Documentation requirement for local admission

This applies to admission to PPU, master and further education via local admission.

Published 17. Sep. 2020. Updated on 13. Feb. 2025

Before uploading your documents

Only upload what is required. Unrequested documents will not be taken into consideration and only delays the evaluation of your application. Check the admission requirements on the website of the study programme you want to apply to. It is your responsibility to upload all required documents within the deadline.
All documentation must be official, i.e. no screenshots or copies of the original.
Name your files as instructed below.
All documentation has to be uploaded as PDF-files. We do not accept documents via e-mail or post unless explicitly requested by us.
If the document is not in Norwegian, Danish, Swedish or English, it must be officially translated. Both translations and originals must be uploaded in the same PDF file.
Upload documents in ‘My Documents’ in the application portal Søknadsweb. If you have applied previously, you do not need to upload the same documents again.
If you have recognition of your education from the Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills/HK-dir (or from NOKUT prior to 2023), please upload it in your application.

Late submission of documents

The deadline to upload documents is the same as the application deadline. Late submission is possible for documents that are not available within the application deadline.

This applies for applicants who complete their bachelor's degree or language tests in the spring semester they are applying for studies.

The deadline for late submission of documents varies for the different study programmes:

For a master's degree in Prehospital Critical Care (PHCC) and continuing education in nursing (master- og videreutdanninger i sykepleie) the deadline is 10 February.
For the Norwegian Language and Culture programme for international students (NORINT) the deadline is 25 June.
For other master's programmes and continuing education the deadline is 1 July.

Check your application, or the application receipt, for your deadline.

Passport/ ID card

All local applicants should upload a passport or national ID showing their citizenship due to tuition fees for applicants with a citizenship from outside EU/EEA.

Upload the page of your passport showing the photograph, citizenship, date of birth, and name. The passport/ ID card must be valid at the time of applying.

If you have a passport that is expired, but will apply for a new one, you can upload the old passport and submit the new one later on.

If you do not have a passport or national ID card, you can upload an official confirmation of your citizenship, for example from the National Population Register (Folkeregisteret).

Higher education

How to document higher education?

This can vary on where and when you have completed your higher education.

A complete final diploma and transcript of records must include the final diploma, transcript of records, and diploma supplement (if applicable). On the transcript of record, it must be stated that the bachelor’s degree in (subject) is completed on (date). Without this information, these documents cannot be considered as final transcript/diploma.

If you are completing your final year of bachelor's study when applying, you must upload the transcripts showing the courses completed so far.

Do you have higher education from prior to 2005?
All education completed before 2005 must be documented with a final diploma and transcript of records.
Have you been on exchange as a part of your bachelor's degree?
You must upload the final diploma and transcript from your degree, and official transcript of your exchange.
Do you have courses from another educational institution recognized into your bachelor's degree?
You must upload final diploma and transcripts of records showing all results.
Did you complete higher education in Norway at BI Norwegian Business School, Bjørknes University College or Oslo New University College?
You must scan and upload your official diploma and transcript of records of your bachelor's degree.
Name the document “Bachelor”.
Is your higher education from outside of Norway?
You must scan and upload your official diploma and transcript of records of your bachelor's degree.
If you have education from outside the Nordic countries, you must check if you need to fulfill additional documentation requirements. Check here: Country list
Name the document “Bachelor”.
Did you complete your education at the University of Stavanger after 2005?
You do not need to upload the diploma. If something is missing in your education, we will contact you by e-mail.
Did you complete your higher education in Norway after 2005, and have not been on exchange or had courses approved from another educational institution?
In most cases, your results are registered digitally and there is no need to submit documentation of your bachelor’s degree. We will contact you by e-mail should something in your degree be missing.

Language requirement

How to document language proficiency? There are different requirements for programmes taught in Norwegian and English.

Study programmes taught in Norwegian

If you have your diploma of upper secondary school (videregående skole) in the National Certificate Database (NVB), you do not need to upload it in your application.
If you have your upper secondary school from one of the Nordic countries, you may meet the Norwegian and English requirement with this. Check Samordna opptak for your country.
If you have a foreign educational background, you must document that you meet English and Norwegian language requirements. Information about how to meet the language requirements can be found on Samordna opptak.

Results from the Norwegian test (Kompetanse Norge) are now available through the Diploma Registry (vitnemålsportalen). You will have access to your results in the Diploma Registry before a transcript of your result is sent to you in the post. Therefore, you can share the results with us earlier via e-mail. In addition to that, you must upload the official results as a PDF when you receive them.

Name the documents "Norwegian" and "English".

Study programmes taught in English

There is no requirement for Norwegian proficiency for studies taught in English, but there is a requirement for a higher level in English proficiency.

If you have completed 3-year upper secondary school (videregående skole) in Norway with Higher Education Entrance Qualification (generell studiekompetanse), then you meet the English language requirement. If you have diploma of upper secondary school (videregående skole) in the National Certificate Database (NVB), you do not need to upload it in your application.
If you have your upper secondary school from one of the Nordic countries, you may meet the English requirement. Check Samordna opptak for your country.
If you have not completed upper secondary school in Norway, please check how you can meet the English language requirement on English language requirements

Name the document "English".

Upper Secondary School

How to document the upper secondary education and craft certificate?

Upper Secondary Education from Norway (Videregående skole)

If you do not have your diploma of your upper secondary school in the National Diploma Database (Nasjonal vitnemålsdatabase) you must upload your original diploma in your application.

Upper Secondary Education from outside Norway:

You must upload your diploma of your higher upper secondary school in your application. You do not need to translate this document. Find information about upper secondary education for applicants with a foreign education in samordna opptak website.

Craft certificate:

You document your passed craft or journeyman's certificate with a diploma or certificate of competence.

Work Practice

Some programmes require relevant work experience to qualify for the program. For other programmes relevant work experience may give supplementary points for your application.

Relevant work practice must be documented with a work/employment certificate.

It must also be stated in the certificate that it is relevant to the education, or be very clear on your position title and assignments. If your assignments are not stated clear enough, you may risk not qualifying for admission.

Make sure to keep the original document for a potential documentation control after admission.

The following information must be stated on the documentation of work practice:

Job title (and description of work tasks)
Work position percentage, any extra hours and leaves.
Start and end date (If the certificate does not have an end date, the certificate must be issued in the same year as you apply to admission and be marked "to date" or equivalent)
Date of certificate issuance.
Signature from the issuer (inked signature or e-signature)

It is the applicant's responsibility to check that all information on the certificate is correct (dates, job percentage, etc.).

Is there an alternative to the work certificate?

You can document work practice with your work contract and the paycheck of the last month, but only if you at the time of applying still are in the same position as stated in the contract, and all the information above is included.

If you document work practice with an old work/employment certificate (not issued in the year of application) of a position you still hold, you must in addition document the paycheck of the last month. The position percentage must be stated clearly in the paycheck, and the date of the paycheck must also be clear.

It is generally recommended to submit a new work/employment certificate if you are still in the same position, rather than use an old certificate.

Name the document "Work certificate [company]", e.g. Work Certificate-Halliburton.