Appeals regarding pre-approval of credit transfer
If you have applied for pre-approval of credit transfer towards a Danish qualification.
Pre-approval of credit transfer to a Danish university degree programme
You can appeal against the decision to the Danish university's credit transfer complaints board (meritankenævn) – i.e. not to the Qualifications Board – provided that you are enrolled on the Danish university degree programme towards which you have claimed credit transfer.
Such a complaint must be filed within two weeks of receiving the decision. The university can tell you more about the complaints procedure.
The rules on universities' credit transfer complaints boards are a part of this ministerial order:
Pre-approval of credit transfer to a other programmes
The Qualifications Board can handle your appeal if:
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You are enrolled on the programme towards which you have claimed credit transfer, and
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The programme in question belongs under either the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Culture or the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Higher Education apart from the maritime programmes. (Programmes not covered by this complaints procedure are mentioned below.)
How to appeal a decision to the Qualifications Board
You must address your complaint to the Qualifications Board, but send it to the educational institution that made the decision you are appealing against.
The appeal must arrive within four weeks of your receipt of the decision.
Content of your appeal
In the letter of complaint you must state:
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Which body (study board or the like) has made the decision
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When and how you were informed of the decision (the date of the conversation or the date of the letter which informed you of the decision)
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In what way the decision should be changed, in your opinion, and the reasons for your view.
You should only attach new documentation if you believe that it may change the institution's assessment of your case.
Processing of your appeal
The educational institution may choose to re-assess the case.
If the institution maintains its decision it will forward your appeal to the Qualifications Board with a statement. The Qualifications Board then assesses your appeal and sends you an answer as soon as possible.
The decision of the Qualifications board is the final and conclusive administrative decision. This means that you cannot appeal against it.
The Qualifications Board does not consider complaints about legal aspects
Please bear in mind that the Qualifications Board only considers appeals against the content and the matter of the decision, i.e. about amount of transferred credit you have been awarded.
Programmes where you can not appeal to the Qualifications Board
Decisions on credit transfer towards maritime qualifications can not be appealed to the Qualifications Board, but to the Danish Maritime Authority.
For programmes that fall under ministries other than those mentioned above, there is no opportunity to appeal to the Qualifications Board. Among others, this applies to:
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The Emergency Management Agency: e.g. firefighter.
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The Ministry of Justice: e.g. police officer.
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Army / Air Force: e.g. language officer, pilot.
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The Civil Aviation Administration: pilot, air traffic controller.
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Private, non-publicly recognised programmes.
