Admission requirements
- Upper secondary school leaving certificate/high school exam or
- The International and the European Baccalaureates
The above certificates must provide evidence of:
- 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.
Non-Danish applicants must include a copy of the original exam certificate and a transcript of records plus a state-authorised translation of their transcript of records in either Danish or English.
Applicants with a Danish high school exam must have passed the above-mentioned subject as well as English C-level with a minimum grade of 02.
Danish applicants can apply in Quota 2 (deadline 15 March) with a vocational education such as those listed below:
- Mason (Level 2)
- Concrete-layer
- Paving-stone layer
- Builder
- Electrician (building automatic)
- Machinist (Level 2)
- Woodworker
- Joiner
- Technical designer
Danish applicants can also apply with a three year vocational education and passed C-level English and C level Mathematics.
Verification form
If study hours are not included in the transcript of records, we will require a verification form. The form is used to verify the hours of instruction of each criterion subject during the final three years of upper secondary school. 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.
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.
All applicants will be evaluated individually using the following criteria:
- 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 possible.
English proficiency certificates
If English is not your first language, you will need to provide documentation of your English language level. Please find an overview of accepted language tests and test scores on the page VIA Language Assessment Centre.
Those exempt from tests are:
- Applicants who are native speakers or have proof of secondary school education from the UK, Australia, the USA, Canada and New Zealand
- Applicants from Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Finland (their high school diploma will be converted into Danish grade levels and they will then be assessed and admitted according to the requirements for Danish applicants)
You may also choose to sit VIA University College's English Language Assessment Test (VIAT/e), but you need to be present on Campus. Read more about the VIALAC test.
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.