Each autumn, the Dean’s Office decides on the framework for the coming year’s admissions to all the faculty’s degree programmes. The decision is made in consultation with the faculty leadership team and the study boards. This involves establishing:

• Number of admissions and possible admission restriction

• Breakdown of quota 1 and quota 2 for Bachelor’s degree programmes

• Academic admission requirements – in addition to the area-specific admission requirements for the natural science degree programmes determined in the admissions order

• Academic selection criteria for Master’s degree programmes with restricted admission.

• Suspension of admission to certain degree programmes, if required.

• Admission figures for the Bachelor’s degree programmes can be adjusted when information about applicant numbers is available after 5 July. Adjustments are made in consultation with the director of studies and the department, based on demand, capacity etc.

For Master’s degree programmes, the academic admission requirements are determined by the board of studies (stated in the academic regulations). The Dean’s Office is responsible for degree programme resizing and any suspension of admissions to Master’s degree programmes, in consultation with the departments concerned.

The decisions are based on:

• Employment situation among graduates

• Capacity (physical facilities, teaching capacity)

• Key figures regarding admissions and courses of study. See annual planning cycle for key figures.

• The ministry’s guidelines for degree programme resizin

The key admissions figures are discussed by the following forums:

• By the faculty leadership team in order to assess the situation from the point of view of finances, planning, need for political initiatives, need for recruitment initiatives, resizing.

• By the boards of studies in order to assess trends and discuss future recruitment.

• By the education committees with a view to planning the welcoming of new students in terms of capacity (premises, lecturers, pedagogics) and possible recruitment initiatives.

• At the annual dialogue meetings and the evaluations every five years.

All applicants, both quota 1 and quota 2, must meet the applicable admission requirements for the programme they are applying for: They must have passed a qualifying examination and meet the specific admission requirements for the degree programme concerned. 

At Natural Sciences, there is also a minimum grade requirement of 6.0 for quota 1 applicants. This means the applicant must have achieved a minimum average grade of 6.0 in their qualifying examination and at least 6.0 in Mathematics A. Applicants who do not meet the grade requirements for quota 1 must apply for admission via quota 2 no later than 15 March at 12 noon. 

Quota 2 applicants are assessed on the basis of an average of particularly relevant quota 2 subjects as well as their performance in an entrance exam they must sit in March.

Admissions to Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes are handled by AU Student Administration and Services.  

The Studies Administration and the heads of degree programme handle any counselling or assessment of applicants in connection with admissions. Employees responsible for international students at Natural Sciences are responsible for the academic assessment of applicants with international academic qualifications (exchange students).

The vice-dean for education awards free places and scholarships to a number of full-degree students.