After your exchange: Apply for credit transfer
Once you have completed your studies abroad, you are obliged to apply for final credit transfer of all the points you have passed. You can base you application on your pre-approval - follow the instructions on www.merit.dtu.dk.
Transcript of records
If you studied abroad through one of DTU's exchange agreeements, your transcript will typically be sent directly to us. In this case, you will be notified on your student email that the transcript has been uploaded to www.merit.dtu.dk.
Please note that you do not need to wait with sending in your application for final credit transfer until you have received your transcript. If you apply before, you can for example just upload a temporary transcript until it is available.
Coming home from exchange with a number of credits that do not fit your study plan
As a DTU student, it is a requirement that by the end of your degree, you have completed the number of ECTS credits required by your program. This will either be 120 ECTS for master's students, 210 ECTS for bachelor of engineering students (diplomingeniørstuderende), or 180 ECTS for bachelor's students.
When you go on an exchange, it is a good idea to aim for a number of ECTS credits that is divisible by 5. However, if you return from an exchange with an amount of credits that do not fit your study plan, there is a solution. If this happens, it is possible to have your credits adjusted so that your study plan can be aligned before you start your final project.
Usually, the solution will be to adjust your credits so that they are divisible by 2.5, as the final projects (thesis and bachelor's project) are adjustable in terms of ECTS credits. For bachelor of engineering students, it may be relevant to create a special course or take a EuroTeQ course to align your study plan.
To see examples of how the adjustment and your subsequent course of study at DTU might look, you can take a look at the table below.
| Number of ECTS achieved before exchange |
Number of ECTS achieved during exchange |
Number of ECTS adjusted |
ECTS left for DTU courses, Special courses, or online EuroTeQ courses |
Number of ECTS in final project |
| Bachelor of Engineering Students |
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| 150 |
27.5 |
0 |
12.5 |
20 |
| 120 |
21 |
1 |
30 |
20 |
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| Bachelor of Science Students |
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| 120 |
27 |
2 |
15 |
20 |
| 120 |
23 |
0.5 |
20 |
17.5 |
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| Master's Students |
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| 60 |
27 |
2 |
5 |
30 |
| 60 |
29 |
1.5 |
0 |
32.5 |
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Max ECTS allowed in program
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Size of final project in ECTS |
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| Bachelor of Engineering Students |
210 |
20 |
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| Bachelor of Science Students |
180 |
15, 17.5, or 20 |
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| Master's Students |
120 |
30, 32.5, or 35 |
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