Ap­plic­a­tion and ad­mis­sion - mas­ter

You can take supplementary courses at CBS in the spring or autumn semester while you are enrolled in your bachelor programme.

Deadline for completing courses

The exam in the supplementary course must take place before your final exam in your bachelor programme.

Which courses can you choose?

When choosing supplementary courses, please note that the courses must:

• be at bachelor level.
• cover the relevant academic areas required to fulfil the entry requirements to a master programme.
• cover the number of ECTS you are missing. If you e.g. are missing 1.5 ECTS in Finance, you must choose a course worth at least 1.5 ECTS in Finance.
  
  A course may cover more than one subject area, but only up to the number of ECTS credits the course carries. A 7.5 ECTS course may e.g. cover 3 ECTS in Finance and 4.5 ECTS in Business Economics. However, the same course cannot count twice and therefore cannot cover 7.5 ECTS in both Finance and Business Economics.

You can see which academic area a course covers in the course overview or in the course description. Use the filters ECTS and Academic areas for master admission to find relevant courses on Courses at bachelor level

Price and registration

You must pay for supplementary courses and register as a single-course student. Read more about how to register and the cost on Single course students

You can take supplementary courses at Summer University:

• while you are enrolled in your bachelor programme
• during the period in which you are conditionally accepted, i.e. if you take them in the summer after you have been offered a place on a master programme

Deadline for completing courses

The supplementary course must be passed no later than 31 August. If you do not pass the ordinary exam, you will lose your place.

Which courses can you choose?

When choosing supplementary courses, please note that:
 

• The courses must be at bachelor level.
   
• The courses must cover the relevant academic areas required to fulfil the entry to a master programme.
   
• The courses must cover the number of ECTS you are missing. If you e.g. are missing 1.5 ECTS in Finance, you must choose a course worth at least 1.5 ECTS in Finance.
  
  A course may cover more than one subject area, but only up to the number of ECTS credits the course carries. A 7.5 ECTS course may e.g. cover 3 ECTS in Finance and 4.5 ECTS in Business Administration. However, the same course cannot count twice and therefore cannot cover 7.5 ECTS in both Finance and Business Administration.

You can see which academic areas a course covers in the course overview or in the course description. Use the filters ECTS and Academic areas for master admission to find relevant courses on Courses at bachelor level

Price and registration

You must pay for supplementary courses and register as a single-course student.

See the price and how to register for Summer University.

Not sure whether you need supplementary courses?

If you are unsure whether you fulfil the entry requirements, you can enrol in courses at Summer University. If you are not admitted to a master programme or do not need the course, you can withdraw without paying for it. Read more about how to withdraw

Not admitted to a master programme?

If you are not offered a place on a master programme, we recommend that you withdraw from the course at Summer University.

You cannot reuse the course as supplementary course if you apply for a master programme at a later date. This applies regardless of whether you were conditionally accepted or rejected.

You cannot reuse the course because it was not:

• passed as part of your bachelor programme
• taken after you were conditionally accepted to a master programme

If you apply for a master programme at a later date, you can enrol in the course again.

You can take supplementary courses at CBS or at other universities in Denmark or abroad. What matters is not where you take the course, but that it is at bachelor level and covers the academic areas in which you are missing ECTS.

Taking courses at CBS does not put you at an advantage or disadvantage compared to taking courses at other universities. The only advantage of CBS courses is that they have already been assessed, so you know which academic areas a course can cover.

Assessment of courses outside CBS

When choosing courses outside CBS, you must make your own assessment of whether you think the course can fulfil the entry requirements. You can do this by:

• comparing the course content and learning objectives with courses that have already been assessed at CBS
• reading the course description carefully and checking which academic areas the course covers
• using CBS courses as a benchmark for level and content

Please note that CBS Admissions always makes the final decision on whether a course can be used to fulfil an entry requirement. Your courses will only be assessed when your application for admission is processed. You cannot apply for a pre-assessment of courses.

You are exempt from paying the application fee if you are an EU citizen, an EEA citizen or a Swiss citizen.

If you are a non-EU citizen, you are also exempt from this fee if you hold one of the residence permits listed below or if you have a bachelor degree issued by a Danish institution (including both those who have graduated and those who will graduate).

If you are not exempt from paying, and you do not pay the Application Fee, CBS will not process your application in the application round.

