MSc in Eco­nom­ics and Fin­ance - Ap­plied Eco­nom­ics and Fin­ance

Required courses and levels

Minimum total sum of 11 weekly lessons over years 10, 11 and 12 and Erste lebende Fremdsprache and Wahlpflichtgegenstände in English language. Subjects that are taught in English even as Wahlpflichtgegenstände do not count.
 

Required documentation

Reifeprüfung diploma certificate including Stundentafel covering (min.) 4 years of the Oberstufe OR

Reife- und Diplomprüfung diploma certificate including Stundentafel covering (min.) 5 years of the Oberstufe. 

Required courses and levels

• English A1, higher level
• English A2, higher level
• English B, higher level
• English A1, standard level
• English A2, standard level
• English A Language and Literature, higher level
• English A Language and Literature, standard level
• English A Literature, higher level
• English A Literature, standard level
  
   

Required documentation

Official IB transcript issued by IBO. Alternatively, you can give CBS access to your results via IBO.org.

Required courses and levels
•    L I
•    L II
•    L III – 6 years (documentation for 6 years must be included)

Required documentation
Official EB transcript

Required courses and levels

A complete upper secondary education from Australia, where the majority of the education has been taught in English, fulfils the English A language requirement.

Required documentation

Senior Secondary Certificate of Education (SSCE) as well as Statement of Result or Record of Achievement or Qualifications Certificate, covering subjects and grades during the last two years of the secondary education.

Required courses and levels

English as first foreign language (556 number of classes) AND English Intense Study (648 number of classes)

Required documentation

• Diploma za (Zavarsheno) Sredno Obrazovanie / za Sredno Obrazovanie and
• Grade transcript for Years 10, 11 and 12

Required courses and levels

A complete upper secondary education from Canada, where the majority of the education has been taught in English, fulfils the English A language requirement.

Required documentation

High School Diploma / Graduation Diploma (or equivalent for your province) as well as Transcript of grades / High School Results (or equivalent for your province)

Required courses and levels

• A complete upper secondary education taught in England, Wales or Northern Ireland or
• A level English Language or
• A level English Literature 

Required documentation

• GCSE certificate(s) (with a min. of 6 subjects) as well as A-level (Advanced level) certificate(s) (with a min. of 3 subjects) both taken in the UK or
• Official A level certificate for either English Language or English Literature

Required qualifications

English passed (5 points or higher) as a higher level course (either erhöhtes Anforderungsniveau or Leistungskurs) in both the Qualifikationsphase (half-year results) and the Abiturprüfung (Prüfungsfach) as part of the Abitur.

Courses marked erhöhtes Anforderungsniveau or Leistungskurs may be designated in a number of different ways such as:

• L or LK or Leistungskurs
• P or Profilfach
• K or Kernfach*
• eA or erhöhtes Anforderungsniveau
• E and designated as erhöhtes Anforderungsniveau in the certificate legend
• HF or Hauptfach
• PF or Profilfach
• Highlighted in grey and and designated as Leistungsfächer in the certificate legend

*If you have had English as a Kernfach your Abiturzeugnis needs to state that this means you have had English at either erhöhtes Anforderungsniveau or as Leistungskurs. 

For applicants with a Waldorfschule/Rudolf Steiner Schule Abitur or Deutsche Internationale Abitur/prüfung (DIA/DIAP) please contact graduateadmission@cbs.dk for more information. 

Required documentation

All pages of your Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife (Abiturzeugnis): cover, diploma and report card for all 4 half-years showing the Qualifikationsphase as well as the Abiturprüfung
 

Required qualifications

For upper secondary studies completed according to the 2008 reform:
Minimum 25 Fein (new credits) obtained in English; of these, minimum 15 Fein must be at Þrep (qualification level) 3 or higher


For upper secondary studies completed according to the 1999 reform:

• Minimum 18 einingar (old credits) obtained in English; minimum one English subject must be at level 6 or higher (e.g. ENS 603)

Required documentation

Official transcript (in Icelandic) for Stúdentspróf

NB: Letters issued by the institution that do not list the names, module codes, grades and codes/points for all the passed courses are not accepted.

Required qualifications

A complete upper secondary education from Ireland, where the majority of the education has been taught in English, fulfils the English A language requirement.

Required documentation

The Established Leaving Certificate Examination (Leaving Cert) with a min. of 6 subjects total

Required qualifications

A level

Required documentation

Matriculation Certificate and Advanced Level Certificate og Intermediate Level Certificate

Required qualifications

A complete upper secondary education from New Zealand, where the majority of the education has been taught in English, fulfils the English A language requirement.
 

