Admission requirements
- Upper secondary school leaving certificate/high school exam, or
- The International or the European Baccalaureate
Specific admission requirements
In addition to the admission requirements, all applicants must also meet the following specific admission requirements:
Mathematics equivalent to a Danish C-level (min. 125 hours*)
* 1 hour = 60 minutes study hours during the final three years in upper secondary school.
You can also apply for admission based on a relevant vocational education, the Danish Admission course for Engineering programmes or a three year vocational education. If you apply based on a three year vocational education, you will also have to have passed Mathematics and English equivalent to a Danish C-level.
Applicants must have passed the above-mentioned subject with a minimum average weighted grade score of 02. If you are applying with a foreign exam, your grades will be converted into Danish grades.
Non-Danish applicants must include a copy of the original exam certificate and a transcript of records plus a state-authorised translation of the before mentioned documents in either Danish or English.
Admissions levels
See last year’s admissions levels via UddannelsesGuiden.dk under the tab "Professionshøjskolen VIA University College" (only in Danish).
Admission with special permission
If you do not fulfil the entry requirements, you can apply for admission with special permission. Read more here.
Verification form
Applicants who hold a non-Danish entry qualification must fill in the verification form in order to verify the hours of instruction of every needed subject during the final three years of upper secondary school as well as last received grade.
This helps us convert your qualifications to Danish levels. The verification form must be stamped and signed by your previous school in order to be accepted. The form must be submitted with your application at optagelse.dk.
Download verification form (pdf).
You can visit the website of the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science to find help or to have your qualification evaluated by the Ministry before applying.
English proficiency certificates
All applicants will have to document English equivalent to a Danish B-level with a minimum average weighted grade score of 3.0 (min. 210 hours, 1 hour = 60 minutes during the final three years in upper secondary school). Use the verification form for this. The grades from the applicant’s High School Diploma will be converted into Danish grades.
Please note: In cases where applicants cannot meet the Danish B-level requirement or grade conversion is not possible, the applicant may provide other documentation. Please find an overview of accepted language test certificates and test scores here.
Assessment of your application
All applicants applying before 15 March, 12:00 noon will be assessed based on the following:
- Exam results from previous studies
- Work experience (a minimum of 30 hours work per week for at least 3 months)
Please upload Employers Declaration (pdf) at optagelse.dk
- Stays abroad (for a consecutive period of minimum 3 months)
- Relevant courses of at least 6 months duration e.g. preparation courses for refugees and immigrants
- General motivation
Qualified applicants may be called for a personal interview, if relevant.
You can apply for the Architectural Technology and Construction Management programme via quota 1 or quota 2. The Architectural Technology and Construction Management programme enrolls 35 percent from quota 2 and 65 percent from quota 1.
Credit transfer
Students who have completed relevant study activities at an institution of higher education may be allowed to transfer their credits to VIA, which may exempt the student from exams/courses of a study programme.
Read more about credit transfer at VIA University College.
NB: We reserve the right not to create classes in the event of too few applicants.