Specific admission requirements

• English at Danish B-level
• History or History of Ideas or Contemporary History at Danish B-level
• One additional language – either beginner’s language at Danish A-level or advanced language at Danish B-level

In the list below the Danish subject levels are expressed in the number of hours of instruction (of 60 minutes) required in order to fulfil the specific admission requirements:

• Advanced language at Danish B-level*: 200 hours
• Beginner's language at Danish A-level**: 325 hours
• Contemporary History at Danish B-level: 130 hours
• English at Danish B-level: 210 hours
• History at Danish B-level: 150 hours
• History of Ideas at Danish B-level: 150 hours

The requirement of an additional language (advanced or beginners):

Can all language subjects fulfil this requirement? English or the language of instruction of your upper secondary education cannot fulfil this requirement (e.g. if your upper secondary education was taught in Italian, Italian cannot count as an additional language). Any other language passed at the required level, as explained below, can fulfil the requirement.  

*Advanced language at Danish B-level: In order to count as an advanced language, you must have studied it prior to and during your upper secondary education. You must document that the instruction in the language began prior to your upper secondary education – we will make an individual assessment concerning whether you have studied the language for a sufficient amount of years prior to your upper secondary education. In addition, you must document completion of 200 hours (60 minutes) within the last three years of your upper secondary education. 

**Beginner’s language at Danish A-level: A beginner’s language is only studied during your upper secondary education. You must document completion of 325 hours (60 minutes) during the last 3 years of your upper secondary education. 

If you consider using Danish as your one additional language, please read the following possibilities to obtain the required level:

HF Individual Subjects
This subject can be passed during a supplementary course from e.g. VUC.

Study Test in Danish as a Second Language (Studieprøven)
Courses for this test are offered at Studieskolen.

• English at Danish B-level
• Mathematics at Danish A-level
• One of the following subject combinations:
  • Physics at Danish B-level and Chemistry at Danish B-level  
  • Physics at Danish B-level and Biotechnology at Danish A-level
  • Chemistry at Danish B-level and Geoscience at Danish a-level
  • Chemistry at Danish B-level and Biology at Danish A-level and Physics at Danish C-level

In the list below the Danish subject levels are expressed in the number of hours of instruction (of 60 minutes) required in order to fulfil the specific admission requirements:

• Biology at Danish A-level: 325 hours 
• Biotechnology at Danish A-level: 400 hours
• Chemistry at Danish B-level: 190 hours
• English at Danish B-level: 210 hours
• Geoscience at Danish A-level: 400 hours
• Mathematics at Danish A-level: 375 hours
• Physics at Danish B-level: 190 hours
• Physics at Danish C-level: 75 hours

• English at Danish B-level
• Mathematics at Danish B-level
• History or Social Science or Contemporary History or History of Ideas at Danish B-level

RUC requires applicants to fulfil minimum grade requirements for admission to the International Bachelor in Social Sciences.

In the list below the Danish subject levels are expressed in the number of hours of instruction (of 60 minutes) required in order to fulfil the specific admission requirements:

• Contemporary History at Danish B-level: 130 hours
• English at Danish B-level: 210 hours
• History at Danish B-level: 150 hours
• History of Ideas at Danish B-level: 150 hours
• Mathematics at Danish B-level: 250 hours
• Social Science at Danish B-level: 200 hours

Applicants with an IB can consult the conversion table that compares IB subjects with the Danish subject levels, which follows the guidelines set by the Danish Agency for Science and Higher Education.

Please note: The conversion table is revised in the Danish Agency for Science and Higher Education’s handbook of international exams (only in Danish) each year in the beginning of March. Therefore, changes to the conversion table may occur shortly before the application deadline.

Applicants with a Nordic entry qualification can consult the conversion table that compares subjects from Norway, Sweden, Iceland and Finland with the Danish subject levels.

If you have other subjects than the stated, the Admissions Office will make an individual assessment of your application.

Please note: The conversion table is revised in the Danish Agency for Science and Higher Education’s handbook of international exams (only in Danish) each year in the beginning of March. Therefore, changes to the conversion table may occur shortly before the application deadline.

Conversion table of subjects from a Nordic entry qualification

If you hold a Faroese upper secondary education, you fulfil the specific admission requirement of Danish at Danish A-level. If you have passed the subject Danish A and Faroese A, you fulfil the specific admission requirements of Danish at Danish A-level and one additional language.

If you hold a Greenland upper secondary education and have passed the subject Greenlandic A and the subject Danish A, you fulfil the specific admission requirement of one additional language.

In order to fulfil one or more of the specific admission requirements that you lack, you need to take supplementary courses. You may also be able to get an individual competence assessment of your subject-related qualifications or apply for an exemption from the specific admission requirements instead.

Supplementary courses

Taking supplementary courses in Denmark

If you live in Denmark, there are different options to complete supplementary courses that vary in duration - from short summer courses to half year or one year courses. 

On vuc.dk and ug.dk you can find information about the various supplementary courses including courses offered and dates. Please note that the websites are in Danish, as the courses are mainly offered in Danish.

If you have further questions about supplementary courses in Denmark, you should contact eVejledningen.
 

Taking supplementary courses abroad

Roskilde University recognizes supplementary courses taken outside of Denmark, if we assess them as being comparable to the Danish subjects and levels that are specific admission requirements.

