Eligibility
Are you eligible for studies at Umeå University? There are different levels of eligibility that you have to meet to study different courses and programmes. All applicants must meet the basic eligibility requirements.
Basic Eligibility
If you have completed an upper secondary school/high school education that makes you eligible for higher studies in your home country and meet the language requirements in English and/or Swedish you are eligible for university studies at Umeå University as well. More information about the language requirements can be found on the separate Language Requirements page in the navigation.
Eligibility to Master's Programmes
To be eligible to study at a Master's programme you must also have an undergraduate degree equivalent to a Swedish Bachelor's degree (Kandidatexamen). This means a minimum of three (3) years university/college studies (180 ECTS) from an accredited university/college with a minimum of two semesters (60 ECTS) of full-time studies in one discipline/subject/major. Please note that for some countries, especially in south Asia, you must have both the Bachelor's and Master's degrees before your academic level is the equivalent of the Swedish Kandidatexamen.
Note! Results below second class are not accepted and study results under 50% will not be considered.
Special Requirements
For many courses and programmes (and all Master's programmes) there are special eligibility requirements to be met. These requirements generally concern previous studies in the speciffic subject or field of study. These special requirements are specified in the information regarding each course/programme in the on-line course catalogue.
If you are Still Working Towards Your Undergraduate Degree
You can apply to a Master's programme during the last year of your undergraduate programme. You are then required to submit a document written by your current university, stating when you are expected to graduate and the course outline for the last term. You must graduate from the undergraduate programme before the Master's programme starts.
