Portal. Apply well in advance – thereby, you may avoid technical problems that often arise just before application deadlines.

How to use the Application Portal

1. Log in or register as a user in the Application Portal.
   
   
2. Fill in your application.
   
   
3. Transfer data from your previous programme by using the data transfer feature.
   
   
4. Upload any necessary documentation that was not transferred.
   
   
5. Send your application.
   
   
6. Remember to check your email for important messages from UCPH (including your spam filter) and in the application portal. It may be decisive for whether you get a place or not.
   See also the user guide to the Application Portal.
   
   

Response to your application

You will receive your application result via the application portal no later than:

Danish, EU/EEA and Swiss applicants

• 10 June (September-intake)
• 10 December (February-intake

Non-EU/EEA applicants

• 1 May (September-intake)
• 1 December (February-intake)

Responses will be sent out continuously, so please keep an eye on your email where you will receive a notification when the response is ready in the application portal.

Deadline for accepting a place on a degree programme

Danish, EU/EEA and Swiss applicants

• 15 June (September intake)
• 15 December (February intake)

Non-EU/EEA applicants

• 7 days from the date that you receive the offer of admission.

Please be aware that emails from the Application Portal may end up in your spam filter. Therefore, the Faculty also advises you to regularly check your message tab in the Application Portal for messages - incl. any offer of admission.

You can apply for admission or readmission if:

1. You were a full-time student on the same master’s degree programme at UCPH or another Danish university.
   
   
2. It has been at least five months since you were withdrawn. You must therefore be withdrawn from the programme on 1 April in order to apply for readmission in the same year with study start on 1 September.
   
   
3. Your Bachelor's degree qualify for admission to and you meet the language requirements of the MSc degree programme to which you want to apply for admission.

If you have studied at the University of Copenhagen and want to be readmitted to the same degree programme, you must remember that:

• it must be at least five months since you were disenrolled Consequently, you must be disenrolled from the degree programme on 1 April at the latest in order to apply for readmission in the same year for commencement of studies on 1 September.
  
  
• If you were disenrolled from the degree programme or were unable to continue your studies, for example because you had used all of your exam attempts, you must upload documentation specifying that your ability to complete the degree programme has improved significantly. You can only be admitted if we assess that you are able to complete the degree programme, or if the content of the degree programme has been significantly changed.
  Fill in this form and upload the receipt that you receive in your email to your application for readmission in the Application Portal. If you apply for dispensation due to illness or anything else you can document, you must remember to upload documentation along with the receipt.
  
  
• As a general rule, your passed exams, exam attempts, academic progress requirements (and used monthly grant portions (SU)) will be transferred even though you are starting all over again on the degree programme. If you were previously enrolled on an earlier curriculum, some passed courses may not qualify for transfer to the new curriculum.

We need documentation from you to assess your academic qualifications and your abilities to complete the degree programme.

You can transfer a lot of your data from the previous degree programme by using the feature 'data exchange'. Remember to check which data will be transferred to make sure that we get all the necessary data, and you only need to upload missing documentation.

Read more about the required documentation to apply for admission/re-admission:
Choose the programme on our list > click on 'admission requirements' > choose citizenship and Bachelor's degree background > scroll down and select the 'collect the documentation for your application' tab.  

If in connection with your application for readmission, you need to apply for dispensation, fill in this form and upload the receipt that you receive in your email to your application for readmission in the Application Portal. If you apply for dispensation due to illness or anything else you can document, you must remember to upload documentation along with the receipt.

Rules to be aware of

If you have started on a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree programme without completing it, it is a legal requirement that you inform us about it and send documentation for completed courses and exams.

Read more about credit transfer from a previous degree programme

You can apply for reenrolment if

1. The programme has vacant places.
   
   
2. You were a full-time student on the same Master’s degree programme at UCPH or another Danish university.
   
   
3. You have passed the equivalent of one year of study on the degree programme in which you apply for reenrolment.
   
   
4. It has been at least five months since you were disenrolled.
   
   
5. Your Bachelor's degree qualify for admission to and you meet the language requirements of the MSc degree programme in which you want to reenrol.

In case of re-enrolment, you will enrol on the most recent curriculum. If you have been enrolled under another curriculum, you might not get credit transfer for some of your passed exams. Please also note that your previous examination attempts and the academic progress requirements that were in force when you were disenrolled from the degree programme will still apply.

In the application form, you must first choose ‘Study Change/Transfer’ as the type of degree/course. Later, you must choose what type of enrolment you are applying for. Choose ‘Re-enrolment’.

Dispensation

If you have used your 3 examination attempts in some of your courses or if you did not meet the maximum completion time of your at the time of your disenrolment, you can only be re-enrolled if you are granted dispensation for these requirements.

• You apply for a dispensation by filling out this form, which you have to upload in the application portal with your application for re-enrolment.
• If you are applying for a dispensation because of illness or any other reason that you are able to document, please remember to upload this documentation with your application.

We need documentation from you to assess your admission qualifications and your abilities to complete the degree programme.

You can transfer a lot of your data from the previous degree programme by using the feature 'data exchange'. Remember to check which data will be transferred to make sure that we get all the necessary data, and you only need to upload missing documentation.

In the application portal, you upload documentation under ‘Requirements and prerequisites’, in accordance with the headings below:

Completed and/or non-completed higher education programmes

• Official (signed and stamped) transcript containing your grades, the amount of ECTS/credits/units obtained, the date you passed the respective exams. Furthermore, it mus carry the signature from the issuing institution if you studied at another university than UCPH.

