Requirements and deadlines for Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Study activity requirements and programme deadlines

Programme deadlines
You must meet the study activity requirements and deadlines set out below. If you do not meet the requirements, you can only continue the study programme if you apply for and are granted an exemption.

Commencement of Studies Exam
BSc Eng students must pass a commencement of studies exam in order to continue on the programme. The purpose of the commencement of studies exam is to ascertain whether you have actually commenced your studies and to teach you how to plan your studies and learn about DTU's code of honour. The exam is assessed by internal examiners and is assessed as ‘Approved’ or ‘Not approved’. You have two attempts to pass the commencement of studies exam.

The commencement of studies exam consists of four parts:

  1. You must complete an evaluation of their study start experience.
  2. You must watch a short video and do a quiz on exam cheating and plagiarizing.
  3. You must actively, via MitID, accept DTU's Code of Honour for students. The code summarizes the principles of good scientific and ethical conduct/practice at DTU. Find more information at student.dtu.dk under 'DTU's Code of Honour' under 'Exam/Exam cheating/DTU's code of honour'.
  4. You must complete and submit an individual study plan which meets the criteria in the curriculum.

Information about the commencement of studies exam is sent to your student email address two weeks after study start and must be confirmed no later than five weeks after the commencement of studies. The second exam attempt takes place immediately thereafter. Failure to observe the commencement of studies exam within the deadline will result in you being withdrawn from the study programme.

First-year Exam
Before the end of the first year of study after study start, you must have obtained a minimum of 30 ECTS credits in order to retain the right to continue your study programme (first-year exam). The first-year exam is passed when you have obtained 30 ECTS credits within the mandatory course blocks; elective courses do not count toward the first-year exam. It is of no importance in this context how many exam attempts you have used in the courses taken during the first year of study

If you have received credit transfer courses that are included in the first-year exam, you must only pass the remaining ECTS credits that are missing in order to have passed the first-year exam.

Study Activity Requirement of 5 ECTS Credit 
Students must have passed at least 5 ECTS credits in a continuous period of one year, calculated in two full semesters, to comply with DTU's 5-point study activity requirement. It is of no importance in this context how many exam attempts you have used.

Maximum Duration of Study
The entire BSc programme must be completed within the maxium period of study + 2 years.

If you get admitted with prior learning credits, your maximum study time will be reduced by one semester for every 30 ECTS points you receive as a pre-commencement credit transfer.

Requirements for completing the BSc programme - enrolled before September 2023
You must meet the following requirements in order to complete the programme:

  • You must pass courses corresponding to 45 ECTS credits within the basic natural science courses.
  • You must pass courses corresponding to 45 ECTS credits within the technology core courses.
  • You must pass courses and projects corresponding to 45 ECTS credits within projects and professional skills courses, including a BSc project of 15, 17.5, or 20 ECTS credits.
  • You must also pass additional courses and/or projects to obtain a total of 180 ECTS credits.

Requirements for completing the BSc programme - enrolled after September 2023

  • You must pass courses equivalent to 55 ECTS credits within the polytechnic foundation.
  • You must pass courses equivalent to 55 ECTS credits within the programme-specific courses.
  • You must pass 25 ECTS credits within the course group "projects", including a bachelor's project of 15, 17.5, or 20 ECTS credits.
  • You must also pass additional courses and/or projects to obtain a total of 180 ECTS credits.

Completion Guidelines for Late Students
If you exceed the prescribed period of study by 6-12 months, you will be offered special guidance in the form of an information meeting. If you are more than 12 months late, you will be offered a personal guidance interview with a study counsellor.

SU  (State Educational Grant and Loan Scheme)
You must be aware that the above requirements and deadlines are DTU's study rules. Other requirements and deadlines apply to SU. Read more at student.dtu.dk under 'Study rules'/'SU (State Educational Grant and Loan Scheme)'. Questions regarding SU must always be directed to the SU office.