Admission
First cycle
Undergraduate courses and programmes build on the knowledge students have acquired in upper secondary school, or its equivalent. All applicants must meet the general entry requirements in order to be eligible for admission to higher education courses or programmes. Numerous courses and programmes also require applicants to meet specific entry requirements. These requirements must be essential for the applicant’s ability to benefit from the course or programme.
Second cycle
Second-cycle courses and programmes build on and expand the knowledge, skills and abilities students have acquired at the first cycle level. Second-cycle courses and programmes require general and other entry requirements. These requirements vary depending on the programme. Higher education institutions may also demand that applicants meet specific entry requirements. These requirements must be essential for the applicant’s ability to benefit from the course or programme.
Third cycle
Third-cycle programmes build on the knowledge that students have acquired in first and second-cycle courses and programmes, or their equivalents. In order to be eligible for admission to third-cycle education, applicants must meet basic entry requirements and specific entry requirements, as well as specific selection criteria. The higher education institution is only permitted to admit applicants who are granted employment as doctoral students or have some other source of funding.
If you have questions regarding admission to higher education courses or programmes, please contact the Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR). UHR is a government agency that coordinates admission to higher education courses or programmes. UHR provides information about higher education as well as assessment of qualifications. UHR is also responsible for the Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test (SweSAT) and the websites antagning.se and studera.nu.
A decision that an applicant does not meet the entry requirements for admission to first or second-cycle courses or programmes, or that an applicant is not granted an exemption from an entry requirement, can be appealed to the Higher Education Appeals Board. However, it is not possible to appeal decisions concluding that an applicant does not meet the selection criteria for a course or programme.