Course selection via Universityadmissions.se
Application
Go to www.antagning.se and click on ”International students” or go directly to www.universityadmissions.se. Picture 1 and 2
Click on the “Log in” button in the right upper corner.
Choose “Kungl. Tekniska Högskolan” in the drop down menu and click on “Go to student portal”. You will then be referred to your KTH account. Log in with the name and password which you use for logging in to your account on KTH.se. After logging in you will be referred back to universityadmissions.se. Picture 3
To find a course, select “The Royal Institute of Technology” in drop down menu and make sure that you have selected the correct semester. Picture 4
In the Course and Programme Directory on KTH.se you can see the names and application codes of the courses included in your study programme. Picture 5
Fill out the application code of the course you want to apply for in the green search field. Click on the “Add”-button to add the course and then click “To application” to send the application. Picture 6
If you have sent your application successfully you will receive an e-mail confirmation. If you don’t receive this e-mail your application has not been registered.
You can follow your application by logging in to your user account (with KTH name and log in) at universityadmissions.se.
General information
Application
The online application for programme courses is open May 1st-May 15th.
You can apply for up to 8 different courses and be accepted to up to 35 cr.
If there already are applications for courses on your account it means that you have been applied in advance to compulsory courses. If you remove one of those courses it might result in that you will not fulfill the promotion requirements for the next year. Keep the compulsory courses on the highest priorities in your application.
There are courses missing in the range of courses offered
There may be several different reasons if the course cannot be found on www.universityadmissions.se:
- the student has not logged in via the relevant university
- the student is not using the proper application code
- the correct term registration is not being used
- the course has not been published on www.universityadmissions.se due to the wishes of the relevant course coordinator/school secretariat.
Contact your coordinator or admissions@kth.se for help.
Place number limitations
A course may have a limited number of places on offer. Information concerning this can be found at
http://www.kth.se/student/kurser/sokkurs?l=en_UK
Find the relevant course and click on “Show information about when the course is offered”. Under the schedule listed there is a section entitled Number of Places .The number of places available controls how many students can be admitted to a course as well as how many students must be admitted if the course is not to be cancelled. If there are not enough students the course may be cancelled.
Selection
When there are a limited number of seats on a course, a selection is made if there are more applicants than the maximum number of seats. The standard selection criterion the number of registered higher education credits at KTH. The type of selection procedure that applies for a course with a limited number of places should be stated in the course information. If not please contact the Course Coordinator.
Cancelled courses
A course may be cancelled for several reasons. If there are not enough applicants or if other problems occur, this makes it impossible to implement. Information concerning cancelled courses will be sent either via the Notice of Admission or via information from the division/department running the course, depending on when in the admissions process that the course is cancelled.
Requirements
If a course has specific requirements they will be stated in the course information. Only applicants that fulfill the requirements will be regarded as eligible for admission. Please check that the requirements are fulfilled before applying.
Additional qualifications/student achievement
Students who log in to www.universityadmissions.se and have an active application can see their registered results. If anything is missing and also is missing on your KTH account, please contact the Student Office at the relevant school as soon as possible. If the course results are shown on at KTH but not in www.universityadmissions.se, please contact admissions@kth.se as soon as possible.
Late applications
Late applications are made to study councilors. Please note that late applications may result in that it may not be possible to study the course(s) students want or need. Late applicants are only considered if there are places and resources available.
Range of courses
Information on relevant courses can be found at www.kth.se/student/kurser/kurser-inom-program?l=en_UK, select relevant programme.
It is also possible to search for information on courses at www.kth.se/student/kurser/sokkurs?l=en_UK
The times/dates when the different courses are held can be found under course information on the student web.
Begin a higher year of study
In order to be able to begin on a higher year of study the student must fulfill the promotion requirements determined by the President of KTH. The study adviser continuously checks student performance and if a student is not going to qualify for promotion to the next year, he/she should contact the relevant study adviser in good time.
Support and questions
You may always ask your school about your application. If you have any questions regarding www.universityadmissions.se or how to find courses at www.kth.se please contact the central support at admissions@kth.se.
Last update 2013-04-17 IB