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**40-gruppe      

**40-credit group

**80-gruppe

**80-credit group

**Adgangsregulering

**Restricted admission

**Alumni / Tidligere studenter

**Alumni

**Administrativt ansvar

**Administrative responsibility

**Administrativt ansvarlig

**Person with the administrative responsibility

**Amanuensis

**Assistant Professor

**Anbefalt emne

**Recommended course

**Anbefalt litteratur

**Recommended reading. 'This list contains the recommended reading for the course'.

**Anbefalte forkunnskaper

**Recommended previous knowledge

**Arbeidstillatelse

**Work permit

**Avhandling (se "doktoravhandling")

**Thesis / dissertation

**Bacheloremne

**Course at Bachelor's level or Course at first degree level. 

**Bachelorgrad

**Bachelor's degree (First degree consisting of at least 180 credits) ('Programme of study leading to a Bachelor's degree'. The spelling without the genitive marker "bachelors" / "Bachelors" is not recommended)

**Bachelorprogram

**Bachelor's programme. (The spelling without the genitive marker "bachelors" / "Bachelors" is not recommended)

**Bachelorstudium/studier

**Bachelor's degree programme(s)

**Bedømmelseskomite

**Evaluation committee

**Bedømmelsessensor

**Assessment examiner

**Begrunnelse

**Explanation

**Bestått

**Pass

**Betinget godkjenning

**Conditional recognition. ''This is only conditional recognition of your planned studies in India'.

**Betinget opptak

**Conditional admission

**Dekan / Dekanus

**Dean

**Delkarakter (i et emne)

**Grade for assessments (during a course). 'He received grade C for assessments during course XYZ 123'.

**Delstudium i utlandet

**Part of a programme of study taken abroad (See '"studieopphold i utlandet"/ "godkjent delstudium i utlandet")

**Deltid

**Part-time / part time (Use part-time (hyphenated) before a noun, "part-time study")

**Desentralisert undervisning

**Extension / decentralized education. 'The university has extension education available in the following two towns'.

**Doktoravhandling

**PhD thesis / PhD dissertation

**Doktorgrad

**Doctoral degree

**Eksamen (se "vurdering")

**Examination (Note that the short form "exam"  is not to be used in official contexts). See "assessment".

**Eksamensform

**Form of examination

**Eksamensmelding

**Registration for examination

**Eksamenssemester. Se "undervisningssemester"

**Examination semester. 'The examination semester is the spring but the teaching semester is the autumn'.

**Eksamensvakt

**Invigilator

**Ekstern sensor

**External examiner. 'We invite you to be an external examiner in modern history'.

**Eksternsensur

**External assessment

**Emne (minste studiepoengbærende enhet)

**Course, not "course unit"). 'You are registered for the following courses...'

**Emneansvarlig

**Course coordinator

**Emnebeskrivelse

**Course description

**Emneeksamen

**Course examination

**Emnegruppe / emnesamling

**Course group or Course combination

**Emnenivå (faglig nivå 1)

**Basic level course in the first degree

**Emnenivå (faglig nivå 2)

**Intermediate level course in the first degree

**Emner rekkefølge

**Sequence of courses

**Emnenivå (faglig nivå 3)

**Advanced level course in the second degree

**Emnepåmelding

**Course registration (Used to describe the process of registering for a course. For statistics use "course enrolment"). See "påmelding til kurs" and "undervisningspåmelding"

**Etter- og videreutdanning

**Continuing and further education

**Examen facultatum

**Examen facultatum (introductory level). Abbreviation Ex. fac.

**Examen philosophicum

**Examen philosophicum (introductory level). Abbrevation Ex. phil.

**Fag

**Subject / Discipline

**Fagdidaktikk

**Subject didactics

**Faglig godkjenning

**Specific recognition. This is done by individual universities or university colleges (see "innpassing").

**Faglig innhold

**Content

**Faglig profil

**Academic profile

**Faglig tyngdepunkt

**Strong point: 'Bergen has the following strong-point areas...'. Note strong-point (hyphenated) is used before a noun.

**Faglig veileder

**Academic supervisor. 'Professor Olsen will be the academic supervisor'.

**Faglig ansvarlig

**Person with academic responsibility

**Faglærer

**Teaching staff. 'A member of the teaching staff has the responsibility for grading'.

**Fagmiljø

**Academic environment. 'The university has several leading academic environments in the arts'.

**Fagområde

**Subject area (This is used generally by the European Commission for the basic division into academic areas: 'Humanities, Social Sciences, Technology' etc. See "Field of study")

**Fakultet

**Faculty. Capitalize this where possible 'Faculty of Medicine' to avoid any confusion with this term in American higher education usage where "faculty" or "the faculty"refers to the academic staff (usually not capitalized).

