Studieprøven Pass Rule: 02 in Each Part, Reading + Writing in One Term

Studieprøven gives you three grades: reading comprehension (læseforståelse), written production (skriftlig fremstilling) and oral communication (mundtlig kommunikation), which includes listening. The regulation that decides the result is BEK nr 1687/2025 §48 stk.3 [official]. It says the test is passed if reading, writing and oral each pass with at least 02, “og læseforståelse og skriftlig fremstilling er bestået i samme prøvetermin” — and reading and writing are passed in the same term.

That is two conditions, not one. There is no average to lean on: a 12 in the oral cannot carry a 00 in reading, which is the opposite of how Prøve i Dansk 3 works. PD3 is passed on a weighted average of 2.0 with the oral counted twice (§48 stk.2); Studieprøven asks for a pass in every part. If you are weighing the two tests, the comparison is in Studieprøven or PD3: which to take.

Official: BEK 1687/2025 §48 stk.3 and bilag 1 pt 4.6; BEK 1759/2024 §12 (02 is the pass grade).

Grades are not curved: the grading regulation forbids aiming at a set distribution (BEK 1759 §10). What does move from sitting to sitting is the table that turns raw points into grades. SIRI says it analyses a large number of answers after each sitting and then adjusts that points-to-grade table [official: SIRI complaints guide]. That table is not published to candidates, so no one can tell you in advance how many points a 02 needs.

It is tempting to write that Studieprøven “has no average”. The regulation does not say that. The same §48 stk.3 ends: if the test is taken over several terms under §10 stk.2 or 3, “beregnes gennemsnittet på baggrund af resultaterne opnået ved de to prøveterminer” — the average is calculated from the results of the two terms [official]. So an average is computed; it simply plays no part in pass or fail. We have not seen a current certificate form, so we cannot say whether the average is printed on it. The grading regulation gives averages to one decimal (BEK 1759 §13 stk.2). The checker above shows an unweighted mean for that reason, and labels it as our arithmetic.

The 2025 UIM activity report also notes that the three Studieprøven parts are weighted equally [official: UIM 2025]. Whether a particular university looks at your mean, at each grade or only at the word “bestået” is that institution’s decision, and it is not published in one place.

Studieprøven has a rule that PD3 does not. §10 stk.3: “Bestås kun den skriftlige eller den mundtlige del af Studieprøven, kan prøvedeltageren aflægge den del af prøven, som ikke blev bestået, i en senere prøvetermin” — if you pass only the written or only the oral part, you may take the part you did not pass in a later term [official]. SIRI’s registration page adds that the earlier passed result is then transferred and you get a certificate [official].

The regulation speaks of two parts (dele): the written part, which is reading plus writing, and the oral part. The components inside the written part are not separate parts for this purpose, and §48 stk.3 requires reading and writing to pass in the same term. Our reading: if you fail only reading, you re-register for the written part and sit reading and writing again; a good writing grade from an earlier term cannot be combined with a new reading grade. SIRI has not published a worked example of this case, so confirm it with your provider when you register.

On money: SIRI’s page is plain — “Gebyret for en skriftlig eller en mundtlig del svarer til halvdelen af gebyret for en fuld prøve” (the fee for one part is half the fee for a full test) [official]. The regulation is softer: a new fee of half “kan opkræves” — may be charged (§12 stk.5). In 2026 the full fee is 1,974 kr and a part is 987 kr [official: SIRI dates page]. Why the regulation’s own figure is 1,888 kr is explained in the self-study, fee and registration guide.

If documented illness stops you from taking the written or the oral part, the provider’s head can allow you to take that part in a later term (§10 stk.2). Illness must be documented with a current doctor’s statement (aktuel lægeerklæring), and SIRI asks you to bring it or be able to send it when you contact the provider [official: SIRI registration page]. The result of the part you did take is combined with the later one. If you do not show up without such a statement, you have no right to take the test (§19), and the ordinary rules apply.

This is a real difference from PD1–PD3, where a certificate is issued once both parts are taken, pass or fail (§52 stk.1). For Studieprøven the certificate means you passed; below that you get an attestation. Only one original certificate may exist (§53), so keep it safe and send copies.

A complaint about the test material, the conduct of the test or the grading goes in writing, with reasons, to the provider within 4 weeks of the result [official: SIRI complaints guide]. The provider decides whether to reject it or pass it to SIRI. A complaint about the provider’s own decision in your case is due within 2 weeks of that decision. If a written complaint succeeds you are typically offered re-marking by a new examiner and censor; an oral complaint that succeeds means a new oral at the next term. SIRI warns that re-marking or a re-test “kan resultere i en lavere karakter” — can give a lower grade.

The oral is assessed by an examiner and a censor together; SIRI’s candidate page says the censor takes notes, keeps time and helps decide the grade [official: SIRI]. Until 1 March 2026 the regulation also said the Studieprøven oral was always graded with a censor appointed for it (§41 stk.2); BEK 300/2026 repealed that paragraph, so we no longer print it as a rule [official]. What happens in those thirty minutes is in the oral exam guide; the written day is in the written exam guide.

SIRI says Studieprøven can meet “en række” — a number of — higher-education institutions’ Danish-language entry requirements for applicants without a Danish-language qualifying exam, and sends readers to each institution and to ug.dk [official: SIRI “Om prøverne”]. It publishes no list of which programmes accept it or what grade they want. Some programmes may ask for more than a pass in some or all parts; that is set by the institution, not by the test. Check the admission page of each programme you apply to, and use the optional bar in the checker to see how your grades compare.

One example, checked on the University of Copenhagen’s admission page on 29 September 2026: for bachelor programmes KU accepts Studieprøven as documentation of Danish if you pass every part with at least 02 — “Du skal bestå alle dele med minimum karakteren 2” — and for odontology (dentist), dental hygiene and medicine (Copenhagen and Køge) with 7 in each part [official: KU]. KU adds a condition that is easy to miss: if you document Danish with Studieprøven, you must at the same time document that you passed mother-tongue instruction at the highest level in your upper-secondary education [official: KU]. That is one university’s rule, not a national one; other institutions set their own.

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