When applying for the NPU-Jönköping Pathway Programme, you will be pre-assessed for eligibility for Bachelor or Master programmes at NPU. You will receive confirmation of eligibility for admission into the programmes at NPU conditional on the successful completion of the Pathway Programme.

Admission Requirements

Requirement from high school/upper secondary school:

  • High School Diploma, specific requirements in mathematics

Bachelors degree if applying for masters.

Pathway Year- English Track:

 

  • TOEFL (We do not accept TOEFL ITP or TOEFL iBT MyBest score)
    • Internet based: Score of 14 (scale 0-30) in written test, total score of 61
    • It is necessary to notify the Admissions Office when you have placed your order with ETS. Use the institution code 8487 to order the test.
    • The TOEFL test result cannot be older than 2 years.
  • IELTS Academic (We do not accept IELTS General Training)
    • An overall score of 5.0 and no section below 4.5
    • The IELTS test result cannot be older than 10 years
  • Cambridge English Language Assessment
    • Cambridge English: First Certificate (grade C)
    • To verify the Cambridge English Certificate, students must share the candidate ID number and secret number with Jönköping University.
    • The test result has no expiry date.
  • Cambridge Michigan Language Assessments
    • Michigan English Language Assesment Battery (MELAB), minimum score of 75
    • The test result has no expiry date.
  • Pearson PTE Academic
    • Score of 40 (writing 40)
    • Pearson PTE Academic test results must be made available to Jönköping University, Sweden by the testing centre.


Pathway Year- General Studies:

  • TOEFL (We do not accept TOEFL ITP or TOEFL iBT MyBest score)
    • Internet based: Score of 17 (scale 0-30) in written test, total score of 72
    • It is necessary to notify the Admissions Office when you have placed your order with ETS. Use the institution code 8487 to order the test.
    • The TOEFL test result cannot be older than 2 years.
  • IELTS Academic (We do not accept IELTS General Training)
    • An overall score of 5.5 and no section below 5.0.
    • The IELTS test result cannot be older than 10 years.
  • Cambridge English Language Assessment
    • Cambridge English: First Certificate (grade A or B)
    • To verify the Cambridge English Certificate, students must share the candidate ID number and secret number with Jönköping University.
    • The test result has no expiry date.
  • Cambridge Michigan Language Assessments
    • Michigan English Language Assesment Battery (MELAB), minimum score of 85
    • The test result has no expiry date.
  • Pearson PTE Academic
    • Score of 47 (writing 50)
    • Pearson PTE Academic test results must be made available to Jönköping University, Sweden by the testing centre.
    • The test result has no expiry date.


Students who already meet the minimum requirements for a programme at NPU are not eligible for the Pathway Programme.

When can I apply?

Application period:

  • December 2, 2022 - May 2, 2023

Start-date:

  • August 28, 2023

The principle for admission is first come, first served. 

How to apply?

  1. Fill in the online application form. Please note that the postal address and e-mail address you provide will be used for all future communication. It is therefore very important that the information is correct.
  2. When you have completed the application form, please check the information carefully before submitting the application by clicking on the "Next" button.

Required documents:

  • English Proficiency
  • Scan of original high school diploma and transcript (which entitle the student to university studies in his/her home country) or bachelor's degree if applying for master.*
  • A copy of your passport. EU/EEA/Swiss citizens may submit a copy of a valid identity card which clearly states citizenship (in English or French) in place of a passport copy.
  • Letter of Motivation: The letter of motivation is where you introduce yourself to us. Read more about the guidelines for your letter of motivation here.

* For some countries, school documents must be submitted by post. Read more about specific country requirements here.

 

How to Submit Documents:

You should preferably upload your documents on your application in pdf-format.
Any documents that you scan for uploading must be from original documents. If the document is in colour, scan it in colour. Remember to include all pages of documents, front and back, no matter what the content is on the page. Be sure that everything on the document is visible on the scan, especially embossed stamps. We only accept pdf-format.

You could also send your documents by regular post within two weeks after making the online application. For some countries, school documents must be submitted this way. Read more about specific country requirements here.

Important

  • Scan of original documents should be made of both the documents in original language and an officially certified translation.
  • All hard copies (sent by post) must be officially certified as true copies, which means they should be stamped and signed by the issuing school or a notary public.
  • Applications that are not supported by officially certified documents, will not be processed. Jönköping University checks the authenticity of documents with the issuing school.

The address to the Admissions Office

Regular Post (plain envelope and stamps):
Jönköping University
Admissions Office
P.O. Box 1026
SE-551 11 Jönköping
Sweden

Courier Service (e.g. FedEx, UPS, DHL):
Jönköping University
Admissions Office
Gjuterigatan 5
SE-553 18 Jönköping
Sweden

When your application and all enclosed documents have reached the Admissions Office, you will receive a confirmation via e-mail.

Application Fee

All Swedish Universities charge a mandatory application fee of 900 SEK

(approx. 100 Euro) to citizens outside the European Union (EU), European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland. More information regarding who is required to pay fees. The application fee is non-refundable.