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Schooling equivalent to 3 years of Norwegian Upper Secondary School

For applicants with education from countries of Group I : Completed upper secondary education/a level of education which fulfils general admission requirements for university studies in their home country.

For applicants with education from countries of Group II: Completed upper secondary education and 1 year of university studies in academic subjects. The academic subjects must give credit towards a university degree.

For applicants with education from countries of Group III: Completed upper secondary education and 2 years of university studies in academic subjects. The academic subjects must give credit towards a university degree.



Group I

Europe
Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus (Greek system), Czech Republic, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, Republics of former Yugoslavia.

Students from these European countries must have completed a level of education which fulfils general admission requirements for university studies in their home country. A University Entrance Examination may be required where this is a requirement for admission to university studies in the applicant’s home country.

Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania if
12 -year High School (see Group II if 11-year High School)

Israel if
Bagrut (see Group II for other types of upper secondary school)

Canada if
13-year High School (see Group II if 12-year High School)

Australia
Matriculation Certificate (or equivalent transcript) which satisfies admission requirements for university studies in home country.

New Zealand
University Entrance Examination

African education modelled after the British System
with Advanced Level examinations or equivalent (11+2-years´ schooling) will be recognised, when these examinations are recognised in Great Britain as equivalent to British A-level exams. See Group II for other types of transcripts.
GCE with a minimum of 5 academic subjects, including at least 2 subjects at Advanced Level (General Paper not counted) with a grade of C or better.

Sri Lanka
GCE with 4 subjects at Advanced Level, passed with a mark of C or better in all subjects, and taken in the same session. 6 subjects, including two languages and one science subject, must be taken at Ordinary Level.


Group II

Europe
Cyprus (Turkish system), Turkey
Lise Diplomasi + 1 year univ.

Estonia
11-year High School + 1 year univ.
(12-year High School see Group I)

North America
Canada
12-year High School + 1 year univ. (13-year High School see Group I)

Mexico
Bachillerato en ciencas o humanidades + 1 year univ.

USA
High School + 1 year univ.

Central and South America
All countries:
Bachillerato (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) + 1 year univ.

Middle East
Lebanon
Baccalaureat (Part 2)+ 1 year univ.

Other countries in the Middle East
(exception: holders of the Israeli Bagrut
– see Group I)
High School Diploma/Sec. School. Leaving Cert./Sixth-Form Baccalaureat + 1 year univ.

Africa
All countries in Africa,
(exceptions: see Group I)
Baccalaureat, or Secondary School Leaving Certificate, or equivalent + 1 year univ.

Asia
India
Completed education corresponding to Grade XII (Higher Secondary School Certificate or equivalent) + 1 year univ. If 12-year education is not adequately documented, see Group III.

Pakistan
Completed education corresponding to Grade XII (either Matriculation plus Intermediate Certificate, or Sec. School plus Higher Secondary Certificate)+ 1 year univ.

Other countries in Asia
(exception: countries covered in Group I or III):
Baccalaureat, or Secondary School Leaving Certificate, or equivalent + 1 year univ.


Group III

Bangladesh
Bachelor´s Degree with Second Division or better.
Philippines
Completed secondary school and the first two years of a Bachelor´s degree (*) with a result of C or better.

China
(if 12-year secondary school; see group II):
Completed secondary school and the first two years of a Bachelor´s degree (*) with a result of C or better.

India if:
12-year secondary education (as outlined in Group II) is not satisfactorily documented: the first two years of a Bachelor´s degree (*) with Second Divison or better.

Countries formerly belonging to the Soviet Union
(exception: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania):
Completed secondary school and two years of study at the university level (*) with a result of C or better.


* Two years of university studies at the same level count as one year. Preparatory non-credit years do not count.


University of Tromsø, 9037 Tromsø, Phone: +47 77 64 40 00
Updated by internasjonal rådgiver Ute Vogel on 06.05.2008 at 16:40
Responsible: kommunikasjonsdirektør Asbjørn Bartnes


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