Language requirements

You fulfil the requirements if you have passed English B from a Danish High School with a minimum grade of 2.0 on the Danish 7-point grading scale.  

Please be aware that a few of our Danish programmes require English A. 

Your diploma from an EU/EEA high school may be sufficient to prove your language proficiency:

• You must document the number of 60 minutes English lessons per school year, and the number of years you have attended high school.
• To do this, you must use SDU's Statement of Hours which must be signed and stamped by your high school and submitted along with your full high school diploma.
• English as a subject must be passed with a grade equivalent to a minimum of 2.0 on the Danish 7-point grading scale. 

Pre-assessment

We strongly encourage you to forward your documentation in advance. Learn more about pre-assessment of qualifications.

SDU accepts the test types listed below. Please be aware that your test results must be available for verification at the time of application and during the admission process.  

• TOEFL iBT or iBT Home Edition with a minimum score of 88 (maximum 2 years old at the time of application). We accept TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition. We do not accept MyBest scores. 
• IELTS academic test with a minimum overall band score of 6.5 (maximum 2 years old at the time of application)
• C1 Advanced (CAE) with a minimum score of  180 or C2 Proficiency (CPE) - both from a Cambridge Network or from the University of Michigan.

Please be aware that a few our Danish programmes requires a level in English equivalent to a Danish high school A-level. For these programmes we accept either TOEFL iBt with a minimum score of 100 or the IELTS with a minimum score of 7.0.

High school/upper secondary education

You may fulfil the English requirements if you have completed a high school or upper secondary education in one of the six countries. We encourage you to forward your documentation for a pre-assessment of qualifications to know whether you will need a language test. 

NB: If you have not taken GCSE, GCE AS and A levels in the UK, you still need to fulfill the English language requirement through an English test or alternatively you need to have finished English as a course during your education on GCE AS level.

Bachelor's degree

You fulfil the English requirements if you have completed a Bachelor's degree in either Canada, USA, Australia, New Zealand, UK or Ireland. 

Please note, that your entire Bachelor’s programme (equivalent to a Danish Bachelor’s degree of 180 ECTS) must have been taught in English within the relevant country.  Programmes from affiliated universities abroad, or long-distance programmes will not count as proof of your English level.