How to document your degree if you are conditionally admitted

Find out how to submit documents certifying your degree or request an exemption if you have been conditionally admitted to a global master’s programme.

If you have been conditionally admitted due to ongoing studies, you must submit the requested documents according to the instructions below. If you cannot show that you have been awarded a bachelor's degree equivalent to at least 180 ECTS or have been granted an exemption from the degree requirement, you will be declared unqualified, and your conditional admission will be cancelled. It also means you cannot be granted a deferral of studies.

Deadline: 24 August 2026  

  • Last day to submit any documents certifying your degree.
  • Last day to check that your degree is registered in your account if you have a Swedish degree
  • Last day to request an exemption and submit any necessary documents if you are graduating after the deadline. Please contact the International Admissions Team to request an exemption.

The deadline is 24 August 2026, we however recommend that you follow the steps below as soon as possible.

Instructions

If you have completed your degree abroad, you must submit your degree documentation to universityadmissions.se as soon as your degree has been awarded or latest by the deadline. 

  1. Check the country instructions on how to submit your documents.
  2. Submit your documents to University Admissions in Sweden according to the instructions.
  3. University Admissions will check your documentation (please allow them some time to assess your documentation). In case they need additional documents, they will notify you in your account. If you are unsure if you have submitted the correct documentation, you can also contact them directly.
  4. University Admissions in Sweden will register your degree in the admissions system after they have received the required documents. Your status will change from conditionally admitted to admitted in your account. Your status on your printable Notification of Selection will however not change.
  5. The Admissions Office at KI will check that your degree has been registered in the admissions system after the deadline. 

If you have completed your degree in Sweden, you usually do not need to submit any documents to antagning.se/universityadmissions.se. You must however make sure that your degree has been registered in your account at antagning.se/universityadmissions.se by the deadline. 

  1. Check that you have applied for your bachelor’s degree to be awarded. Please see the website of your university for more information.
  2. When your degree has been awarded, please also check that your degree has been registered in your account at antagning.se/universityadmissions.se. 
  3. The Admissions Office at KI will check that your degree has been registered in the admissions system after the deadline. 

If you meet all the degree requirements by the deadline but have not yet been awarded your degree, Karolinska Institutet can grant you an exemption from the degree requirement.  

  1. Submit your final grades
    Submit your official transcript with final grades to universityadmissions.se according to the instructions for your country. The transcript of record must have been received by universityadmissions.se/antagning.se by the deadline.

    If you study in Sweden, log in to your account and check that all required courses and grades are registered by the deadline.

  2. Get a letter from your university
    Ask your university to write a letter explaining why your degree has not yet been issued and when the degree is expected to be aawarded. Email the letter to admissions@ki.se latest by the deadline.
     
  3. If you are granted an exemption from the degree requirement you can go ahead and register for the programme. 
  4. As soon as you receive your official degree, you must submit the final degree documentation to University Admissions in Sweden according to the country instructions. University Admissions will check your documentation (please allow them some time to assess your documentation). In case they need additional documents, they will notify you in your account. If you are unsure if you have submitted the correct documentation you can also contact University Admissions directly. 
  5. University Admissions in Sweden will register your degree in the admissions system after they have received the required documents. Without a registered degree in the admissions system, you cannot go for exchange studies or be awarded a master's degree from Karolinska Institutet.   

If you do not intend to take your place on the programme, please withdraw your application on your account at antagning.se/universityadmissions.se.

Contact

International Admissions Team

KI Admission
10-11-2025