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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.
The required specialization consists of 80 ECTS credits where the following, or equivalent, courses are included:
- MAT1100 – Calculus
- MAT1110 – Calculus and Linear Algebra
- MAT1125 – Advanced linear Algebra / MAT1120 – Linear Algebra
- MAT2100 – Elementary Real Analysis / MAT2400 – Real Analysis
- STK1100 – Probability and Statistical Modelling
- STK1110 – Statistical Methods and Data Analysis
- one of the following courses:
- MAT1105 – Linear algebra and numerical methods / MAT-INF1100 – Modelling and Computations (discontinued) / MAT-IN1105 – Programming, Modelling and Computations (discontinued)
- IN1900 – Introduction to Programming with Scientific Applications / INF1100 – Introduction to programming with scientific applications (continued) / INF1000 – Introduction to object-oriented programming (continued)
- 10 ECTS credits STK-course on advanced Bachelor's level (2000- or 3000-level at UiO).
If you have completed studies/courses outside the University of Oslo, you must upload course descriptions. The course names and codes on the course descriptions must match the transcript of records.
Further documentation for this program
If you have completed studies/courses outside the University of Oslo, you must upload course descriptions. The course names and codes on the course descriptions must match the transcript of records.
Ranking of applicants
Applicants are ranked according to their grade average in the required specialization. If an applicant has more than 80 ECTS credits in the required specialization, the 80 ECTS credits with the highest grades will form the grade average.