The application fee costs 150 Euro per applicant and per admission round and must be paid by the application deadline. You only need to pay one application fee per round, regardless of the number of priorities in your application.

Residence permits that exempt you from the application fee:

If you have one of the following residence permits, you have the same rights as a Danish citizen and are therefore not to pay the application fee:

• "Permanent opholdstilladelse" - permanent residence permit in Denmark
• "Opholdstilladelse med mulighed for varigt ophold" - residence permit with a view to permanent residence in Denmark
• "EU-opholdsbekendtgørelsen" - residence permit in Denmark according to the EU/EEA regulations

CBS Admissions will make a decision based on your actual residence permit. The residence permit must be valid (if your current residence permit has expired, please also upload the receipt for your extension application).

Documentation

If you have one of the above residence permits, it is very important that you upload documentation for it when you apply at the "Personal details" step in the Application Portal.

If you are in the process of applying for EU/EEA citizenship, but you have not yet received your passport, you must pay the application fee.

If you are in the process of applying for one of the above residence permits, but you have not yet obtained one, you must pay the application fee.

Residence permits from other Nordic countries

Permanent residence in another Nordic country (Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Greenland, the Faroe Islands) may also grant you an exemption. Please note that CBS Admissions will make a decision based on your actual residence permit.

Non-Nordic EU/EEA residence permits

If you are a non-EU/EEA citizen with permanent residence in another EU/EEA country, you are not exempt from paying the application fee or the tuition fees.

Refugees

If you have a refugee residence permit, you may be exempt from paying the application and tuition fees.

Please contact CBS Admissions if you are unsure whether your residence permit exempts you from paying fees.

Pay the application fee in the CBS Admissions payment page
 

Pay the application fee here. 

Once you have received the receipt confirming payment of your application fee, please upload it to your first priority in the Application Portal.

CBS reimburses anyone who pays the application fee by mistake, or who is accepted and still enrolled in their study programme as an active student one month after study start (1 October, or 1 March for the winter Digital Business round).

Applicants who paid the Application Fee by mistake, will receive a reimbursement during the autumn for the winter round or spring for the summer round.

Applicants who are accepted and still enrolled as an active student by 1 March (for the winter round) or 1 October (for the summer round), will receive a reimbursement during the spring or autumn respectively.

NB: Your bank/credit card may retain a service fee when processing the reimbursement.

Residence permits that exempt you from paying tuition fees:

You may be exempt from paying tuition fees if you have one of the following types of residence permits in Denmark:
 

• "Permanent opholdstilladelse" - permanent residence permit in Denmark
   
• "Opholdstilladelse med mulighed for varigt ophold" - residence permit with a view to permanent residence in Denmark
   
• "EU-opholdsbekendtgørelsen" - residence permit in Denmark according to the EU/EEA regulations
   
• “Opholdstilladelse som medfølgende barn” – residence in Denmark as an accompanying child (the documentation must state that you are "medfølgende barn" - the text "medfølgende familie" is not sufficient.

Residence permits from other Nordic countries

You may also be exempt from paying tuition fees if you have permanent residence in another Nordic country (Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Greenland, the Faroe Islands) and you will continue to live in the relevant country during your studies; please note that CBS Admissions will make a decision based on your actual residence permit.

Non-Nordic EU/EEA residence permits

If you are a non-EU/EEA citizen with permanent residence in another EU/EEA country, you are not exempt from paying the application fee or the tuition fees.

Refugees

If you have a refugee residence permit, you may be exempt from paying the application and tuition fees. Please contact the Admissions Office for further details.

Current student residence permit

Having a student residence permit (whether at another institution, or at CBS under a different programme) does not under any circumstances exempt you from paying the tuition fee. Contact CBS Admissions if you are unsure whether your residence permit exempts you or not.

Documentation

If you have one of the residence permits listed that exempt you from paying, it is very important that you upload documentation for it when you apply in the Application Portal.

Make sure to upload the following documents:

• Certified copy of your residence permit letter from the Immigration Services
  AND
• Certified copy of your residence permit card
  PLUS (if applicable)
• Certified copy of the page in your passport giving you residence permit

Based on the documentation you upload, CBS Admissions will grant (or deny) you an exemption.

If you are in the process of applying for one of the above residence permits, but you have not received it yet, you must also upload documentation from the immigration authorities confirming this.

If you are in the process of applying for EU/EEA citizenship, but you have not yet received your passport, you must upload documentation confirming this.

