Application procedure

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In order for you to be admitted you need to have a qualifying bachelor’s degree or another qualifying degree at the same level.

The application procedure depends on your citizenship and educational background:

ARE YOU A CITIZEN IN DENMARK, EU, EEA OR SWITZERLAND?
ARE YOU A CITIZEN IN GREAT BRITAIN* OR IN A COUNTRY OUTSIDE EU, EEA, SWITZERLAND?
Are you studying or have you studied a Master's degree programme?

* For British applicants: The University of Copenhagen has decided to let you apply by the deadline 1 March. This is regardless of the outcome of the current negotiations between the EU and UK. Read more


Prioritisation of applicants

Selection criteria

If the number of qualified applicants to the programme exceeds the number of places available, applicants will be prioritised as follows:

  1. Bachelor's degree with reserved access to the programme. This can only be Bachelor’s degrees from SCIENCE.
  2. Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Mathematics from the University of Copenhagen.
  3. Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics-Economics or Mathematics from the University of Copenhagen.
  4. Other applicants.

If the number of qualified applicants within a category exceeds the number of places available, applicants will be prioritised according to the following criteria (listed below in prioritised order):

  • Total numbers of ECTS credits within actuarial mathematics.

Limitation on second degrees

If you have already completed a Danish Master's degree, please check out the rules concerning a second degree.