Credit transfer of foreign education

The degree requirements are determined by your study programme. You can find the requirements under ¡°Programme structure" on the programme page.

Your study programme can advise you on which courses abroad that may be transferred back to UiO. You can find contact information under ¡°Contact us¡± on the programme page.

Deadline

In most programmes the applications are processed as they are received. Some programmes have specific deadlines. You can find them under ¡°Admission¡± on the programme page.

Processing time

In most cases, you will receive a reply within one month. If an academic assessment of your application is required, the processing may take up to four months.

You will receive the result by letter or email.

How to apply

Find the application form and required documents for your faculty:

Faculty of Dentistry

Please contact us by e-mail: studiekonsulent@odont.uio.no

Faculty of Educational Sciences

Final recognition of student exchange periods

You need to apply for final recognition because:

• Your studies abroad must be formally recognized for your study programme to permit the foreign education to appear on your diploma when you graduate from UiO.
• The Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund is notified about your progress, so that loans can be converted to grants.

Recognition of other foreign education

If you have taken courses at master¡¯s level abroad you can apply for them to be recognized in your UiO master's degree. The courses must be approved by the faculty.

Required documents

You must attach official transcript of records as well as translations if the original language is not English or a Scandinavian language.

If you wish that a course or courses taken abroad should replace compulsory parts of your studies, you should attach course descriptions, reading lists, overviews of lectures and ¨C if available ¨C submitted written assignments that show the actual content of your studies.

Submit your application for recognition

Apply for recognition of foreign education at the Faculty of Educational Sciences

Faculty of Humanities

Final recognition of student exchange periods

You need to apply for final recognition because:

• Your studies abroad must be formally recognized for your study programme to permit the foreign education to appear on your diploma when you graduate from UiO.
• The Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund is notified about your progress, so that loans can be converted to grants.

Recognition of other foreign education

If you have taken courses at master¡¯s level abroad you can apply for them to be recognized in your UiO master's degree. The courses must be approved by the faculty.

Required documents

You must attach official transcript of records as well as translations if the original language is not English or a Scandinavian language.

If you wish that a course or courses taken abroad should replace compulsory parts of your studies, you should attach course descriptions, reading lists, overviews of lectures and ¨C if available ¨C submitted written assignments that show the actual content of your studies.

Submit your application for recognition

• Apply for recognition of foreign education at the Faculty of Humanities

Please note that the web form in English is only available for master's students. If you want to recognize foreign education into a bachelor's degree at the Faculty of Humanities, please go to the Norwegian version of this page.

Faculty of Law

Recognition of foreign education

If you have taken courses at the master¡¯s level abroad and wish to have them recognized for your master's degree at the Faculty of Law, such courses must be approved by the faculty.

To obtain such recognition, you must fill in and submit the form below. Append required documentation of the studies you have completed abroad.

• Apply for recognition of foreign education at the Faculty of Law (pdf)

Required documents

In order to have your application processed, we require detailed course descriptions and diplomas or transcripts.

The application form includes a complete list of all documents that are required.

Delivery/submission

Deliver or send the form and the attached documentation to the Faculty of Law, PO Box 6706 St Olavs plass, 0316 Oslo. Mark the envelope "Recognition of studies".

Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Final approval of student exchange periods

When you return from your exchange period abroad, it is crucial that we receive the necessary documentation to have your education registered at UiO. This is necessary in order to include the courses you have taken in your degree at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, and for converting parts of your educational loan to a grant.

If you have taken courses instead of or in addition to those for which prior recognition has been granted, these must be assessed in the same way as those courses that have been granted prior recognition. If all courses have been granted prior recognition we only need a transcript of your grades. Bear in mind that this must be the original or a certified copy. From the USA, the transcript must be sent directly from the educational institution to the MN International Office.

Apply for credit transfer after a completed period of study abroad

Recognition of foreign credits

If you have taken courses abroad and wish to have them recognized for your degree at UiO, such courses must be approved by the faculty.

Apply for recongition of foreign credits

Faculty of Medicine

If you have studied at other educational institutions, but want to complete your education or take a new degree at the University of Oslo you can apply for an academic assessment of your previous education.

An approval will not be granted until the student has been admitted to the programme of studies. This applies to all programmes of study at the Faculty, except for nutrition, which assess external education in connection with supplementary admission (local admission) to higher study levels.

See exemption, advancement and introductory courses for the programme in medicine.

The programmes of study have different structures. This means that external education that does not match the level and the programme's academic requirements cannot necessarily be fully incorporated into a degree at the Faculty of Medicine.

Questions?

The study administration of the programme in question can provide further details.

Faculty of Social Sciences

You need to be a student on a master's degree programme at the Faculty of Social Sciences.

You need to submit the online form and the documents required.

Application form

Requirements for documentation

The documents must be official (certified by a stamp and signature/digitally signed). If you upload the documentation online, you must be prepared to show the original documentation. 

The documents required depend on what you would like the foreign education to be recognized as in your study programme (electives or mandatory courses).

Please do not submit your application before you have documentation.

The application is not processed until the required documents are received. Insufficient documentation will delay the processing of your application.

a) If you participated in an exchange programme at UiO

b) If you have foreign higher education, but did not participate in an exchange programme at UiO

Faculty of Theology

You apply for final approval after returning from your student exchange period.

Such approval is also necessary for you to convert parts of your educational loan to a grant.

You can obtain final approval by the Faculty of Theology if:

• you have been admitted to a programme of study at the faculty and
• the student exchange period can be recognized for the programme of study you are attending.

There are two types of recognition:

• Applications concerning compulsory courses involves an assessment of the courses you have taken abroad, in comparison to specified courses at UiO.
• Applications concerning elective courses involves a recognition of courses that you have taken abroad as unspecified credits. In these cases, the courses taken abroad will have no equivalent at UiO. Assessments of applications will nevertheless consider any potential overlap with courses that you already have taken at UiO, or that would be a natural component in the course of your study programme.

Remember to enclose all necessary documentation and be meticulous when filing the application to prevent undue delay in the processing of the application

Required documents in applications concerning elective courses:

1. Certified copy of the final transcript/diploma in the original language with translation into English or a Scandinavian language.
2. An official explanation from the university of its grading system, degree structure and credits system.
3. If you have taken language courses abroad, further documentation must be attached to the application, see items 3 and 4 below.
4. You are also recommended to attach certified course descriptions/the original graduate studies prospectus, with information on course programmes and types of examinations. If these certifications are not available in English or a Scandinavian language, you must submit a summary in one of these languages.

Required documents in applications concerning compulsory courses:

1. Certified copy of the final transcript/diploma in the original language with translation into English or a Scandinavian language.
2. An official explanation from the university of its grading system, degree structure and credits system.
3. Certified course descriptions/original graduate studies prospectus, with information on course programmes and types of examinations. If these certifications are not available in English or a Scandinavian language, you must submit a summary in one of these languages.
4. Certified reading lists.
5. Thesis, if relevant. If the thesis is not available in English or a Scandinavian language, you must submit a summary in one of these languages. The thesis and the summary will both be returned to you.

All copies must come with a confirmation that they are true copies of the original documents (certified copies). Submission of original documents may be requested.

Delivery/submission

The application and appended documentation must be delivered or sent to the Faculty information centre, either by Email or by post:

Faculty of Theology, PO Box 1023, NO-0315 Oslo

Fraudulent documents

You are responsible for ensuring that your documents are correct. The use of fraudulent documents is covered by the Penal Code ¡ì 361 and will be reported to the police. Read more about fraudulent documents.

Questions?

Contact the Faculty information centre