**Fakultetsdirektør

**Faculty Director

**Fakultetsstyre

**Faculty Board

**Fellesemne

**Common course

**Fjernundervisning

**Distance learning

**Fleksibel læring

**Flexible learning

**Flerformsundervisning

**Blended teaching (see "varied teaching methods")

**Fordypning / Studieretning (se "spesialisering")

**Major / Specialization. "Major" refers to a subject. 'He took a major in History'. "Specialization" refers to concentration in a particular subject.

**Forelesning

**Lecture

**Forhåndsgodkjenning

**Prior recognition. 'It is not possible to obtain formal prior recognition from Norwegian universities for your planned studies abroad'.

**Forkunnskaper (se "krav til forkunnskaper")

**Previous knowledge

**Formål (FS)

**Objective

**Forskning

**Research

**Forskning og utvikling (FoU)

**Research and development (R&D)

**Forskningsbasert oppgave

**Research-based thesis

**Forskningsmiljø

**Research community

**Forskrift

**Regulations for...

**Frist / registreringsfrist

**Registration deadline

**Fritak (for eksamen)

**Exemption (from examination)

**Fusk

**Academic misconduct or Examination offence: '... accused of academic misconduct during the examination'. '... attempted to commit an examination offence'.

**Førsteamanuensis

**Associate Professor

**Førstekonsulent

**Higher Executive Officer

**Førstelektor

**Associate Professor

**Generell godkjenning. (se "faglig godkjenning", "innpassing")

**General recognition. Education taken abroad can be assessed as being equivalent in level and scope to Norwegian higher education. This may be given to those with complete degrees or part of degrees taken abroad. (See "specific recognition").

**Generell studiekompetanse. Se "spesielle opptakskrav".

**Higher Education Entrance Qualification. Informally 'qualified to be a student'. Note that a person holds a qualification for entrance to higher education, wheras an institution stipulates its admission requirements. 'Applicants must meet the minimum requirements for entrance to higher education in Norway'. (see "spesielle opptakskrav").

**Godkjenning (se "faglig godkjenning", "generell godkjenning", "innpassing")

**Recognition

**Godkjent (hjemmeoppgave osv.)

**Approved (test or assignment)

**Godkjent delstudium i utland (se "innpassing").

**Recognized period of study abroad

**Grad

**Degree. 'Complete a degree programme'.

**Grunnfag

**One-year basic level subject (Pre-2003 system)

**Gruppeeksamen

**Group examination

**Gruppeveiledning

**Group tutorial

**Heltid

**Full-time / full time. (Use full-time hyphenated before a noun: 'a course of full-time study')

**Hjemmeeksamen

**Take-home examination or Home examination.

**Hovedfag

**Subject at second degree level. (Pre-2003 system)

**Hovedfagsoppgave (se "masteroppgave")

**Master's thesis or Thesis at second degree level.

**Hovedkarakter

**Final grade (after a programme of study/for a degree)

**Hovedprofil

**Main profile

**Hovedvakt (Eksamensavvikling)

**Head invigilator

**Høgskoledirektør

**University College Director

**Høgskolelektor

**Assistant Professor

**Høgskolen i X...

**X... University College. Use the Norwegian abbreviation in brackets. (Example: ' Akershus University College (HiAk). See "University College")

**Høgskolerektor

**University College Rector

**Høgskolestyre

**University College Board

**Høstsemester

**Autumn semester

**Høyere grad

**Second degree (American English uses the term "graduate degree". See "mastergrad")

**Ikke bestått (se "stryke")

**Fail (noun). 'He has a fail in mathematics'. See "fail" (verb).

**IKT-basert læring

**Computer-based learning (ICT is translated as Information & Communication Technology)

**Innføringsemne

**Introductory course (examples Ex. phil., Ex. fac., Ex. paed., Ex. scholae

**Innhold (Bruk i FS for "emneinnhold")

**Course content

**Innholdsfortegnelse

**Table of Contents. 'The Table of Contents is on page 5'. (Note this takes a singular verb)

**Innlevering

**Written assignment: 'The deadline for your written assignment is 10 June'.

**Innpassing (se "faglig godkjenning")

**Specific recognition. This is done by individual universities or university colleges. They recognize education taken abroad in relation to their courses and degrees. They decide whether the education taken abroad meets their specific requirements in terms of scope and depth. (Administrative approval is called "godskriving". See "General recognition").

