Exchange students at Aarhus BSS are not required to document English language proficiency.

You are expected to have English language qualifications comparable to the English B level from the Danish upper secondary school (gymnasium). International qualifications comparable to this level are:

• TOEFL test results (internet based test):

  For test results achieved before January 21st 2026: 83 with a minimum score of 20 in all sections: Reading, Listening, Speaking, and Writing

  For test results achieved after January 21st 2026: 4.5 with a minimum score 4.0 in all sections: Reading, Listening, Speaking, and Writing

• IELTS test with a minimum score of 6.5 points
• C1 level obtained by examination from a CEFR-validated English language course 

Exchange students at the Faculty of Arts are generally (see exceptions below) not required to document English language proficiency but are expected to have English language qualifications comparable to the English B level from the Danish upper secondary school (gymnasium). International qualifications comparable to this level are:
 

•     For results achieved before 21 January 2026: TOEFL test results with a minimum score of 83 will be approved. (internet based test) 
•    For results achieved after 21 January 2026: TOEFL test results with a minimum score of 4.5 will be approved. (internet based test) 
•    IELTS test with a minimum score of 6.5 points and equivalent to C1 level.
•    C1 level obtained by examination from a CEFR-validated English language course

Exchange students who wish to apply for courses in the following degree programmes must provide valid documentation of their English C1 language proficiency level:

•    Master/Bachelor's degree programme in English,
•    Master/Bachelor Degree programme in International Business Communication in English
•    Master's Degree programme in Intercultural Studies

Exchange students who are nominated by Aarhus University Department of English partner institutions or English degree programmes in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, USA and Ireland are exempted from these requirements.

Exchange students at Faculty of Health Sciences are not required to document English language proficiency.

You are expected to have English language qualifications comparable to the English B level from the Danish upper secondary school (gymnasium).
International qualifications comparable to this level are:

• TOEFL test results (Internet based test):
  • For test results achieved before January 21^st 2026: Minimum 83 with a minimum score of 20 in all sections: Reading, Listening, Speaking and Writing.
  • For test results achieved after January 21^st 2026: Minimum 4,5 with a minimum score of 4,0 in all sections: Reading, Listening, Speaking and Writing.
• IELTS test with a minimum score of 6.5 points with a minimum score of 6 in all sections: Reading, Listening, Speaking and Writing.
• C1 level obtained by examination from a CEFR-validated English language course.

Applicants at the Faculty of Natural Sciences are required to upload proof of English language proficiency together with your application for admission.

You must upload

• your test result
  or
• your test registration receipt

If you receive your test result after the application deadline, you must upload your test result to your application no later than the documentation deadline 1 December for spring semester and 1 June for autumn semester.

We accept the tests listed below
- The test result must be no more than 2 years old at the time of application! - 

• TOEFL: TOEFL iBT and TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition test. 
  For results achieved before 21 January 2026:
  Minimum score: 83
  For results achieved after 21 January 2026:
  Minimum score: 4.5
  Minimum score in each subscore: 4.0
• IELTS: IELTS Academic test and IELTS online. The minimum overall band score required is 6.5.
• Cambridge English Advanced with grades A, B and C or 180 points as a minimum on the Cambridge English Scale.
• Cambridge English First  with grade A or 180 points as a minimum on the Cambridge English Scale.

You are exempt from uploading an English test if:

• You are enrolled as a student at a university in USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain, Scotland, or Ireland, Germany, The Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, or Faroe Islands.
• You are enrolled as a student at a university that is a CircleU partner.
• You are currently enrolled in an English-taught Bachelor’s or Master’s programme. Please be aware that you must upload a letter of confirmation from your home university. 

Applicants at the Faculty of Technical Sciences are required to upload proof of English language proficiency together with your application for admission.

You must upload

• your test result
  or
• your test registration receipt 

If you receive your test result after the application deadline, you must upload your test result to your application no later than the documentation deadline 1 December for spring semester and 1 June for autumn semester.

We accept the tests listed below
- The test result must be no more than 2 years old at the time of application! - 

• TOEFL: TOEFL iBT and TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition test. 
  For results achieved before 21 January 2026:
  Minimum score: 83
  For results achieved after 21 January 2026:
  Minimum score: 4.5
  Minimum score in each subscore: 4.0
• IELTS: IELTS Academic test and IELTS online. The minimum overall band score required is 6.5.
• Cambridge English Advanced with grades A, B and C or 180 points as a minimum on the Cambridge English Scale.
• Cambridge English First with grade A or 180 points as a minimum on the Cambridge English Scale.

You are exempt from uploading an English test if:

• You are enrolled as a student at a university in USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain, Scotland, or Ireland, Germany, The Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, or Faroe Islands.
• You are enrolled as a student at a university that is a CircleU partner.
• You are currently enrolled in an English-taught Bachelor’s or Master’s programme. Please be aware that you must upload a letter of confirmation from your home university.