Registration and deadlines
Find deadlines and see how to register for courses at CBS as a single course student or credit transfer student.
Deadlines for registration
| Application portal opens | Deadlines | Answer to application - credit transfer student | Answer to application - single course student | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | 2 December 2025 at 12:00 noon | 9 December 2025 at 23:59 | Early January | Mid-January |
Please note:
- You cannot register after the deadline
- You must apply in the application portal due to guidelines for personal information
How to register
You register for a single course and guest course via our application portal.
- Find one or several courses on CBS, that you want to take:
=> See courses at bachelor level
=> See courses at master level
- Log in to the application portal. There are different ways to access the application portal. Read below to see how to log in.
- If you are a credit transfer student, i.e. you are taking a course as a part of your study programme at another University, you must upload a preapproval from your Study Board, when you register.
Please note: in the application portal, under the section "study type" you must choose:
- "Single course as guest student", if you are an credit transfer student / guest student.
- "Student Place Vacancy", if you register for a single course, that you are paying for.
Answer to your application
You will recieve athe answer to your application in an encrypted email, sent to the email address you gave in your application.
In the mail/letter you will get information about:
- How you can access information about which course(s) you are registered for
- How to pay for the course (this only applies if you are an single course student)
- How to get access to CBS' digital platforms such as the student intranet my.cbs.dk (requires CBS-login), where you can find practical information about lectures, exams and CBS.
How to apply
You apply through the application portal. There are different ways to access the portal.
1. Choose the option that best fits you situation - see below
2. Make sure you have read all the requirements for your student category before you apply
3. Find one or more courses you want to take
4. Prepare your application and documentation
5. Apply via the application portal
How to log in to the application portal
Do you have an active CBS login?
You should only choose this method if you are an active student at CBS. You are not an active student if it is more than one month ago since you were enrolled in a study programme or a course.
- Go to application portal => Choose Log ind with WAYF-login
- Go to application portal => Choose Log ind with WAYF-login
- Choose "Copenhagen Business School" on the list that appears
When you have chosen "Copenhagen Business School", you will be forwarded to CBS's login page. Enter your CBS username and password
Have you previously created a user profile in the application portal?
If you have previously created a user profile in application portal, you must log in as a self-registered user with your e-mail and password.
If you have forgotten your password, you can have a new one sent to you when you click on the "Log in as a self-registered user" button.
- Go to application portal => Choose Log in as self-registered user
Do you want to use MitID when you log in?
- Go to application portal => Choose Log in with MitID/NemID
Do you not have MitID?
Read about MitID here.
Do you not have MitID or an active CBS login?
- Go to application portal => Choose Set me up a user
You need to provide the following information about yourself:
- Name
- Nationality
- E-mail address
- Documentation of identity (copy/picture of your passport or a driver's license)
- Civil registration number (in case you do not have a Danish civil registration number, you will be asked to provide your address)
When you have provided the above-mentioned information and clicked on the button, "Create", the system will send an e-mail to the e-mail address you have provided. Please note that the e-mail can get lost in your spam filter. Click on the activation link in the e-mail. You must now create a password for the application portal.
When you log in to the application portal in the future, you must choose Log in as self-registered user.
What you need to know as credit transfer student
Guide to application portal
Tab 1: Create application
- Your name, civil registration number and e-mail address will be at the top of this page
- Under "Choose place of education", you choose Copenhagen Business School
Single subject as a guest student: choose this option if you are enrolled in another educational institution and want to have the courses you take at CBS credit transferred to your own study programme.
Student Place Vacancy: choose this option if you want take single courses af CBS which you will be paying for yourself.
Then click "Search" and a list of available types of education will appear:
- Choose either the bachelor or graduate and click on the button "Create application"
- At the next step, you state your nationality. This field is filled in per default, so please proceed by clicking "Create application"
- You have now moved to the next step in the application process. A process bar will inform you of the different steps before you can submit your application.
Please note that you cannot navigate the process by using the "back" and "forward" buttons on the browser. Instead, you must navigate back and forth by using the process bar.
Non EU/EEA citizen
Please note! If your nationality is not Danish or Nordic, you have to provide documentation of a residence permit in Denmark. Later on in the application, you need to provide this documentation.
Explanation for selected steps in the process bar
Person
In the step "Person", some of your data will already have been retrieved from your WAYFlogin. Just state your telephone number and a private address, on which we can reach you.
You will be presented to the abbreviations: WAYF, MAN, and DANS. This means that your information already has been retrieved via different systems (WAYF and DANS), or that you have to enter them yourself manually (MAN).
Requirements and prerequisites
If you apply as a credit transfer student, you must upload your preapproval here. If you do not have your preapproval yet, select the option “Will be forwarded later”. If you choose this option, you will receive an e-mail about when you will be able to access your application again to upload your preapproval. The preapproval is a prerequisite for admission to a course as a credit transfer student and must be uploaded before semester start.
If you apply as a single course student (Student Place Vacancy), you will not be asked for a preapproval.
Nationality
If you have stated that you are a non-EU/EEA citizen but you have a residence permit, you will be asked to upload documentation for this.
Other
Now you need to fill out how many courses you wish to apply for. It is very important that you only write numbers 1, 2, 3 or 4. If you are a credit transfer student, you can only choose the number of courses that you can get credit transfered to your studies.
You now have to fill in which courses you want to apply for:
- You can choose up to 8 priorities and these will be distributed according to the order of priority.
- Each priority must contain a course code and title: eg. BHAAV2389U or CCMVV1583U. It may be a good idea to copy paste course codes directly from our homepage.
Please note: in some cases the course code has prefix BA- or KAN- e.g. BA-BHAAV2389U or KAN-CCMVV1583U. This prefix should NOT be included in the application.
You can find all courses offered in the given semester on cbs.dk
=> See courses at bachelor level
=> See courses at master level
You cannot apply for courses that are "cancelled" or "closed for further enrollment"
Show the application
Here you can see what you have indicated and uploaded to your application.
Submit the application
Submit the application electronically to CBS by clicking "Submit application".
As soon as you have submitted your application, you are no longer able to edit it, unless the caseworker returns it and asks for additional information. However, you can still view and read all the applications you have submitted under the step "See application status".
Tab 2: Check application status
If you have not previously created any applications, the page is empty.
If you have previously created one or more applications, you can see them here, and you can follow applications that have already been submitted.
Tab 3: Messages
Here you can read messages from the caseworker.
Tab. 4: User information (only visible to self-registered users)
This tab is only visible for self-registered users.
Here you can see your own information and change your password for the application portal. You can also edit your personal information if for instance you made a typo when you created your profile. Important! Corrections will not be integrated in already created and submitted applications.
Please contact hdtilmelding@cbs.dk to apply your corrections to your existing applications.
Are you a CBS student?
If you are a student in a bachelor or graduate programme at CBS and want to take elecetives as a part of your study programme, you can read all about registration for electives and minors on my.cbs.dk.
Read about for electives and minors on my.cbs.dk
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