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New social work degree of 195 ECTS points
Official title (in Danish): Bekendtgørelse om uddannelsen til professionsbachelor som socialrådgiver
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- The professional bachelor's degree in social work is now 195 ECTS points instead of 210 (the change is a reduction of 15 ECTS points).
- The previous modules have been replaced by national and institutional subject elements.
- The bachelor's project of 20 ECTS points has been replaced by a professional bachelor's exam of 15 ECTS points.
- Who: The rules apply to students on the social work degree. Students who started before 1 August 2026, and who can finish within the standard study period, however no later than 31 May 2030, must finish under the previous rules. Those who cannot finish by 31 May 2030 are transferred to the new rules.
- When: The executive order entered into force on 1 August 2026.
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Source: Retsinformation.dk
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- Issued · 12 February 2026
- Published in the Danish Law Gazette (Lovtidende) · 17 February 2026
- In force · 1 August 2026