Depending on the situation, CBS Admissions may extend the deadline for paying the tuition fees or receiving a copy of your residence permit or EU/EEA passport.

Please note that you may still be required to pay the application fee.

If you are offered a study place at CBS, you will receive an invoice with details about how to pay the first semester tuition fee via your application in the Application Portal. You will need to pay the first semester of tuition fees by 1 June if you have applied in Group 2 and need at student residence permit to study in Denmark.

You must pay the coming tuition fees before the semester starts. It is not possible to split the payment into several instalments. CBS will invoice you twice a year. The two deadlines for paying for each semester are:

• 15 January
• 15 August

You only need to pay for maximum four semesters. If you, against expectation, do not complete your degree within the prescribed four semesters, you will not need to pay a fifth semester of tuition fees.

Tuition fees are only reimbursed in the following cases:

• If you are conditionally accepted but do not fulfil the conditional requirements stated in your answer letter.
• If you have paid for the coming semester, but withdraw from the programme before the semester starts (official withdrawal date must be latest 31 August or 31 January).
• If you subsequently obtain a residence permit or citizenship exempting you from paying the tuition fee. The validity date of the permit, or citizenship, must be before the semester start (the official validity date must be latest 31 August or 31 January).

NB: Your bank may retain a service fee when processing the reimbursement.

It is important to be aware of the following if you are planning to fund your studies using a loan or a scholarship from your home country:

• Loans, external scholarships and the student residence permit (ST1)
  Look carefully into the timing of the loan or scholarship offered. If you are using part of the loan or scholarship to pay tuition fees, make sure that you will receive the money and can pay the fees before the tuition fee deadline 
  
  We are not able to start the application process for a student residence permit with the immigration authorities until we have received the tuition fees for your first semester at CBS.
   
• US Federal Loans
  CBS does not participate in the US Federal Direct Loans programme.

Each scholarship includes a tuition fee waiver and a monthly stipend of DKK 8,000 to assist with living costs in Denmark. The grant is paid out in advance every month and has a maximum duration of 22 months, starting 1 September the year you are accepted (1 February if you are accepted in the Winter application round). The grant is taxable in Denmark according to the rules and regulations governing income from grants and tax exemption for developing countries.

CBS offers approx. 25 scholarships per year.

You may be considered for a CBS scholarship if you:

• are a non-EU/non-EEA/non-Swiss citizen
• need a student residence permit to study at CBS
• pay the application fee (unless you have a bachelor degree from a Danish educational institution) by the application deadline
• upload a personal statement and apply online in the Application Portal 

You may not receive a scholarship if you are eligible for SU (Danish State Educational Grant) or any other type of public support in Denmark.

Deadline

If you wish to be considered for a scholarship, you must apply for admission no later than 15 January, 23:59 CET (15 October for the Winter round), via the Application Portal.

How to apply

When applying, you must indicate that you wish to be considered for the CBS scholarship in the Application Portal and upload a personal statement. 

Your answer

Applicants offered a CBS scholarship will be notified by 15 March at the latest via the Application Portal (10 December for the Winter round). 

Applicants who are not offered a CBS scholarship, but are accepted to a CBS programme, will receive an invoice for the first tuition fee payment.

The scholarship is aimed at highly qualified students. The scholarship is not given based on financial needs. Your academic record and your English proficiency will be assessed together with your personal statement.

Personal statement
The personal statement must be personal and specific, and it must prove you are well-informed and have put a lot of thought into your choice of education. It should explain your purpose and reasons for choosing CBS and a particular programme, and it must give an impression of who you are as a person and as a potential CBS student. Your academic performance is a very important factor, however, your life and work experience will also be considered in the selection process for the scholarship. You may describe how your academic accomplishments, your internships, work experience or extra-curricular activities have affected you and your choice of programme, as well as how the programme relates to your future aspirations.

Please use a maximum of 2 pages for your personal statement.

If you apply for a programme where the selection process includes a personal statement, the scholarship personal statement will count for both purposes.

The selection process
A selection committee will assess the scholarship applications and in some cases decide to interview an applicant. The committee will make the final decision as to who is offered a scholarship.

If you've been granted a scholarship, you must be an active student at the respective programme/concentration throughout the prescribed duration of your studies at CBS. You are considered an active student when you are no more than 6 months (30 ECTS-points) delayed in your studies. Your status will be checked in the beginning of each semester. If you do not meet the requirement for study activity, you risk losing your grant and will be asked to pay tuition fees.

