NON-EU/EEA applicants

Bachelor level
UiT currently does not offer any bachelor programmes taught in English.

We do offer two one-year study programmes taught in English. See our one-year programmes for international applicants here.

Master level
UiT offers around 27 master's programmes taught in English. Many of the science programmes offer different specializations. See our list of master programmes for international applicants here.

All applicants must download and fill in our Enclosure Form. When the form is filled in and scanned, the form must be uploaded in the application web together with the other required documents  

Higher Education Entrance Qualification is the general basis for admission to universities and university colleges in Norway.
For applicants with foreign basic education, the requirements for secondary school education, English proficiency and/or additional year(s) of higher education are specified in the Country list (GSU-list).

This admission requirement is absolute if you are applying for a short programme or a bachelor's degree.

Scan and upload your official certificate/diploma and transcripts documenting that you have completed your upper secondary education. Upload the original documents together with the translated versions.

Official documents issued in a different language than English or Scandinavian language must be translated into Norwegian or English.

Upload the original documents together with the translated versions. Name the pdf.-file "Secondary".

See the general requirements here.

UiT follows the Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills requirements for English language proficiency. The general basis for admission to universities and university colleges in Norway is called Higher Education Entrance Qualification. For applicants with foreign education, the requirements are specified in the GSU-list.

Entrance requirement for admission to higher education consists of education requirements, and language proficiency requirements in English and Norwegian. Applicants applying in the non-EU/EEA admission are exempt from the Norwegian language requirement.

English requirements for Norwegian Language and Society is dependent on the level of the programme you will progress into (bachelor or master level). 

UiT offers no preparatory courses in English.

The requirements listed on this page are the minimum requirements, note that some programmes may have higher requirements which can be seen on the page for the specific programme.

Below are English tests UiT accept:

The tests must be verifiable. Test results are removed from the test providers database after some time, depending on which test you have taken. If we cannot verify a test because it is too old you have to take a new test. Tests that UiT have approved in previous admissions are still approved and they do not need to be verified again.

• TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language):
• Internet based (TOEFL iBT  / TOEFL iBT Home Edition) with a minimum score of 4.5
• Internet based (TOEFL iBT  / TOEFL iBT Home Edition) with a minimum score of 85
• Paper-based test (PBT) with a minimum of 550
• We do not accept TOEFL MyBest Score 

• IELTS (International English Language Testing System): 
• IELTS Academic with a minimum of 6.5 points
• We do not accept IELTS Online
• Pearson PTE:
• PTE Academic Online with a minimum score of 62 points
• Pearson Test of English Academic with a minimum score of 62 points
• Cambridge Assessment English exam: 
  • Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) with a minimum of C or better
  • Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) with a minimum of C or better
  • First (FCE) with a minimum of B or better

• The European language certificate (telc): English B2
• The European language certificate (telc): English B2-C1 University
• The European language certificate (telc): all English certificates på C1-level

In the GSU-list you will find information on whether your Secondary School can cover the English language requirements.

• If the country you completed secondary school in is listed as "No", you do not need to take a test. You still have to upload the diploma and transcript of records for completed secondary school.
• If the country you completed secondary school in is listed as "Yes" and "aditional information about language requirements" you do not need to take a test. You still have to upload the documents stated under "Aditional information about language requirements".
• If the country you completed secondary school in is listed as only "Yes", you need to take one of the test mentioned above, unless you can meet the requirement through another exemption listed below. 
• Minimum grade 4 in English at Norwegian upper secondary school (140 hours)

Higher education:

• Completed a minimum of one year university studies (60 ECTS) taught in English in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Great Britain or USA. Note that the degree must have been physically taught in one of these countries and the language of instruction must have been English. Letters of Medium of Instruction issued by your institution will therefore not be sufficient if the degree was not taught in one of the countries listed above.
• Completed bachelor's degree or minimum 60 ECTS at master's level where medium of instruction is English, and the education was physically taught in an EU/EEA country.
• Completed bachelor's degree in English Language and/or Literature.
• Completed a master's degree where the language of instruction was English.
• Please note: Applicants with a completed degree from China, Bangladesh, Iran, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Myanmar and Sri Lanka must document English with a test regardless of medium of instruction in the degree. 
• Applicants from the countries listed above, who have completed a degree where the subject English (for example, a full degree in English language and literature) is the main component of the course of study (at least 60 ECTS), can be exempted.

We reserve the right to request further documentation regarding the English language requirement.

UiT offers no preparatory courses in English.

Please upload one of the following:

• Valid international passport. The date of expiry must be later than the date of the application deadline.
• National identity card issued by an EEA or EFTA country
• Norwegian refugee travel document
• Norwegian immigrant’s passport

The uploaded ID document must be scanned/photographed from the page of the document that contains your full name, date of birth, and has a photograph of you.

Conditional admission is not possible for applicants that must apply for student visa, as this might not be accepted by The Norwegian Directorate of Immigration when you apply for student visa. 

A complete degree diploma must be submitted by the application deadline. We do not accept provisional certificates.

Bachelor degree diploma or equivalent

In order to be eligible for master programmes at UiT, you need to document a bachelor degree of minimum three years. Depending on where you completed upper secondary education, you may be required to have more than three years of university education to be eligible for admission. Please see the GSU list.

You must scan and upload your official bachelor degree certificate and transcript. Also include transcripts for exchange semesters or transfer credits. Course description for relevant courses must be uploaded together with the transcript of records.

