NARIC guide on Higher Education Systems in the European Union

For colleges of engineering there is the possibility of a special entrance examination for applicants who do not have what
corresponds to an upper secondary school leaving examination in the mathematics line. All colleges of engineering
(ingeniørhøjskoler) provide a one-year course to prepare for the entrance examination, comprising the following subjects:
Danish and the history of ideas, English, German, mathematics, physics and chemistry.
II.1.2. Qualifications for admission to university
The studentereksamen, the HF, the HHX, the HTX and equivalent qualifications will, as a rule, satisfy the general admission
requirements of the universities. Certain courses, however, have special requirements concerning specific subjects, grades,
etc. Thus, for example, examinations in mathematics and/or physics at the A level of the upper secondary school leaving
examination, mathematics line, are required for admission to a large number of technical and science courses and courses in
the social sciences.
A few institutions have entrance examinations, for example the Danish School of Journalism, the academies of music and the
schools of architecture.
II.2. Intermediate qualifications in
higher education
II.2.1. Intermediate qualifications in
non-university higher education
The majority of the non-university courses consist of an integral study period. There are no intermediate qualifications.
II.2.2. Intermediate university qualifications
Basisuddannelser (basic courses) at the universities of Roskilde and Aalborg
Roskilde University offers three basic courses, each of two years’ duration, in the natural sciences, the humanities and the
social sciences.
Aalborg University offers two basic courses, each lasting one year, in technology and science and the social sciences.
The basic courses are interdisciplinary and project-oriented. They require students to take part in project work, courses and
seminars. The project work takes place in two or more project periods. It is normally carried out in groups, but students may
also choose to work individually. At least one project, however, must take the form of group work.
Throughout the course, the performance of the project groups and the individual students is assessed continuously. At the end
of the course,
students hand in a written report on their final project, and the student is assessed on the basis of this report and an oral
examination by one or more internal examiners and one external examiner.
II.2.3. Academic recognition of intermediate
qualifications for purposes of further study