Requirements for other countries

For bachelor degree programmes or one-year programmes:

The applicant must show education on the level required for entry into Norwegian universities or university colleges. Everyone must at least have completed and passed their upper secondary education. For some countries additional years of university education may be required.

To see the requirements for each country, see this list:

In addition, applicants must prove their proficiency in English. The requirements for proficiency in English are different for each country. Applicants from some countries may need a test of English, others don’t. See this list to see if your country requires an English test:

To learn more about language requirements see this document:

Special requirements:

Some programmes have extra requirements, in addition to the general requirements:

• Engineering programmes require extra mathematics and physics
• Computer studies require extra mathematics
• General Teacher Education requires above average grades in Norwegian and Mathematics
• Subject Teacher: Education in the Arts requires specialisation in Arts subjects.

Applications will be assessed individually to see if the requirements are met

Applications for master degrees:

If you apply for a master’s degree, your previous education must be comparable to a relevant Norwegian bachelor degree.

Accreditation:

If you have university education, the institution (and programme) must be recognised as university education in your home country. Institutions or programmes without accreditation will not be recognised as higher education.

Documents:

• All transcripts from secondary education must be certified copies. This means that a notary public or a public office must certify the authenticity of the documents.
• All transcripts form higher education must be sent directly from the issuing institution. Documents that are not sent directly from the issuing institution will not be assessed.
• All documents must be both in their original language and translated into English or one of the following Nordic languages: Norwegian, Swedish or Danish.

See more detailed information about documents in the ‘Guidelines for application’.