Admission requirements for the Bachelor of Engineering in Biotechnology
Admission requirements
To meet the admission requirements, you need the following qualifications:
• An upper secondary school leaving certificate/high school diploma
or
• A Danish Admission Course for Engineering programs
With:
- Mathematics equivalent to a Danish A-level and
- Physics equivalent to a Danish B-level or Geoscience equivalent to a Danish A-level and
- Chemistry equivalent to a Danish B-level or Biotechnology equivalent to a Danish A-level and
- English equivalent to Danish B-level
To document fulfillment of the specific admission requirements, you can attach a verification form to your application. The verification form must be completed, signed and stamped by the school where the entry qualification was completed.
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Other assessment criteria
Applications received before the deadline (15 March, 12 noon) will be assessed by the following criteria:
- Motivational video – Find information about the video here
- Exam results from your upper secondary school
- Work experience. Please upload CV and Employers Declaration (pdf) at optagelse.dk.
- Relevant courses
- Other relevant documented qualifications e.g. elite sports, volounteer work etc.
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English language entry requirements
Information about how to document English language proficiency
All applicants must document English proficiency on a level equivalent to the Danish upper secondary schools B-level, in order to qualify for admission to the Bachelor of Engineering in Biotechnology.
If you do not have a qualifying examination with the required English level, you can fulfill it by passing and completing one of the following international English test:
- TOEFL with a minimum score of 83
- IELTS with a minimum score of 6,5
The test result must not be older than two years from the applications deadline. The application deadline for foreign applicants is the 15th of Marts (Noon).
From 1. February 2026 the language requirement will be changed.
The TOEFL requirement will increase from a minimum test score of 83 to 88.
The IELTS requirement remains unchanged with a minimum test score of 6,5.Information about the tests and how to register, please visit their website:
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Online Mathematics Placement Test
If you do not have a qualifying examination with the required Mathematic level, you can supplement your exam with a Mathematics test. A passed test can be included in our assessment of your overall mathematics qualifications when you apply for admission through individual competence assessment.
We will take the following test into account:
- OMPT-B
- OMPT-D
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Math and Chemistry Syllabus
Applicants with non-Danish entry qualifications should be aware that it is advisable that the Mathematics and Chemistry topics listed in the document Syllabus Math and Syllabus Chemistry were included in previous studies.
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Distribution of study places between quota 1 and quota 2
The established quota distribution is for quota 1: 65% and quota 2: 35%
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Do you need a power of attorney?
If you apply, and need to grand someone power of attorney, to fulfill your application and ask questions on your behalf, then you have to fill out this Power of attorney. The power of attorney you have to upload to your application at www.optagelse.dk.
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SU – The Danish students’ Grants and Loans Scheme
Students who are foreign citizens can if they fulfil some specific conditions, be granted equal rights status with Danish citizens and thus be eligible to apply for SU (state educational grant).
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Application deadlines
Quota 2: 15 March at 12.00 noon
- Application deadline for all quota 2 applicants
- Application deadline for all applicants with an international entry examination; including applicants holding an International Baccalaureate
- Deadline for submitting documentation for quota 2 assessment on www.optagelse.dk. Documentation for supplementary subjects or other relevant documentation which is not finished before the 15 March can be uploaded to your application at www.optagelse.dk until 5 July at 12:00 noon.
Quota 1: 5 July at 12.00 noon
Only applicable to applicants holding a Danish entry examination