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I'm an international student applying with final grades (gap year student who have finished high school)

Are you an international applicant who already finished your high school/upper secondary/IB studies (gap year student)? Learn more about the application timeline, application requirements, and how to apply on this page. You may apply as an early bird applicant until November 3, 2024 or at the regular deadline on January 15, 2025. Start your application and upload your final grades as soon as possible for a quicker application process. Please note that there are no tuition fees for EU/EEA/Swiss citizens. At SSE, we also have a specific tuition fee exception for Ukrainian citizens for the 2025 intake, who do not need to pay a tuition fee during their entire study time at SSE.

APPLICATION TIMELINE & IMPORTANT DATES

International application round opens
October 15, 2024

Early bird application deadline
November 3, 2024

To apply as an early bird applicant, you must have a SAT or ACT test score no later than November 15, 2024.

Early bird digital interviews
November 15-21, 2024 (invitations to the interview sent out on November 15, 2024)

Early bird notification of selection results
December 19, 2024

Please note: if you are not admitted as an early bird applicant, you will still keep your spot in the main application round with a chance to be admitted later.

International application round closes
January 15, 2025

Please note that you need to start by applying and uploading your final grades at UniversityAdmissions.se. Do this step as soon as possible for a quicker application process!

After that, you must add some information and documents at SSE's application portal.

Early bird applicants only: last day to accept your offer
February 3, 2025

Deadline for supporting documentation (transcripts and English test results)
February 3, 2025

For non-EU/EEA/Swiss citizens only: deadline for application fee to UniversityAdmissions.se (more information here)
February 3, 2025

Digital Interview invitation (if you are selected for the next round)
Please note: everyone will be informed, also if you are not selected
February 18, 2025

Digital Interviews
February 18-23, 2025

Notification of Selection Results
April 3, 2025

Last date to reply to your offer
May 1, 2025

For non-EU/EEA/Swiss/Ukrainian citizens only: deadline for first tuition fee installment (if relevant, read more here)
June 1, 2025

Autumn semester starts
August 25, 2025

Please note that we do not accept late applications.

application requirements

SSE has a holistic approach to the application process. Three areas are assessed:

Upper secondary / high school / IB diploma

Do you meet the diploma requirements? See what applies to your country/diploma here.


A. Diploma completed in 2025 or before with a minimum GPA corresponding to at least 17.0 (out of 20) in the Swedish grading system.

Please note: admission is highly competitive and normally requires higher grades than the minimum requirement.

The sooner you submit your final grades to UniversityAdmissions.se, the better!

You can apply as an early bird applicant to get a quicker admission notification. See more information at the top of this page under "Application requirements & timeline).

B. Subject requirement: Mathematics. The equivalent of at least Mathematics 3B/3C in the Swedish system.

C. Subject requirement: English. The equivalent of at least English 6 in the Swedish system.

  • If you don't already meet the English requirement through your diploma, we accept the following English proficiency tests:

    - IELTS Academic, Online or UKVI 
    (Overall score of 6.5 and no section below 5.5)

    - TOEFL iBT 
    (Score of 20 (scale 0-30) in written test, total score of 90)

    - Cambridge Michigan Language Assessments

    - Pearson PTE Academic or Online
    (Score of 62 (writing 61))

    - Any of these three University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations (Cambridge ESOL):  

    1. C1 Advanced (CAE)
    (Minimum overall score 180)

    2. Cambridge English certificate level C1. (Minimum score 180)

    3. Cambridge English: Advanced 

Make sure to read more details about the English requirements and tests here.

Do you meet the diploma requirements? See what applies to your country/diploma here.

University admission test (SAT or ACT)

We accept SAT or ACT test results that are up to five years old from the date the test was taken. A test score is required from all applicants. The cut-off minimum scores are 1300 for SAT and 28 for ACT. We do not accept SAT or ACT Superscore. 

CV/resume

The CV/resume should include relevant education, work and/or volunteer experience, and extracurricular activities. We do not expect you to have an extensive resume, but this is your opportunity to present yourself. Try to be concise, and limit yourself to one page.

