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University transfer

A university transfer is for those who are already enrolled at another university in Denmark and who would like to transfer to the same programme at AU.

How to apply depends on whether you are a Bachelor’s or a Master’s degree student and on how much of the degree programme you have already completed. Select the scenario below that applies to you and see how you should apply.

I am a Bachelor’s degree student and have not yet been awarded 60 ECTS

If you are a Bachelor’s degree student and have not yet gained 60 ECTS, the prerequisites for transferring to AU from another university are: 

  • That you are enrolled in the same programme at another university in Denmark 
  • That you have not passed what corresponds to the entire first academic year of the programme you wish to transfer to at AU before the start of the semester
  • That you meet the current admission requirements for the programme at AU
  • That you are not due to be withdrawn from your current university 

If you are due to be withdrawn from your current university, you must instead apply for re-admission

How to apply

You must apply through www.optagelse.dk

When you apply, you must upload the following: 

Application deadlines

The application deadline is 15 March if you wish to apply for quota 2 and 5 July if you wish to apply for quota 1.  

When will you get a response? 

You will receive a response to your application on 28 July. 

Questions and contact information 

If you have any questions about applying for a university transfer, you are very welcome to write to optagelse@au.dk.

I am a Master’s degree student and have not yet been awarded 60 ECTS

If you are a Master’s degree student and have not yet gained 60 ECTS, you should not apply for a university transfer. You should instead apply for ordinary admission in the same way you applied for your current programme: through DANS.

If you are due to be withdrawn from your current university, you must instead apply for re-admission.

If you are admitted to the degree programme, AU will automatically assess whether you can get a credit transfer for some of the courses you have already completed in your current programme.

How to apply

You must apply through the application system and select the degree programme you wish to apply for. 

When you apply, you must upload the following: 

  • An academic transcript with all examination attempts (transcript RA052U) 
  • Confirmation of enrolment 
  • Academic regulations or course descriptions of all courses 
  • Exam certificate for your upper-secondary school exam 
  • Documentation that you meet the language requirements, for example, an upper-secondary school certificate 
  • Documentation that you have passed a qualifying Bachelor’s degree programme 

Application deadlines 

For degree programmes that start in August/September, the application deadline is 1 March.

For degree programmes that start in January/February, the application deadline is 15 October

When will I get a response?

You will receive a response to your application on 10 July

Questions and contact information

If you have any questions about applying for a university transfer, you are very welcome to write to indskriv@au.dk.

I am a Bachelor’s or a Master’s degree student and I have passed all courses in the first academic year

The prerequisites for transferring to AU from another university are: 

  • That you are enrolled in the same programme at another university in Denmark 
  • That you have passed what corresponds to the entire first academic year of the programme you wish to transfer to at AU before the start of the semester
  • That you meet the current admission requirements for the programme at AU
  • That there are empty places in the programme at the you wish to transfer to 
  • That you are not due to be withdrawn from your current university 

Are you unsure whether you have passed all courses in the first academic year? 

Perhaps you are unsure whether what you have passed corresponds to the first academic year. For example, the degree programme at Aarhus University might be structured differently from your current programme. 

If you are unsure whether you can get a credit transfer for the entire first academic year, we recommend that you apply for both a university transfer and for ordinary admission to the new programme. It is not a problem to apply for both things at the same time. 

How to apply 

To apply for a transfer, please find the type of programme called “Change of programme/transfer – Bachelor’s degree programmes/Master’s degree programmes” in the application system. Then find the programme you wish to transfer to.

When you apply, you must upload the following: 

  • An academic transcript with all examination attempts (transcript RA052U) 
  • Confirmation of enrolment 
  • Academic regulations or course descriptions of all courses 
  • Exam certificate for your upper-secondary school exam 
  • Documentation that you meet language requirements, for example, an upper-secondary school certificate 
  • Documentation that you have passed a qualifying Bachelor’s degree programme  

Application deadlines 

For degree programmes that start in August/September, the application deadline is 1 March.

For degree programmes that start in January/February, the application deadline is 15 October

When will I get a response?

Applications are assessed on an ongoing basis. It can take a long time to process applications, and some applicants will only receive a response in August (for summer admissions) / January (for winter admissions).

Questions and contact information

If you have any questions about applying for a transfer, you are very welcome to write to indskriv@au.dk.

