Are you already a student or a former student?
If you are enrolled or have been enrolled in a master's degree programme, you must find out whether you are to apply for
- admission
- re-admission
- re-enrolment
- transfer or
- change of programme.
Do you already have a master degree? Please read more
Application deadlines for re-admission, transfer, and change of programme.
Application deadlines for re-enrollment, transfer, and change of study programme follow the regular master's admission timeline:
Start of Studies in September
- Danish applicants and other applicants within the EU, EEA, and Switzerland:
1 March at 23:59
- Applicants from outside the EU, EEA, and Switzerland: 15 January at 23:59
Start of Studies in February
- Danish applicants and other applicants within the EU, EEA, and Switzerland: 15 October at 23:59
- Applicants from outside the EU, EEA, and Switzerland: 1 September at 23:59
See the list of degree programmes with study start in February
Application Deadline for re-enrollment
You can apply for re-enrollment throughout the year, but we cannot guarantee that your application will be processed in time for the next available start date.
Applications must be submitted through the Application Portal. You can find links to the portal under the relevant categories below.
Apply for admission
You must apply for admission again if you have not previously been enrolled in the programme at the University of Copenhagen.
You must also apply if you have previously studied the same programme at another Danish university and have not completed courses equivalent to the entire first year of the new programme. Applications are submitted through the programme.
If you have studied in a part-time programme or at a university abroad, you must also apply for admission, even if you have completed more than one year under the current curriculum.
You can apply for admission if the following three criteria apply to you:
- You have not previously been enrolled in the program at the University of Copenhagen.
- You have not completed courses equivalent to the entire first year of the program.
- You meet the admission requirements for the program.
- Your completed exams, exam attempts, study activity requirements (and used SU grant portions) will generally still be transferred, even if you start the program from the beginning. If you are transferring from an older study curriculum, there may be exceptions, and you could lose credit for some coursework.
- The application deadline may vary depending on the program you are applying to.
- The rule on credit transfer for previous studies applies if you have studied before.
How to apply
Submit your application via the application portal. Apply well in advance to avoid technical problems that often arise just before application deadlines.
How to use the application portal
- Log in or register as a user in the application portal.
- Fill in your application.
- Exchange data from your previous programme by giving permission for the data exchange.
- Upload any necessary documentation that was not transferred.
- Submit your application.
- 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 user guide for change of programme, transfer and re-enrolment
Re-admission
Re-admission is for those who:
- want to apply for admission to a programme at the University of Copenhagen that you have previously been admitted to,
and - have passed courses corresponding to less than the first year of study in the programme's in the current curriculum.Apply for re-admission and see application deadlines under the specific programme
You need to apply for resumption if:
- you were a full-time student on the same programme at the University of Copenhagen,
and - you fulfil the programme's entry requirements,
- it has been at least 5 months since you were cancelled.
If you were previously withdrawn from the programme or were prevented from continuing on the programme, for example because you failed the first-year exam, you can only be admitted if we assess that you can complete the programme or if the programme content has changed significantly.
Be aware that:
- Your passed exams, exam attempts, study activity requirements (and used SU credits) will generally still be transferred even if you start the programme over.
- If you come from an older curriculum, there will be exceptions and you may lose credits.
- The application deadline may vary depending on which programme you are applying for readmission to.
- The credit for prior learning rule applies when you have studied before.
- Resumption - credit for previous education.
If you were withdrawn from the programme, or if the conditions for the university to have withdrawn you were present when you withdrew yourself (e.g. if you failed the first-year exam), you must upload documentation with your application that your chances of completing the programme are significantly improved.
Write a short free text about why you have withdrawn from the programme and what has changed so that you can now complete it.
You will also need to upload documentation that supports your arguments that you will now be able to complete the programme.
Examples of documentation:
- Medical statement that includes a timeline of the course, the doctor's professional judgement on how the conditions affected your ability to study in the past and to what extent they affect your ability to study now. If the conditions still exist, the medical certificate must include a prognosis for the duration.
- Medical record for prolonged illness.
- Opinion from an authorised psychologist.
- The statement must include the psychologist's professional judgement on how the conditions affected your ability to study in the past and to what extent they affect your ability to study now.
- If the conditions still apply, the opinion must include a prognosis for the duration.
- Examination certificates for subjects, courses or programmes you have passed before and after you were withdrawn from the programme.
Re-enrolment
You must apply for re-enrolment if you have previously studied the same full-time programme and passed the equivalent of the first year of the programme you are applying for. This is regardless of whether you previously studied at UCPH or at another Danish university.
You can be re-enrolled if:
- The programme has vacant places.
- You were a full-time student in the same master’s degree programme at UCPH or at another Danish university.
- You have passed the equivalent of one year of the programme you are applying for.
- It has been at least five months since you were disenrolled.
- You meet the individual programme's admission requirements
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’.
Apply for re-enrollment
In case of re-enrolment, you will follow the most recent curriculum. If you have been enrolled under another curriculum, you might not get a credit transfer for some of your passed exams. Please also note that your previous examination attempts and the study activity requirements that were in force when you were disenrolled from the programme will still apply.
