If you do not fulfil the set admission requirements or the specific admission requirements for the study programme you are applying to, you can apply for admission with special permission. VIA will then assess whether your documented professional qualifications may be equated to the missing admissions requirements.
Please note that it is not possible to apply for admission with special permission if you do not fulfil the language proficiency requirements. It will not be possible to get a dispensation for any participation in interviews or admissions tests.
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 select the “No admission exam” under "Entry qualifications".
Application for admission with special permission
If you wish to apply for admission with special permission, we advise you to fill in the application form which is a great helping tool when applying for admission with special permission. Here you must clarify which entry requirements you are missing and what other professional qualifications you have obtained that may be equated to the missing entry requirements.
The information given on the application form will, together with your uploaded documentation for your professional qualifications, help us assess whether your professional qualifications can be equated to the missing admissions requirements. The application form must be uploaded to your admissions application at optagelse.dk
Find the application form here.
Documentation of your qualifications
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.
If you have 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 study 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 study programme webpages.
If you have further questions regarding admission with special permission, you may contact a student counsellor at the respective programme.
Appeals
Please be aware that it is not possible to appeal against the academic assessment made by the study programme regarding your application for special permission. However, you may appeal against legal issues.
This means that you can appeal if you believe that the decision is in violation of applicable administrative law –for example, 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 law, you may send your appeal to VIA University College, apply@via.dk, no later than 2 weeks after you have received the decision. You may find the complaint procedure on the webpage of the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science where you can get further information about 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.