English requirements

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 EU/EEA admission are exempt from the Norwegian language requirement.

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 Total Score of 4.5
• Internet based (TOEFL iBT  / TOEFL iBT Home Edition) with a minimum Total Score of 85
• Paper-based test (PBT) with a minimum Total Score of 550
• We do not accept TOEFL MyBest Score 

• IELTS (International English Language Testing System): 
• IELTS Academic with a minimum Overall Band Score of 6.5 points
• We do not accept IELTS Online
• Pearson PTE:
• PTE Academic Online with a minimum Overall Score of 62 points
• Pearson Test of English Academic with a minimum Overall Score of 62 points
• Cambridge Assessment English exam: 
  • C2 Proficiency with a minimum of C or better
  • Formerly known as Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE)
  • C1 Advanced with a minimum of C or better
  • Fromerly known as Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)
  • B2 First with a minimum of B or better
  • Formerly known as First (FCE)
• University of Michigan, Michigan Language Assessment: 
  • Examination for the Certificate of Competency in English (ECCE)

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 does not offer preparatory courses in English.