There are separate quotas for applicants with a Nordic education background and applicants with a bachelor’s degree from a higher education institution outside of the Nordic countries.

Admission requirements
Bachelor’s degree (or 3-year equivalent) in biomedical science, medicine, biology, chemistry, biotechnology, or similar, with an average grade equal to or higher than the Norwegian “C”. Some previous basic knowledge of cellular and molecular biology is recommended.

Foreign applicants must pass either a TOEFL test with a minimum paper score of 500 (170 on computer based test) or an IELTS test with a minimum score of 5.0. Further information is available on this website.

Applicants from non-EU/EEA countries have to apply for a student residence permit in Norway before entering the country. In order to receive the residence permit, applicants with individual funding must document that they have their own source of financing during their stay in Norway. More information about this is available on the website of the Office of International Relations.

Application deadlines and procedures
Applicants with a bachelor’s degree from a non-Nordic institution:
Preliminary application: December 1st 2007
Final application: February 1st 2008
Online application

Applicants with a Norwegian national identity number and a bachelor’s degree from a Nordic institution:
Application deadline: April 15th 2008
Online application

Other applicants with a bachelor’s degree from a Nordic institution:
Application deadline: April 15th 2008
Please contact the Faculty of Medicine for application form.