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Language Requirements - Nov 2022

- The document outlines the language requirements for admission to higher education in Norway, including requirements for English proficiency and Norwegian language proficiency. - It provides details on acceptable English proficiency tests and qualifications that exempt applicants from English tests. Exemptions include having English as the language of instruction in previous studies. - The document also lists the ways Norwegian language proficiency can be proven, such as passing Norwegian language exams or courses at various levels. Applicants from Nordic countries may be exempt from the Norwegian requirement.

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Language Requirements - Nov 2022

- The document outlines the language requirements for admission to higher education in Norway, including requirements for English proficiency and Norwegian language proficiency. - It provides details on acceptable English proficiency tests and qualifications that exempt applicants from English tests. Exemptions include having English as the language of instruction in previous studies. - The document also lists the ways Norwegian language proficiency can be proven, such as passing Norwegian language exams or courses at various levels. Applicants from Nordic countries may be exempt from the Norwegian requirement.

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Language requirements

Entrance requirements for admission to higher education consists of both education requirements
and language proficiency requirements in English and Norwegian. This appendix provides an
overview of the language requirements, and how the requirements can be documented.

Proof of English proficiency


When looking at each country’s educational system, the level of English is a special consideration.
For each country, the GSU list indicates if there is an English language skills requirement or not. If
a country is listed with English requirement Yes, refer to the list below to see what is required.
Some countries or certain group of applicants may be exempted from the English requirements,
and this is indicated with a number after Yes (1, 2, 3 and 4). For the exemptions, see below.

Applicants who do not meet the English proficiency requirements may take one of the following
tests/courses:

• Completed and passed English course (140 hours per year / 5 hours per week) at the
Norwegian upper secondary school

• Tests:
▪ Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a minimum score of 60 for an
internet-based test (iBT/ iBT Home Edition/ iBT Paper Edition) or 500 for a paper-based
test (PBT)

▪ International English Language Testing Service (IELTS) Academic test / IELTS Academic
Online test with a minimum score of 5.0

▪ Pearson PTE Academic / Pearson PTE Academic Online test with a minimum score of 51
points.

▪ The European Language Certificate - telc:


- telc English B2
- telc English B2-C1 University
- all telc English certificates on C1- level

▪ University of Cambridge examinations:


- First Certificate in English
- Certificate in Advanced English
- Certificate of Proficiency in English

In addition, applicants will have proof of sufficient English proficiency if they have:

- Completed at least one-year studies at high school or in higher education in the


United States, Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia or New Zealand. The
place of instruction must have been in one of these countries and the language of
instruction must have been English.

- You have taken studies or completed a university degree in English language and
literature, where you have passed courses in English with a minimum scope of 60
ECTS or equivalent.

- Completed a master's degree where the language of instruction was English.

In exceptional cases applicants may provide proof of English proficiency in other ways.
Exemption Yes 1) List of European countries with English requirement where English from high
school meets the English language requirement:

Austria The English language requirement is met by English in Reifeprüfung, Matura


or Reifeprüfungszeugnis

Belgium, Flemi The English language requirement is met by English in ASO


sh-speaking (Algemeen Secundair
Onderwijs).
Belgium, The English language requirement is met by English in General secondary
French- education (Certificat d'Enseignement Secondaire
speaking Supérieur).

Bulgaria The English language requirement is met by Engelsk as the


first foreing langauge in Diploma za Sredno Obrazovanie (Диплома за средно
образование)

Estonia From 2014: English is met by English B1 or B2


at Löputunnistus or Riigieksamitunnistus. 1997-2013: State exam in English
at Riigieksammitunnistus passed with at least 51 points also meets the English
requirement.
France The English language requirement is met by
English in the secondary school leaving certificate (baccalauréat).

Germany The English language requirement is met by English


in Zeugnis der Allgemeinen
Hochschulreife (Abitur)
Hungary The English language requirement is met if you have finished secondary school
after 2005 and
have English specialization; emelt szintű érettségi vizsga

Kroatia The English language requirement is met by state exam (državna matura) in
English at higher level (viša razina) from 2010.
Latvia State exam in English with at least B1 level
at Vispārējās vidējās izglītības sertifikāts from 2013
Lithuania The English language requirement is met by English at B1 or B2
level on Brandos atestatas from 2013 
Luxembourg The English language requirement is met by English in ESC or ESG.

Netherlands The English language requirement is met by


English in HAVO or VWO.
Poland The English language requirement is met if you have passed the English exam
(minimum grade 30) at Swiadectwo Dojrzałości from 2005.

Romania English exam with at least B1 level in all five parts of the exam.

Slovakia After 2005: The English language requirement is met by English


in Vysvédcenie o maturitnej skúske

Slovenia The English language requirement is met by


English as first foreign language
in Spricevalo o splošni maturi or Spricevalo o poklicni maturi.
Switzerland The English language requirement is met by English in:
• Maturitätszeugnis
• Certificat de Maturité
• Baccalauréat
• Attestato di Maturità

Exemption Yes 2) Applicants who have obtained a Bachelor’s degree from the home country with
English as the language of instruction are exempted from the test.

Exemption Yes 3) Applicants who have passed an A-level examination in English may be exempted.

Exemption Yes 4) The English language requirement is satisfied if you have English as "language
1" or "language 2" in your EB diploma.

Documentation of Norwegian language proficiency


All applicants with education outside the Nordic region must document sufficient knowledge of
Norwegian, cf. §§ 2- 2 of the Regulations relating to admission to universities and university colleges,
as prescribed by the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research, 15 January 2017.

Norwegian language proficiency must be documented by passing one of the following examinations:

• Passed exam in Norwegian (oral and written) at “Vg3-level” (393 hours) from Norwegian
upper secondary school

• Passed Level 3 examination in Norwegian for foreign students at Norwegian universities

• Passed exam from the 1-year course in Norwegian language and culture for foreign
students, taken at a university or a university college

• Test of Norwegian, advanced level (known as ”Bergenstesten”) with result "Pass" in both
tests. If you have taken the written test before autumn 2009, you must have at least 450
points. If you have taken the oral test before autumn 2009, you must have at least 500
points.

• Norwegian test for adult immigrants from The Directorate for Higher Education and
Skills (earlier Kompetanse Norge) with minimum result B2 or C1 in all four parts

Universities and university colleges may accept other proof of Norwegian language skills.

Applicants from the other Nordic countries with qualifications granting general admission to higher
education in their home country, and who have studied their native language at the most advanced
level at upper secondary school are not required to take a Norwegian language proficiency test.

If you are missing one year or two years of university education to satisfy the Higher Education
Entrance Qualification (GSU), you can only meet the Norwegian language requirement with the
examination in Norwegian at Vg3 level (393 hours) in Norwegian secondary schools. In other words,
you cannot take the other options for Norwegian language examination in order to satisfy the Higher
Education Entrance Qualification.

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