collageThe Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University (KVL) was founded in 1856. KVL is the only Danish university specializing in the agricultural and veterinarian area and the only place where veterinarians, agronomists, horticulturists, and MSc’s in forestry and agricultural economists are educated. KVL is also one of the few universities in Denmark where MSc’s in food science and technology are educated.
The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University (Danish: Kongelige Veterinær- og Landbohøjskole, abbr. KVL) was a veterinary and agricultural science university in Denmark. It was founded in 1856 and operated until 2007 when it became a part of Copenhagen University. It had its headquarters in Frederiksberg, Copenhagen.
The university was founded in 1856. Its main building was inaugurated in 1858. The Royal Veterinarian School moved from Sankt Annæ Gade into the main building after its inauguration.
On January 1, 2007, the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University was merged into the University of Copenhagen and was renamed the Faculty of Life Sciences. This was later split up, with the veterinary part merging into the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences and the rest merging into the Faculty of Science.
Royal veterinary and agricultural university
The Faculty of Science at the University of Copenhagen – or SCIENCE – is Denmark’s largest science research and education institution with 3,400 employees and 9,000 BSc and MSc students in 11 departments and the Natural History Museum of Denmark. The Faculty has an annual budget of DKK 2.5 billion. Do you desire to know how to get admission into the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University? This article by Collegelearners will put your right and direct you on all the necessary steps you need to take.
The Faculty’s most important task is to contribute to solving the major challenges facing the rapidly changing world with increased pressure on, among other things, natural resources and significant climate change, both nationally and globally.
At the same time, the Faculty must contribute to generating economic growth and, thus, ensure our welfare in society. This must take place in close cooperation with the business community and public authorities, organizations, and other universities, both in Denmark and abroad.
University of copenhagen veterinary medicine entry requirements
Admission to the master’s degree program in Animal Science requires as a minimum successful completion of qualifying and recognized university degree equivalent in level and content to a Danish bachelor’s degree.
If you are enrolled in the final semester of your bachelor’s program you are likewise eligible to apply for admission.
Bachelor’s degrees that automatically fulfil the academic admission requirements
If you hold one of the degrees listed below, you are considered to meet all academic admission requirements and have direct access to apply to the master’s degree program in Animal Science.
- Bachelor’s degree in Agrobiology with a specialisation in Animal Biology and Production from Aarhus University
Bachelor’s degree with legal right of admission
If your bachelor’s degree grants a legal right of admission, you are guaranteed a place in the master’s programme provided you apply by the application deadline for the September intake within 3 years of completing your bachelor’s degree.
- The bachelor’s degree in Animal Science from the University of Copenhagen grants you legal right of admission to the master’s programme in Animal Science.
Other bachelor’s degrees
To be admitted to the program, you must hold a recent and relevant bachelor’s degree and meet the language requirements.
Academic requirements
Your bachelor’s degree must be equivalent in scope and content to the bachelor’s program in Animal Science (University of Copenhagen) or Agrobiology with a specialization in Animal Biology and Production (Aarhus University). Your bachelor’s degree must also include:
- 7.5 ECTS credits within Domestic animal nutrition
- 7.5 ECTS credits within Domestic animal physiology
- 7.5 ECTS credits within Statistical data analysis
If you have a bachelor’s degree in Biology-Biotechnology, Veterinary Medicine or Biology from the University of Copenhagen or other Danish universities you may also be admitted if your program includes:
- 7.5 ECTS credits within Domestic animal nutrition
- 7.5 ECTS credits within Domestic animal physiology
- 7.5 ECTS credits within Statistical data analysis
Graduation year requirement
You must have earned your bachelor’s degree within a maximum of 5 years prior to the start of the first semester of the master’s program, e.g. for the intake in the autumn of 2022, you must have graduated by September 2017 or thereafter. In exceptional circumstances, the Admissions Committee may waive the graduation year requirement.
