When not fulfilling the set admission requirements including the specific admission requirements for the programme that you wish to apply for, but having other professional qualifications that can be equated to the missing admissions requirements, it is possible to apply for admission with special permission. VIA will then assess whether your professional qualifications can be equated to the admission requirements.
Please note that the requirement for English proficiency is unconditional. This means that you cannot be exempt from this specific requirement. If you do not already have an exam on the required level, you must deliver a test as described here.
You must apply for quota 2 at optagelse.dk, no later than 15 March at 12.00 noon and state that you do not have a qualifying exam. In addition, you must tick the box “admission with special permission”.
Application for admission with special permission
Applicants, who wish to apply for admission with special permission are advised to fill in the application form in order to clarify which entry requirements you are missing and what other professional qualifications you have obtained that may be equated to the missing entry requirement. The professional qualifications stated on the application form will, along with the documentation, help us assess whether your professional qualifications can be equated to the missing entry requirement/requirements. The application form must be submitted with your application at optagelse.dk.
Find the application form here.
Documentation of your qualifications
In order to assess whether you have qualifications that can be equated to the admission requirements, it is important that you are very thorough concerning documenting all relevant experiences. The way to do this is by stating it on the application at optagelse.dk and by uploading documentation for experiences under the tab “attachments” at optagelse.dk.
When having experiences that are difficult to document, we recommend that you make a description of your experiences and qualifications, as well as how you believe these can be equated to the entry requirements.
In connection with the assessment of your professional qualifications, you may be called in for an interview.
Please, be aware that some programmes have specific admission requirements for subjects on A-level and B-level. To find more information regarding the specific admission requirements please, visit the individual programme webpage.
If you have further questions regarding admission with special permission, you may contact a student counsellor at the respective programme.
Appeals
It is not possible to appeal against Academic assessment made by the programme when assessing your application for admission with special permission. However, you may appeal if the decision is in violation of applicable legislation.
This means that you can appeal if you believe that the decision is in violation of applicable law – it could, for example, be due to, lack of justification or interpretation of the legislations. Academic assessments and specific judgements cannot be appealed.
If you still believe that the decision is in violation of applicable legislation you may send your appeal to VIA University College apply@via.dk no later than 2 weeks after the decision is informed.
You can find the complaint procedure on the webpage of the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science with further information on the process of the appeal. Here you can also read in which cases it is possible to file a complaint on a decision.
Read more at Complaint procedures - the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science.