- Minimum educational requirement is a Bachelor’s degree or a period of study comparable with a Norwegian Bachelor's degree. Completed higher education must be from a recognised institution and of minimum duration as described below.
- All applicants must also meet the?English proficiency requirement
- In some instances, we require specific documentation requirements. Read more about this here:?Countries with specific documentation requirements
- Transnational education will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
| Country | Educational requirement for admissions to Master’s degree programmes at the University of Oslo |
|---|---|
| AFGHANISTAN | 4-year bachelor's degree OR Licence Education from Afghanistan must be recognized by the Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills. |
| ALBANIA | 3-year bachelor's degree OR Diplom? e Nivelit t? Par? |
| ALGERIA | 3-year Licence and at least 1 year of a master's degree OR 4 to 6-year Licence or Dipl?me d'?tudes Supérieures, Dipl?me d'Ingénieur or Dipl?me de (+ professional field). |
| ANDORRA | 3-year Bàtxelor |
| ANGOLA | 4-year Licenciatura |
| ARGENTINA | 4-year Licenciatura |
| ARMENIA | 5-year bachelor's degree OR a 4-year bachelor's degree and a 1-year master's degree in case of 11-year secondary education. 4- or 5-year bachelor's degree in case of 12-year secondary education. |
| AUSTRALIA | 3-year bachelor's degree |
| AUSTRIA | 3-year bachelor's degree |
| AZERBAIJAN | 4-year bachelor's degree (Bakalavr Diplomu) OR Specialist Diploma (Diplomu) |
| BAHAMAS | 4-year bachelor's degree |
| BAHRAIN | 4-year bachelor's degree |
| BANGLADESH | 4-year bachelor's degree |
| BARBADOS | 3- to 5-year bachelor's degree, depending on entry level |
| BELARUS | 4-year spetsialist or bachelor's degree |
| BELGIUM | 3-year bachelor's degree |
| BELIZE | Please contact us. |
| BENIN | 3-year Licence OR Ma?trise from an accredited higher educational institution |
| BHUTAN | 4-year bachelor's degree |
| BOLIVIA | 4- to 5-year Bachiller Universitario en Ciencias OR Artes or Licenciado from an accredited higher education institution |
| BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA | 3-year bachelor's degree |
| BOTSWANA | 4-year bachelor's degree |
| BRAZIL | 4-year Licenciatura or Título de Bacharel |
| BRUNEI | 3-year bachelor's degree |
| BULGARIA | 3-year bachelor's degree |
| BURKINA FASO | 4-year bachelor's degree |
| BURUNDI | 3-year bachelor's degree |
| CAMBODIA | 5-year bachelor's degree |
| CAMEROON | 3-year Licence OR bachelor's degree |
| CANADA | 3-year bachelor's degree |
| CAPE VERDE | 4-year bachelor's degree |
| CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC | Licence |
| CHAD | Licence |
| CHILE | 4-5-year academic or professional undergraduate degree (Grado de Licenciado OR Título de [professional qualification]). |
| CHINA | School Leaving Certificate + 4 years university education |
| COLOMBIA | 4-year Licenciatura OR Título Profesional |
| CONGO, REPUBLIC OF THE (FORMERLY CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE) | 3-year Licence |
| CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE (formerly ZAIRE) | 4-year bachelor's degree Education from the Democratic Republic of the Congo must be recognized by the Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills |
| COSTA RICA | 4-year Bachillerato OR Licenciatura |
| C?TE D'IVOIRE | Licence |
| CROATIA | 3-year bachelor's degree |
| CUBA | 4- to 5 year pregrado (Licenciatura or professional title) |
| CYPRUS | 4-year bachelor's degree (Πτυχ?ο – Ptychio) |
| CZECH REPUBLIC | 3-year bachelor's degree |
| DENMARK | 3-year bachelor's degree |
| DJIBOUTI | 4-year Licence |
| DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | 4-year bachelor's degree |
| EAST TIMOR | 4-year bachelor's degree |
