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Admission with an International Baccalaureate (IB)

Read the requirements for admission to a bachelor's programme at SDU if you hold International Baccalaureate (IB) qualifications.

In general, you are qualified for admission to a bachelor's programme at SDU if you hold International Baccalaureate (IB) qualifications.

The requirements depend on whether you wish to apply for a bachelor's programme or a bachelor of engineering programme:

What you need to apply for bachelor's programmes

You can apply to a bachelor's programme at SDU if you hold the following IB qualifications:

  • IB Diploma
  • Diploma Programme (DP) Course Results or IB Certificate, provided that you have passed all six subjects with a minimum grade of 3, you have at least three subjects at Higher Level (HL), and you have supplemented with at least two individual subjects (minimum one at A-level subject and one at B-level subject).

What you need to apply for bachelor of engineering programmes

You can apply to a Bachelor of Engineering programme at SDU if you hold the following IB qualifications:

  • IB Diploma
  • Diploma Programme (DP) Course Results or IB Certificate provided that you have passed all six subjects with a minimum grade of 3, you have at least three subjects at Higher Level (HL).

Access to your IB results

If you are completing your IB Diploma this year, you must inform your IB coordinator that SDU needs access to your online IB results when they are released.

Please provide SDU’s institution code (000157) to your IB coordinator.

Without access to your online IB results, SDU cannot retrieve your IB documentation for admission.

Be aware of level requirements

To qualify for admission, you must have passed the required courses at the required levels for the bachelor’s programme you wish to apply for.

The requirements for specific courses and levels are listed on each bachelor programme page and may vary by programme.

Find subject requirements on the bachelor's programme pages

Conversion of IB subjects

The table below shows how the required courses and levels in Danish, English and Mathematics correspond to IB subjects.

Required course
IB subjects
Business-related subjects: Business Economics (B), International Economics (B), Marketing (B), Business Economics (C)
  • Economics (SL)
  • Business and Management (SL)
Danish A
  • Danish A1 (HL/SL)
  • Danish B (HL)
  • Danish A Literature (HL/SL)
English A
  • English A1 or A2 (HL/SL)
  • English A Literature (HL/SL)
  • English A Language and Literature (HL/SL)
  • English B (HL)
English B
  • English B (SL)
History, History with Social Science, Contemporary History B
  • History (SL)
Mathematics A
  • Mathematics (HL)
  • Mathematics: Applications and interpretation (HL)
  • Mathematics: Analysis and approaches (HL)
Mathematics B
  • Mathematics B (SL)
  • Mathematics: Applications and interpretation (SL)
  • Mathematics: Analysis and approaches (SL)
Physics B
  • Physics (SL)

Do you want a pre-assessment?

If you are unsure whether your educational background meets the admission requirements, you can request a pre-assessment before applying.

A pre-assessment gives you an indication of whether your qualifications and subjects meet the admission requirements for a bachelor’s programme at SDU.

You can request a pre-assessment during the designated period of time before the application deadline.

Request a pre-assessment

 

Need help?

The admissions team at SDU is ready to help you with questions about:

  • admission requirements for international applicants.
  • how to apply through the admissions system.

You can contact SDU Admissions by email or phone.

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