We do not have a set list of supplementary courses that we recognize for courses taken outside of Denmark. If you need to take a supplementary course, please follow these general guidelines to help you find a relevant course:

• The educational level of the course must be comparable in level to a Danish upper secondary school education or above. You can find general comparisons between the level of completed educational qualifications from a number of countries and levels in the Danish education system on the website of the Ministry of Higher Education and Science.
• You must take the course at an accredited institution. If you are taking a language course, it can be completed at an accredited language school. An accredited institution means a school or higher education institution, which has been approved, usually by the relevant ministry, to provide specific study programmes.  
• The course must fulfil the required number of hours of instruction (60 minutes). If you have completed a relevant subject, but do not fulfil the requirement of the number of hours of instruction, it is usually sufficient to take a supplementary course that covers the missing number of hours of instruction.
• We accept both online and in-class courses. If you take the supplementary course online, you usually need to be able to take the required number of hours of instruction as online lectures.
• The course must end with an exam. You need to fulfil the grade requirement for those subjects that are specific admission requirements. 
• The course content must be relevant. The course usually needs to cover the main topics of the required subject.

Once you apply for admission, you must submit final certificates or documentation of enrolment in any supplementary course(s). You must also state all supplementary courses in your online application form. When going through your application, Roskilde University will make an individual assessment of whether the course fulfils the specific admission requirement that you lack.
 

Pre-assessment

If you want to make sure that the supplementary course will be recognized by Roskilde University, you also have the option to apply for a preliminary assessment of both the course you plan to take and your foreign qualification. Pre-assessments are offered between October 1 and December 1.

Information on how to apply for a pre-assessment.

Individual competence assessment of your subject-related qualifications

If you live in Denmark, you may be able to get an individual competence assessment of your subject-related qualifications. You can apply for an individual competence assessment, if you can document your overall skills, knowledge and qualifications in the specific admission requirement that you lack. It can be skills gained from e.g. prior education or through work.

You need to contact an Adult Education Centre (VUC). Here they will assess through a test, interview or assignment whether your overall competencies correspond to the required level in a given subject. If your skills correspond to the specific admission requirement, you will receive a certificate that documents your qualifications. 
 

Exemption from the specific admission requirements

You may be able to apply for an exemption from one or more of the specific admission requirements.

You can apply for an exemption, if you have completed other educational qualifications that are comparable to the specific admission requirements you lack.
 

How to apply for an exemption from the specific admission requirements

You must upload an application for an exemption in addition to the required documents stated in step 3.

You must submit the following in order to apply for an exemption:

• a separate statement in which you state based on which course(s) you apply for the exemption and argue why the course(s) are comparable
• relevant course descriptions in English

You must upload the application for an exemption from the specific admission requirements at optagelse.dk by the application deadline of 15 March at 12 noon CET.
 

How your application is assessed

Your application is reviewed at the relevant bachelor’s programme when they receive your application for admission. If they assess that you have other academic qualifications that are comparable to the specific admission requirements, you can be granted an exemption.

Since all applications for an exemption are individually assessed on a case-by-case basis, it is not possible tell you beforehand if you will be granted an exemption.

Please note that an exemption from the specific requirement cannot be granted, if you for some reason (e.g. due to illness or if your upper secondary school does not offer the subject at the required subject level) have not been able to pass the subject(s) required in order to fulfil the specific admission requirements.

If you have completed supplementary courses by the application deadline, you must document this when you apply.

If you have not completed your supplementary courses by the application deadline, you must:

• specify the exact course you are taking in your online application and, if possible, submit documentation of the enrolment in the course
• submit proof of your completed course to Roskilde University by July 5  (if you are a non-EU/EEA citizen that require a residence permit to study) OR August 31 (all other applicants)
   

Conditional admission with the requirement of passing supplementary course(s)

If you are offered conditional admission with the requirement of documenting that you have completed the supplementary course, you will only be admitted to Roskilde University if you pass the supplementary course before semester start.

Please note that you are not able to get into a lower priority, if you are offered conditional admission at a higher priority. This means that if you do not pass your supplementary course, you will not be offered a place at one of the lower priority programs, and you will not be offered a study place.

If you want to apply for the bachelor’s programmes taught in Danish, certain Danish language requirements apply. 

You can document your Danish qualifications as follows:

1. Danish at Danish A-level
   This subject can be passed during a Danish upper secondary education or a supplementary course from e.g. VUC.
2. Study Test in Danish as a Second Language (Studieprøven)
   Courses for this test are offered at Studieskolen.
3. Nordic entry examination
   Applicants from Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Finland, the Faroe Islands and Greenland fulfil the requirement of Danish at Danish A-level by having passed Danish, Swedish or Norwegian at the equivalent level.
4. International Baccalaureate (IB)
   Applicants with an IB fulfil the Danish language requirement by having passed either Danish A1 HL or Danish A Literature HL. Danish A1 SL, Danish A Literature SL, Danish A2 HL/SL or Danish B HL also fulfils the Danish language requirement, if you have completed English or your mother tongue at Danish A-level.
5. Certificate with full recognition of Danish at Danish A-level
   Applicants can meet the admission requirement of Danish at level A, if they on a basis of an individual competence assessment done by VUC in Denmark, have been issued a certificate with full recognition of Danish at Danish A-level.