BSc in Business and Economics

About the course

A three-year, full-time bachelor’s degree in business and economics at SSE in Stockholm, taught in English. International applicants are assessed on school grades, an admission test score, a one-page CV and a digital interview.

Entry requirements for Irish students

• SSE lists Ireland in its country-specific rules and, unlike most Swedish universities, lets final-year Leaving Cert students apply with predicted grades (offers are conditional, and final results are needed by enrolment in August). Its Irish minimum is published as ‘2.8 (7-1 scale)’, which does not match the H1-H8 grading, so ask bsc.admissions@hhs.se how your Leaving Cert grades are converted. SSE notes that admission is highly competitive and successful applicants usually have much higher grades than the minimum.
• Maths: a pass in Leaving Cert Mathematics at Ordinary or Higher Level. You also need an admission test score: SAT (minimum 1300), ACT (minimum 28) or ITB-Business (minimum 112), with no superscoring and scores up to three years old accepted.
• English: SSE accepts a pass in Leaving Cert English at Ordinary Level.

How to apply

1. Sit the SAT, ACT or ITB-BusinessBook a test in autumn 2026. The last dates for 2027 entry are the SAT on 5 December 2026, the ACT on 12 December 2026 and the ITB-Business on 14 January 2027. Minimum scores are 1300 (SAT), 28 (ACT) or 112 (ITB-Business).
2. Apply in two places by 15 Jan 2027Between 16 October 2026 and 15 January 2027, apply on universityadmissions.se and also complete SSE’s own application on its Full Fabric portal.
3. Upload documents by 1 Feb 2027Upload your predicted Leaving Cert grades, school transcripts and passport or ID card to universityadmissions.se. Upload your test score and a one-page CV to Full Fabric.
4. Interview and offerIf invited, you have one week in mid-February 2027 to complete the digital interview. Results come out on 8 April 2027 and you must accept your offer by 9 May 2027. Teaching starts on 23 August 2027.

Costs

• No tuition fees for EU/EEA and Swiss citizens (passport holders), even though SSE is a private school. SSE charges no application fee, and University Admissions in Sweden charges its SEK 900 application fee only to non-EU/EEA/Swiss citizens. You pay for your own SAT, ACT or ITB-Business test.

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