Honours programme in upper secondary school
Are you about to start upper secondary school and would like to delve deeper into one or more subjects and have the opportunity to take higher education courses? If so, you can apply to enrol in an honours programme.
What is an honours programme in upper secondary school?
An honours programme in upper secondary school allows you to delve deeper into one or more subjects and take higher education courses. The honour programmes available focus on one or more of these subjects or subject areas:
- Mathematics
- Natural Science
- Social Science
- Engineering Science
- Humanities
- Aesthetics in art and design, dance, aesthetics and media, music, theatre and fashion design.
Here you can see which schools offer honours programmes.
Approved honours programmes in upper secondary school (skolverket.se)
Who can enrol in an honours programme in upper secondary school?
These are nationwide recruitment programmes, which means that all pupils throughout the country can apply to enrol in them.
How to apply to an honours programme
When applying to enrol in an honours programme, you must submit your grades and take a knowledge or admission test. You apply via “gymnasieantagningen” (upper secondary school admissions).
Grades in upper secondary honours programme
Your school leaving certificate from upper secondary school will indicate that you participated in an honours programme. It will also state which subject(s) the honours programme focused on.
Honours programmes with nationwide recruitment in Years 7 to 9 of compulsory school
Honours programmes with nationwide recruitment are also offered in Years 7 to 9 of compulsory school.