Actuarial Mathematics – University of Copenhagen

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Actuarial Mathematics - Admission requirements

Academic requirements

The admission requirements are described in §4 of the curriculum.

Language requirementsTil toppen

To gain admission to an MSc in the English language, non-Danish applicants must document qualifications on par with the Danish secondary school ‘English level B'. The Faculty of Science accepts the following 3 ways of documenting this:

  • English is your native language. The Faculty of Science at the University of Copenhagen, accepts The University of Purdue view that citizens of the following countries are exempted from taking an English Language Proficiency exam: Anguilla, Antigua, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Barbuda, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Canada (except Quebec), Dominica, Grand Cayman Islands, Grenada, Guyana, Irish Republic, Jamaica, Montserrat, New Zealand, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos Islands, United Kingdom: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, & Wales and United States of America

If you are citizen of one of the above countries, you are not required to submit any proof of English proficiency. Your copy of your passport will suffice as sufficient proof.

  • Prior studies completed in the English language/in an English speaking country. For example, if you have studied your Bachelor degree in England you are not required to complete an English language proficiency exam. We ask such students to provide a signed statement from the Educational institution (with the institution's stamp on it) stating that English is the main language of instruction. Furthermore, applicants from Nordic countries (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland) do not need to provide proof of English language proficiency.
  • Applicants with English as their second language (except Scandinavians) must pass an IELTS, TOEFL or Cambridge Advanced English test before being admitted. The Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, accepts the following tests and scores:
    • IELTS-test (British Council) with a minimum score of 6.5
    • Computer-based TOEFL-test with a minimum score of 213 points
    • Paper-based TOEFL-test with a minimum score of 550 points
    • Internet-based TOEFL-test with a min score of 79 points

Language tests older than 2 years are not accepted (from the application deadline). For more information about the tests: www.ielts.org and www.toefl.org.

Test results must be sent directly from the test centre to the Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen. Use code 0177 for TOEFL-tests.

If you have taken a Cambridge Advanced Test, please send us your registration ID number so we can verify the results online. You can send your ID number with out application.

Applications will be processed when the Admissions Office has received your test results.

For the admission to September 2014, please note that the language requirements will be changed to:

  • IELTS-test (British Council) with a minimum score of 6.5
  • Computer-based TOEFL-test with a minimum score of 213 points
  • Paper-based TOEFL-test with a minimum score of 560 points
  • Internet-based TOEFL-test with a min score of 83 points

If you apply for a programme taught in Danish, you must document proficiency in Danish as a second language equivalent to Studieprøven (Applicants from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and iceland are exempted from this demand). For more information please consult www.kiss.dk or www.studieskolen.dk.