Language requirements

To gain admission to a master's programme taught in English, all applicants must document qualifications on par with the Danish upper secondary school ‘English level B” with a weighted average of minimum 3 or ‘English level A’ with a weighted average of minimum 2 on the Danish grading scale.

We accept the following ways of documenting this:

1) You have studied a full degree in English

An English taught qualifying upper secondary school diploma, bachelor’s degree or master’s degree from USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, UK or Ireland will exempt you from the language requirement. You must provide a signed statement from the educational institution (with the institution's stamp on it) stating that English is the language of instruction of your degree. A student exchange semester/year will not exempt you from the language requirement.

Applicants with similar degrees has to prove their English language proficiency by taking an English language test. Applicants from countries in e.g. Asia and Africa where English is the official language of instruction, must also document English language proficiency by taking an English language test.

2) English proficiency

If you have not studied a full degree in English, you must:

  • Either document that you have passed Danish upper secondary school 'English level B' (Engelsk B) with the minimum weighted average grade of 3 on the Danish grading scale
  • Or document that you have passed Danish upper secondary school ‘English level A’ (Engelsk A) with the minimum weighted average grade of 2 on the Danish grading scale
  • Or document that you are holding a Nordic entrance examination with an English level which is considered comparable to a Danish B level in English by the Danish Agency of International Education. And with a weighted grade comparable to at least 3 on the Danish grading scale See a comparison of the Nordic subject levels and grades: Nordic subject levels (in Danish)
  • Or you must pass an IELTS Academic, TOEFL, Cambridge Advanced English or Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) test.

Document by passed Danish upper secondary school 'English level B' (Engelsk B)

Name of documentation

Minimum grade

Documentation required

English level B

(Engelsk B)

Weighted average of 3
  • Danish Upper secondary school diploma
  • VUC diploma

English level A

(Engelsk A)

Weighted average of 2
  • Danish Upper secondary school diploma
  • VUC diploma

Please notice:

  • There is no period of limitation for validity of Danish upper secondary school 'English level A’' (Engelsk A) or ‘English level B’ (Engelsk B).
  • You must send us your documentation as soon as possible and no later than 1 June

Documentation by passed English proficiency test

Name of test

Minimum score

Information required for online check of test

IETLS (academic)

6.5 (overall test score) 

Only overall score will be considered.

TRF Number (Test Report Form Number)

TOEFL

  1. Internet-based test (IBT)
  2. ITP TOEFL-test

MyBest Scores are not accepted

 

  1. 83
  2. 560

Registration number

Cambridge Advanced (CAE)

Passed at level C1 or C2

ID-number and Secret Number

Cambridge Proficiency

Passed at level C1 or C2

ID-number and Secret Number

Due to the Corona situation we will extraordinarily accept the TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition for the 2021 student intake. You can read more about this test on the ETS website.

Please notice:

  • IELTS and TOEFL tests older than 2 years are not accepted (counted from the programme application deadline). There is no period of limitation for validity of the Cambridge tests.
  • If you have not yet completed a language test by the programme application deadline, you are required to send us your test score as soon as possible and in no case later than 1 June.