If you wish to change studies at DTU to another study programme, you can do either a change of study programme or a change of field of study. Regardless if you do one or the other, you must follow the same application procedure.
The following conditions must be met in order to change your study programme/field of study:
If you apply for a change of study programme starting on 1 September, you must apply via optagelse.dk
You must apply via a form if you are applying for a change of study starting on 1 February. Find the form at dtu.dk under 'Vinteroptag'
You must comply with the same application deadlines as other applicants for DTU's programmes.
Special application deadlines apply if you have passed 60 ECTS credits or more in higher education before 1 May (1 November for study start on 1 February).
Find the application deadlines on dtu.dk on the Danish site under 'Tidsfrister og datoer'
Suppose you cannot change your study programme/field of study. In that case, you will be assessed in quotas 1 and 2 on equal terms with other new applicants for the study programme. You will only be assessed in quota 2 if you have applied for a change of study programme or study field before the quota 2 deadline.
Of course, you must also meet the specific and general admission requirements.
In connection with the winter intake, you can only be assessed in quotas 1 and 2 for the BEng programme that have winter intake.
Suppose you are admitted to the study programme via quota 1 or 2. In that case, it will be assessed how many ECTS credits you can transfer from your previous study programme/field of study.
You will be sent information with instructions on how to apply for a credit transfer.
The head of study for the study programme/field of study you wish to change to assesses which courses you can transfer to the study programme/field of study.
The assessment consists of whether (some of) the courses you have taken in your current study programme/field of study correspond to the courses included in the study programme/field of study you wish to switch to.
The head of studies makes the assessment when you have applied for a change of study programme/field of study. Therefore, you cannot know in advance which courses you can have transferred. DTU does not offer a preliminary evaluation of credit transfer.
The admissions team for the BSc and BEng programmes in DTU's Office for Study Programmes and Student Affairs processes your application to check whether you fulfil the applicable entry requirements, rules and deadlines.
If you do, they ask the head of studies to assess whether you have passed the equivalent of the first year of study in the study programme/field of study you wish to switch to before the application deadline for change of study programme/field of study.
Do not withdraw from your study programme/field of study before you have been admitted to the new programme/field of study.
DTU will withdraw you from your old study programme/field of study once you have been admitted to the new programme/field of study. However, this only applies if you are already studying at DTU. If you are enrolled at another university and want to study at DTU, you must withdraw from your current university.
DTU will transfer the courses you have passed to the new study programme/field of study.
You must fulfil all general and specific admission requirements for the new study programme/field of study you would like to switch to.
The admission requirements may have changed since you were admitted to DTU on your current study programme/field of study.
Yes, you will be invited to both welcome day and rustrips/introductory courses. The admissions office at DTU will send you an email about the welcome reception.
PF will send you an information package about the introductory days if you are admitted via quota 1 or 2.
The head of study for the study programme/field of study you want to switch to assesses which of your passed courses can be transferred to the study programme/field of study.
If you change your study programme/field of study, it may affect your possibilities of receiving SU, among other things, if you do not get all the ECTS credits from your previous study programme/field of study transferred.
Therefore, it is a good idea to look into your SU options before you decide to change your study programme/field of study.
Read more about 'SU when changing study programme or field of study'.
You must contact the SU office if you are unsure about your SU or have questions about it.
If you change your study programme/field of study, you will be given new deadlines for your studies.
Find more information about deadlines for change of study programme and field of study in DTU's study rules on Change of study programme and field of study
If you are considering changing your study programme/field of study, you are very welcome to talk to the Study Guidance before making your final decision.
The Study Guidance can, among other things, talk with you about your wish to change your study programme/field of study, your expectations for your future studies, and what opportunities DTU can offer you.
Go to 'My Programme Specification' to see which study rules apply to your study programme.
