Bachelor’s degree from Denmark – University of Copenhagen

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Bachelor’s degree from Denmark

Citizens from a country outside the EU, EEA or Switzerland

In order for you to be offered admission, you need to have a qualifying bachelor's degree or another qualifying degree at the same educational level.

  • Some bachelor’s degrees have already been assessed to meet the admission requirements. See the list of Bachelor’s degrees that automatically fulfil the academic admission requirements.

  • If your degree does not fulfill the academic admission requirements automatically, the study board will evaluate you application individually. This means that the study board evaluate whether your degree can meet the admission requirements based on its academic content.

If you are unsure if your degree meets the admission requirements

You can only get an answer to whether or not your degree meets the admission requirement by applying for admission at the MSc Programme. Only the admission committee can evaluate whether you are qualified or not they only do this once they have received your application.

Application fee

Citizens from a country outside the EU, EEA or Switzerland with a qualifying degree from Denmark are not required to pay an application fee.

Tuition fees

Citizens from a country outside the EU, EEA or Switzerland must pay tuition fees.

When to apply

The application portal opens: 15 November
Application deadline: 15 January

Get an overview of all the important deadlines from application to study start in the timeline.

Apply for a vacancy in the post-application period

If your BSc degree is from University of Copenhagen and you automatically fulfill the academic requirements, you can apply for vacancies in the post-application period.

The application portal opens: 1 May
Application deadline: 15 May

How to apply

Know the admission- and language requirements

It is your bachelor’s degree and its academic contents, which determine whether you meet the admission requirements. If you hold a Bachelor's degree from a Danish University, you fulfill the language requirement.

Collect documentation for your application

When you apply for admission, you need to create an application at the application portal and upload relevant documentation. This is the only way you can apply for admission.

See the list of documentation you need to upload when you apply for admission.

Get your documentation via data exchange

If you are a student at UCPH, AU, AAU, SDU, ITU or CBS, we recommend that you import the documentation of your Bachelor’s degree automatically using the data exchange function. You simply ask the system to import your educational data from your university.

Apply for admission in the application portal

The application portal opens: 15 November
Application deadline: 15 January

You can submit 3 applications for UCPH

Please note that you may submit a maximum of 3 applications to UCPH study programs with the same study start.

Follow your application

Once you have applied for admission, you will find application updates and received messages from the University. When you receive a message at the application portal, you will receive an email at the mail address you have registered with your application.

Tips for the application portal

  • Use Firefox or Goggle Chrome as your browser when creating and submitting you application.
  • Check the user guide for the application portal when you fill out your application.
  • Read the FAQ where you can find answers to the most common questions concerning the application portal.
  • Contact SCIENCE Student Services if you cannot find the answers, you are looking for in the FAQ.
  • Contact Service desk if you have technical problems.

Check your application result

You will receive your application result via the application portal no later than 15 March.

Accept your offer of admission

If you have received an offer of admission, you need to accept the offer. If you do not accept the offer before the deadline (which will appear in your admission letter), you will lose your spot in the MSc Programme. Therefore, it is important to check the status of your application regularly at the application portal.

When you accept the offer of admission, you will also receive an e-mail with all relevant information regarding your tuition fees.

Check your email regularly

When you receive a message at the application portal, you will receive an email at the mail address you have registered with your application. Please be aware that emails from the application portal may end up in your spam filter.

Have you been offered admission?

Pay your 1st semester tuition fee

To get your final admission to your MSc programme you need to pay the first part of your tuition fees. When you accept the offer of admission, you will receive an e-mail with all relevant information regarding your tuition fees.

Deadline for paying the first tuition fee installment: 12 April.

If you fail to pay your first tuition fee before deadline, we have to cancel your admission.

Your start at the MSc programme

We look forward to meeting you and to welcoming you to the MSc programme.

Welcome days

The welcome programme at your MSc programme will take place 27 – 31 August.

Check for messages in the application portal

We will send you all information concerning your first days at UCPH through the application portal. Therefore, please check the email you have registered in your application.

Upload documentation

Please remember that there might be documentation you need to upload before your study start.

Use the timeline to see the important deadlines before your studies begin.

Get help with course registration and tips for housing

SCIENCE Student Services is ready to help you with your course registration – for example at web meetings about course registration and housing.

Do you have a functional impairment?

If you have special needs due to a functional impairment (for example dyslexic; or a physical or mental diagnose) then it is possible for you to get help and support during your study programme because of your condition. Among others, you can apply for special aids, IT equipment and support classes.

Contact SCIENCE Student Services if you want to know more about your options and how to apply for what you need.