Studies and Degrees

Admission requirements (full-degree students)

The admission requirements at the IT University of Copenhagen include the following:

1. Academic requirements
2. Test requirements
3. Semester start
4. Tuition fees, scholarships and residence permit (applicants from outside EU/EEA)

Further information on admission rules and on procedures for the handling and assessment of applications can be found in the Admission Rules of the IT University of Copenhagen.

Software Development and Technology
In order to apply all applicants must:

• Hold a bachelor's degree.
  Applicants from without the EU/EØS must preferably hold a Bachelor of Science degree in the areas of science or engineering.
• Meet the specified mandatory test requirements (TOEFL/IELTS and GRE) (see exemptions below in 2.Test requirements) 

• Hold a bachelor's degree.
  If you apply for the Technology (T) branch, you must hold a Bachelor of Science degree in the areas of science or engineering. Admission is highly competitive so applicants with a Bachelor of Art degree cannot expect to be admitted.
• Meet the specified mandatory test requirements (TOEFL/IELTS and GRE) (see exemptions below in 2.Test requirements)

Furthermore, the students typically write at least one report each semester. It is therefore of the utmost importance that the students have experience in writing reports on an academic level, and that the students know how to meet the academic standards required for any academic written work.

An application must therefore include:

• A copy of your BSc diploma/bachelor diploma including a transcript of grades. If you hold a non-Danish qualifying education, the copy (copies) must be verified by your educational institution (official stamp and original signature), by a public authority, or by the Royal Danish Embassy or a Royal Danish Consulate in your country
• Documentation for the specified test requirements (TOEFL/IELTS and GRE)
  Sent direct from the test centres to the IT University (see exemptions in 2. Test requirements) 
• A personal letter of motivation
  (no more than one page outlining your motivation for applying - see the "Instruction" for the application form).

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Please find further information about the tests and information about how to register:

• TOEFL or IELTS
• GRE (General test).

Applicants must have achieved a minimum TOEFL score of 230 (Computer-Based ®TOEFL Test) or 573 (Paper-Based ®TOEFL Test), or a minimum IELTS score of 6.5. Internet based TOEFL Tests must have a minimum score of 89.

The IT University of Copenhagen will not consider an application until we have received your official test scores direct from the test centres. This also applies to tests taken previously, e.g. a year ago. Test results must not be more than two years old.

There are no specific requirements to the score in the GRE General test. The results from the different parts of the test will be considered as a whole.

• The TOEFL code of the IT University of Copenhagen is 9015
• The IELTS does not have university codes. IELTS sends test results direct to the IT University of Copenhagen
• The GRE code of the IT University of Copenhagen is 7358.

To register for the tests, contact a TOEFL test centre or IELTS test centre, and contact a GRE test centre.

Applicants should register for tests as soon as possible as the number of test dates and seats at each test centre is limited.

Please note that the IT University of Copenhagen reserves the right to demand that international students pass a fresh TOEFL or IELTS test in Copenhagen within the first semester if we consider a student's English to be less than fluent.

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Students from countries within the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA) are not charged tuition fees.

Students on bilateral exchange programmes are not charged tuition fees.

Students who started studying at the IT University January 2006 or earlier, will not be charged tuition fees during the entire length of their studies.

Students from countries outside the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA) are charged tuition fees.

Tuition fees for applicants to the full-degree MSc programmes are regulated every January.This means that if you start your  MSc programme in autumn 2010 or spring 2011, the tuition fee amounts to a total of DKK 200,000 for the full two years of study. The tuition fees are payable by biannual instalments in advance of each term, i.e. DKK 50,000 per term.

If you start your MSc programme in autumn 2011 the tuition fee for the full two years of study may have varied. Keep an eye on this website - we update our information on tuition fees every January.

The IT University of Copenhagen offers state scholarships to three or four exceptionally talented applicants (full-degree students) from outside EU and EEA every year. The scholarships will be offered to the applicants who achieve the best scores according to the criterias in our admission rules. Applicants cannot apply for the scholarships. The scholarships consist of free tuition and partly covering of living expenses. The IT University considers all admitted students for the scholarships and informs the students chosen for the scholarships in their letter of admission.

Apart from tuition fees, students will have to cover living expenses (e.g. accommodation, meals, transport, books etc.) during their stay in Denmark.

The Danish Immigration Service will ask students from outside the Nordic countries and EU/EEA countries to demonstrate funds corresponding to DKK 50,000 before issuing a residence permit.

Please find further information about residence permit in the Practical Guide for New International Students (the document "Practical Guide for New International Students, Part 1: Preparing Your Stay in Denmark", chapter 6), and on the website of the Danish Immigration Service.

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