Admission requirements

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To be considered for the entrance exams, all the following requirements must be met:

Age requirement:

You must be 19 years old by January 1 of the admission year.

Grade requirement:

General study competence with an average grade from high school of 4.0 or better. No bonus points, age points, or similar will be counted. Only the grades on the diploma or certificate matter. The diploma must be ready at the time of application. If you only receive your diploma in the summer, unfortunately, you will have to wait until next year to apply.

Language requirement:

Fluent oral and written Norwegian. Applicants who do not have Norwegian as their native language must have passed the Norwegian B2 test. Applicants who do not have Norwegian as their native language but have completed Norwegian high school with a grade of 3 or better in both written and oral Norwegian do not need the Norwegian B2 test.

English skills:

You must have good skills in English.

Security clearance:

Must be able to meet the requirements for security clearance.

Health requirements:

You must have normal color vision and vision correction of no more than +5 or -6 diopters, as well as good hearing and clear speech. If you have undergone vision correction surgery such as laser treatment, the vision before the procedure must not have been worse than +5 or -6. Certain illnesses, such as diabetes, will be disqualifying.