If your bachelor’s degree is too old, you can apply for an exemption from the graduation year requirement. If you choose to apply for an exemption, you must submit the following documents along with your application for admission:
- A letter explaining how you have maintained your academic qualifications since graduation (e.g. relevant work, internships, further studies)
- Relevant documentation (e.g work contracts, diplomas etc.).
Limitation on second degrees
If you already have a master’s degree from Denmark or another country, you can, in principle, only be admitted to a new degree program if there are places available on the program for which you are applying for admission.
Supplementary courses to fulfil the admission requirements
When we assess whether you meet the admission requirements for the master’s degree program, Danish legislation only allows us to assess your bachelor’s degree. Consequently, you cannot study supplementary courses between bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in order to meet the admission requirements.
If you have passed courses/projects before you complete the qualifying bachelor’s degree, these can be included in the assessment, even though they are not part of the bachelor’s degree program.
- It applies to courses/projects you have taken as single subjects and courses/projects you have taken as part of another study program.
- A maximum of 30 ECTS credits of these courses/projects may be included.
Language requirements
To gain admission to a master’s program taught in English, all applicants must document qualifications on par with the Danish upper secondary school ‘English level B” with a weighted average of a minimum of 3 or ‘English level A’ with a weighted average of a minimum of 2 on the Danish grading scale.
We accept the following ways of documenting this:
1. You have studied a full degree in English
An English-taught qualifying upper secondary school diploma, bachelor’s degree, or master’s degree from the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, UK, or Ireland will exempt you from the language requirement. You must provide a signed statement from the educational institution (with the institution’s stamp on it) stating that English is the language of instruction of your degree. A student exchange semester/year will not exempt you from the language requirement.
Applicants with similar degrees have to prove their English language proficiency by taking an English language test. Applicants from countries in e.g. Asia and Africa where English is the official language of instruction must also document English language proficiency by taking an English language test.
2. English proficiency
If you have not studied a full degree in English, you must:
- Either document that you have passed Danish upper secondary school ‘English level B’ (Engelsk B) with the minimum weighted average grade of 3 on the Danish grading scale
- Or document that you have passed Danish upper secondary school ‘English level A’ (Engelsk A) with the minimum weighted average grade of 2 on the Danish grading scale
- Or document that you are holding a Nordic entrance examination with an English level which is considered comparable to a Danish B level in English by the Danish Agency of International Education. And with a weighted grade comparable to at least 3 on the Danish grading scale See a comparison of the Nordic subject levels and grades: Nordic subject levels (in Danish)
- Or you must pass an IELTS Academic, TOEFL, Cambridge Advanced English or Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) test.
3. A Documentation by passed Danish upper secondary school ‘English level B’
| Name of documentation | Minimum grade | Documentation required |
| English level B(Engelsk B) | A weighted average of 3 | Danish Upper secondary school diplomaVUC diploma |
| English level A(Engelsk A) | A weighted average of 2 | Danish Upper secondary school diplomaVUC diploma |
Please notice:
- There is no period of limitation for validity of Danish upper secondary school ‘English level A’’ (Engelsk A) or ‘English level B’ (Engelsk B).
- You must send us your documentation as soon as possible and no later than 1 June
4. B Documentation by passed English proficiency test
| Name of test | Minimum score | Information required for online check of test |
| IETLS (academic) | 6.5 (overall test score) Only the overall score will be considered. | TRF Number (Test Report Form Number) |
| TOEFL internet-based test (IBT)ITP TOEFL-testMyBest Scores are not accepted | 83560 | Registration number |
| Cambridge Advanced (CAE) | Passed at level C1 or C2 | ID-number and Secret Number |
| Cambridge Proficiency | Passed at level C1 or C2 | ID-number and Secret Number |
Due to the Corona situation, we will extraordinarily accept the TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition for the 2021 student intake.
Please notice:
- IELTS and TOEFL tests older than 2 years are not accepted (counted from the programme application deadline). There is no period of limitation for validity of the Cambridge tests.
- If you have not yet completed a language test by the programme application deadline, you are required to send us your test score as soon as possible and in no case later than 1 June.
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