13 - Denmark - Student assessment

Short-cycle higher education

In the following, a specific example on a short-cycle programme is given for the programme International trade and marketing:

• One examination, which is placed before the end of the 2nd semester. This examination must be organised in such a way that it broadly combines essential areas of the teaching of the first year. This examination must be passed, before the student can enrol for any of the following examinations.
• Two examinations in the 2nd year of study, which together must document a minimum of 2/3 of the programme.
• The final examination project, which together with the two examinations in the 2nd year of study is to document that the graduation level of the programme has been attained.

The topic of the final examination project is formulated by the student in cooperation with the institution and as far as possible in cooperation with a business enterprise. The institution approves the formulation of the assignment.

The examination in the final examination project consists of a project and an oral part. One combined mark is awarded.

The external examinations are assessed according to the 13-point marking scale until the summer of 2007. The examinations in the 2nd year of study and the final examination project may take the form of group examinations with individual assessment.

The programme may also consist of internal examinations.

Marking scale

From the 1st of September 2007 all Danish higher education institutions must use the grading scale presented below. Marks given before the 1st of September will be translated to the new standards in the candidates’ final diplomas.

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