International students

Applicants who have acquired knowledge of Norwegian outside of UiB, must sign up for and complete a placement test in order to register for NOR-U2, NOR-U3, NOR-U4 and NOR-NYN.

International students register for courses in Studentweb within the deadlines given in the right hand panel on this page.

• NOR-INTRO, NOR-U1, NOR-U1/2 and NOR-NYN requires that students apply/register for classes in Studentweb and then being admitted. There are no language entry requirements for NOR-INTRO, NOR-U1 or NOR-U1/2.
• NOR-U2, NOR-U3 and NOR-U4 does not have a admission process. Eligible students that have either passed the preceding course or been placed on the appropriate level after the placement test, will have access to register for available seats in Studentweb. It is important that students register as early as possible to start classes when they commence in week 4 Spring/week 34 Autumn even though the deadline is later.

Please note that you may only be registered for one Norwegian language course per semester. Exception: NOR-NYN may be combined with NOR-U3 or NOR-U4.

Students who are not offered admission to NOR-INTRO, NOR-U1, NOR-U1/2 after applying, will automatically be placed on a waiting list. Students must monitor Studentweb themselves to see if they are admitted from the waiting list/monitor their waiting list placement.

NOR-U2, NOR-U3 and NOR-U4 do not have a waiting list. Studentweb will be updated with available seats up until the registration deadline and students must keep track of any available places and register themselves in Studentweb. Students who are initially unable to sign up for a course, are encouraged to check Studentweb regularly.

Our courses take place on campus. Make sure that you sign up for a course group that fits your schedule and that you have enough time between your courses to get from one to the other. You must also make sure that your exams don't conflict.

See an overview of the schedule for all Norwegian language courses at UiB here.

If you need to switch groups after you have registered/been admitted, you must find another student who wants to switch with you. Once you have found someone to switch with, one of you can fill out this form to switch groups.