Apply for dispensation
If you have used your 3 examination attempts in some of your courses or if you did not meet the requirement for maximum duration of studies 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 to 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 can document, please remember to upload this documentation with your application.
We need documentation from you to assess your admission qualifications and your ability to complete the programme.
You can transfer all your data from the previous programme by using the feature 'data exchange'. Remember to check which data is transferred to make sure that we get all the necessary dataYou only need to upload missing documentation.
In the application portal, you upload documentation under ‘Requirements and prerequisites’, in accordance with the headings below:
Completed higher education programmes
- An overview of courses/subject elements. The overview must contain your grades, the amount of ECTS/credits/units obtained, the date you passed the respective exams and a signature from the issuing institution.
Non-completed higher education programmes
- An overview of courses/subject elements. The overview must contain your grades, the amount of ECTS/credits/units obtained, the date you passed the respective exams and a signature from the issuing institution.
- If you were studying at another university than UCPH, you must upload a certificate, which include the period of enrolment and the reason why your enrolment from the programme was terminated. The certificate must be signed by your former university.
List of courses/subject elements
- An overview of the courses/subject elements that you expect to pass before 1 September (the start of the MSc programme at UCPH).
- If you were studying at another university than UCPH, you must upload the curriculum for your current MSc programme.
Additional documentation
- Dispensation application if you apply for dispensation based on exceptional circumstances.
If you have passed courses on an uncompleted programme
If you have started a bachelor's or master’s programme without completing it, it is a legal requirement that you inform us and send documentation for completed courses and exams.
Application portal
Apply for admission to the master's program via the digital application portal. Please note that the portal is only open during the application period. The portal closes at 23:59 PM on the application deadline.
Transfer to UCPH
You must apply for transfer if you are studying the same full-time programme at another Danish university and have passed the equivalent of at least one year of the programme you are applying for.
You can be transferred to UCPH if:
- You are a full-time student on the same master’s degree programme at another Danish university.
- You have passed courses – or will pass courses before study start – that are equivalent of at least one year of study on the programme you are applying for (see its current curriculum).
- The programme has vacant places.
- You meet the individual programme's admission requirements.
Apply for transfer to UCPH
Apply for 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 studentservices@science.ku.dk.
We need documentation from you to assess your admission qualifications and your abilities to complete the programme.
You can transfer all your data from the previous 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. 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 higher education programmes
- An overview of courses/subject elements. The overview must contain your grades, the amount of ECTS/credits/units obtained, the date you passed the respective exams and a signature from the issuing institution.
Non-completed higher education programmes
- An overview of courses/subject elements. The overview must contain your grades, the amount of ECTS/credits/units obtained, the date you passed the respective exams and a signature from the issuing institution.
List of courses/subject elements
- An overview of the courses/subject elements that you expect to pass before 1 September (the start of the MSc programme at UCPH).
- If you are studying at another university than UCPH, you must upload the curriculum for your current MSc programme.
Additional documentation
- Documentation confirmining that you are enrolled at a Danish university.
- Dispensation application if you apply for dispensation based on exceptional circumstances.
If you have passed courses on an uncompleted programme
If you have started a bachelor’s or master’s programme without completing it, it is a legal requirement that you inform us about it and send documentation for completed courses and exams.
Application portal
Apply for admission to the master's program via the digital application portal. Please note that the portal is only open during the application period. The portal closes at 23:59 PM on the application deadline.
Change of programme
You must apply for a change of programme if you are studying on another full-time programme and have passed the equivalent of one year of study on the programme you are applying for.
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 at least one year of study on the programme you are applying for.
3. The programme has vacant places.
4. You meet the programme's admission requirements.
If you are no longer enrolled, you cannot apply for a change of programme. Instead, you must apply for admission or re-admission.
Apply for a change of programme
Apply for 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 change of programme before completing the first year of study. For further information, contact studentservices@science.ku.dk.
We need documentation from you to assess your admission qualifications and your abilities to complete the programme.
You can transfer all your data from the previous programme by using the feature 'data exchange'. Remember to check which data is 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 higher education programmes
- An overview of courses/subject elements. The overview must contain your grades, the amount of ECTS/credits/units obtained, the date you passed the respective exams and a signature from the issuing institution.
Non-completed higher education programmes
- An overview of courses/subject elements. The overview must contain your grades, the amount of ECTS/credits/units obtained, the date you passed the respective exams and a signature from the issuing institution.
List of courses/subject elements
- An overview of the courses/subject elements that you expect to pass before 1 September (the start of the MSc programme at UCPH).
- If you are studying at another university than UCPH, you must upload the curriculum for your current MSc programme.
Additional documentation
- Dispensation application if you apply for dispensation based on exceptional circumstances.
If you have passed courses on an uncompleted programme
If you have started a bachelor’s or master’s programme without completing it, it is a legal requirement that you inform us about it and send documentation for completed courses and exams.
Apply for admission to the master's program via the digital application portal. Please note that the portal is only open during the application period. The portal closes at 23:59 PM on the application deadline.