An applicant must meet general entry requirements for admission to all higher education courses or programmes. The applicant will need to have completed specific upper secondary school courses to meet the general entry requirements. Which courses you will need to have completed depend on when you attended upper secondary school. In addition to general entry requirements, numerous courses and programmes require the applicant to meet specific entry requirements. These requirements must be essential for the applicant’s ability to benefit from the programme.

The applicable national legislation on entry requirements for admission to higher education courses or programmes can be found in the Swedish Higher Education Ordinance. Each higher education institution may also have its own regulations regarding entry requirements, which must be documented in the higher education institution’s own admission regulations.

The Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR) is the authority responsible for admissions and information about higher education. UHR issues regulations on general entry requirements and selection criteria.

You can find more information about these regulations on UHR's website

In order to be eligible to study higher education courses or programmes, applicants must prove that they meet the entry requirements. All higher education programmes have general entry requirements. Applicants can meet general entry requirements by providing an upper secondary school diploma or its equivalent.

If an applicant does not have an upper secondary school diploma, it can be supplemented through studies at an adult education centre.

You can find more information about entry requirements at the Swedish Council for Higher Education’s (UHR) website, which is the government authority responsible for admissions and information about higher education courses and programmes.

Find more information about admission to first cycle courses and programmes on UHR's website.

In order to be eligible for studies at a higher education course or programme, applicants must prove that they meet the entry requirements. Entry requirements are divided into general and specific entry requirements. Most programmes demand that the applicant meet specific entry requirements in addition to the general entry requirements. In most cases, a specific entry requirement demands that the applicant has completed specific upper secondary school courses. Specific entry requirements can, however, also include work experience, work portfolio samples or completion of higher education courses. For example, it is not uncommon that applicants will need to have completed specific upper secondary school level courses in mathematics to be eligible for admission to a bachelor’s programme in economics. The Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR) is the authority responsible for admissions and information about higher education courses and programmes.

You can find more information about specific entry requirements for second cycle programmes on UHR’s website.

Learn more about specific entry requirements for third cycle programmes on UHR’s website.