| ECUADOR | 4- to 6-year Licenciatura OR Título Profesional. |
| EGYPT | 4-year bachelor's degree |
| EL SALVADOR | 4-year Licenciatura |
| ERITREA | 4-year bachelor's degree |
| ESTONIA | 3-year bachelor's degree |
| ESWATINI | 4-year bachelor's degree |
| ETHIOPIA | 4-year bachelor's degree OR 3-year bachelor's degree and at least a 1-year master's degree |
| FIJI | 3-year bachelor's degree |
| FINLAND | 3-year bachelor's degree (Kandidaatti / Kandidat) |
| FRANCE | 3-year Licence |
| FAROE ISLANDS | 3-year bachelor's degree |
| GABON | 4-year Ma?trise |
| GAMBIA | 4-year bachelor's degree |
| GEORGIA | 4-year bachelor's degree (?????????? ??????? - Bakalavris Khariskhi) |
| GERMANY | 3-year bachelor's degree |
| GHANA | 4-year bachelor's degree (3 years with direct entry to the second year) |
| GREECE | Ptychio (ΠTYXIO) |
| GREENLAND | 3-year bachelor's degree |
| GRENADA | 3-year bachelor's degree |
| GUATEMALA | Licenciatura |
| GUINEA | Licence |
| GUYANA | 3-year bachelor's degree |
| HAITI | 3-year bachelor's degree |
| HONDURAS | Licenciatura |
| HONG KONG | Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) + 4-year bachelor's degree OR Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE) + 3-years bachelor's degree. |
| HUNGARY | 3-year bachelor's degree |
| ICELAND | 3-year Bakkalárpróf |
| INDIA | 4-year bachelor's degree OR 3-year bachelor's degree and 1-year master's degree |
| INDONESIA | 4-year bachelor's degree or Sarjana I |
| IRAN | 4-year bachelor's degree OR Licence |
| IRAQ | 4-year bachelor's degree Education from Mosul University completed between 2014-2017 must be recognized by the Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills. |
| IRELAND | 3-year Honours bachelor's degree |
| ISRAEL | 3-year bachelor's degree |
| ITALY | 3-year Laurea |
| JAMAICA | Honour's bachelor's degree |
| JAPAN | 4-year bachelor's degree |
| JORDAN | 4-year bachelor's degree |
| KAZAKHSTAN | 4-year bachelor's degree or spetialist |
| KENYA | 4-year bachelor's degree |
| KOSOVO | 3-year bachelor's degree |
| KUWAIT | 4-year bachelor's degree (???????????) |
| KYRGYZSTAN | 4-year bachelor's degree or spetsialist |
| LAOS | 5-year bachelor's degree OR 4-year bachelor's degree and a 1-year master's degree |
| LATVIA | 3-year bachelor's degree |
| LEBANON | 4-year bachelor's degree OR Licence |
| LESOTHO | 4-year bachelor's degree |
| LIBERIA | 4-year bachelor's degree Education from Liberia must be recognized by the Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills. |
| LIBYA | 4-year bachelor's degree Education from Libya must be recognized by the Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills. |
| LIECHTENSTEIN | 3-year bachelor's degree |
| LITHUANIA | 3-year bachelor's degree |
| LUXEMBOURG | 3-year bachelor's degree |
| MACAO | A bachelor's degree or Licenciatura |
| MADAGASCAR | 4-year Licence OR 3-year Licence and at least 1-year master's degree |
| MALAWI | 4-year bachelor's degree |
| MALAYSIA | 3-year bachelor's degree |
| MALI | 4-year Licence OR 3-year Licence and at least 1-year master's degree |
| MALTA | 3-year bachelor's degree |
| MAURITANIA | 4-year Licence OR 3-year Licence and at least 1-year master's degree |
| MAURITIUS | 3-year bachelor's degree |
| MEXICO | 4-year Licenciatura |
| MOLDOVA | 4-year Diplom? de Licen?? |
| MONGOLIA | 5-year bachelor's degree OR 4-year bachelor's degree and 1-year master's degree A 4-year degree is considered sufficient for applicants who have completed their bachelor’s degree from 2016 and later. |
| MONTENEGRO | 3-year bachelor's degree |
| MOROCCO | New system: 3-year bachelor's degree and at least 1-year master's degree.? Old system: 2-year Ma?trise or Licence based on 2-year UEL, CUES, DEUG or DUT |
| MOZAMBIQUE | 4-year Licenciatura |
| MYANMAR (Burma) | 5-year bachelor's degree OR 4-year bachelor's degree and at least a 1-year master's degree |
