Requirements for language proficiency

The requirement is fulfilled if you have passed English at a level equivalent to the Danish B-level (unless the applied programme requires English A).

You can find more information about the conversion of Nordic subject levels, etc., under Admission with a Nordic exam.

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.

Unless you are applying for a programme that specifically requires English A, you can meet the requirement for your English proficiency with the following test results:

• 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.

Results equivalent to English A

If you are applying for a programme where English A is required, you can meet the requirement with the following results:

• TOEFL iBT or iBT Home Edition with a minimum score of 100 (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 7.0 (maximum 2 years old at the time of application)
• C1 Advanced (CAE) with a minimum score of  185 or C2 Proficiency (CPE) - both from a Cambridge Network or from the University of Michigan.

Upper Secondary Education

You may meet the English language requirement if you have completed an upper secondary education in one of the relevant countries. We encourage you to submit your documentation for a pre-assessment so that you know whether you alternatively need to take a language test.

Bachelor's Degree

You fulfill the English language requirement if you have completed and passed a bachelor's degree (equivalent to a Danish bachelor's of 180 ECTS) in one of the relevant countries. 

Please note that your entire bachelor's degree must be taught in English and must not have been taken as distance learning from another country - not even at a satellite campus outside the respective country.

All three components must be passed with a minimum grade of 2, except for a minimum grade of 7 if you are applying for admission to either Clinical Biomechanics or Medicine.

You meet the requirement if you have passed Swedish/Norwegian/Icelandic at a level equivalent to Danish A.

You can find further information on the conversion of Nordic subject levels, etc., under Admission with a Nordic examination.

You can take Danish A as a single course subject at HF (Preparatory Exam). You can also meet the requirement through an individual assessment of your qualifications.

For more information, please refer to www.vuc.dk.

If you have a Danish leaving examination, you meet the requirement for Danish language proficiency.