HOW TO APPLY: 5 EASY STEPS

  

1. Start your application on UniversityAdmissions.se (deadline: January 15, 2025)

Submit your application to UniversityAdmissions.se. You can apply from October 15, 2024 to January 15, 2025.

The sooner you submit your final grades the better!


Submit all documents related to your high school studies - final grades, transcripts, diplomas/certificates. Find information about what required documents to submit from your country here. Read the general instructions for international Bachelor’s applicants here.

Most applicants can upload supporting documents themselves at their account with UniversityAdmissions.se  Except if you have graduated from an American High School, then the school must e-mail them directly to UniversityAdmissions (UHR) to verifications@uhr.se and write your application number in the email.

The sooner you submit your final grades, the sooner the Swedish Council of Higher Education can assess and convert your qualifications.

 
NB: Only upload diploma/transcripts and English test results to UniversityAdmissions.se. Do NOT upload CV/resume nor SAT/ACT test scores. This is done directly to SSE when you submit application #2 (see next step). 
 
Application fee (only for non-EU/EEA/Swiss citizens)
Please note: SSE does not charge an application fee. However, UniversityAdmissions.se charges a small application fee of SEK 900 depending on which citizenship you have. In general, only individuals who are citizens of countries outside of EU/EEA/Switzerland are required to pay an application fee. There are however some exceptions to this general rule. Find out if you are required to pay an application fee or not here. 

If you are required to pay an application fee, UniversityAdmissions must have received the money no later than February 3, 2025. Find more information on how to pay your application fee here.

Tuition fee (only for non-EU/EEA/Swiss/Ukrainian citizens)
In general, only citizens of countries outside of EU/EEA/Switzerland are required to pay tuition fees. At SSE, we also have a special tuition fee exception for Ukrainian citizens who do not need to pay a tuition fee during their entire study time starting with the 2025 intake.

Find out if you are required to pay a tuition fee or not here.
You can also find out more in detail about SSE's tuition fees and scholarships on this page.

2. Finish your application in SSE's own application portal (deadline January 15, 2025)

Submit your application at SSE's own portal hhs.fullfabric.com . Fill in the form (please note that if you apply to both programs, you must fill in two separate forms - one for each program!). Upload your CV/resume as a separate document and also your SAT or ACT results. 

 
We do not accept your CV/resume nor your SAT or ACT results uploaded at UniversityAdmissions.se nor sent to us by email. 

 
Interested in a scholarship (tuition fee waiver)?
For non-EU/EEA/Swiss/Ukrainian citizens who do need to pay a tuition fee, SSE offers several 50 % tuition fee waiver scholarships.

The application for a scholarship is submitted under the tab "Scholarships" when you apply to our Bachelor programs in Full Fabric. Please note that your application for the scholarships is not going to have an impact on your application for the program.

Scholarships are distributed on a merit and need basis. All scholarship applications are assessed by a selection committee, taking into consideration the relevance and the quality of the personal motivation, academic excellence, relevant extra-curricular activities, program cohort diversity and the distribution of scholarships across all programs. 

3. Respond to any requests by SSE and keep track of messages from UniversityAdmissions.se

If any additional steps are required related to your application, our BSc Admissions Team will notify you.

UniversityAdmissions.se might also contact you regarding your qualifications.

Make sure you use the same e-mail address for both applications and check your inbox regularly.

4. Digital interview

If you are selected to proceed to the next round, we will send out invitations to the digital (online) interviews on February 18, 2025. The interview can be done February 18 - February 23, 2025.

5. Accept your offer

Early bird applicants
If you are an early bird applicant who applied before November 3, 2024, you will be notified if you are admitted on December 19, 2024. If you are admitted, you will need to reply to your offer before February 3, 2025.
 
Please note: if you were not admitted as an early bird applicant, you still keep your spot in the main application round and may be admitted later instead.

Non-early bird applicants
If you are not an early bird applicant and you are admitted to SSE, we will send an offer of admission on April 3, 2025. You will need to reply to your offer before May 1, 2025.

Recommended step: check out housing options

Are you interested in getting help with student housing? SSE offers some apartments directly through SSE and we can also assist you in getting housing from other student housing providers in Stockholm. Find out more here.