Folkhighschool – higher education

The Swedish Folk High School can prepare you for further education at the University

General cours, Allmän kurs, at the Folk High Schools has been ascribed a specific rate of qualification by the state, without a centrally established curriculum being required on that account. On certain conditions courses at Folk High Schools may be equated with the upper secondary school, which means that these latter courses may qualify for higher education at university.

Basic eligibility for higher education attained at Folk High School

A person who has completed a 1, 2 or 3-year course (1) of studies at Folk High School and who has achieved results corresponding to a Pass in the core subject courses at upper secondary school (2) shall be deemed to have basic eligibility for higher education. The length of the studies required depends on the extent of the student’s previous studies and work experience. (Certificate Eligibility for Higher Education)

1) The basic eligibility may be achieved by

three years of study at Folk High School; or
two years of study at Folk High School as a supplement to at least one year of study at upper secondary school level, or compulsory school and at least one year’s work experience; or
one year study at Folk High School as a supplement to at least two years of study at upper secondary school level.
Each academic year comprises at least 30 weeks of full-time study.

2) The core subjects taught at upper secondary school are:

Swedish A+B (alt. Swedish as a second language A+B)
Civics A
Science studies A
English A
Religion A
Mathematics A

Special eligibility attained at Folk High School

Any person having completed a course of studies at Folk High School who has achieved results corresponding to a Pass in subjects at upper secondary school shall be deemed to have special eligibility for higher education.

Study assessment

Students who so wish may be given an overall assessment of their aptitude for studies. This assessment is an appraisal of the student’s scholastic capabilities as a whole and is based on the assessments of all the teaching staff. Scholastic aptitude assessments are given only for those study courses which the school considers to be relevant.

The following grades are used:
Excellent study aptitude (4)
Very good study aptitude (3)
Good study aptitude (2)
Poor study aptitude (1)

The following factors are taken into account when maiking the assessment:

Knowledge and skills and development of these
Capacity for analysis, processing and overview
Ambition, endurance anf capacity to organise studies
Social skills