Glossary
| adgangsbetingelser | access/admission/entrance requirements |
| adjunkt | assistant professor. Limited tenure — normally three years |
| afgangsbevis | leaving certificate |
| afgangsprøve | leaving examination |
| anerkendelse | recognition |
| afhandling | thesis, dissertation |
| arkitektskole | school of architecture |
| B.A./B.Sc. | BA/BSc — Danish university Bachelor's degrees — the programmes last three to three and a half years. |
| biblioteksskole | school of library and information science |
| bifag | minor university subject |
| børnehave | kindergarten |
| candidatus ( + field of study) | Danish Master's degrees — the programmes normally last two years following the bachelor's degree. |
| dekan | dean |
| designskole | design school |
| diplomuddannelse | diploma programme – adult education at a level comparable to that of medium-cycle higher education |
| doktorgrad | doctoral degree. Traditionally the highest Danish doctoral degree. Awarded to mature researchers upon their public defence of a thesis, usually based on a minimum of five to eight years of individual and original research. |
| eksamensbevis | certificate, diploma, degree |
| ergoterapeutskole | school of occupational therapy |
| erhvervsakademi | academy of professional higher education |
| erhvervsakademiuddannelse | academy profession degree (programmes last two years) |
| ernærings- og husholdningsøkomomseminarium | college of nutrition and home economics |
| fakultet | faculty |
| farmaceutisk højskole | school of pharmacy |
| folkeskole | the Danish primary and lower secondary school comprising a voluntary pre-school year and ten years of comprehensive education. Education is compulsory for nine years. |
| folkeskolens afgangsprøve | leaving examination for the primary and lower secondary school. Can be passed on a subject-by-subject basis after the 8th, 9th and 10th years. |
| folkeskolens udvidede afgangsprøve | advanced leaving examination for the primary and lower secondary school. Can be passed on a subject-by-subject basis after the 10th year. |
| fysioterapeutskole | school of physiotherapy |
| grad | degree |
| grafisk højskole | graphics college |
| grunduddannelse/bifagseksamen/exam.art. | intermediate degree awarded after two years, until 1995 |
| gymnasium | general upper secondary school |
| handelshøjskole | business school |
| handelsskole | commercial school, commercial college |
| hospitalslaborantskole | school for medical laboratory technicians |
| hovedfag | major university subject |
| Højere Forberedelseseksamen (hf) | Higher Preparatory Examination. A 2-year upper secondary course. Admission requirements are 10 years of primary and lower secondary education. Qualifies for admission to higher education |
| Højere Handelseksamen (hhx) | Higher Commercial Examination. A 3-year commercially oriented upper secondary programme. Admission requirements are nine years of primary and lower secondary education. Qualifies for admission to higher education. |
| Højere Teknisk Eksamen (htx) | Higher Technical Examination. A 3-year technically oriented upper secondary programme. Admission requirements are nine years of primary and lower secondary education. Qualifies for admission to higher education. |
| højere uddannelsesinstitution | institution of higher education |
| håndarbejdsseminarium | college of art, crafts, textile and fashion design |
| ingeniørhøjskole | college of engineering |
| institut | department, institute |
| institutbestyrer | head of department |
| jordemoderskole | school of midwifery |
| journalisthøjskole | school of journalism |
| kandidatgrad, candidatus ( + field of study) | Danish Master's degrees — the programmes normally last two years following the bachelor's degree. |
| karakter | mark, grade |
| karakterudskrift | transcript of records |
| konservatorium | academy of music |
| konservatorskole | school of conservation |
| konsistorium | the senate |
| koordineret tilmelding | coordinated enrolment system |
| kort videregående uddannelse | short-cycle higher education. Normally 2 years. |
| kunstakademi | academy of fine arts |
| kursus | course of study, programme |
| lang videregående uddannelse | long-cycle higher education. 4 to 8 years. |
| lektor | associate professor |
| licentiatgrad | postgraduate research degree, now called ph.d. degree. |
| lærerhøjskole | school of educational studies |
| lærerseminarium | college of education |
| lærlingeuddannelse | apprenticeship training |
| magistergrad, magisterkonferens, mag.art. | a degree based on a bachelor's degree and a 3-year research-oriented degree programme in one subject (in the humanities only, is being phased out) |
| Masteruddannelse | Master programme – adult education at a level comparable to that of long-cycle higher education |
| mellemlang videregående uddannelse | medium-cycle higher education. Three to four years |
| merit | credit |
| ph.d.-grad | PhD degree. The programme takes three years following the Candidatus or an equivalent degree. |
| professor | full professor |
| prorektor | vice-rector |
| prøve | test, examination |
| pædagogseminarium | college of social educator training |
| rector | rector (vice-chancellor) |
| semester | semester. The Danish semesters run from August/September until 31 December and from February until May/June, January and June being examination months |
| social højskole | school of social work |
| studentereksamen | upper secondary school leaving examination |
| teknisk skole | technical school, technical college |
| svendebrev | journeyman's certificate |
| uddannelsesbevis | certificate |
| videregående uddannelse | (further and) higher education |
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