**Kandidat / Eksamenskandidat

**Candidate

**Karakter (bokstavskarakter)

**Grade (used with A, B, C etc. See "mark")

**Karakter (tallkarakter)

**Mark (used with numbers 1.5 etc. See "grade")

**Karakterbegrunnelse

**Explanation of grades

**Karakterskala

**Grading scale (Explain the scale: 'Grade A is the highest pass grade in the grading scale').

**Karakterutskift

**Transcript of records

**Karriererådgivning og sosionomtjeneste

**Counselling. (This covers careers advice and social counselling). See "student guidance".

**Kjernefag

**Core subject

**Klage

**Appeal

**Klagenemd

**Appeals Committee

**Klagerett  

**Right of appeal. 'The student has the right of appeal against a grade'.

**Klinisk eksamen

**Clinical examination (used in medical studies)

**Kollokvium

**Study group ("student colloquium" is also used)

**Konsulent

**Executive Officer

**Kontrollere kvalitet

**Monitor the quality

**Koordinator

**Coordinator

**Krav. 'Du oppfyller kravene for å bli tilsatt som universitetslektor'.

**Requirement (in the academic sense). 'You meet the requirements to be appointed as an assistant professor'.

**Krav om rekkefølge av emner

**Required sequence of courses: 'The required sequence of courses is SOS 101 and SOS 102'.

**Krav til forkunnskaper

**Required previous knowledge

**Kunsthøgskole

**University College of Fine Art. Alternative: University College of Art.

**Kursmateriell

**Course materials and media

**Kvalitetsforbedring

**Quality enhancement

**Kvalitetsreformen

**Quality Reform. 'Norway implemented the Quality Reform of higher education in 2003'.

**Kvalitetssikringssystem

**Quality assurance system

**Lavere grad

**First degree (see "bachelorgrad")

**Lektorutdanning / integrert lærerutdanning

**Programme for Master of Philosophy and Education / Programme for Master of Science and Education

**Lov om universiteter og høgskoler / Universitets- og høgskoleloven

**Act relating to Universities and University Colleges / Norwegian Universities' Act (Formal name / short version)

**Læremiddeler

**Teaching materials and media

**Lærerutdanning

**Teacher education

**Læringsmiljøutvalg

**Learning Environment Committee

**Læringsutbytte

**Learning outcomes. Either the expected skills and competencies provided by a course/programme of study or the skills and competencies attained after successful completion of a course/programme of study. 'The course will have the following learning outcomes'.

**Mappe

**Portfolio

**Mappevurdering

**Portfolio assessment

**Masteremne

**Master's course

**Mastergrad

**Master's degree (Programme of study leading to a Master's degree. The spelling without the genitive marker "masters" / "Masters" is not recommended)

**Masteroppgave

**Master's thesis

**Masteroppgaver

**Master's theses

**Masterprogram

**Master's programme (The spelling without the genitive marker "masters" / "Masters" is not recommended)

**Masterstudium/studier

**Master's degree programme(s)

**Medsensor

**Second examiner. 'We must pass this on the second examiner'.

**Mellomfag

**Intermediate level subject. The major subject in the first degree (Pre-2003 system)

**Mer informasjon

**Further information

**Metode

**Method

**Midtveiseksamen

**Midterm examination. 'In this course, all students must pass the midterm examination'.

**Muntlig eksamen

**Oral examination

**Nettstøttet læring

**Web-assisted learning (on-line courses)

**Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet (NTNU)

**Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) (In English, use the Norwegian abbreviation)

**Normert studietid. (Se "studieprogresjon")

**Nominal length of study (3 years is the nominal length of study". See "progress")

**Obligatorisk pensum

**Compulsory reading. 'This list contains the compulsory reading'.

**Obligatoriske aktiviteter / oppgaver

**Compulsory assignments (field work, lab. work etc)

**Oppbygging av studiet

**Programme structure

**Oppstart

**Starting date

**Opptak til

**Admission to. 'Admission is granted to ... programme of study'.

**Opptaksgrunnlag

**Basis for admission. 'The basis for admission is either previous education and/or work experience'.

**Opptakskrav

**Admission requirements

**Orienteringsmøte

**Information meeting

**Overlapping / overlappende emner

**Overlapping courses

**Pensum (se "studieplan")

**Syllabus (The subject matter in a series of lectures or single course. See "curriculum'")

**Personaldirektør

**Personnel Director

**Perspektivemne

**Perspective course

**Praksis

**Supervised professional training. (Also called "practical training", "placement" and "internship")

**Praksisopplæring (lærerutdanning). Se "undervisningspraksis"

**Teaching practice. See "teaching experience"

**Praksisveiledning

**Supervision of practical training

**Praktisk eksamen

**Practical examination

**Praktisk-pedagogisk utdanning

**Teacher education. (Teacher training taken as an integrated part of a programme of study or as an extra year after a university degree)