Course registrations, if any

• Official (signed and stamped) transcript containing your grades, the amount of ECTS/credits/units obtained, the date you passed the respective exams. Furthermore, it must carry the signature from the issuing institution if you studied at another university than UCPH. We recommend the use of data exchange as this ensures that the document meets above-mentioned criteria. 
• If you was studying at a another university than UCPH, you must upload the curriculum for your current MSc programme.

Upper secondary school

• Official (signed and stamped) upper secondary school certificate (stx, hf or the like).

Application for dispensation, if needed

• Application for dispensation, if you need to apply for dispensation due to exceptional circumstances.
• You apply for a dispensation by filling out this form and uploading the receipt that you receive on your email to your application for re-enrolment in the Application Portal. If you are applying for a dispensation because of illness or any other reason that you are able to document, please remember to upload this documentation to your application.

Rules to be aware of

If you have started on a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree programme without completing it, it is a legal requirement that you inform us about it and send documentation for completed courses and exams.

Read more about credit transfer from a previous degree programme

You can apply for transfer if

1. You are a full-time student on the same master’s degree programme at another Danish university
   
   
2. You have passed courses – or will pass courses before study start – that are equivalent of one year of study on the programme you are applying for (see its current curriculum)
   
   
3. The programme has vacant places
   
   
4. Your Bachelor's degree qualify for admission to and you meet the language requirements of the MSc degree programme to which you want to apply for admission.

If you are no longer enrolled, you cannot apply for a transfer. Instead you must apply for admission or reenrolment.

Dispensation

You can apply for dispensation if there are exceptional circumstances in your life of such a grave nature that you need to apply for a transfer before completing the first year of study. For further information, contact the student advisory service.

We need documentation from you to assess your admission qualifications and your abilities to complete the degree programme.

You can transfer a lot of your data from the previous degree programme by using the feature 'data exchange'. Remember to check which data will be transferred to make sure that we get all the necessary data, and you only need to upload missing documentation.

In the application portal, you upload documentation under ‘Requirements and prerequisites’, in accordance with the headings below:

Completed and/or non-completed higher education programmes

• Official (signed and stamped) transcript containing your grades, the amount of ECTS/credits/units obtained, the date you passed the respective exams. Furthermore, it mus carry the signature from the issuing institution if you studied at another university than UCPH.

Course registrations, if any

• Official (signed and stamped) transcript containing your grades, the amount of ECTS/credits/units obtained, the date you passed the respective exams. Furthermore, it must carry the signature from the issuing institution if you studied at another university than UCPH. We recommend the use of data exchange as this ensures that the document meets above-mentioned criteria. 
• If you was studying at a another university than UCPH, you must upload the curriculum for your current MSc programme.

Upper secondary school

• Official (signed and stamped) upper secondary school certificate (stx, hf or the like).

Application for dispensation, if needed

• Application for dispensation, if you need to apply for dispensation due to exceptional circumstances.
• You apply for a dispensation by filling out this form and uploading the receipt that you receive on your email to your application for re-enrolment in the Application Portal. If you are applying for a dispensation because of illness or any other reason that you are able to document, please remember to upload this documentation to your application.

Rules to be aware of

If you have started on a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree programme without completing it, it is a legal requirement that you inform us about it and send documentation for completed courses and exams.

Read more about credit transfer from a previous degree programme

You can apply for a change of programme if:

1. You are a full-time student on a Master’s degree programme at a Danish university.

2. You have passed courses – or will pass courses before study start – that are equivalent of one year of study on the programme you are applying for.

3. The programme has vacant places.

4. Your Bachelor's degree qualify for admission to and you meet the language requirements of the MSc degree programme to which you want to apply for admission.

If you are no longer enrolled, you cannot apply for a change of programme. Instead you must apply for admission or reenrolment.

Dispensation

You can apply for dispensation if there are exceptional circumstances in your life of such a grave nature that you need to apply for a transfer before completing the first year of study. For further information, contact the student advisory service.

We need documentation from you to assess your admission qualifications and your abilities to complete the degree programme.

You can transfer a lot of your data from the previous degree programme by using the feature 'data exchange'. Remember to check which data will be transferred to make sure that we get all the necessary data, and you only need to upload missing documentation.

In the application portal, you upload documentation under ‘Requirements and prerequisites’, in accordance with the headings below:

Completed and/or non-completed higher education programmes

• Official (signed and stamped) transcript containing your grades, the amount of ECTS/credits/units obtained, the date you passed the respective exams. Furthermore, it mus carry the signature from the issuing institution if you studied at another university than UCPH.

Course registrations, if any

• Official (signed and stamped) transcript containing your grades, the amount of ECTS/credits/units obtained, the date you passed the respective exams. Furthermore, it must carry the signature from the issuing institution if you studied at another university than UCPH. We recommend the use of data exchange as this ensures that the document meets above-mentioned criteria. 
• If you was studying at a another university than UCPH, you must upload the curriculum for your current MSc programme.

Upper secondary school

• Official (signed and stamped) upper secondary school certificate (stx, hf or the like).

Application for dispensation, if needed

• Application for dispensation, if you need to apply for dispensation due to exceptional circumstances.
• You apply for a dispensation by filling out this form and uploading the receipt that you receive on your email to your application for re-enrolment in the Application Portal. If you are applying for a dispensation because of illness or any other reason that you are able to document, please remember to upload this documentation to your application.

Rules to be aware of

If you have started on a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree programme without completing it, it is a legal requirement that you inform us about it and send documentation for completed courses and exams.

Read more about credit transfer from a previous degree programme