The first and lowest degree you can attain at university or university college in Norway is called a bachelor’s degree (bachelorgrad), and is a three-year degree. You can also study certain courses over one academic year (årsstudium). A one-year programme gives 60 credits, and can comprise individual courses, be incorporated in a bachelor’s degree, or form the basis for entry to a professional programme in the subject.
For admission to a one-year programme or bachelor’s studies, you must either have a higher education entrance qualification from upper secondary school or be qualified in some other way. If you have a three-year upper secondary qualification (gymnas) from another Nordic country, you are qualified for admission, and do not need documented proficiency in Norwegian if you had sufficient Norwegian, Swedish or Danish teaching in your home country. You do not require documented proficiency in English. Applicants with a foreign education qualification from a non-Nordic country must prove their proficiency in both English and Norwegian.
The Norwegian Universities and Colleges Admission Service (NUCAS) administers and coordinates admission of new students to Norwegian universities, university colleges, and tertiary vocational education. The service has information on admission regulations and on how education from another Nordic country is assessed in Norway.
