For individuals with foreign qualifications

Do you have qualifications from a foreign upper secondary school and want to continue your studies at a Swedish higher education institution? Find out what is required to be admitted and what you need in order to apply.

Requirements for admission to Swedish higher education

To be admitted to Swedish higher education, you must meet the general entry requirements. To meet these requirements, you must have completed foreign upper secondary education that qualifies you for higher education, and that you have the required level of knowledge in Swedish, English and mathematics.

What you need, antagning.se (in Swedish)

Have your education assessed

You can have your foreign upper secondary education assessed to see what it corresponds to in Sweden. You can use the assessment of your upper secondary education to find out whether you already meet the entry requirements or whether you need to supplement your education by taking one or more subjects before you can continue your studies.

If there are any requirements you do not meet, you can supplement your education

If there are any entry requirements that you do not meet, you can supplement your education in various ways, such as by taking the courses you need through municipal adult education (Komvux). Komvux is available in all municipalities. If you want to take courses through Komvux, please contact the municipality in which you are registered.

Municipal adult education at the basic and upper secondary level

Specific entry requirements

In addition to general entry requirements, colleges and universities often have specific entry requirements linked to the content of the programme. These specific entry requirements are specified as courses or subject levels from the Swedish upper secondary school system.

To find out what specific entry requirements apply to the programme you are interested in, check under the headings “Förkunskapskrav” (Prerequisites) or “Behörighetskrav” (Entry requirements) on the website for the programme in question.

Documents required to apply for admission to a college or university

Which documents are required to prove your upper secondary education and whether these have to be translated vary from country to country. On its website antagning.se, the Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR) provides information for each country.

Upper secondary documents from your country of education, antagning.se (in Swedish)

Documents you need to submit, Swedish Council for Higher Education's website (in Swedish)

This is how places on a programme are allocated

All applicants who are eligible for a programme and have foreign upper secondary qualifications apply on the same terms as those who apply with Swedish upper secondary qualifications.

Do you have a foreign higher education qualification and want to continue your studies at the Master's (second-cycle) level?

Do you have a Bachelor's (first-cycle) degree and are interested in continuing your studies at the Master's (second-cycle) level? If so, you can find information about programmes and entry requirements at the college or university you wish to attend.

Universityadmissions.se(in Swedish)

Help to convert foreign grades

If you have foreign grades, you can get help here to calculate your preliminary merit rating. For certain countries, there are conversion tables available. If your country is included in the list, you can click on it to see your preliminary merit rating.