Bachelor's degree programmes open for transfer

Summer admission 2024

ARTS:

Cognitive Science

Digital design - it,æstetik og interaktion

Dramaturgi

Engelsk

Fransk sprog, litteratur og kultur

Informationsvidenskab

International virksomhedskommunikation i engelsk

International virksomhedskommunikation i fransk

International virksomhedskommunikation i spansk

International virksomhedskommunikation i tysk

Kunsthistorie

Lingvistik

Litteraturhistorie

Medievidenskab

Musikvidenskab

Nordisk sprog og litteratur

Spansk og spanskamerikansk sprog, litteratur og kultur

Tysk sprog, litteratur og kultur

Æstetik og kultur

Antropologi

Arabisk- og islamstudier

Arkæologi

Filosofi

Historie

Idehistorie

Indien- og sydasienstudier - A1-linje: sproglig specialisering

Japanstudier

Kinastudier

Klassisk arkæologi

Klassisk filologi

Religionsvidenskab

Rusland- og balkanstudier

Uddannelsesvidenskab, Campus Emdrup

Uddannelsesvidenskab, Campus Aarhus

BSS:

Economics and Business administration (Campus Herning)

Economics and Business administration (Campus Aarhus)

Erhvervsøkonomi (med tilvalg)

Erhvervsøkonomi, HA (Campus Herning)

Erhvervsøkonomi, HA (Campus Aarhus)

Erhvervsøkonomi-erhvervsret

Forretningsudvikling (diplomingeniør) (Campus Herning)

Global ledelse og design af produktionsnetværk, GMM (diplomingeniør) (Campus Herning)

Jura

Politik og økonomi

Samfundsfag

Statskundskab, dansksproget linje

Økonomi

HEALTH:

Folkesundhedsvidenskab

Idræt

Klinisk tandtekniker

Odontologi

Professionsbachelor i tandpleje

Medicin

NAT:

Datalogi

Datavidenskab

Fysik

IT Produktudvikling

Kemi

Biologi

Geoscience

Matematik

Matematik-økonomi

Medicinalkemi

Molekylær medicin

Nanoscience

Molekylærbiologi

TECH:

Agrobiologi

Bioteknologi (civilingeniør)

Bioteknologi (diplomingeniør)

Byggeri (civilingeniør)

Bygning (diplomingeniør)

Bygningsdesign (diplomingeniør)

Computerteknologi (civilingeniør)

Elektrisk energiteknologi (diplomingeniør) (campus Aarhus)

Elektrisk energiteknologi (diplomingeniør)(campus Herning)

Elektronik (diplomingeniør) (Campus Herning)

Elektronik (diplomingeniør) (Campus Aarhus)

Elektroteknologi (civilingeniør)

Kemi (diplomingeniør)

Kemi og fødevareteknologi (diplomingeniør)

Kemiteknologi (civilingeniør)

Maskinteknik (diplomingeniør) (campus Herning)

Maskinteknik (diplomingeniør) (campus Aarhus)

Mekanik (civilingeniør)

Softwareteknologi (diplomingeniør) (IKT)

Sundhedsteknologi, (diplomingeniør)

Master's degree programmes open for transfer

Summer admission 2024

ARTS:

Antropologi - almen linje

Arabisk- og islamstudier - A-linje

Cognitive Science

Didaktik (Dansk)

Didaktik (matematik), Campus Emdrup

Didaktik (materiel kultur), Campus Emdrup

Digital design - A1-linje

Digital design - Audiodesign

Dramaturgi - A-linje

Dramaturgi (med kandidattilvalg)

Engelsk - A-linje

Engelsk (med kandidattilvalg)

Erhvervssprog og international erhvervskommunikation i engelsk

Erhvervssprog og international erhvervskommunikation i fransk

Erhvervssprog og international erhvervskommunikation i spansk

Erhvervssprog og international erhvervskommunikation i tysk

Europastudier

Filosofi - A1-linje

Fransk sprog, litteratur og kultur (med kandidattilvalg)

Generel Pædagogik, Campus Emdrup

Generel Pædagogik, Campus Aarhus

Historie - A1-linje

Historie (med kandidattilvalg)

Human Security (Miljø- og konfliktanalyse)

Idehistorie - A-linje

Idehistorie (med kandidattilvalg)

Informationsvidenskab - A1-linje

Informationsvidenskab: Digitalt liv

Interkulturelle studier

Interkulturelle studier (fransk)

Interkulturelle studier (Latinamerika og Spanien)

Interkulturelle studier (tysk)

Internationale studier

IT-didaktisk design

Journalistik - analytisk journalistik

Klassisk filologi

Klassisk filologi (med kandidattilvalg)

Kunsthistorie - A-linje

Kunsthistorie (med kandidattilvalg)

Lingvistik

Litteraturhistorie

Medievidenskab - A2-linje

Medievidenskab - A-linje

Musikvidenskab - A-linje

Musikvidenskab (med kandidattilvalg)