The scholarship is granted for a specific master's programme and concentration. To keep receiving the scholarship, you must remain enrolled in the same programme/concentration. We strongly encourage you to make sure the programme you wish to enrol in is the right choice for you, in terms of content, future career opportunities, etc.

If you, against expectations, do not complete the programme within the prescribed period of study, you will not be required to pay any tuition fees. However, you cannot receive a grant extension (an exemption can only be given in extraordinary circumstances, such as severe illness). 

You must have a student residence permit 
Keep in mind that to study in Denmark you must have a valid student residence permit, which is only granted for a limited period of time. You will lose your scholarship if you change from a student residence permit to another type of residence permit.

Payment of the scholarship grant
The scholarship grant is paid out in advance on the last banking day of the month (except for the first payment). Make sure to bring sufficient funds to cover your expenses in Denmark for the first few months, as the process of registering with the various local authorities in order to start receiving the grant can be lengthy.

CBS Admissions will start the student residence permit application process (ST1) when you have:

• Paid the first semester tuition fee, or
• Accepted a scholarship offer

The ST1 application can be initiated if you are conditionally accepted on condition that you pass courses at summer university, or on condition that you finish your bachelor degree by study start. 

However, you should be aware that your student residence permit application will be considered incomplete until you are fully accepted to CBS.

The student residence permit application is online, via NewToDenmark.dk.

We fill in our part of the ST1 application form, confirming that you will be a student at CBS. You will receive an email with the details you need to access the form online. You are then to fill in your part of the application according to the instructions given and submit it online. 

Within 14 days you must show up in person at the nearest Danish representation to have your biometric features recorded.

Your application is processed by the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI).

SIRI will require you to pay a fee as part of handing in the application form, and in some cases the Danish representation will also require you to pay a local fee.

The agency will process your application when 

• the necessary fees have been paid
• all documentation and information is available
• you are fully accepted to CBS

The processing time will normally take up to eight weeks. 

CBS receives a copy of the student residence permit letter direct from SIRI.

Your residence permit is only valid as long as you are actively enrolled and participating in your programme. If you stop following your studies, the immigration authorities (SIRI) can revoke your residence permit. CBS Admissions is obliged to inform SIRI if you are not actively following the study programme.

The scholarship cover expenses incurred in connection with the study stay, i.e. application fee, visa costs, tuition fee, insurance, expenses for travel, housing and living expenses during study stay.

More information about the number of scholarships for each of the three universities will follow. 

Whether you must apply for re-enrolment or re-admission of studies depends on whether you have passed the first year under the programme’s current curriculum:

• Re-enrolment
  If you have passed 60 ECTS-points or more in courses that match the first year of the programme’s current curriculum, you can apply for re-enrolment directly to the second year.
   
• Re-admission
  If you have fewer than 60 ECTS-points or if your courses no longer match the first year of the current curriculum, you can apply for re-admission to the first year.

You can see the first year of all curricula at studieordninger.cbs.dk

If you are unsure whether you have passed the equivalent of the first year

If you are unsure whether you have passed what corresponds to the first year of the programme you want to apply for, we recommend that you:

• apply for admission via the Application Portal
• apply for re-enrolment at the same time

This way you are covered regardless of how your previously passed courses are assessed.

If you know that you have not passed the first year

You must apply for re-admission  of studies if:

• you have not passed courses equivalent to the first year under the current curriculum
• and you have previously been admitted to the same programme at CBS

To be considered for re-enrolment or re-admission, you must fulfil the following conditions:

• You must apply for the exact same programme you were previously enrolled in. If the programme has been discontinued or has changed name or status, you cannot apply for re-enrolment or resumption of studies.
• You must comply with all rules and formal requirements and fulfil all entry requirements in order to be re-enrolled or resume your studies.
• At least five months must have passed between your previous withdrawal and the new study start.

Depending on your situation, there are several requirements you must be able to document when you apply for re-enrolment or re-admission

All applications must include:

• documentation showing that you fulfil all entry requirements for the programme
• a completed application form
• a study plan showing how you plan to complete the programme

In addition, you may need to include:

If you were previously withdrawn from your studies due to CBS rules, you must include the following:

• a statement explaining how your situation has significantly improved since your last enrolment enabling you to complete the programme
• documentation relevant to your statement

If we cannot see that your situation has significantly improved in relation to completing your programme, you will receive a rejection letter, regardless of whether you have applied for re-enrolment to the second year or for re-admission to the first year.

