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Admission

Get your admission requirements and application deadline for this programme by following our guide.

Check your admission requirements and when to apply

Answer three questions in our admission guide to get

  • your application deadline

  • admission requirements

  • which documents to submit

  • access to the application portal S?knadsweb

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Selected program requirements (visible to UiO employees only)

Required specialization

Bachelor's degree

You must have a bachelor’s degree comparable to a Norwegian bachelor’s degree.

Required specialization and minimum grade requirement

You must have a minimum grade average comparable to a Norwegian C in the required specialization. A Norwegian C is described as a good grade, generally comparable to an American B and a Second Class Upper in the British system. We do not use conversion tables for foreign grades. All foreign education is individually evaluated during the admission process.

Please note that eligible applicants who fulfill the minimum grade requirement will compete for a study place. Please see the section on ranking for more information on selection criteria.

Required specialisation:

For this programme option it is recommended that you have passed some of the following, or similar courses from other universities: FYS3110 – Quantum mechanics and FYS3400 Condensed matter physics.

Further documentation for this program

If you have completed studies/courses outside the University of Oslo, you must also upload course descriptions. The course names and codes on the course descriptions must match the transcript of records.

Ranking of applicants

Selection is based on your academic performance in the required subjects for this programme. The 5 ECTS credits programming are not included in the basis for ranking.

If an applicant has more than 80 ECTS credits in the required specialisation (the 5 ECTS credits programming excluded), the 80 ECTS credits with the highest grades will form the grade average.