Depending on whether you are a Danish or an international applicant please be aware of different admission requirements.
Requirements for Danish applicants
Quota 1
Danish applicants need an Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate (STX, HF, HHX, HTX, EUX) with C-level English (the levels referred to on this page refer the Danish levels) and C-level in mathematics. You must have passed English with a minimum mark of 02.
Quota 2
You can apply if you have a vocational education such as:
- Mason (Level 2)
- Concrete-layer
- Paving-stone layer
- Builder
- Electrician (building automatic)
- Machinist (Level 2)
- Woodworker
- Joiner
- Technical designer
If you have questions whether your educational background meet the admission requirements please contact the admission advisor at erhverv.info@via.dk
You can also apply if you have a three year vocational education and have passed C-level English and C-level Mathematics.
Criteria assessment
All applications will be assessed individually. The following criteria are used when assessing the applications received:
- Exam results from previous studies
- Work experience (a minimum of 30 hours work per week for at least 3 months)
- 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 possible.
Equivalent qualifications
Each semester contains a complete and partial learning sequence with its own exams. This means it is possible for students to complete parts of the study programme with documented equivalent qualifications from another Danish or foreign educational institution.
Requirements for international applicants
- Upper Secondary School Examination Certificates and diplomas. Send a copy of transcript of records translated to English.
- The International and the European Baccalaureates.
The above certificates must provide evidence of a level in mathematics corresponding to a Danish C-level.
The following criteria are used in the assessment of international applications:
- Exam results from previous studies
- Work experience (a minimum of 30 hours work per week for at least 3 months)
- 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
Credit transfer
Students who have completed relevant study activities at a foreign 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.
To apply for credit transfer you need to apply online at www.optagelse.dk
It is very important that you upload all relevant documentation.
As attachment you can fill out the Credit Transfer Application Form (pdf) as well as the Credit Transfer Agreement (pdf).
Your credit transfer application must include:
A certified copy of an examination certificate (e.g. transcript of records) that documents:
- That you have passed the study activity
- How many ECTS points the study activity is worth
Read more about credit transfer at VIA University College
Verification form
In order to provide documentation that applicants with a non-Danish entry qualification fulfil the admission requirements, a verification form should be submitted in addition to your diploma and other documents.
The verification form is used to verify the hours of instruction (1 hour = 60 minutes) of every needed subject during the final three years of upper secondary school. This helps us convert your qualifications to Danish levels.
Please note that the form is valid only when stamped and signed by your school. The form must be submitted with your application at www.optagelse.dk
Documentation of your current English language level
If English is not your first language, you will need to provide documentation of your English language level.
As documentation we accept the following internationally recognized language tests and minimum test score:
| IELTS |
An average band score of 6.5 |
| TOEFL Internet-based |
83 |
| TOEFL Paper-based (valid until June 2019) |
585 |
| TOEFL Paper-delivered |
Reading – high (22-30)
Listening – high (22-30)
Writing – good (24-30)
|
| Cambridge ESOL tests |
CAE, 176 overall on the Cambridge English scale
FCE, 180 overall on the Cambridge English scale |
IB (International Baccalaureate)
|
Group 1: All grades
Group 2: English B HL, all grades
English B SL, minimum grade 5 |
Please be aware that your test scores are only valid for 2 years after the test date.
If you are an international applicant who does not meet the required language skills, you may also choose to sit for VIA University College's English Language Assessment Test (VIAT/e).
Applicants who are native speakers or have proof of secondary school education from the UK, Australia, the USA, Canada and New Zealand are exempt from the English language admission requirements.
Applicants from Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Finland do not need to be tested in English for the English speaking study programmes. Their high school diploma will be converted to Danish grade levels and they will then be assessed and admitted according to the requirements for Danish applicants.