web meeting about application and...
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Web meeting about application and admission
Anna Helqvist
Else-Marie Baun
SCIENCE Study Administration
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Program
• Admission requirements
• Not sure you can get in?
• Documentation
• What happens after you apply?
• If you are admitted
• Questions?
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Admission requirements
Check the admission requirements in www.science.ku.dk/english/courses-and-programmes/degree-programmes/
Is your degree mentioned in the requirements?
Do your academic background hold the required content?
How does it look when you make a self-assessment?
How are the applicants prioritised?
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Not sure you can get in?
You must apply in order to get a clear answer. We do not make pre-assessments of applications.
Have you counted all your credits?
Have you looked at alternative programmes?
You may apply for 3 MSc Programmes in prioritised order at UCPH
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Documentation
You are required to upload the following documentation when applying
for a MSc programme at SCIENCE:
• A copy of your academic transcript (bachelor’s degree)
• A copy of your diploma (bachelor’s degree)
• Course descriptions
• Self-assessment
• Description of marking scale
• C.V. (Curriculum Vitae)
• Proof of English language proficiency
• A copy of your passport
• (Transcripts/diplomas for all completed courses/exams from previous
unfinished Master’s programmes)
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Documentation
Transcript:
Official transcript of results from the Bachelor’s programme you are currently
enrolled in.
or
Official transcript of results from a completed Bachelor’s degree.
If the transcript is in a language other than English or a Scandinavian
language, please include an official English translation.
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Transcript example
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Transcript example
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Documentation
Diploma:
A copy of your Bachelor diploma.
If you are yet to receive your diploma, please provide a letter from your
university stating the date when the diploma will be issued.
If the diploma is in a language other than English or a Scandinavian language,
please include an official English translation.
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Diploma example
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Diploma example
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Documentation
Course descriptions:
Course descriptions of courses undertaken in your Bachelor’s degree relevant
to the programme you are applying for.
These can be in the form of photocopies from your university’s academic
handbook/course lists or print-outs from the university’s website.
They should describe what was required of you to complete the courses, what
was studied and hours of study as well as ECTS credit values.
These course descriptions allow us to understand exactly what you have
studied in your prior degree, and help us to determine whether you meet the
requirements and are eligible for the MSc degree.
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Course descriptions
example
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Course descriptions
example
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Documentation
Self-assessment:
Self-assessment where you list the courses from your Bachelor’s degree that
cover the specific admission requirements of the programme that you are
applying for.
Please remember to include already completed courses as well as courses that
you will complete up until study start.
-Only courses completed as part of your bachelor’s degree can be part of our
assessment.
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Self-assessment example
Documentation
Description of marking scale:
Example
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Documentation
C.V. (Curriculum Vitae):
An updated version of your C.V. (curriculum vitae)/résumé including
a chronological overview of your academic history (a photo is not
necessary).
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Documentation
Proof of English language proficiency (not applicable to native English speakers):
1. Proof that English was the language of instruction in your prior education
or
2. Acceptable language test results:
The Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, accepts the following tests
and scores:
• IELTS-test with a minimum score of 6.5
• TOEFL Tests (Institutional code: 0177):
• Internet-based TOEFL-test with a minimum score of 83 points
• Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) or Advanced (CAE) passed at
level C1 or C2
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IELTS language test
example
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TOEFL language test
example
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Documentation
Passport:
A photocopy of your passport.
Should you have more than one passport (citizenship) please copy
the passport with which you will use to travel to Denmark.
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After the application deadline
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15 January 2017Application deadline
15 January 2017 – 1 February 2017Administrative screening
1 February 2017 – 15 March 2017Admission committee meetings
1 March 2017 – 15 March 2017Result of assessment to applicants
Non-EU applicants EU applicants
1 April 2017Application deadline
1 April 2017 – 15 April 2017Administrative screening
15 April 2017 – 1 May 2017Admission committee meetings
1 May 2017 – 1 June 2017Result of assessment to applicants
1 - 13 June 2017Course registration
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Address
Frederiksberg Campus
Grundtvigsvej 14A, ground floor (right)
DK-1864 Frederiksberg C
Denmark
Tel: +45 3533 2078
Office Hours
Monday: 9:30 am - 12 noon, 1 pm - 6 pm (No finance staff after 3 pm) Tuesday, Thursday: 9:30 am - 12 noon, 1 pm - 3 pm Wednesdays: 1 pm - 3 pm Fridays: 10 am - 12 noon, 1 pm - 3 pm Saturday and Sunday: CLOSED
The office is closed on Danish public holidays.
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Study start website
Information on:
Living in Denmark (incl. Visa)
Studying at SCIENCE
Links and maps
Registration for welcome programmes
Registration for mentor programme
Information about your programme structure
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Welcome programme in August
Welcome programme for all full degree students (international and Danes)
• Introduction to SCIENCE and UCPH
• Rules and regulations at SCIENCE
• Introduction to IT systems
• The inter-cultural meeting
• Academic culture
• Research groups and introduction to your department
• Meet your Head of Studies, teachers and peers
• Social events arranged by the mentors
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Questions?
SCIENCE Student Services
www.science.ku.dk/studentservices
E-mail, telephone, quick guidance, booked sessions
Survey: http://www.survey-xact.dk/LinkCollector?key=4GAJQEN89NC5
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