English B

On this page you can find information about the Nordic- and EU countries with upper secondary educations that fulfil the language requirement English B.

Only the exact qualifications as described below fulfil the requirement English B. In you application you must upload documentation as proof your upper secondary education fulfil the language requirement.

If you have not received a passing grade for the course/qualification, you do not fulfil the language requirement.

No other forms of qualifications or documentation fulfil the language requirement.

QualificationsPassing grade
  • English A1, higher level
  • English A2, higher level
  • English B, higher level
  • English A1, standard level
  • English A2, standard level
  • English A Language and Literature, higher level
  • English A Language and Literature, standard level
  • English A Literature, higher level
  • English A Literature, standard level
3
  • English B, standard level
3

QualificationsPassing grade
  • L I
  • L II
  • L III – 6 year
  • L III – 4 year,
  • L IV – 4 year (4 hours)

For upper secondary education completed in 2021 or later: 5.00

For upper secondary education completed in 2020 or prior to 2020: 6.00

Upper secondary educationRequirements for the Duborg-school
Valggymnasiet
  • Mandatory level after 13 years
Upper secondary educationRequirements for the Duborg-school and the A. P. Møller-school
Profilgymnasiet
  • Number of hours 3+4+0

List of countries

QualificationsPassing grade
  • English as 1st foreign language with at least 9 hours per week over the last three years of Oberstufe
4

Belgium (Flemish-speaking part)

Requires specific assessment.

To make sure you meet the language requirement before the deadline, you must take one of the language tests accepted by the University of Copenhagen.

Belgium (French-speaking part)

QualificationsPassing grade
  • English Langue moderne 1
  • English Langue moderne 2
50

Requires specific assessment.

To make sure you meet the language requirement before the deadline, you must take one of the language tests accepted by the University of Copenhagen.

QualificationsPassing grade
  • Minimum total of 9 weekly lessons (not hours) during year 10, 11, and 12 in Foreign Language 1
2

Requires specific assessment.

To make sure you meet the language requirement before the deadline, you must take one of the language tests accepted by the University of Copenhagen.

QualificationsPassing grade
  • Minimum of 3 lessons weekly during the las three years of Maturita (corresponds to English B2 as 1st foreign language according to Eurydice)
4

Requires specific assessment.

To make sure you meet the language requirement before the deadline, you must take one of the language tests accepted by the University of Copenhagen.

Finnish coursesNumber of courses (kursii)
Engelska A/Englannin kieli A7

QualificationsPassing grade
  • Engelsk Langue vivante A
  • Engelsk Langue vivante B
  • Engelsk Langue vivante I
  • Engelsk Langue vivante II
10

QualificationsPassing grade

Abiturzeugnis (Zeugnis der Allgemeninen Hochschulereife) in Germany with one of the following courses:

  • English Leistungsfach (LF)
  • Erhöhtes Anforderungsniveau (eA)
  • Kernfach (KF)
  • Profilfach/Profilgebendes Fach (PgF)
maximum 4

Requires specific assessment.

To make sure you meet the language requirement before the deadline, you must take one of the language tests accepted by the University of Copenhagen.

QualificationsPassing grade
  • English as 1st foreign language
2

ReformIcelandic coursesNumber of Icelandic feinÞrep or corresponding level
2008Enska15At least 10 Fein on Þrep 3 or higher
ReformIcelandic coursesNumber of Icelandic Einigar (minimum)Possible requirements for course combination
1999Enska15ENS 103 – 203 – 303 – 403 -503

QualificationsPassing grade
  • The upper secondary education (Leaving Certificate) fulfil the language requirement English A

· D3

· 7 (ordinary level)

· 7 (higher level)

QualificationsPassing grade
  • Classio: the mandatory 1st foreign language if it is English
  • Scientifico: the mandatory 1st foreign language if it is English
  • Linguistico: the mandatory 1st, 2nd, or 3rd foreign language if it is English
  • Artistico: the mandatory 1st foreign language if it is English
  • Scienze Umane: the mandatory 1st or 2nd foreign language if it is English
  • Musicale e Coreutico: the mandatory 1st foreign language if it is English
  • 6 (0-10 scale)
  • 36 (0-60 scale)
  • 60 (0-100 scale)

QualificationsPassing grade
  • The mandatory course in English (1st foreign language) fulfil the language requirement
4

QualificationsPassing grade
  • English (1st and 2nd foreign language) as isplestinis kursas (high level)
4

QualificationsPassing grade
  • A minimum of 210 hours with a passing exam at upper secondary level


30-34

Qualification
  • A level

QualificationsPassing grade
  • The mandatory course in English fulfil the language requirement
6

LK20Norwegian levels - KundskabsløftetNNorwegian levels  – Reform 1994
English 1 (3029+3030)Internasjonal engelsk VG2 (SPR3008+3009)Common subjects from GK + 2 English (1+2) (5+5 hours per week) at VKI
Common subjects from GK + 2 English (1) (5+3 hours per week) at VKI
Common subjects from GK+ 2 English (2) (5+2 hours per week) at VKI

Requires specific assessment.

To make sure you meet the language requirement before the deadline, you must take one of the language tests accepted by the University of Copenhagen.

QualificationsPassing grade
  • Cursos gerais do ensino secundário - Humanidades: 1st foreign language in English
  • Cursos científico-humanísticos: the mandatory 1st foreign language in English or English as Opçoes C or D.
10

QualificationsPassing grade
  • Theoretical line: Humanities or the specialisation: Philology English meets the language requirement
5

QualificationsPassing grade
  • 1st foreign language in English with a minimum of 210 hours of teaching
4

QualificationsPassing grade
  • The mandatory course in Englihs as 1st foreign language fulfil the language requirement if it is passed on 2nd, 3rd, or 4th year
2

QualificationsPassing grade
  • The mandatory 1st foreign language in English
5

Swedish levels GY2011Swedish levels GY2000
Engelska steg 7 (ENGENG07)Engelska C (EN1203)

Requires specific assessment.

To make sure you meet the language requirement before the deadline, you must take one of the language tests accepted by the University of Copenhagen.