Academic structure
The academic year consists of two semesters, an autumn/winter semester and a spring/summer semester. There is a short winter break between semesters of approximately one week and a summer break of approximately two months. For other breaks in the academic calendar please see below.
 
Academic year 2008/2009

Autumn
Autumn/winter semester starts.....August 25^th
Christmas vacation.....................December 23^rd - January 4^th
Autumn/winter semester ends......January 31^st

Spring
Spring/summer semester starts........February 2^nd
Easter vacation...............................April 9^th – April 13^th
Great Prayer Day.............................May 8^th
Ascension Day................................May 21^st
Pentecostal vacation........................May 30^th – Juni 1^st
Constitution Day..............................June 5^th
Spring/summer semester ends.........June 26^th

Teaching, assessment and grading
Teaching method used is a combination of lectures, tutorials, laboratory classes and clinical practice. Final grades are based on written assignments and tests undertaken throughout the semester, participation in class, laboratory attendance, clinical fieldwork and a final written examination held at the end of the semester. There is an emphasis both on group work and independent study. Each semester has a weighting of 30 ECTS points.

The grading scale
Exams in Denmark are given grades on a scale from 03-12.
12  Distinction 
10  Excellent
  7  Very good 
  4  Good
 02 Sufficient (Pass)
 00 Insufficient (Fail)
-03 Poor (Fail)