Language Requirements
Applicants with legal right of admission
If you have legal right of admission to the programme that you are applying for, you are not required to document your proficiency in English.
Applicants with a Danish bachelor’s degree
If you have completed a bachelor’s degree from a Danish university (not including university colleges), you must upload a copy of your final transcript/official diploma as documentation for English proficiency.
All other applicants
All other applicants must document qualifications equivalent to the Danish upper secondary school ‘English level B' or ‘English level A’.
Your documentation must be valid at the application deadline that applies to you
Citizens from a country outside the EU, EEA or Switzerland: 15 January
Citizens from Denmark, EU, EEA or Switzerland: 1 March
We accept the following ways of documenting English qualifications equivalent to the Danish upper secondary school ‘English level B' or ‘English level A’:
- Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom or USA.
You must upload a copy or scan of your official school diploma as documentation.
The degree must be minimum 2 years of studies. A student exchange semester/year is not sufficient documentation for English proficiency.
You must upload a copy or scan of your transcript from a Danish upper secondary school to document that you have passed English level B or higher.
If you have passed a Nordic entrance examination with an English level comparable to the Danish level B or higher, you must upload your transcript that documents the subjects you have passed.
You must upload a copy or scan of your transcript to document that you have passed one of the following levels:
- English A1, A2 or B, higher level (HL),
- English A1 or A2 standard level (SL)
- English A Literature or English A Language and Literature, higher Level (HL) (fra 2013)
- English A Literature or English A Language and Literature, standard Level (SL) (fra 2013)
- English B, standard level (SL)
You must upload a copy or scan of your transcript to document that you have passed the course:
- English language 1 (LI), English language 2 (LII) or English language 3 (LIII) with a minimum score of 50%
The EB must be passed at one of the European Schools placed in Copenhagen, Bruxelles, Luxembourg, Mol, München, Frankfurt, Karlsruhe, Varese or Alicante.
You must upload your transcript from the educational institution as documentation that you have passed:
- Danish upper secondary school 'English level B' (Engelsk B) or Danish upper secondary school ‘English level A’ (Engelsk A).
You must upload a copy or scan of your transcript to document that you have passed the course:
- English Leistungsfach (LF) OR
- Erhöhtes Anforderungsniveau (eA) OR
- Kernfach (KF) OR
Profilfach/Profilgebendes Fach (PgF)
All with a maximum score of 4 (Ausreichend).
You can use our conversion table below:
You must document that you have passed 1 of the following accepted tests:
- IELTS Academic (taken at an IELTS test centre or online)
- TOEFL iBT, TOEFL iBT paper edition or TOEFL iBT Home Edition
- Cambridge Advanced English or Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE)
Deadlines for sending your documentation
Your test must be valid at the application deadline that applies to you:
- Deadline for citizens from a country outside the EU, EEA or Switzerland: 15 January
- Deadline for citizens from Denmark, EU, EEA or Switzerland: 1 March
Your application will be rejected if you have not provided sufficient documentation for English proficiency by your application deadline.
The IELTS and TOEFL results are only valid if they are not older than 2 years counted from the application deadline. There is no limitation for validity for the Cambridge tests.
List of accepted tests and minimum score requirements
| Name of test | Minimum score | Your options for giving us the needed information |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS Academic (taken at an IELTS test centre or online) | 6.5 (overall test score). Only the overall score will be considered. | Upload your test score sheet in the application portal. If you have difficulties uploading the test score sheet, please email us your test score sheet, and then we can verify it online. |
TOEFL iBT TOEFL iBT paper edition TOEFL iBT Home Edition | 83 (MyBest Scores are not accepted) | Please note that you must add our institutional code (0177) as the recipient, so we can verify the result online. You can check if the institutional code has been added to your profile on the test score sheet. |
| Cambridge Advanced (CAE) or Cambridge Proficiency (CPE) | Passed at level C1 or C2 | You must inform your test centre that the Faculty of SCIENCE, University of Copenhagen is allowed to verify your test score results online. You must upload documentation which includes your Statement of Results number or Reference number. |
Examples of non-acceptable alternatives to document English proficiency
Be sure to check if you have sufficient documentation for English proficiency since we do not accept alternatives other than those listed above. Also, be aware that your nationality is not proof of English proficiency.
We do not accept the following ways of documenting your English language proficiency:
- Documentation for an English test other than the specific ones listed above
- Your passport
- A letter from your university
- A letter from a professor.