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Applicants must meet the minimum requirements for entrance to higher education in Norway (generell studiekompetanse). Applicants from European countries are eligible for admission upon completion of the secondary school leaving certificate that provides the basis for admission to university studies in
the home country. Entrance requirements for applicants from non-European countries may include one or two years of university studies in addition to secondary school.
Applicants must also fulfil the language requirements in Norwegian and English.
These requirements can be documented the following ways:
Norwegian
• Passed examination in Norwegian as a second language on VKII-level/ 3. year.
• Passed examination from level 3 in Norwegian for foreign students (must be from a university)
• Passed examination from a one year university study in Norwegian language and society for foreign students.
• Test in Norwegian language – higher level. Written test with at least 450 points. (Bergens testen. For more information see www.fu.no)
English
• English basic course from Secondary education (5 hours/week).
• Test of English as a Second Language (TOEFL) with minimum 500 points in a paper based test or minimum 170 points in a data based test .
• International English Language Testing System, academic (IELTS) with a minimum score of 5.0.
Also other tests can be considered approved.
Applicants who meet all these requirements should apply directly to Universities and Colleges
Admission Service (UCAS - Samordna opptak). See below for more information.
Students missing only the necessary skills in Norwegian must use the application forms available
on our web site.
Most applications to undergraduate studies at public institutions of higher education in Norway are processed by a centralised application processing centre called
Universities and Colleges Admission Service (UCAS - Samordna opptak).
Coordination of admission
UCAS coordinates the admission to undergraduate level studies at all universities, university colleges,
state colleges, and some private colleges in Norway, annually around 80 000 applicants to
48 institutions or 1 100 different courses.
The Universities and Colleges Admission Service also provides advice and information on higher
education for the college and university sector.
The admission process
Applicants send only one application form to UCAS, containing the names of a maximum of 10 different courses, in order of priority. The forms are registered digitally via an optical registration system. UCAS then appoints institutions to evaluate each applicant. In a letter, applicants are asked to forward all relevant documents to these institutions. If the applicant has applied for courses at different institutions, with similar admission requirements, one institution will do the evaluation on behalf of the others.
The institutions evaluate all applicants and send the results to UCAS, via the Internet. We then run the incoming data on our computers, and send letters to the applicants, offering a maximum of one study entry. This will normally be the highest ranked study on the application form, where entry requirements are met by the applicant.
The applicant is obliged to return the letter to UCAS, indicating whether or not he/she accepts the offer. If based on these answers, an institution decides that the number of entry offers for a course has not filled the number of places available, students may be recruited from waiting lists.
The Universities and Colleges Admission Service is professionally administered by a board appointed by the Ministry of Education, Research and Church Affairs, and organised as a unit at the University of Oslo.
Admission information
Admission information on the Internet or in Søkerhandboka does not apply to foreign applicants without
a permanent or renewable residence permit in Norway.
Some universities and colleges offer specifically designed programmes for foreign students. These programmes are taught in English and admission does not require permanent residence. It is not
possible to apply to these programmes on the regular Norwegian application form. For information
about these programmes and application procedures, you have to contact the university or college
offering the programme one wishes to apply to.
For more information about how to get residence permit for students, please visit the website of
The Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI)
Application deadline
Applicants with foreign secondary education, holding a permanent or renewable residence permit,
must apply for admission on the regular Norwegian application form. The application deadline is
1. March.
Application requirements
Applicants must meet the minimum requirements for entrance to higher education in Norway (generell studiekompetanse). Applicants must also fulfil the language requirements in Norwegian and English. For admission to some study programmes you need specific subjects or work experience in addition to the general requirements.
Applicants from European countries are eligible for admission upon completion of the secondary school leaving certificate that provides the basis for admission to university studies in the home country.
Entrance requirements for applicants from non-European countries may include one or two years
of university studies in addition to secondary school.
Applicants who do not fulfil the entrance requirements can take supplementary examinations in
Norwegian upper secondary school.
Documentation
Applicants must document all their relevant education with officially certified copies of certificates, diplomas, transcripts etc. in the original language and authorised translations if the original documents are not in English or a Scandinavian language. Both upper secondary and higher education must be documented. Applicants must fulfil all requirements before 1. July. Please note that admission to some programmes is highly competitive.
Contact UCAS
To find out if you are qualified for admission to higher education in Norway, you may contact:
Samordna opptak (Universities and Colleges Admission Service) or one of the universities or colleges.
Telephone +47 22 84 18 00
Telefax +47 22 84 18 01
Address
UCAS Norway
Postboks 1133 Blindern
N-0317 Oslo
Norway
E-mail
postmottak@so.uio.no
Web: http://www:samordnaopptak.no
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