Foreign upper secondary exam – application deadline 15 March
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When is the deadline?
If you have a foreign upper secondary exam and want to apply for admission in quota 1, you must apply by 15 March at 12:00 noon CET.
What is considered in a quota 1 assessment?
In quota 1, you are assessed solely on your grade averages from your upper secondary exam.
In our statistics, you can see what grade averages were needed for acceptance in 2023 and earlier. Please note that these numbers change from year to year, as they are dependent on the applicants’ average grades.
Find statistics of which grade averages were needed for acceptance in 2023 and earlier
Should you also apply in quota 2?
In quota 2, you are assessed on both your grades and activities you have participated in after you have finished your upper secondary exam. If you have finished your upper secondary exam in 2023 or earlier, it might be worthwhile to also apply in quota 2 as it will give you an extra chance to be accepted.
If you apply in quota 2, you will also be evaluated in quota 1. This means, if you can be accepted in quota 1, and your grades are sufficiently high, then you will be accepted in quota 1, even though you applied in quota 2.
If you are finishing your upper secondary exam in 2024, you can only apply in quota 1.
Read more about quota 1 and quota 2
Read more about hot to apply in quota 2
Do you meet the entry requirements?
Regardless of whether you apply in quota 1 or quota 2, you should make sure you meet the entry requirements for the bachelor programme you want to apply for. See list of entry requirements for the different bachelor programmes under 'Specific entry requirement'
Check if you meet the entry requirements by finding your country on the list on the page International Applicants. View our tables of comparisons for foreign upper secondary exams under Find your country > Choose continent > Choose country
Check the entry requirements in English
When applying for a bachelor programme you must make sure that you fulfil the entry requirement in English. Read more below.
Are you applying for a Danish-taught programme?
If you are applying for a Danish-taught programme, you must fulfil the specific entry requirement English B or English level B with a minimum grade point average equivalent to the Danish 6.0.
Programmes that require English B
- HA(jur.) - Erhvervsøkonomi – erhvervsjura
- HA(kom.) - Erhvervsøkonomi – virksomhedskommunikation
- HA(mat.) - Erhvervsøkonomi – matematik
- HA(psyk.) - Erhvervsøkonomi – psykologi
Programmes that require English B with a grade point average equivalent to Danish 6.0
- HA almen erhvervsøkonomi
- HA i europæisk business
- HA i markeds- og kulturanalyse
- HA i projektledelse
- HA(fil.) - Erhvervsøkonomi – filosofi
- HA(it.) - Erhvervsøkonomi – informationsteknologi
Do you fulfil the requirement in English B with your upper secondary exam?
If you are unsure about whether you fulfil the specific entry requirement for English with your foreign upper secondary exam, you can check our tables of comparisons for different countries on cbs.dk.
Find the tables of comparisons under Find your country > Choose continent > Choose country
If you do not meet the specific entry requirement for English B
If you do not meet the specific entry requirement for English, there are different options for fulfilling it, e.g. by taking a Cambridge Exam.
Please note, it is NOT possible to fulfil a specific entry requirement for English through a language test such as TOEFL or IELTS.
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Are you applying for an English-taught bachelor programme?
If you are applying for an English-taught bachelor programme, you must have English level A.
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How to fulfil English A?
Below you can see how you can fulfil English A for English-taught programmes:
Do you fulfil English A with your upper secondary exam?
If you are unsure about whether you fulfil the specific entry requirement for English with your foreign upper secondary exam, you can check our tables of comparisons for different countries on cbs.dk.
Find the tables of comparisons under Find your country > Choose continent > Choose county
Did you not have English A during your upper secondary exam?
If you have not had English A during your upper secondary exam, you can fulfil it by:
- Taking a language test: To take a language test, you must have passed English level B with a grade point average equivalent to the Danish 6.0. You must ensure that the language test you take is approved by CBS, and that you achieve the required minimum score.
- Taking a Cambridge Exam.
Take the test as soon as possible!
You must upload documentation that you have taken and passed the language test before 5 July, 12:00 CET. To ensure that your test/exam scores are available to us on time, it is important that you sign up for a test/exam taking place at least three-four weeks before the deadline for uploading documentation to your application. You might for example be surprised to find out that all the test dates have already been booked or you may fail your first attempt.
Supplementary courses during the summer
It is not possible to take supplementary courses during the summer. All entry requirements must be met and documented by 5 July at 12:00 noon CET.
How to apply
Remember to upload all documentation for activities that should be assessed in quota 2 to your application on optagelse.dk no later than 15 March at 12:00 noon CET. This includes:
- Motivational essay
- Exam papers
- Documentation for work experience
- Documentation for stays abroad
- Documentation for other education, including Folk High School
- Documentation for Danish residence permit, if necessary
If you do not already meet the entry requirements, you must upload documentation for meeting them no later than 5 July at 12:00 CET.
We do not accept documentation uploaded after the deadline.
Read more about application deadlines
Below you can see the answers to three frequently asked questions about admission to CBS:
How do you get a confirmation on your application?
CBS does not send any confirmation that we have received your application or signature page.
If you apply with your MitID or NemID, you will receive an email from optagelse.dk once you have approved your application. This is your confirmation that you have applied. You will receive one email per approved application.
Applying without MitID or NemID?
If you do not have MitID or NemID, you must print and sign a signature page for each programme you are applying for. You must send the signature pages to signaturepage@cbs.dk no later than 15 March at 12:00 CET.
Afterwards, you will receive an automatic email response as confirmation that CBS has received your email. Note that it is your responsibility to make sure all your signature pages are attached to the email.
Read about signature pages under Your application > How to apply through Optagelse.dk
Do you need to pay tuition fee?
The following applicants do not have to pay tuition or application fees:
- Danish citizens
- EU citizens
- Citizens from Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and Liechtenstein
If you have a Danish residence permit, you might be exempt from paying a tuition fee.
ContactIf you have questions about admission and your application, you are welcome to contact us:
Call a student guidance counsellor The Student Guidance Services extra opening hours:
You are also welcome to contact a student guidance counsellor during the normal opening hours
Join the admission info meetings and live chats with CBS's Bachelor Admission
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