Required documentation

National Certificate of Education Achievement (NCEA) levels 1 and 2 and 3

Required qualifications

The following combinations from the Norwegian upper secondary education courses must be passed:
 VG3 SPR3010 & SPR3011
or
VG3 SPR3012 & SPR3013
or
VG SPR3031 & SPR3032

Required documentation
Official transcript for the Vitnemål for videregående opplæring

Required qualifications

A complete upper secondary education from Scotland, where the majority of the education has been taught in English, fulfils the English A language requirement.
 

Required documentation

Scottish Qualification Certificate as well as Summary of Attainment, Detail Record of Attainment and Profiles

Required qualifications

A complete upper secondary education from Singapore, where the majority of the education has been taught in English, fulfils the English A language requirement.
 

Required documentation

Singapore-Cambridge GCE A-level exam certificate with a min. of 4 (H1, H2 and H3) exams total, as well as General Paper and Project Work

Required qualifications

A complete upper secondary education from South Africa, where the majority of the education has been taught in English, fulfils the English A language requirement.
 

Required documentation

National Senior Certificate (Matric/Matriculation Certificate) as well as grade transcript covering subjects and grades during all three years of studies

Required qualifications

A complete upper secondary education from the United States, where the majority of the education has been taught in English, fulfils the English A language requirement.
 

Required documentation

High School Diploma as well as High School Grade transcript (covering all four years’ worth of subjects and grades) taken in the US.

The highest upper secondary level of English from the following countries does not fulfil English level A. If your upper secondary education is from one of the countries listed below, you will need to take a language test:

• Belgium
• Croatia
• Cyprus
• Czechia
• Estonia
• Finland
• France
• Greece
• Hungary
• Italy
• Latvia
• Liechtenstein
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• The Netherlands
• Poland
• Portugal
• Romania
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• All non-EU countries other than Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK, Singapore, South Africa and the US

TOEFL iBT/iBT Home Edition

The TOEFL iBT/ iBT Home Edition taken on or after 21 January 2026 must be passed with both 

• a minimum overall score of at least 5 and
• a minimum score of 4.5 in each of the four different sections

For the 2026 admission round, we accept an overall score of 94 (old scale) and 4.5 (new scale) in 2026. Both of these results must be present on the certificate. The subscores must still be a minimum of 4.5 in each of the four sections.  

The TOEFL iBT/ iBT Home Edition taken before 21 January 2026 must be passed with both 

• a minimum overall score of at least 94 and
• a minimum score of 20 in each of the four different sections 

MyBest scores are not accepted.

Read more about the TOEFL and how to register on ETS.org

Documentation

Your TOEFL scores will be verified in the TOEFL database. You must list Copenhagen Business School as one of your score recipients when you sign up for the TOEFL test, or order a score sheet for Copenhagen Business School if you have already taken the test. 

The TOEFL institution code for CBS is 7035.

You must upload either your digital copy, or a scan of your hard copy, TOEFL score sheet to the Application Portal.

Have you already passed a test?

Remember to check that your test date is no older than two years by the application deadline. 

Be aware that it is your test date and not the date your test results were issued. If your test date is more than two years old by the application deadline, your test will not be accepted.

IELTS Academic test

An IELTS academic test result of at least 7.0 with minimum 6.0 in each discipline is required.

IELTS tests that are more than two years old by the application deadline are not accepted

IELTS Online is accepted.

IELTS One Skill Retake scores are not accepted.

Read more about IELTS and how to register 

Required documentation

Your IELTS results will be verified in the IELTS database. Please instruct your test centre to make your results available to Copenhagen Business School, either when you book your IELTS test or after the test date.

You must also upload a scan of your IELTS test report form to the Application Portal. If you have not received the physical test report form, you can upload a document with the "Test Report Form Number" (TRF Number) so we can verify your scores. 
 

Have you already passed a test?

Remember to check that your test date is no older than two years by the application deadline. 

Be aware that it is your test date and not the date your test results were issued. If your test date is more than two years old by the application deadline, your test will not be accepted.

The following Cambridge exams/certificates fulfil the English A language requirement.  

• Cambridge C2 Proficiency (Certificate of Proficiency in English) passed with minimum C.  
  
  Read more about the CPE and how to register.
   
• Cambridge C1 Advanced (Certificate of Advanced English) passed with minimum C and an overall score of minimum 185. 
  
  Read more about the CAE and how to register.

Documentation

In order for us to verify your results, you need to do the following:

• Sign up and share your results with Copenhagen Business School via the Candidate Results Website. Your Cambridge results are only valid if we can check them on their website.
• Upload your Cambridge C2 Proficiency (CPE) or Cambridge C1 Advanced (CAE) Statement of Results and/or Certificate in the application portal

The Certificate of Proficiency in English and Certificate of Advanced English have no expiration date and are valid for life.