Language requirement
You must document language proficiency equivalent to CEFR level B2 (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).
You can document this in one of the following ways:
Approved language tests
- Norwegian Language Test (Norskprøven): B2 level in all sub-tests.
- Test in Norwegian – Advanced Level (Bergenstesten), if you passed the test before it was discontinued.
Norwegian schooling
- Completed Norwegian compulsory school (primary and lower secondary education).
- Completed Norwegian upper secondary education.
- Passed Norwegian for Linguistic Minorities at upper secondary level (VG3), with a grade of 4 or higher in both the oral and written examinations.
Education in the Norwegian language
- Level 3 Norwegian for Foreign Students at a university, with grade C or higher in both the oral and written examinations.
- At least 60 ECTS credits in Norwegian language and social studies for foreign students, with grade C or higher.
- Norwegian A or Norwegian B from the International Baccalaureate (IB) programme, with grade 3 or higher.
Bridging (kompletterende utdanning) and qualification programmes
- Bridging programme for nurses.
- Bridging programme for biomedical laboratory scientists.
- Qualification programme for dentists (90 ECTS credits at the University of Bergen).
- Qualification programme for manual therapists at the University of Bergen.
Important: You must meet the language requirement through one approved qualification route. Combinations of different tests or partial test results are not accepted.