**Privat høgskole

**Private college

**Prodekan or Prodekanus

**Vice-Dean

**Profesjonsstudium

**Programme of professional study

**Professor

**Professor

**Professor 2

**Adjunct Professor

**Professor emeritus

**Professor Emeritus. Note the capitalization before a person's name: 'Professor Emeritus John Smith'. When the disciple is mentioned, the order is often reversed: 'John Smith, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics'.

**Programansvarlig (studieleder)

**Programme coordinator (The appointed head of a programme)

**Programråd

**Programme council

**Programsensor

**Programme Auditor

**Programstyre

**Programme board

**Programutvalg

**Students' committee for the specific programme

**Prorektor

**Pro-Rector or Prorector

**Påmelding til kurs

**Course registration (informally "Sign-up for a course", see "emnepåmelding").

**Quality of education

**Studiekvalitet

**Rammeplan

**National Curriculum. 'This is the national curriculum for teachers' education'.

**Realkompetanse

**Prior learning and work experience. For undocumented education or training, use "prior learning")

**Realkompetansegodkjenning

**Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL)

**Registrering

**Registration / enrolment. (Use "enrolment" to refer to  the number of students for statistical purposes)

**Rektor

**Rector

**Retningslinjer

**Guidelines for...

**Satsingsområde

**Priority area

**Semester

**Semester

**Semesteroppgave

**Semester assignment or Semester paper (in American English "Term paper")

**Seminar

**Seminar

**Seniorkonsulent

**Senior Executive Officer

**Sensor (se "sensur")

**Examiner

**Sensur (se "sensor", "vurdering")

**Examination result. 'Your examination result will be announced on 3 July'.

**Skikkethet

**Suitability

**Skikkethetsvurdering

**Suitability assessment

**Sluttkarakter

**Grade (after a course)

**Spesielle opptakskrav. Se "generell studiekompetanse".

**Specific entrance requirements. 'For admission to some programmes of study you need to satisfy specific entrance requirements'.

**Spesialisering

**Specialization (This refers to concentration in a particular subject). See "fordypning / studieretning".

**Statlig høgskole

**State University College / university college (Capitalize proper names, lower case otherwise, "university college students")

**Stipendiat

**Research fellow

**Stryke (se "ikke bestått")

**Fail (This is the verb form: 'He failed the written examination in...' (see "fail" noun)

**Studentkort

**Student ID card

**Studentmiljø   

**Student life (general term) / "Student community" (organized group): 'She is a leading figure in the student community'.

**Studentmottaket

**Student Induction Programme

**Studentutveksling

**Student exchange

**Studieadministrasjon

**Student and Academic Division (NTNU)

**Studiedirektør

**Director of Academic Affairs

**Studiekatalog

**Course catalogue

**Studieleder (se "Programansvarlig")

**Programme coordinator

**Studieopphold i utlandet

**Period of study abroad (See '"delstudium i utlandet")

**Studieordning

**Programme requirements

**Studieplan (se "pensum")

**Curriculum (The content of a degree or programme of study, decided by the academic institution. See "syllabus")

**Studieplass

**Study place: 'We have 60 study places available in Medicine this year'.

**Studiepoeng

**Credits (60 credits equal one year of full-time study)

**Studiepoengreduksjon

**Credit reduction due to overlapping courses

**Studieprogram

**Programme of study (This can be a one-year or two-year programme, Bachelor's, Master's or PhD programme). Informally this is termed "Study programme".

**Studieprogresjon

**Progress ('The student's progress in relation to the nominal length of study.
See "nominal length of study")

**Studieretning (se "Fagområde")

**Field of study. (This is used by the European Commission as a defining term for the disciplines in the main subject area: 'French', 'Computer Science'. See "Major/specialization", "Subject area" ). "Discipline" is an alternative term.

**Studierett

**Admission to a course or specific programme of study

**Studietilbud

**Education offered

**Studieveileder

**Student adviser

**Studieveiledning

**Student guidance. (See "academic supervision" and "counselling")

**Studieveiledningstjeneste

**Student advisory service. (See "academic supervision" and "counselling")

**Studieår ("akademisk år" is also used)

**Academic year

**Støttefag

**Minor subject(s)

**Søknadsprosedyre

**Application procedure

**Tellende karakter

**Grade that counts: ' ...here only the highest grade counts...'.

**Tid-for-tid

**Time parity: 'We operate with the principle of time parity for full-time students at partner universites in this programme'.