| NAMIBIA | Honours bachelor's degree |
| NEPAL | 4-year bachelor's degree OR 3-year bachelor's degree and 1-year master's degree |
| NETHERLANDS | 3-year bachelor's degree |
| NEW ZEALAND | 3-year bachelor's degree |
| NICARAGUA | 4-year Licenciatura |
| NIGER | Licence |
| NIGERIA | 4-year bachelor's degree (3 years with direct entry to the second year) |
| NORTH KOREA | Please contact us. |
| NORTH MACEDONIA | 3-year bachelor's degree |
| OMAN | 4-year bachelor's degree |
| PAKISTAN | 4-year bachelor's degree OR 2-year bachelor's degree and 2-year master's degree |
| PALESTINE | 4-year bachelor's degree |
| PANAMA | 4-year Licenciatura |
| PAPUA NEW GUINEA | 3-year bachelor's degree |
| PARAGUAY | 4-year Licenciatura |
| PERU | 4-year bachelor's degree |
| PHILIPPINES | 5-year bachelor's degree OR 4-year bachelor's degree and at least a 1-year master's degree A 4-year degree is considered sufficient for applicants who have completed their bachelor’s degree from and including Spring, 2022. |
| POLAND | 3-year bachelor's degree |
| PORTUGAL | 3-year Licenciado |
| PUERTO RICO | See USA. |
| QATAR | 4-year bachelor's degree |
| ROMANIA | 3-year bachelor's degree |
| RUSSIA | 4-year bachelor's degree or spetsialist |
| RWANDA | 4-year bachelor's degree |
| SAMOA | 3-year bachelor's degree |
| SAUDI ARABIA | 4-year bachelor's degree |
| SENEGAL | 3-year Licence |
| SERBIA (from 2006) (SERBIA, Kosovo, Vojvodina) | 3-year bachelor's degree |
| SIERRA LEONE | 4-year bachelor's degree.? Education from Sierra Leone must be recognized by the Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills. |
| SINGAPORE | 3-year bachelor's degree |
| SLOVAKIA | 3-year Bakalár |
| SLOVENIA | 3-year bachelor's degree |
| SOLOMON ISLANDS | 3-year bachelor's degree |
| SOMALIA | 4-year bachelor's degree Education from Somalia must be recognized by the Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills. |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Bachelor Honours degree OR other qualification at NQF level 8 or higher |
| SOUTH KOREA | 4-year bachelor's degree |
| SOUTH SUDAN | Honours Bachelor's degree |
| SPAIN | Título de Graduado (official degree) |
| SRI LANKA | 3-year bachelor's degree |
| SUDAN | Honours bachelor's degree |
| SURINAME | 3-year bachelor's degree |
| SWEDEN | 3-year bachelor's degree |
| SWITZERLAND | 3-year bachelor's degree |
| SYRIA | 4-year bachelor's degree |
| TAIWAN | 4-year bachelor's degree |
| TAJIKISTAN | 4-year spetsialist or bachelor's degree |
| TANZANIA | 3-year bachelor's degree |
| THAILAND | 4-year bachelor's degree |
| TOGO | Licence |
| TONGA | 3-year bachelor's degree |
| TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | 4-year bachelor's degree (3-year with direct entry to the second year) |
| TUNISIA | Licence |
| TURKEY | 4-year Lisans Diplomasi |
| TURKMENISTAN | 5-year spetsialist, or 4-year bachelor's degree and 1-year master's degree |
| UGANDA | 3-year bachelor's degree |
| UKRAINE | 4-year bachelor's degree or 3-year bachelor's degree and 1-year master's degree or spetsialist |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 4-year bachelor's degree |
| UNITED KINGDOM | Honour's bachelor's degree (with a minimum of 180 passed ECTS credits) |
| URUGUAY | 4-year Licenciatura universitaria |
| USA | 4-year bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university |
| UZBEKISTAN | 4-year Bakalavr |
| VENEZUELA | 4-year bachelor's degree |
| VIETNAM | 4-year bachelor's degree (B?ng T?t Nghi?p ??i H?c) |
| YEMEN | 4-year bachelor's degree. Education from Yemen must be recognized by the Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills. |
| ZAMBIA | 4-year bachelor's degree |
| ZIMBABWE | 3-year bachelor's degree |
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