When you apply for admission to a programme of further education, you are obliged to state whether you have previously passed courses on one or more degree programmes (at the same level, Bachelor’s or Master’s) which you have not yet completed.
Based on the information you provide, Aarhus University must decide whether you can be granted credit transfer, which means that one or more of the courses you have passed previously can replace courses on your new degree programme.
You will not be granted credit transfer in advance for elective courses on your new degree programme, but you can apply for credit transfer yourself. You will find more information about this below.
When the board of studies of your new degree programme has completed its assessment, the university will inform you whether you have been granted credit transfer in advance or not.
This will be done via your e-Boks.
If you are not granted credit transfer in advance
If you are not granted credit transfer for some of the courses on your new degree programme, you do not need to take any further action.
However, you are entitled to apply for credit transfer yourself if you have previously passed courses which you believe correspond to courses on your current degree programme.
You can apply either immediately or later on in your degree programme, and you should use the form that you will find at mitstudie.au.dk.
You are also entitled to apply for credit transfer yourself if you have previously completed a degree programme at the same level as your current degree programme.
Your application must state clearly which course(s) you have passed and which course(s) you believe can be replaced. You must enclose documentation to prove that you have passed the exam, as well as the academic regulations or course description.
Credit transfer for first-semester courses
It takes time to process all credit-transfer cases, but the board of studies will make every effort to inform you about any credit transfer before you start your studies.
If you have not received a reply before you start your studies, we advise you to attend all the courses for which you are registered until you have received a reply.
If you are subsequently granted credit transfer for a course for which you are registered, your registration for the course and course exam will be cancelled. It’s a good idea to talk to a student counsellor about an alternative study plan if you expect to be granted credit transfer. This will enable you to register quickly for other courses on a later semester if this is possible.
The granting of credit transfer may have consequences for your student grant/loan. If you are in any doubt, please feel free to contact the Danish Students’ Grants and Loans Scheme Office.