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Documentation checklist

When you apply for admission at a Master’s degree programme at Aarhus University, there are a number of different documents which you must upload along with your application. The documentation must show that you have completed your degree programme and any other qualifying activities.

Select your qualifying degree programme below and find out what documentation requirements apply to you. 

Degree from a foreign educational institution

You MUST upload:

  • documentation for paid application fees or a valid applicable residence permit if you are a non-EU/EEA citizen. 
  • your diploma, including course titles and grades, or
  • an official transcript of records, including course titles and grades, as well as documentation of courses you are currently taking, if you have not completed your degree programme at the time of application.
  • an official description of the grading scale at your foreign university.
  • course descriptions for all courses you have passed or are currently taking. They should briefly describe the content of each of the courses in your Bachelor’s degree (including courses from exchange studies). They must be in English (or Danish, Swedish or Norwegian). You are allowed to translate course descriptions into English yourself, if you provide the original source that you have translated from, e.g. your study programme or official descriptions made available from your university’s webpage. Please convert the document(s) to PDF before uploading them.  
  • documentation that you meet the language requirements of the degree programme. If you cannot upload documentation of your English or Danish proficiency at the time of application, you must upload documentation that you are registered for a test or an explanation of when you expect to be able to take a test and upload the result. Read more about the language requirement under the admission requirements for the programme in question at masters.au.dk.

If relevant in relation to your situation, you must upload:

  • documentation of study abroad.
  • documentation for supplementary courses you have passed or for which you are registered.
  • documentation of a grade of pass or expected pass for a Danish or foreign Master’s degree programme before commencement of studies (cf. the  Master's degree rule).
  • degree programme-specific documentation. See the admission requirements for the programme in question at masters.au.dk/.

Bachelor's degree programme at AU – with legal right of admission

You MUST:

  • obtain a transcript of records via the digital application system in connection with the application.

If relevant in relation to your situation, you must:

  • upload documentation of a grade of pass or expected pass for a Danish or foreign Master’s degree programme before commencement of studies (cf. the Master's degree rule).
  • upload documentation of passed courses taken on previous non-completed Danish Master's degree programmes with a view to mandatory credit transfer assessment.    

Bachelor's degree programme at AU – without legal right of admission

You MUST:

  • obtain a transcript of records via the digital application system in connection with the application.
  • upload documentation that you meet the language requirements of the degree programme.  If you cannot upload documentation of your English or Danish proficiency at the time of application, you must upload documentation that you are registered for a test or an explanation of when you expect to be able to take a test and upload the result. Read more about the language requirement under the admission requirements for the programme in question at masters.au.dk.

If relevant in relation to your situation, you must upload:

  • documentation of courses you are currently taking if you have not yet completed your degree programme at the time of application.
  • documentation of study abroad.
  • documentation for supplementary courses you have passed or for which you are registered.
  • documentation of a grade of pass or expected pass for a Danish or foreign Master’s degree programme before commencement of studies (cf. the Master's degree rule).
  • documentation of passed courses taken on previous non-completed Danish Master's degree programmes with a view to  mandatory credit transfer assessment.
  • degree programme-specific documentation. See the admission requirements for the degree programme in question at masters.au.dk.
  • If you apply to the psychology degree programme without a legal right of admission, you must also upload a completed equivalence form, which is available here (only in Danish).

Bachelor's degree from another Danish university

You MUST:

  • obtain a transcript of records via the digital application system in connection with the application.
  • upload course descriptions for all courses you have passed or are currently taking. You do not need to upload course descriptions if your previously completed degree programme is listed as qualifying under the admission requirements for the programme in question.
  • upload documentation that you meet the language requirements of the degree programme.  If you cannot upload documentation of your English or Danish proficiency at the time of application, you must upload documentation that you are registered for a test or an explanation of when you expect to be able to take a test and upload the result. Read more about the language requirement under the admission requirements for the programme in question at 
    masters.au.dk.

If relevant in relation to your situation, you must upload:

  • documentation of courses you are currently taking if you have not yet completed your degree programme at the time of application.
  • documentation of study abroad.
  • documentation for supplementary courses you have passed or for which you are registered.
  • documentation of a grade of pass or expected pass for a Danish or foreign Master’s degree programme before commencement of studies (cf. the 
    Master's degree rule).
  • documentation of passed courses taken on previous non-completed Danish Master's degree programmes with a view to mandatory credit transfer assessment.
  • degree programme-specific documentation. See the admission requirements for the programme in question at masters.au.dk.

Professional Bachelor's degree from a Danish educational institution

You MUST upload:

  • your diploma, including course titles and grades, or
  • official transcript of records, including course titles and grades, as well as documentation of courses you are currently taking, if you have not completed your degree programme at the time of application.
  • course descriptions for all courses you have passed or are currently taking. You do not need to upload course descriptions if your previously completed degree programme is listed as qualifying under the admission requirements for the programme in question.
  • documentation that you meet the language requirements of the degree programme.  If you cannot upload documentation of your English or Danish proficiency at the time of application, you must upload documentation that you are registered for a test or an explanation of when you expect to be able to take a test and upload the result. Read more about the language requirement under the admission requirements for the programme in question at masters.au.dk.  

If relevant in relation to your situation, you must upload:

  • documentation of study abroad.
  • documentation for supplementary courses you have passed or for which you are registered.
  • documentation of a grade of pass or expected pass for a Danish or foreign Master’s degree programme before commencement of studies (cf. the  Master's degree rule).
  • documentation of passed courses taken on previous non-completed Danish Master's degree programmes with a view to mandatory credit transfer assessment.
  • degree programme-specific documentation. See the admission requirements for the programme in question at masters.au.dk.

Insufficient documentation

In the event that we lack some of the documents necessary to allow us to assess your basis for admission, we will send you a reminder to submit them by sending you a message through the application system. At the same time, we will open your application again so that you can upload the documentation yourself. Do not send documentation by email.

Translation of documents

Documents that were not issued in either Danish, Norwegian, Swedish or English must be translated into one of these languages.

Translations of official diplomas must be issued by the university or accompanied by the signature and stamp of an authorised translator or your home university.

You are allowed to translate the course descriptions into English yourself, but if you chose to do so, you must enclose the originals.

Special documentation requirements

Please note that there may be special documentation requirements for the Master's Degree programme you wish to apply for. See the admission requirements for the programme in question at masters.au.dk/.   

Revised 19.04.2024
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