Exchange and guest student admission

Exchange and guest students must comply with the below-mentioned requirements:

• TOEFL: 577 (PBT) or 91 (iBT) or above OR
• CPE (Certificate of Proficiency in English) (Level C2) OR
• CAE (Certificate in Advanced English) (Level C1) OR
• IELTS: 6.5 or above

Only these tests are considered sufficient documentation. And for admission to the Department of Cultural Heritage, we require that you are able to read and write one of the Scandinavian languages.

Exemptions from the English language requirements are as follows:

• Native speakers of English
• Students that have completed, or are undertaking, a university degree taught entirely in English
• Students from the French-speaking part of Canada
• Students with verbal GMAT/GRE verbal scores over 577/35, respectively

The portfolio must be in either A4 or A3 size (PDF format) not exceeding 30 pages or 15 MB. It must be easily readable and providing an introduction to the presented projects etc. is mandatory. The portfolio is crucial to the entire evaluation of your application and will determine whether you are admitted or not.

Please note that we are an architecture school with a focus on the artistic aspects of architecture. This means that we are not only interested in the final projects you have completed but also very much in the process leading to your projects.

Your portfolio must reflect your command of small and large scale. If the projects are group projects, or a project you worked on while connected to a company (either as an employee or intern), your particular contributions should be clearly described.

It is your responsibility that the portfolio reaches us before the application deadline. The school is not responsible for any delays due to technical problems or problems with the regular mail service. Failure to comply with application instructions and deadlines may cause your application to be rejected.

Application deadline for exchange and guest students:

• 1 May for the fall semester and academic year

You must be nominated by your home institution before 1 October in order to apply.

Looking for information about admission as a full degree student? Click here.

The tuition for guest student applicants is:

• €13,000 per academic year (€6,500 per semester)

Exchange students are not charged tuition.

Please note: Applicants admitted as degree-seeking students will retain the tuition level throughout their programme as when admitted (students of the class of 2014 will pay €11,000 in tuition for the duration of their Program etc.).

Exempt from tuition are applicants holding permanent residence permit to the following countries:

• The EU countries, the EEA countries and the Nordic countries.

Applicants with status as refugees etc. in these countries may under certain circumstances be exempt from paying tuition. You should contact us, if in doubt.

We do not offer financial help to cover tuition and/or maintenance expenses.

Depending on your nationality, you may have to apply for a visa in order to study at the Aarhus School of Architecture.

Information about visa (PDF)

Aarhus is a very popular place to study, which means that accommodations can be very difficult and expensive to find.

Find more information about the accommodation options