**Tidligere studenter / Alumni

** Alumni

**Tilsette

**Appoint

**Tilsynssensor

**Programme Auditor

**Treffetid

**Tutorial hours

**Trekk fra eksamen

**Withdrawal from an examination

**Trekk under eksamen

**Withdrawal during an examination

**Turnus (medisinsk autorisering i forbindelse med autorisasjon som  helsepersonell)

**Internship (part of medical authorization) (see "praksis")

**Tverrfaglig

**Interdisciplinary ("Interdisciplinary" usually means two disciplines / "multidisciplinary " for more than two disciplines / "cross-disciplinary"  is less formalized cooperation than the others)

**Tverrfakultært

**Inter-faculty.'This new laboratory is the result inter-faculty funding'.

**Underveisvurdering

**Continuous assessment (for coursework, projects, seminar participation, ongoing exams)

**Undervisning

**Teaching

**Undervisningsformer

**Teaching methods

**Undervisningskompetanse

**Qualification to teach / Formal qualification (This can be used as a verb: 'He was found qualified to teach history.')

**Undervisningsmetoder

**Teaching methods

**Undervisningsplan

**Teaching plan

**Undervisningspraksis

**Teaching experience: ' All applicants must document their teaching experience'. (See "praksisopplæring (lærerutdanning)")

**Undervisningspåmelding

**Class registration (for professional studies) / Course registration (see "emnepåmelding" and "påmelding til kurs"

**Undervisningssemester

**Course offered (semester):

**Undervisningssemester. Se "eksamenssemester"

**Teaching semester. 'The teaching semester is the spring but the examination is in the autumn semester'.

**Undervisningsspråk

**Language of instruction

**Universitet

**University

**Universitetet i Bergen (UiB)

**University of Bergen (UiB). (In English, use the Norwegian abbreviation)

**Universitetet i Oslo (UiO)

**University of Oslo (UiO). (In English, use the Norwegian abbreviation)

**Universitetet i Tromsø (UiTø)

**University of Tromsø (UiTø). (In English, use the Norwegian abbreviation)

**Universitets- og høgskolerådet

**Norwegian Council for Higher Education

**Universitetsdirektør

**University Director

**Universitetslektor

**Assistant Professor

**Universitetsstyre

**University Board

**Utdannings- og forskningsdepartement (UFD)

**Ministry of Education and Research (UDF)

**Utdanningsdirektør (ved universiteter og høgskoler)

**Director of Academic Affairs

**Utdanningsmelding

**Report on Educational Attainments

**Utdanningsplan

**Individual education plan (An agreement drawn up between an individual student and his or her university / university college)

**Utfyllende regler

**Supplementary regulations

**Utvidet eksamenstid

**Extension of the examination time

**Valgemne

**Elective course, also "Freely chosen course".

**Valgfag

**Elective subject

**Varierte undervisningsformer

**Varied teaching methods (see "blended teaching")

**Veileder

**Supervisor

**Veiledning

**Academic supervision for "faglig veiledning". For student matters, see "student guidance" and  "counselling".

**Vekting (karakter)

**Weighting (grades)

**Vekttall (se "studiepoeng")

**Credit (Pre-2003 system. Here, one-year of full-time study is worth 20 credits)

**Viserektor for utdanning

**Vice-Rector for Education

**Vitenskapelig høgskole

**Specialized university institution

**Vitnemål

**Diploma ("Certificate" is also used)

**Vitnemålstillegg

**Diploma supplement

**Vurdering/sensur (se "eksamen")

**Assessment

**Vurderingsform

**Form of assessment. 'Form of assessment: written examination'.

**Vårsemester

**Spring semester

**Yrkesmuligheter

**Professional and occupational prospects or orally / informally '"Job prospects'"

**Yrkesutdanning

**Professional training or Professional training programme.

**Økonomidirektør

**Director of Finance

**Årsstudium

**One-year programme

 

(TYPOGRAPHICAL NOTE: When two terms are suggested, they are separated by / and spaces or by 'or'. When there is no space, as in "bachelorstudium/studier", these are compound words. Cross-referenced terms are enclosed in double quotes. Single quotes enclose examples of usage and give typical words that may be combined with the term. All explanatory notes are in brackets.)