Why aren’t all the subjects I’ve studied on the recognition statement?
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In our assessment for the university education, we indicate what the foreign education is equivalent to in the Swedish education system. Our assessment does not mean that the applicant is awarded the same education in Sweden but is instead a comparison. This is why we don’t list credits or courses in our recognition statement.
UHR’s statement on upper-secondary education evaluates both whether your upper-secondary education provides basic eligibility and access for higher education or not and the level to which some upper-secondary subjects are equivalent in Swedish upper-secondary education. UHR only evaluates subjects that may be demanded as specific entry requirements for Swedish higher education. These include mathematics, English, physics, etc.
If you’ve studied one or more subjects at upper secondary school that are not included in your recognition statement, the most common reasons are:
- The grade you received in the subject was too low.
- The course content is not comparable to the Swedish course. This can be the case with for example chemistry and English.
- If English isn’t included under “behörigheter” (eligibility requirements met) in your recognition statement, this means that the English you studied at upper secondary school does not correspond to the course English 6 in the Swedish education system.
- You can even apply for recognition of prior learning together with your application to university studies. Read more here.
Subjects such as computing, psychology and economics are not specific requirement courses, so these subjects are not included in the statement of your upper-secondary education.
A pure vocational upper-secodanry education will not give access to university studies and therefore no specific subject either.