Admission requirements for the BSc in General Engineering

General admission requirements

When you apply to DTU you have to fulfil two sets of admission requirements:

1. The general admission requirement: You must have an upper secondary exam that equates a Danish upper secondary exam
2. The specific admission requirements: You must have certain subjects at certain levels

You can visit the Exam book to find out if your secondary exam gives access to higher education in Denmark.

Specific admission requirement

In addition to the general admission requirement, you also have to fulfil the specific admission requirements. The specific admission requirement means that you have to have certain subjects at a specific level. The A and B-levels refer to how advanced the subject is and does not refer to grades. A-level means the highest level in a Danish upper secondary exam and B-level the second highest level. 

The four specific admission requirements for the BSc in General Engineering are (Danish levels):

• Mathematics A-level
• English B-level
• Physics B-level
• Chemistry B-level

If you have a Danish upper secondary exam Biotechnology A-level can substitute Chemistry B-level and Geoscience A-level can substitute Physics B-level.

The grade requirement is that you have passed the course. DTU will convert your levels and grades, if you have a non-Danish upper secondary exam. However, if you have an IB or an exam from the Nordic countries, you can use the conversion tables below or visit the Exam book.

If you do not fulfill the specific level requirement you must pass supplement courses. You can use our Supplementary courses guide to help find online supplementary courses or you can find something on your own. If you do find courses on your own, make sure that DTU approves that the syllabus meets the required level in Denmark. 

Re-calculation from 2022

If you have a Danish upper secondary exam finished after 1 May 2022 and take supplementary courses afterwards, please be aware of the new rules for re-calculation of your grade point average.

Nordic countries

If you are applying on the basis of an upper secondary exam from the Nordic countries, you can find a subject conversion table here.

IB

If you are applying on the basis of an IB exam you can find a subject conversion table here.

All other countries

If you are applying on the basis of an upper secondary exam from any other country, the assessment of your subject levels is carried out by the bachelor admission’s team at DTU when you apply for admission. Alternatively, you can apply for a pre-assessment between 1 September and 1 November to find out if you fulfil the admission requirements. Find more information on how to apply for a pre-assessment. 

English language requirements

All international applicants (see below for exemptions) have to prove their English proficiency by taking one of the tests below. DTU does not automatically receive test scores, therefore:

• Please ensure that you request a paper copy of the result at the time of registration for the language test 
• Make sure to upload your score report along with your application at optagelse.dk.

If you are not able to take the test before the application deadline 15 March at noon you can take the test afterwards. Please submit your test result as soon as possible on optagelse.dk and no later than 5 July at noon.

DTU accepts the following tests with the minimum score:

DTU does not accept IELTS One Skill Retake.

Note that IELTS and TOEFL tests are valid for two years. That means the test can be no older than two years on 5 July the year you apply for admission.

*Please note the language scores will ONLY be accepted, after DTU has verified them online. If you take a TOEFL test, please remember to give DTU’s TOEFL code (1684) at the time of taking the test. You must send in your scores as well as making ensure to provide us the appointment number and your date of birth.  

Applicants who are exempt from submitting an English test

Applicants with an exam that is Danish, Nordic, Duborg, A. P. Møller, International Baccalaureate (from the IB diploma programme) or European Baccalaureate (from the “ScholaEuropaea”). 
The exam must have an English level the Danish Agency for Higher Education considers comparable to a Danish B level in English.

Applicants who have an upper secondary exam/high school exam from certain English speaking countries: USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain or Ireland, if they have passed their exam(s) in English.

Applicants with an upper secondary exam / higher education from all other countries, including African and Asian countries, where the language of tuition is/was English, have to submit a test.