Official documents issued in a different language than English or a Scandinavian language must be translated into Norwegian or English. Upload the original documents together with the translated versions.

We use World Higher Education Database – WHED to search online whether the applicant's education is taken at an accredited institution of higher education.

For more information about general recognition of foreign education in Norway, please see Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills’s criteria for general recognition of foreign higher education.

UiT uses the ECTS scale when calculating your average grade. 

Information regarding the ECTS credit system can be found here.
Information regarding the ECTS grading scale can be found here.

Degrees using the ECTS grading scale will be calulated with a weighted average, where a grade counts for more towards the average if the course has more credits.

For degrees using a grading scale that is not identical to that used at UiT, the applicant must be ranked on the basis of a discretionary assessment. We have internal guidelines for how to calculate such averages. Internal guidelines and the average grade will not be available for applicants. This assessment is only based on academic results, and other documentation will not be taken into consideration.

The minimum grade requirement for acceptance to most of UiT’s master programmes is an average grade of at least C (2,5). Note that some programmes do not have a grade requirement, and some require a hightened C (3,0). To see the average grade requirement for a programme see “Admission requirements” on the programme's page.

Note that a CGPA of 2,5 or 3,0 is not equivalent to a 2,5 or 3,0 in the ECTS scale.

Applicants with education from the countries listed on this page have additional requirements.

The Admissions Office at UiT may verify uploaded bachelor's degree diploma/transcript with the issuing school/institution. If we are unable to verify your qualifications, your application will be rejected.

Higher education from Cameroon, Nigeria, and Ethiopia
Your transcript of records from your degree must be submitted with an official verification report/statement signed and sent in a sealed envelope by the registrar of your university to UiT. The transcripts of record must show when the degree was conferred.

Please note: We will send out a confirmation once we have received the mailed documents. It may take a few days from when we receive the shipment until you receive confirmation from us. We do not accept documents sent to us from the registrar of the university via e-mail. We do not return documents.

Academic qualifications issued by the Western African or Nigerian Examination Council
Higher education entrace qualification taken in the Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone must be documented with WAEC or NECO Result Checker (Scratch Card) for verification purposes.

• West African Examinations Council (WAEC)
• National Examination Council (NECO - Nigeria)

Academic Qualifications from China
All degree certificates (学位证书), must be verified by Center for Student Services and Development (CSSD). The verification report must be in English.

• For education completed before 2002: The verification report from CSSD is sent to you by post and you must upload it in the application portal.
• For educations finished after 2002: The verification report from CSSD can be sent directly to our university to this e-mail: admission@uit.no

Higher education from Iran
Your academic transcript and diploma must be officially translated by official translators of the Justice Administration in Iran. The translation must be in English.

Higher education from Pakistan
Educational documents issued after 2002 must be verified by the Higher Education Commission in Pakistan with a HEC Stamp and signature, or with a HEC e-attestation.

Academic qualifications from Russia
Educational documents issued after 2011 must be verified (apostilled) by Rosobrnadzor.

Academic qualifications from Ukraine
Your academic transcript and diploma must be verified (apostilled) by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.

Higher education from the United States of America
US students must send their transcripts from Parchment, National Student Clearinghouse, or the awarding institution, electronically to admission@uit.no

Who must document financial ability?
International applicants (citizens of countries outside the EU/EEA) who do not already have a residence permit in Norway, must document proof of financial ability. 

Exemptions:

• If you are a applicant residing in Norway on a work visa, under protection (asylum), with permanent residency, or under family immigration you have to upload a copy of you residence permit as proof of financial ability.
• If you are a Norwegian citizen you are exempted from documenting proof of financial ability. Please upload a copy of your Norwegian passport as proof of citizenship.
  
  

How much is required?
International students from outside EU/EEA must have access to enough funds to pay for their own living expenses for at least one academic year. If admitted, these funds must be transferred to a student deposit account in Norway to apply for student visa.

You must document NOK 170 368* (for admission autumn 2027) or its equivalent in foreign currency as proof of financial ability for at least one academic year (2 academic semesters). This amount is set by The Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI). 

*The required amount is subject to change by April each year.

Required documentation:
If financial ability is not documented, the application for admission will be rejected, regardless of academic qualifications. 

Documentation of financial ability should not be older than three months at the time of the application, and must be uploaded to the application web within the application deadline. Financial ability can be documented with one of the following documents:

• Self-funded applicants: Please upload your recent official bank statement/transcript in your name showing possession of the required amount of money.
• Applicants with scholarships or student loan: Please upload the official letter confirming that you are eligible for a scholarship/student loan sufficient of the required amount from the funding or educational authorities in your home country.
• Sponsored applicants: If you are sponsored by another person, you must document the following:
• Sponsor´s recent official bank statement/transcript.
• Sponsor's guarantee letter where the sponsor confirms that he/she is willing to transfer the required amount to the student deposit. The letter must include sponsor's full name, the applicant's name, sponsor's signature, sponsor's postal address/email address.

Who can sponsor you?
A sponsor is a relative, employer, or friend (self-funded applicants) or an organisation (applicants with loan/scholarships from home country) who are willing to finance your living costs during your studies.

Please note that UiT cannot help you find a sponsor or scholarships.

What is the student visa deposit?
The Arctic Student Welfare Organization of Norway, associated with UiT The Arctic University of Norway, has opened a deposit account in Danske Bank for foreign students. More information about deposit can be found here.