You do not need to submit a statement if you withdrew yourself.

If you are unsure whether you were withdrawn by CBS or withdrew yourself, send an email to ae@cbs.dk for assistance.

You must not include:

• a transcript from your previous enrolment at CBS

Application deadline

The application deadline for re-admission and re-enrolment is 1 March at 23:59 CET.

If you submit your application before the deadline, you are guaranteed a final decision before study start on 1 September.

Applying before the deadline

To apply for re-enrolment or re-admission before the deadline, you must:

• create an application in the Application Portal for the exact same programme you wish to resume or be re-enrolled in
• include documentation showing that you fulfil all entry requirements for the programme
• include a study plan showing how you plan to complete the programme
• include a completed application form (see Prepare your documentation)
• send an email to ae@cbs.dk informing us that you have submitted your application.

If your application is submitted before the deadline, you will receive a decision before study start on 1 September.

Applying after the deadline

The application process for re-enrolment and re-admission differs if you apply after the deadline.

Re-enrolment after the deadline

We will process your application for re-enrolment even if you submit it after the application deadline. However, we cannot guarantee that you will receive a decision before study start on 1 September.

Since the Application Portal is closed outside the application round, you must instead submit the application form and relevant documents in hard copy.

You can do this by either:

• submitting the application physically at Student Hub, Solbjerg Plads 3. Mark the envelope with documents “Att: Re-enrolment”
• sending the application by post to: Att: Re-enrolment, Student Affairs, Solbjerg Plads 3, 2000 Frederiksberg. When we receive your application, we will send you a confirmation email

Re-admission after the deadline

We do not process applications for re-admission submitted after the application deadline.

Answer to your application

When you apply for re-admission, you will be informed as soon as possible after the application deadline whether your application will proceed to the regular admission round.

If you receive a rejection of your re-admission application

A rejection of re-admission may be due to different factors depending on your previous study history at CBS.

If you were previously withdrawn from CBS

CBS must assess whether your situation has improved significantly compared to when you were last enrolled.

• If CBS assesses that your situation has not improved significantly, your application will not be approved for assessment in the regular admission round, and you will receive a rejection.
• If CBS assesses that your situation has improved significantly, your application will proceed to assessment in the regular admission round. You will then be assessed on equal terms with other applicants. If other applicants are assessed as more qualified, you will not be offered a place.

If you withdrew from CBS yourself

Your application will automatically proceed to the regular admission round. You will be assessed together with the other applicants, and if others are assessed as more qualified, you will not be offered a study place.

If you receive a rejection of your re-enrolment application

Have you applied before the deadline?

If you cannot be re-enrolled directly into the second year but applied before the application deadline, your application will instead be assessed as an application for re-enrolment into the first year – on equal terms with all other applicants.

Have you applied after the deadline?

If you applied after the deadline and your application is rejected, you can only apply for re-enrolment in the next admission round.

If you are either re-admitted or re-enrolled, there are several things you need to be aware of:

Credit transfer when you are re-enrolled

If you are re-enrolled, you start in the second year because your previously passed courses are transferred as credit.

If the current programme regulations have changed since you left CBS, you may risk that some of the courses you previously passed in the second year cannot be transferred – and this may extend your study period.

Credit transfer when you are re-admitted

If you are re-admitted to the first year, the study board will assess which of your previously passed courses can be transferred as credit.

If the programme regulations have changed since you were last enrolled, you risk that you have not passed the equivalent of the first year or that not all courses can be transferred – which may extend your study period.

Enrolment date

If less than twelve months have passed between your withdrawal from CBS and study start, you will keep your original enrolment date. This means that you may risk being withdrawn again shortly after study start if you have exceeded the maximum study time.

If you are close to or have exceeded the maximum study time, you should consider whether it is better to wait before applying for re-admission or re-enrolment. If more than twelve months pass between your withdrawal from CBS and study start, you will receive a new enrolment date. This means that you do not risk being withdrawn shortly after your re-admission or re-enrolment.

Have you used all exam attempts?

If your application for re-admission or re-enrolment is approved, but you have used all exam attempts in one or more courses required to complete the programme, you will be granted one additional exam attempt per course.

