Application and fees

Student categories

There are different ways to apply and different admission requirements depending on the student category. Please make sure that you have read all the admission requirements for the relevant student category before you apply.

If you are not quite sure which student category you should apply in, check the graphic below and remember to read carefully about the individual student categories before you apply.

Prerequisites

Course prerequisites

Make sure that you fulfil the prerequisites stated in the course catalogue, for the course(s) you wish to apply for, before you apply. Please note that it is your own responsibility to make sure that you fulfil the course prerequisites.

Academic recommendations

Academic level

ISUP courses are regular university courses taught in English at either undergraduate or graduate level and therefore, it is strongly recommended that only students with good academic standing apply. It is the students' own responsibility to make sure that they are able to follow the courses and pass the exams.

Level of English Proficiency

ISUP students are not required to submit any proof of English proficiency. Since all courses are taught in English and at a high academic level, it is highly recommended to have a strong command in both oral and written English, otherwise it might be difficult to follow the courses and pass the exams. The ISUP secretariat recommends all students to have an English proficiency corresponding to any of the tests and certificates listed below;

• Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (CAE): minimum result of 185
• Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE): minimum of 185
• IELTS Academic Test: minimum result of 7.0
• TOEFL iBT: minimum result of 94

Disclaimer

Please note that fulfilment of ISUP requirements does not entail fulfilment of the entry requirements for full-time programmes at CBS. Also, enrolment in ISUP courses does not guarantee admission to full-time programmes at CBS.

Eligibility

• Bachelor students at any year of their bachelor programme are able to apply for undergraduate courses
• Bachelor students with adequate prerequisites are allowed to take graduate courses*
• Master students may also apply for undergraduate courses*
• Professionals may apply both for graduate and undergraduate courses

* However, positive lists for CBS bachelor students taking elective courses include only undergraduate courses in the Online Student Service system, and positive lists for CBS master students taking elective courses include only graduate courses in the Online Student Service system.

Course selection

Selecting courses

• Read the course descriptions in the course catalogue very carefully to make sure that you fulfil the course prerequisites
• Students can maximum take two 6-week courses at ISUP (max 15 ECTS). Short 3-week courses cannot be taken together with any other course - neither another short course nor an ordinary 6-week course.
• Please note the type of exam for each course. A "home assignment" exam runs in parallel with the course and will start on the first day of teaching - for further information see the course description. All the exams of the type "home assignment" will take place simultaneously. That means your exam submissions must be handed in on the same day and time. If you do not wish to have two simultaneous home assignments, please choose other courses with another exam type. Neither the time nor the exam type will be changed.
• Please note that it is not possible to switch courses once the application rounds are closed. We will overbook all courses in relation to the number of places in each course. So even if someone else withdraws, this will not leave a place to be filled
• How to select courses depends on which system students are applying in:

ISUP MoveOn system
Who: CBS Mandatory Students, Exchange Students, Credit Transfer Students, Non-European Freemovers and Open University Students.

• To make sure that there are no time conflicts between your preferred and alternative courses, please check the course and exam timetables in the section Courses and exams
• Exchange students must choose two preferred courses
• For students taking supplementary courses for graduate admission at CBS: Please investigate your needs and options carefully and choose your ISUP courses on a well-informed basis:
  • Once your course registration has been confirmed by the ISUP secretariat, you will not be able to change your registration. This will also apply in the event that you are notified by CBS Admissions that you need other courses in order to be admitted to CBS

Online Student Service
Who: Only for CBS Elective Students.

• Even though the system may allow you to sign up for more courses, you may maximum choose two (6-week) electives. These are actual course registrations and not priorities
• To make sure that there are no time conflicts between your preferred and alternative courses, please check the course and exam timetables in the section Courses and exams
• You can only see the electives approved by your study board when applying for ISUP electives
• Note that the course registration and assignment for students taking electives is done on a first come, first served basis (ongoing registration, i.e. courses will be closed as they fill up and reopen when students deregister)

Course withdrawal

Students can withdraw from courses depending on the student category.

• CBS Elective Students can withdraw on 26 May 2023 (end of third application round) at the latest through the Online Student Service. After deadline the registration is binding. Further information at my.cbs.dk. Any questions regarding withdrawal from electives must be directed to Student Hub.
• CBS Mandatory Students must get a dispensation from their study board.
• Nominated Exchange Students must contact their coordinator who will afterwards contact us. Deadline for withdrawing is 13 June 2023.
• Credit Transfer Students and Open University Students can withdraw by writing to isup@cbs.dk  no later than 13 June 2023. Further information under the respective categories and under Fees and costs above.
• Non-European Freemovers can withdraw by writhing to isup@cbs.dk no later than 13 June 2023 if they want a refund of the tuition fee.

How do we assign courses?

Students applying in the ISUP MoveON system:
If there are more applicants than places, courses are assigned in random order according to the applicants course priorities.

CBS students applying in Online Student Service:
Please note that the course registration and assignment for students taking electives is done on a first come, first served basis (ongoing registration, i.e. courses will be closed as they fill up and reopen when students deregister).

Fees and costs

Tuition fee

By law, freemovers are required to pay tuition fee to study at CBS.

NON-EUROPEAN FREEMOVERS (more information on how to apply):

ISUP 2023 prices: DKK 10,500 per bachelor course and DKK 14,250 per graduate course.

Your application will only be processed once we have received the tuition fee. Payment deadline is 14 March 2023.

Please find banking information under the section FEES AND COSTS here.

If you pay the tuition fee and fulfill the admission requirements you will be accepted to the programme, and we will issue an acceptance letter for your visa application.

OPEN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS (more information on how to apply):

ISUP 2023 prices: DKK 4,125 per course (7.5 ECTS) for both bachelor and graduate courses.

E-payment invoice:
CBS Accounting will send you an e-payment invoice with payment instructions end May/start June 2023. You must pay the invoice no later than 13 June 2023. If you do not pay on time you will be deregistered without further notice.

NOTE: If you are taking ISUP courses as supplementary courses, please wait to pay the invoice until 10 June 2023 where CBS Admissions has informed you if you are accepted to a CBS full time study or not.

NOTE: When you have paid the invoice, we do not refund.

BUDGET / EXPECTED EXPENSES

Staying in Copenhagen is not exactly cheap and living expenses of course vary according to personal requirements and standards. The following should give an indication of expected expenditures for the duration of ISUP: