Documentation (SUND) 1

You must upload your official transcript from the qualifying programme in which you are currently enrolled or which you have completed. The document must be stamped and signed by your educational institution. 

You may only select one degree as foundation for admission in your application.

The transcript must include:

• your full name 
• your date of birth
• the title of the bachelor’s programme
• the titles of courses and exams
• date or term of passed courses
• grades and information about the grading scale used
• ECTS or other credit systems transcript of records without a stamp or signature

We need to be able to verify your academic transcript. We therefore need to be able to verify the document in one of the following ways:

• An official stamp and signature from your university
• Online via a link, a QR code, a digital signature or similar. 

Ask your university what options are available.

Academic transcript in a language other than Danish

We only accept an official translation of your academic transcript into Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, or English. If your academic transcript is not in one of these languages, you must have it officially translated into one of them. 

The translation must be stamped and signed by your educational institution or by a certified translator.

You must upload course descriptions for the courses relevant to the master’s programme you are applying for. This applies to both courses that you have passed and those you are currently taking. 

The course descriptions provide the admissions panel with the best basis for assessing your academic qualifications. 

You can usually find your course descriptions in the curriculum for your study programme, or you can contact your higher education institution. 

You must use the University of Copenhagen’s template to upload the course descriptions 

Which courses should you include in the template?

• You should only include courses that are relevant to the master’s programme you are applying for. You should check the admission requirements yourself to assess which courses are relevant to your application.
• If a course has not yet been completed, please write ‘not yet completed’ and state your expected completion date.

What should the course description include?

• Course title
• All the subject areas covered on the course
• Date of completion or expected completion
• Workload, e.g. preparation, lecture and teaching hours, or number of ECTS credits
• Bibliography (books used in teaching)

In which languages should the descriptions be written?

Course descriptions must be in 

• Danish
• Swedish
• Norwegian or 
• English 

You are welcome to translate or draft the course descriptions yourself. They do not have to be official.

How to upload documents

Save the template for your course descriptions as a PDF and upload it to your application via the application portal.
Name the file: [Your name] _Course descriptions

If you have used multiple forms, number them as follows:

• [Your name] _Course descriptions_1
• [Your name] _Course descriptions_2
• Etc.

A self-assessment form is an overview of the academic admission requirements that apply to the master’s programme you are applying for. The University of Copenhagen uses the self-assessment form when assessing whether you meet the admission requirements.

You must complete a self-assessment form listing the courses and projects from your bachelor’s degree that meet the academic admission requirements and upload it as part of your application.

Please note that there are individual self-assessment forms for each master’s programme.

Find the self-assessment form and read the instructions

When applying for admission to a master’s programme without having legal right of admission, you must include a description of how your bachelor’s degree qualifies you for admission to the master’s programme.

In the description of academic relevance, you must describe the qualifications and experience gained during your bachelor’s degree. It must be clearly stated how these qualifications make you eligible to enrol on the master’s programme.

For inspiration, you might want to reflect on the following questions whilst writing the description:

• Given your academic interests and experience, why are you applying for admission to this programme?
• Which specific elements (e.g. courses or projects) from your bachelor’s degree are relevant, and how do they qualify you for admission to this master’s programme?
• How do you intend to make use of your academic (and, where applicable, research-related) qualifications if you are admitted to this master’s programme, and how do you intend to put them to use?
• How does this master’s programme fit in with your academic profile and your ambitions for your future career?
• Reflect on how any professional experience you may have (e.g. student jobs, voluntary work, time spent abroad) has motivated you to apply for this programme. How do you intend to make use of this experience during your studies?

You must provide documentation that you meet the programme’s language requirements at the time of application.

Under ‘Educational Background’ on the programme’s website, you can see which Danish and English language requirements you need to meet.

Find out how to provide documentation of the language requirements

A CV is a concise document that summarises your professional background, including work experience, education, and skills.

You must upload an up-to-date version of your CV, which includes a chronological overview of your academic background.

A photo is not required.

There are no formal requirements regarding the layout of your CV, but we encourage you to use our template. The document must be saved and uploaded as a PDF.

This document is used to provide a quick overview of your academic history.

Template for CV (doc)

You must upload a copy or scan of your valid passport or national ID card. 

If you have neither a passport or a national ID card, you must upload a statement indicating when you expect to receive it and when you expect to be able to forward it to KU.

Your passport or national ID must be valid and must include:

• Your full name
• Your date of birth
• Your nationality
• Expiration date

A copy of your health insurance card or driving licence is not sufficient. It must be your passport or national ID card.

You must upload supporting documents if you have passed courses or exams as part of a previous, uncompleted master’s programme. We use the documentation to assess whether you are eligible for credit transfer for the courses you have passed.

You are also required to state whether you have previously completed a master’s degree. 

Master’s students at a Danish university

We recommend that you authorise data sharing so that we can automatically retrieve your documentation. You therefore do not need to take any action to provide evidence of your ongoing or completed master’s degree. Please check that the documents are correct after you have completed the data-exchange.

This only applies to you if you have studied at a Danish university: KU, AU, AAU, SDU, RUC, ITU, DTU or CBS.

Master’s students at international universities

If you are, or have been, a master’s student at a university outside Denmark, you must upload proof of this. The supporting documentation may be either a copy or a scan of one of the following:

• Your official academic transcript
• A degree certificate listing all the courses/exams you have completed as part of your previous master’s programme

The documentation must include:

• Your full name
• Your date of birth
• Title of your bachelor’s degree
• Date of graduation (only relevant if you have completed the degree)
• An official stamp
• A signature from your university

Transcript of records without a stamp or signature

We need to be able to verify your academic transcript online, for example via a link, a QR code, a digital signature or similar. Ask your university whether this is possible.

Academic transcript in a language other than Danish

We only accept an official translation of your academic transcript into Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, or English. The translation must be stamped and signed by your university or by a certified translator.

Read about the master’s degree rule

You must pay an application deposit to apply for a master’s programme at the University of Copenhagen if you are not a citizen of the EU, the EEA, or Switzerland.

You do not need to pay the application deposit if you have completed or are expected to complete a bachelor’s degree in Denmark, or if you hold a residence permit that exempts you from payment.

As part of the application process, you must upload a receipt confirming that you have paid the application deposit. If you are exempt from paying the application deposit, you must instead upload proof of your exemption.Read about the application deposit

Read about tuition fee

Read about the rules on exemption from payment