Please note that the English proficiency requirement for bachelor's studies differs from the requirement for master's studies.
Tests and exams
The test must be verifiable to be valid. If it cannot be verified, you must take a new test.
| Test or exam | Results |
| English common core subject (140 hours) from Norwegian upper secondary school | a minimum average grade of 4,0 |
| English programme subject from Norwegian upper secondary school | a minimum average grade of 2,0 |
TOEFL iBT / TOEFL iBT Home Edition Test taken after 21 Januar 2026: | 80 4,5
|
| IELTS Academic | 6,0 |
| B2 First (tidligere Cambridge English: First (FCE)) | B or better |
| C1 Advanced (tidligere Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE)) | C or better |
| C2 Proficiency (tidligere Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE)) | C or better |
| PTE Academic | 59 |
| TELC | Telc English B2 or Telc English B2-C1 University All telc certificates with C1 |
University of Michigan Language Assessment Certificate of Proficiency in English (ECPE) MET |
ECPE Level C2-passed MET- min. score 58 |
| MELAB | 80 |
Approved education
You can meet the requirement with subjects from upper secondary school listed in the table below, or with one of the alternative English qualifications.
Alternative English qualifications
Minimum one year of studies on university level in Great Britain, Ireland, USA, Canada, New Zealand or Australia. Please note that branch campus, validated and franchised programmes and distance learning students are not exempt from providing an English test. Having worked in an English speaking environment or lived in an English speaking country does not satisfy the English language requirement
or
- Bachelor's degree or minimum one year of master's studies (60 ECTS) with English as the medium of instruction completed in one of the Nordic countries or in the Netherlands
or
- IB Diploma: English A with grade 3 or better or English B with grade 5 or better
Country-specific education
The table below shows how to fulfil the English language requirement with upper secondary education and corresponding satisfactory completion of the specified English course.
| Country | Course | Grade/level |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | English at Reifeprüfung, Matura or Reifeprüfungszeugnis (at AHS) | 2 or better |
| Belgium - Flemish-speaking | English at Algemeen Secundair Onderwijs | Passed |
| Belgium - French-speaking | English at general secondary education (Certificat d'Enseignement Secondaire Supérieur) | 15 or better |
| Bulgaria | English as 1. foreign language at Diploma za sredno obrazovanie | Mnogu dobur or better |
| Croatia | State exam (državna matura) in English at higher level (viša razina) from 2010 | 3,5 or better |
| Denmark | English C or English A or B | 7 or better at ÷ 3-12 scale or 8 or better at 00-13 scale (average of all grades) 02 at ÷ 3-12 scale or 6 at 00-13 scale (average of all grades) |
| Estonia | National exam in English at Riigieksamitunnistus or English foreign language A or B at Löputunnistus | 58 % or better (1997-2001 and from 2014- to date) or 61% or better (from 2002-2013) 5,0 (from 2014) |
| Finland | English A at avgångsbetyget från gymnasiet / Lukion päästotodistus or English lång lärokurs on studentexamensbetyget/ ylioppilastutkintotodistus | 8 or better Cum laude approbatur |
| France | English at baccalauréat | 11 or better |
| Faroe Islands | English at niveau C at studentsprógv or English at niveau B or A at studentsprógv or English at niveau C at studentsprógv or English at niveau B or A at studentsprógv | grade 9 or better in grade scale 00-13 grade 6 in grade scale 00-13 7 or better in grade scale ÷3-12 02 in grade scale ÷3-12 |
| Germany | English at Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife | 10 punkte or better |
| Ghana | English from West African Senior School Certificate Examination or English from the West African Examinations Council, School Certificate or Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination or GCE Advanced level in English WAEC results must be accompanied by WAEC results checker. | C4 or better C4 or better E or better |
| Greenland | English nivå C at Grønlands gymnasiale uddannelse or Højere handelsexam (HHX) or Højere teknisk exam (HTX) | 7 or better on Grade scale ÷3-12 (7,0 average oral and written) 9 or better on Grade scale 00-13 (9,0 average oral and written) |
| Hungary | Upper secondary school, English specialization, emet szintu erettsegi vizsga | 4 or better |
| Iceland | English at Stúdentspróf with 200-240 fein (framhaldsskolaeiningar) (certificate after the 2008 reform) or English at Stúdentspróf with 140 einingar (certificate before the 2008 reform) | 10 fein in English at level 2 or 3 (2. or 3. Þrep) with grade 8,0 or better(average of all modules or of yearly Grade (árseinkunnir / námseinkunn) or exams Grade (prófseinkunn) 9 einingar in English with grade 8,0 or better (average of all modules or of yearly Grade (árseinkunnir / námseinkunn) or exams Grade (prófseinkunn) |
| Kenya | English from the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education from upper secondary school | C or better |
| Latvia | State exam in English at Vispārējās Vidējās Izglītības Sertifikāts (from 2013) | minimum 70% at level B2 or C1 |
| Lithuania | English at B2-level at Brandos atestato priedas or English at B1-level at Brandos atestato priedas | 4 or better 8,26 in average of the grades in the subject English |
| Nigeria | English from West African Senior School Certificate Examination or English from the West African Examinations Council, School Certificate or Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination from the National Examination Council or GCE Advanced level in English WAEC results must be accompanied by WAEC results checker and NECO results must be accompanied by the NECO results checker. | C4 or better C4 or better E or better |
| Poland | English specialization, poziom rozszerzony, at Diploma for upper secondary after 2005 | Dobry or better |
| Romania | English exam at Diploma de Bacalaureat | B2-level at all five separate tests |
| Slovenia | English as first foreign language at Spricevalo o splošni maturi or Spricevalo o poklicni maturi | Prav dobro/4 or better |
| Sweden | English 5 and 6 at GY11 or English A at Programgymnasiet or English B at Programgymnasiet or English at Linjegymnasiet with Årskurs 2 from 2- pg 3-year course or English etapp 2 from komvux | C in both subjects VG or MVG G or better 4 or better |
| Switzerland | English at Maturitätszeugnis, Certificat de Maturité, Baccalauréat or Attesto di Maturità | 5 or better |
| The Netherlands | English at VWO English at HAVO | 6 or better 7 or better |
| USA | English from high school |