15 - Denmark - Certification

On completion of the education, the higher education institution issues a diploma, which shall indicate the examinations taken, and the marks obtained as well as the title/degree awarded. The diploma must contain a description of the programme with an account of its subject-composition.

Students, who leave a programme without having passed the final examination, are entitled to documentation of the examinations passed.

Short-cycle higher education

The institution issues a diploma to students who have successfully completed the programme (this example: international tread and marketing). In addition to information about the graduate’s name and the issuing authority, the diploma must as a minimum contain the following information:

• the educational elements in which the student has sat for an examination
• the assessments given
• educational elements documented in other ways
• the individual educational elements cf. items 1 and 3, indicated in ECTS-points
• examinations for which the student has obtained credit transfer
• the examination language, if the examination was taken in a foreign language, except for Norwegian and Swedish
• the title which the programme leads to
• the designation of the programme translated into English

The graduate can demand to have his or her diploma issued in English.

In an annexe to the certificate, the institution issues an English Diploma Supplement, which in accordance with the standard model developed by the European Commission, the Council of Europe and UNESCO/CEPES describes the competence provided by the programme, the contents, level and aim as well as provides information on the institution and the place of the institution and the programme in the Danish education system.

Medium-cycle higher education

Nursing education:The educational institution issues a diploma to students who have completed the nursing education stating the results of examinations and general proficiency evaluations.

Law regulates authorisation for nurses. After having completed the nursing education, the graduates have the right to be granted an authorisation as a nurse. The National Board of Health grants this authorisation.

Social work: Upon completion of the programme, the school issues a diploma, which contains the following information: the assessments for the individual subject-areas and for the project work, the nature of the practical training institution, information on the aims and structure of the programme, exemptions if any, etc.

A student who has completed the social work education is entitled to use the title of social worker.

Long-cycle higher education

Until April 1 2007 the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation has, according to the university act, approved the study programmes the universities can offer. As of April 1 the approval of university programmes is transferred from the Minister to a new Accreditation Agency. In the Ministerial order on Bachelor and Master’s programmes, it is stipulated which titles in Danish and English the universities can award.

The title and purpose of each Bachelor and Master programme are established in "The Ministerial order on Bachelor and Master’s programmes (candidatus) at universities".

The university issues certificates for successfully completed programmes. Graduates must receive their certificates within two months of the last test being completed and the result published.

In addition to the graduate’s name and the name of the university, the certificate must at least state:

• the title graduates are entitled to use in Danish and English
• the number of ECTS points of the entire programme
• which Bachelor programme or other programme leads to the Master programme
• the subjects in which tests have been taken, or which have been documented in some other way, including the number of ECTS points
• tests for which credits have been transferred
• the examination language if the test has been taken in a foreign language
• the assessment obtained and if appropriate, the average overall examination result
• a profile, which describes the programme

And a diploma supplement in Danish and English.

PhD-degree:After awarding the PhD-degree, the institution issues a diploma both in Danish and in English. The diploma contains information on the topic, which the thesis deals with, and according to provisions laid down by the individual institution information on the programme, including courses, stays at other research institutions or businesses etc., which have formed part of the programme.

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