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
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• A Danish Admission Course for Engineering programs
You must also meet the following specific subject requirements:
- 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
Admission interview
All quota 2 applicants, including applicants with a foreign or international upper secondary qualification, must attend an admission interview to be eligible for admission to the programme.
The purpose of the interview is to assess your suitability for the programme, including your academic qualifications, English language proficiency and motivation to study.
Documentation of subject requirements
To document fulfillment of the specific subject 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:
- 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 minimum score 4,5 (for tests completed before January 21, 2026, provided that the score is at minimum 94)
- IELTS with a minimum score of 6,5
- Cambridge test (C1 advanced or C2 Proficiency) – with a minimum score of 180 (C1-level).
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).
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).
FAQ
Application deadlines
15 March at 12.00 noon
Deadline for applications submitted via optagelse.dk:
- All quota 2 applicants
- All applicants with an international entry examination, including applicants holding an International Baccalaureate (IB)
Documentation: All required documentation must be uploaded to optagelse.dk and received by this date.
If anything is missing or incomplete, please check the individual deadline shown in nemStudie.
EU citizens: If you complete your upper secondary education in the summer of the current year, please state this in your application on optagelse.dk or contact us via nemStudie so your application can still be included in the assessment.
5 July at 12.00 noon
- Application deadline for quota 1 applicants (only applicable to applicants holding a Danish entry examination)