Quota 2: Increase in applications to the study programmes at Health
This year, more than 3,000 hopeful young people have applied to Health's study programmes. Almost a third of them have AU as their first priority – which is the highest proportion ever. This means the health science study programmes remain very popular. Almost two out of three applications to Health are to the medical degree programme.
In recent years, the total number of applications to Health's study programmes has only gone one way – and that is up. While the number of quota 2 applications to Health has increased by two per cent this year, there has been a 13 per cent increase in applicants who have one of Health’s study programmes at the top of their wish list. Medicine, odontology, dental hygiene, public health science and sport science have received more first-choice applications than last year.
"We are especially pleased to see the increase in applications to public health science and sport science. They will be increasingly important educations in the future, as health in Denmark in general and the Danish healthcare system itself are facing challenges," says Charlotte Ringsted, vice-dean for education at Health.
Several of Health’s study programmes have also received more applications than last year – in particular public health science, dental hygiene and odontology. On the other hand, medicine and clinical denturism have received slightly fewer.
"It’s always pleasing to see that so many young people want to study one of our programmes. Even though we will first have a complete picture of the level of interest when the quota 1 applications arrive, it’s still nice to see that the study programmes remain relevant and attractive. This is also a pat on the back for all of the people who teach and are involved in the study programmes," says Charlotte Ringsted.
Selected study programmes continue with larger quota 2 admissions
The majority of study programmes at AU admit ten per cent of the students via quota 2. However, at medicine and odontology, the admission of quota 2 students is double as large with twenty per cent being admitted.
"These degree programmes have very high admission requirements due to the large number of applicants and a limited number of places. We wish to continue to provide a second chance for those who are passionate about studying to become a medical doctor or dentist, but who did not achieve the necessary average grade for admission via quota 1 for one reason or another," says Charlotte Ringsted.
Last year, the average mark for admission to medicine was 11.0 and to odontology it was 10.5.
At medicine, quota 2 applicants must take a test known as the UniTest, which Health holds in collaboration with the University of Southern Denmark, before they can be admitted to the medical degree programme. Here the applicants have their abilities for e.g. scientific, critical thinking and interpersonal understanding tested. This year’s test will be held on 7 April.
At odontology, quota 2 applicants are assessed based on their grades in particularly relevant subjects such as Mathematics and English, together with other qualifications that are particularly relevant to odontology.
See the figures for quota 2 applications to all of the degree programmes here (in Danish only).
Read more about quota 2 applications to AU as a whole (in Danish only).
Contact
Vice-dean for Education Charlotte Ringsted
Aarhus University, Health
Email: charlotte.ringsted@au.dk
Mobile: (+45) 9350 8222