FULL-DEGREE STUDENT ADMISSION

We require a Bachelor of Architecture or equivalent as the basic academic requirement. We do accept students with other qualifications than a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture, which is one of the reasons you must deliver a portfolio together with your application. Our degree is basically an artistic degree, an aspect you should have in mind if you decide to apply for this programme.

Applicants who have graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree from a Danish university/college institution can only obtain admission if the Bachelor Programme is a BA in Architecture from either the Aarhus School of Architecture or the Danish Royal Academy. No other Danish Bachelor degrees are recognized as eligible for admission.

Given the fact that so many different degrees exist today, we encourage you to contact us before you apply if in doubt whether your degree matches our requirements.

• IELTS academic test result of at least 6.5
• Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English passed
• Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English passed with A or B or C
• TOEFL iBT test result of at least 91
• TOEFL paper-based test result of at least 577
• A complete Bachelor’s degree acquired in English in Great Britain, Ireland, Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK or the US

Students holding EU or EEA citizenship are exempt from the tuition requirement.

The tuition for the programme starting in September 2023 is €14,000 for an academic year (2 semesters). For individual students, tuition will remain at the same level throughout the programme. The tuition payment and refund policy can be found here.

Applicants admitted as degree-seeking students will retain the tuition level throughout their programme as when admitted.

Exempt from tuition are applicants holding permanent residence permits 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.

Please note: As a Danish government-financed institution, we are not able to offer financial assistance. If your programme participation depends on obtaining a scholarship/grant/work-study offered by a school, we encourage you to apply elsewhere. We are not able to answer questions pertaining to the Danish State Educational Grant and Loan Scheme; instead, you should look for information on www.su.dk.

0See dates that are important to you as an international applicant:

Admission process

• 01 February: Application deadline
• Week 8; short-listed applications are sent to the evaluation committees
• Week 15: Admission offers are sent
• 01 June: Tuition fees must be transferred (Danish visa requirement)
• 01 June: Deadline for language tests, if not enclosed with application
• 07 June: Visa procedure instructions are sent to those needing entry visa to Denmark
• 30 June: school closes for the summer break
• 01 August: Diplomas must have reached if not included in the application
• 29 August: Mandatory orientation meeting for all international students
• 01 September: Opening of the semester

Academic calendar

• 01 September: Semester start (or first weekday after if the 1st is a Saturday/Sunday)
• 02 January: Project presentation period starts
• 31 January: Fall semester ends
• 01 February: Semester starts (or first weekday after if the 1st is a Saturday/Sunday)
• 01 June: Project presentation period starts
• 30 June: Spring semester ends
• July/August: Summer holidays

Please note: Danish holidays follow the calendar of the Lutheran church, with the addition of a few holidays – just as the Danish Christmas is slightly different than in most countries. Each studio will most likely have its own calendar and this may deviate from the public holidays. You can find and construct a calendar of the public holiday online at e.g. www.timeanddate.com or similar websites.

Typically, during week 42 (in Denmark we number our weeks), there is no teaching in the studios, but this may vary according to each studio, just as the weekdays leading up to Maundy Thursday are also typically days without teaching (again there may be differences according to the particular studio).

Is it possible to send the application by regular mail?
No. We accept only applications sent electronically.

May I send a larger portfolio/more recommendations than described?
No.

I am a Danish national with foreign application credentials. Must I apply as an international student?
Yes. This procedure must be used by all applicants who have been or are currently, studying with the aim of receiving non-Danish educational credentials.

Should the transcript be sent both in the original language and translated?
Yes, we would like to receive both versions.

May I email my recommendations to you instead of attaching them to the application?
You may, but in our experience, many recommendations do not reach us until after the evaluation has been carried out. We cannot stop the process in order to await a single recommendation. Sending recommendations by email is an option you should avoid, as we cannot guarantee that the recommendation will be paired with your application due to the large number of applications we receive.

How many do you accept?
There is no fixed number; however, we have previously accepted approximately 10-15 applicants.

I have not completed my Bachelor’s programme, can I still apply?
Yes, if you are on the final year of your programme and expect to obtain your Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) by semester start (01 September).

May I send my language proficiency documentation by mail through the provider?
Yes. You may probably not find us on the mailing lists of the test providers, but if so, just send it to us by regular mail.

Do you offer financial support?
No