Nordisk sprog og litteratur - A-linje

Nordisk sprog og litteratur (med kandidattilvalg)

Oplevelsesøkonomi

Pædagogisk antropologi

Pædagogisk filosofi

Pædagogisk psykologi, Campus Emdrup

Pædagogisk psykologi, Campus Aarhus

Pædagogisk sociologi, Campus Emdrup

Pædagogisk sociologi, Campus Aarhus

Religionsvidenskab - A-linje

Religionsvidenskab (med kandidattilvalg)

Retorik

Spansk og spanskamerikansk sprog, litteratur og kultur (med kandidattilvalg)

Sustainable Heritage Management (Bæredygtig kulturarvsmanagement)

Teologi

Tysk sprog, litteratur og kultur (med kandidattilvalg)

Uddannelsesantropologi og globalisering - tidligere Pædagogisk antropologi og globalisering?

Uddannelsesvidenskab, Campus Emdrup

Uddannelsesvidenskab, Campus Aarhus

Æstetik og kultur - A1-linje

Æstetik og kultur - A2-linje

BSS:

Erhvervsøkonomi

Erhvervsøkonomi - Business Intelligence

Erhvervsøkonomi - Business-to-Business Marketing and Purchasing

Erhvervsøkonomi - Commercial and Retail Management

Erhvervsøkonomi - Digital Business Management

Erhvervsøkonomi - Finance

Erhvervsøkonomi - Finance and International Business

Erhvervsøkonomi - Information Management

Erhvervsøkonomi - Innovation Management

Erhvervsøkonomi - International Business

Erhvervsøkonomi - International Business Development (Campus Herning)

Erhvervsøkonomi - International Economic Consulting

Erhvervsøkonomi - Management Accounting and Control

Erhvervsøkonomi - Marketing

Erhvervsøkonomi - Operations and Supply Chain Analytics

Erhvervsøkonomi - Strategic Communication

Erhvervsøkonomi - Strategy, Organisation and Leadership

Erhvervsøkonomi (Cand.soc.) Dobbelt grad i Business Innovation

Erhvervsøkonomi (med kandidattilvalg)

Erhvervsøkonomi-erhvervsret

Informationsteknologi - it, kommunikation og organisation, Campus Aarhus

Informationsteknologi - it, kommunikation og organisation, Campus Herning

Jura

Jura (erhvervskandidat på deltid)

Økonomi

Politik og Økonomi

Quantitative Economics

Revision

Revision (erhvervskandidat på deltid)

Statskundskab, dansksproget linje

Teknologibaseret forretningsudvikling (civilingeniør)

Teknologibaseret forretningsudvikling (erhvervskandidat på deltid)

HEALTH:

Folkesundhedsvidenskab

Idræt - Humanistisk-samfundsvidenskabeligt spor

Idræt - idrætsbiologisk spor

Idræt (med kandidattilvalg)

Medicin

Odontologi

Optometri og synsvidenskab

Sundhedsfaglig kandidatuddannelse - Prioriteringslinjen: vurdering af tiltag i sundhedsvæsenet

Sundhedsfaglig kandidatuddannelse - Rehabiliteringslinjen - komplekse interventioner og tværsektionelt samarbejde

Sygepleje, Campus Aarhus

NAT:

Astronomi

Bioinformatik

Biologi

Biologi (med kandidattilvalg)

Datalogi

Datalogi (med kandidattilvalg)

Fysik

Fysik (med kandidattilvalg)

Geofysik

Geologi

It-produktudvikling

Kemi

Kemi (med kandidattilvalg)

Matematik

Matematik (med kandidattilvalg)

Matematik-økonomi

Medicinalkemi

Molekylær medicin

Molekylærbiologi

Nanoscience

Statistik

Videnskabsstudier

TECH:

Agrobiologi (Husdyrsundhed og -velfærd)

Agrobiologi (Planteernæring og -sundhed)

Agrobiologi Økologisk jordbrug med specialisering i Husdyrsundhed og -velfærd

Agrobiologi Økologisk jordbrug med specialisering i Planteernæring og -sundhed

Agro-Environmental Management (Jordbrug, natur og miljø)

Biomedicinsk teknik (scient. med.)

Biomedicinsk teknologi (civilingeniør)

Byggeri (Civilingeniør)

Computerteknologi (Civilingeniør)

Elektroteknologi (civilingeniør)

Kemi og bioteknologi (Civilingeniør)

Mekanik (civilingeniør)

Molekylær ernæring og fødevareteknologi