Norwegian Language courses for agreement and programme students
All applicants in the category ‘agreement and programme students and degree students’are entitled to one Norwegian course during their stay at the University of Bergen.
- Admission
- What Can I Apply for
- Placement Test
- How Do I Apply
- Documentation -uploading documents
- Contact Information
Admission
Please note the following admission regulations:
- Admission is granted for one semester and it is only open for students with granted admission to the University of Bergen. Prospective students will not be considered for admission.
- Undergraduate students that had been accepted throught regular admission (Samordna opptak), will not be considered for admission to the Norwegian courses.
- It is not possible to delay or defer admission to a future semester. Non appearance on the first day of class will be treated as withdrawal from the course.
For more details, see the attachment "Regulations for admission".
Please see more relevant information for your student category below:
Exchange programme students : |
Please note that, first time exchange programme students, must apply for Norwegian courses through the online application service for admission to the University of Bergen. Here you will find a separate section for Norwegian courses. You do not have to send a separate application or copy of the letter of acceptance The admission letter to courses at beginners level will be given upon arrival. An obligatory information meeting will be arranged for first time exchange programme/short term students applying for courses at beginner level. Information about time and place for the meeting will be given upon arrival. Students applying for courses at higher level (2, 3 or 4) will have to take the placement test. Please note that exchange programme students on their second semester at UiB, must apply for a Norwegian course through Søknadsweb. |
Other short term students (including Erasmus Mundus and other joint degree students) |
Students admitted through the Erasmus Mundus program, other short term student or guest students must apply though the Søknadsweb. |
| Full degree students (quota, self-financing master and other full degree students): |
Norwegian courses are given in addition to degree courses and are not a requirement to obtain a degree. Full degree international students are not given admission to Norwegian courses during their first semester of studies. This is because residence permit is given based on admission to full degree studies and not to Norwegian courses equalling to a half semester work load. Admission to our Norwegian courses is not a sufficient basis for a student resident permit. However, if your academic progress is satisfactory after the first semester, you will be entitled to apply for Norwegian courses in the second semester of your studies. Please note that master students are not given admission to the intensive courses with a full semester workload. |
What Can I Apply for
Courses are offered at different levels and with either regular or intensive progression.
| Courses with regular progression: |
| Are offered at level 1,2,3 and 4. These courses may be attended along with other studies or as part of the regular study programme for non-degree students and cover one level in one semester. *Level NOR-U4 - Higher level. *Please note that level 4 will be offered in the spring semester only if there are enough applicants for the course. Applicants must have a grade of C or better in order to be qualified for this course. |
| Courses with intensive progression |
| Are offered at level 1/2 and 2/3. The intensive courses require considerably more work than the regular courses and cover two levels in one semester. Students with some basic knowledge of the language or students with Germanic language background, may choose the intensive courses. *The intensiveNor-U2/3 course has a limited number of seats. Applicants must have a grade of C or better in order to be qualified for this course. Please note that master students are not given admission to the intensive courses with a full semester workload. |
For more information e-mail: anastudent@uib.no
Placement Test
Applicants who have not completed a Norwegian course at the University of Bergen previously and wish to apply for courses at higher level (2, 3 or 4), must take a placement test. The test is used to determinate the course level for which the applicant is qualified for admission. The test is for use in applicant placement only.* The placement test is not graded and no certificate is issued.
Applicants who need to take a test will be informed upon arrival. Applicants who have passed a Norwegian course at one of the other Norwegian universities may not have to sit for the placement test. Documentation of the test will be required.
*Please note: Applicants who do not attend the test will not be considered for admission as we do not have the capacity to arrange individual placement tests. Only qualified applicants who have submitted a complete application by the deadline will allowed to attend the placement test. The test is not open for applicants attending Norwegian courses at the University of Bergen, who wish to replace the final Norwegian course exam with the placement test. |
The placement test for first time exchange programme/short term students applying for courses at higher level (2, 3 or 4), in the autumn semester 2014 will be announced in June 2014.
How Do I Apply
The application deadline was 15 May. It is now too late to apply.
Students must apply and submit the relevant documentation through the University of Bergen online application system SøknadsWeb . To register an application students must use their Norwegian ID number/intern UiB-registration number.
NB! First time exchange students must apply for Norwegian courses through the online application service for admission to the University of Bergen.
Applicants are responsible for submitting the online application within the deadline. Applications that are incomplete and applications registered after the deadline will not be processed!
Admission to a second course
If there are vacant places after the ordinary admission procedure has been completed, agreement and programme students and degree students who have taken one Norwegian course may be admitted to a Norwegian course at a higher level after the ordinary admission procedure had been completed.
For more information, see the attachment "Regulations for admission"
Documentation -uploading documents
An application receipt will be sent upon registration of the online application.
In order to complete the application process you must upload the following documentation on the studentweb:
- Signed application receipt ( an e-mail with the application receipt will be sent upon registration of the application on the studentweb).
- Letter of admission to the University of Bergen (this applies to all students categories, including Erasmus Mundus , Science Without Borders and students applying for a second course).
- Other relevant information (if aplicable)
Applicants to courses at higher level (2, 3 or 4): if you have taken a Norwegian course at one of the other Norwegian universities, you must submit relevant documentation.
Allowable document types are PDF, DOC, DOCX or TXT. The maximum file size limit for an uploaded document is set to 15 MB.
The deadline to upload documents is 15 May 2014.
We request that you upload only documents that are relevant for your application for admission. Applications that are incomplete and applications registered after the deadline will not be processed!
Contact Information
University of Bergen
Division of Students Affairs
P.O. BOX 7800, 5020 Bergen - Norway
Phone: 55589419
e-mail: norskkurs@uib.no
Intensive summer course for students
UiB offers an intensive Norwegian language course from 17 July-9 August. This is in addition to the Norwegian language courses with start-up in August. If you wish to combine the two, you may apply for level 2 on SøknadsWeb. You must apply for the intensive summer course separately. See more information on our Norwegian language courses webpage.
Deadlines
15 October for the Spring semester
15 May for the autumn semester
All information given on the application form must be documented.
It is the applicant's responsability to submit the application and provide the necessary documentation within the deadline.
Applications that are incomplete and applications submitted after the deadline will not be processed!
