Admission requirements for the Bachelor of Engineering in Biotechnology

In addition to official admission requirements mentioned above we are considering other qualifications as:

 Entry level course into the program of engineering with

• Mathematics: corresponding to Danish A-level
• Physics: corresponding to Danish B-level or Geoscience corresponding to Danish A-level
• Chemistry: corresponding to Danish B-level or Biotechnology corresponding to Danish A-level
• English corresponding to Danish B-level 

or

• Foreign or international access giving exam. If you are not sure whether your exam will grant you admission, you can read more about the requirement here

or

• Other basis for admission. If you do not fulfill the official admission requirements, but have other qualifications which can be ranked alongside, you can apply for admission on the exceptional permission via individual competence assessment.

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:

• TOEFL
• IELTS

• Motivational letter in form of an English spoken video.  (Notice this only applies to applications from 2025)
  The motivational video will be assessed based on the following topics: motivation, communication skills and understanding
• Relevant C-A-level subjects with a minimum grade of 7 (equivalent to ECTS grade C) in the following subjects: Biology, Biotechnology, English, Physics, Geoscience, Chemistry, Mathematics, Technology, Engineering subjects – Construction/Energy, Engineering subjects – Processing/Nutrition/Health.
• Minimum grade of 7 in the major final exam in the upper secondary school leaving certificate.
• Minimum grade of 7 in passing the ‘Entry level course of Engineering’.
• Relevant professional work experience and military service minimum 15 hours pr. week/ minimum 2 months.
• Educational activities above upper secondary school level.
• Passed subjects on a higher education programme, minimum 1 semester.
• Relevant courses, introduction progammes and other relevant activities, minimum 1 month.
• Relevant internship, minimum 1 month.
• Folk High School with relevant courses, minimum 4 month.
• Relevant unpaid volunteer work.

By giving weight to additional admission criteria as professional experience and other – only period of maximum 12 months will be taken into account. cf.to nr. 1495 af 11/12/2017  Declaration reg. access to vocational education and professional education.

We will recommend you to enclose a curriculum vitae (CV) to your application.
Do not enclose a motivation letter to your application. 

Documents having signification to admission should be uploaded together with your application latest on March 15th 12:00AM CET. Only documentation proving activities which have been completed and documentation sent by 15th of March will be taken into consideration. However the whole period stated on the contract will be taken into account in cases of military service and secondment, regardless if contact period is terminating after deadline of application yet latest up to the start of the study year.

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

Link: Online Mathematics Placement Test

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.

The established quota distribution is for quota 1: 65% and quota 2: 35%

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.

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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