Contact a student guidance counsellor about your options

Before you apply for re-enrolment or re-admission, we recommend that you speak with a student guidance counsellor. The counsellor can help you clarify which solution is best suited to your situation.

It may be that it makes more sense for you to apply for admission to a similar programme rather than applying for re-enrolment or re-admission to your previous programme.

You can also receive guidance and support in preparing a realistic study plan that shows how you intend to complete your previous programme if you are re-enrolled or re-admitted.

Contact a student guidance counsellor

Questions about the application process?

If you have questions about re-enrolment or re-admission, you are welcome to send an email to ae@cbs.dk

You can only apply for transfer if:

• you are currently enrolled in a programme at another university in Denmark, and
• you wish to transfer to the same programme at CBS.

The transfer must be to the same programme

The programme you are enrolled in now and the programme you wish to transfer to at CBS must be the same.
This means the programmes must have exactly the same official name.

Examples include:

•    Cand.merc.(jur.) –  erhvervsøkonomi og erhvervsjura

CBS offers programmes that share the same name as programmes at the University of Southern Denmark, Roskilde University, Aarhus University, and Aalborg University. If you are not enrolled at one of these universities, then your programme is not offered at CBS, and transfer is therefore not possible.

Who cannot apply for transfer

You cannot apply for transfer if you:

• are enrolled in a programme whose official name is not the same as the one offered at CBS
• were previously enrolled in a programme with the same official name at CBS but are no longer an enrolled student
• are enrolled in a programme outside of Denmark

To be qualified for a transfer, you must meet the following requirements by the application deadline on 1 March: 

• be enrolled as an active student in a programme in Denmark that has the same official name as the programme at CBS you wish to transfer into
   
• Fulfil all the entry requirements for the programme at CBS
   
• have passed all courses equivalent to the current first year (minimum 60 ECTS) of the programme you wish to be enrolled in

There must be available study places on the programme’s second year for you to be transferred. If there are more qualified applicants than available places, selection will take place by lottery.

Check whether you have passed the first year

You can check whether you have passed all courses equivalent to the first year (at least 60 ECTS) of the current curriculum for the bachelor programme you wish to transfer to.

You do this by comparing the course descriptions from your current curriculum with the course descriptions for the programme you wish to transfer into.

Pay particular attention to:

• whether the courses have the same number of ECTS
• whether the academic content of the courses you have passed matches the content in the current version of the course

You can find all CBS curricula at studieordninger.cbs.dk

Exemption for not having passed the first year

If you have not passed the first year of the programme due to extraordinary circumstances, you can apply for an exemption from this requirement. Exemptions are rarely granted and only in very special cases, such as serious illness.

You apply for the exemption by writing an explanation of what happened and attaching relevant documentation in the application portal. When you email ae@cbs.dk to inform us that you are applying for transfer, you must remember to mention that you are also applying for an exemption for not having passed the first year.

It is important that you attach all relevant documentation to your application in the Application Portal, as we otherwise cannot process your application.

You must attach the following:

• documentation showing that you meet all entry requirements
• a grade transcript of your completed courses
• proof of enrolment in ongoing courses
• course descriptions for completed courses
• the application form

You must apply for transfer via the application portal no later than 1 March at 23:59 CET in order to be admitted.

You can only apply for transfer once a year, with study start on 1 September.

How to apply

To apply for transfer, you must:

• create an application on the Application Portal for the programme you wish to transfer into
• upload the relevant documentation (see Prepare your documentation above)
• send an email to ae@cbs.dk to inform us that you have applied for transfer

Are you not an EU/EEA citizen?

If you are a citizen of a country outside the EU/EEA, you must follow the standard rules regarding payment of the application fee and tuition fees.

Read more at Ap­pli­ca­tion fee, tu­i­tion fee and student resi­dent per­mit

You will receive an answer to your transfer application as soon as possible after 1 March.

If you are admitted

If you fulfil all entry requirements and have passed at least 60 ECTS equivalent to the first year of the current programme curriculum, and if your application is approved, you will be enrolled directly into the second year of the programme, with semester start on 1 September.

If your transfer application is rejected

If your application for transfer is rejected, it will automatically be processed as an application in the regular admissions round. 

You will receive a decision on whether you are offered a study place on 10 June.

