15 - Sweden - Certification

country: Sweden

The Government defines the degrees that may be awarded in undergraduate education and post-graduate education in the Degree ordinance (Examensordningen). The ordinance states the scope and goals of each degree as well as other requirements for receiving certain degrees. A degree certificate includes results from all courses included in the course of study with numerical and qualitative grades. There is no final examination. The higher education institution signs the certificate.

Degrees in doctoral studies (licentiate degree and doctor's degree) may be awarded in the four areas of research: Humanities-Social Sciences, Medicine, Natural Sciences or Technology. The Swedish National Agency for Higher Education (Högskoleverket) decides the undergraduate degrees that may be awarded at different universities and university colleges. However, the Government determines which degrees may be awarded by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet, SLU) as well as by independent institutions for higher education.

Students who fulfil the requirements for a degree receive the relevant certificate by the university or university college. A certificate may also be obtained for a single course passed.

Institutions:

 

Högskoleverket (The Swedish National Agency for Higher Education)
Box 7851 Box 7851, S-103 99 STOCKHOLM Sweden
Tel.:+46-8-563 085 00
Fax:+46-8-563 085 50
E-mail:  hvs@hvs.se
Website:  http://www.hsv.se

 

Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet (The Swedish University of Agricultural Science)
Box 7070, S-750 07 UPPSALA, Sweden
Tel.:+46-18-67 10 00
Fax:+46-18-67 20 00
E-mail: registrator@slu.se
Website:  http://www.slu.se


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Date: 2009
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