If you are offered a study place in the regular admission round, you must apply for a credit transfer for the courses you have completed in your previous programme.
We cannot in advance say how many courses or ECTS you will receive credit for - this will be assessed by the Study Board once you are admitted.

If your transfer application is approved and you already receive SU, you must contact su@cbs.dk to ask about any possible consequences of transferring to CBS.

If you do not fulfil all the requirements for a transfer, you can instead apply for admission to the master programme via the regular admissions round.

If you are offered a study place, you must apply for credit transfer for the courses you have completed in your previous programme. We cannot say in advance how many courses or ECTS you can receive credit for - this assessment is made by the Study Board only after you have been admitted.

A few of the graduate programmes at CBS are also offered as part time programmes.

These are:

• MSc in Business Administration and Digital Business
• MSc in Economics and Business Administration with Supply Chain Management
• Cand.merc. Finansiering og Regnskab
• Cand.merc. Økonomisk Markedsføring
• Cand.merc.aud.

If you are enrolled in one of the programmes listed and you want to transfer between the part time and full time version, or vice versa, please send an email to: ae@cbs.dk.

Before applying for a transfer to CBS, we recommend that you speak with a student guidance counsellor. They can help you determine whether transferring is the right solution for you - and what you should consider before applying.

For example, you should be aware that:

• transferring can result in you spending a longer time completing your degree, as there is rarely a complete match between the curriculum at your current university and the programme at CBS
   
• you can typically only apply for transfer during your second year of study, because you must have completed all courses equivalent to the first year of the CBS programme by the application deadline on 1 March. 
  
  This means that if you are admitted, your study start will be in September, usually after completing your second year at your current university.

Questions about the application process?

If you have questions about your transfer application, you are welcome to email ae@cbs.dk.

If you do not upload the documentation no later than study start on 1 September (1 February for winter admission to MSc Business Administration and Digital Business), your conditional acceptance to the master programme will be cancelled.

You will receive an email when you can upload the required documentation. We expect to open the Application Portal for uploads at the beginning of July.

We check whether your bachelor's degree from CBS has been completed. If we cannot see this, you will receive a message in the Application Portal asking you to upload documentation yourself.

This is why it is important that you regularly check your messages in the Application Portal.

If you must upload documentation

If you are asked to upload documentation, you can use a PDF document from the Online Student Service showing that your bachelor's degree has been completed.

• The document does not need a stamp or signature
• We can verify the information ourselves through data exchange

If we cannot verify your degree

If we cannot verify the document through data exchange, we will ask you for additional documentation.

You receive an official bachelor's diploma from your university once you have graduated. This means once you have passed all exams and activities required for the award of your bachelor's degree.

This also means that you must have applied for credit transfer and had it approved if, for example, you have been on exchange.

Your diploma must include the following:

• the name of the educational institution awarding the bachelor's degree
• the date when the degree was awarded (it cannot be a future date)
• your name
• the name of the bachelor's degree you have obtained

Accepted documentation

We accept the following kind of documentation:

• A scan of the original paper document in colour and good quality with the university's logo, stamp and signature 
   
• An electronic document with an online verification code that we can use on the university's website or a national portal. Remember that we must receive the password if one is required.
   
• An electronic document signed with a valid digital signature. This could be a qualified electronic signature from a provider listed on the European Union Trusted Lists.

You may upload an official document from your university as a temporary replacement for the final diploma if you have graduated but have not yet received the diploma.

A temporary diploma must include:

• the name of the educational institution awarding the bachelor's degree
• the date on which you graduated (it cannot be a future date)
• your name
• the name of the bachelor's degree you have obtained

The temporary diploma must be issued by your university's examination office. A document issued by a lecturer cannot be accepted.

Accepted documentation

We accept the following kind of documentation:

• A scan of the original paper document in colour and good quality with the university's logo, stamp and signature
   
• An electronic document with an online verification code that we can use on the university's website or on a national portal (remember that we need the password if one is required)
   
• An electronic document signed with a valid digital signature (for example a qualified electronic signature from a provider listed on the European Union Trusted Lists)

Unaccepted documentation

Documents containing the following cannot be used as a temporary diploma:

• the student has completed all courses
• the student has completed the courses required for graduation
• the student has passed a certain number of ECTS points
• the student has passed the bachelor's exam
• the student has applied for a diploma
• the student has been recommended for graduation
• the student will graduate