Application procedure for EU/EEA/Swiss applicants

• You must have obtained a bachelor's degree or equivalent. 
• Find specific requirements for your home country in our  country list. 

• Your degree must include courses equalling at least 80 ECTS (approximately 1.5 years of full-time studies) in a subject relevant to the programme you apply for. 

• You must have obtained a minimum average grade of Norwegian grade C or the equivalent, to compete for admission. The Norwegian grade C equals to the grade C in the ECTS system or to the US grade B. Compare your average grade with US grades.   
• Please note that meeting the minimum average grade requirement does not guarantee admission, since the admission process is competitive. 

• For admission to master's programmes taught in Norwegian, you must document both Norwegian and English language proficiency. 
• For admission to master's programmes taught in English, you must only document English language proficiency.

• Check the specific requirements for the master's programmes you will apply for in the programme descriptions.

1. Go to the application portal (Søknadsweb)

2. Click "Register new international applicant" at the bottom of the page and follow the instructions given. 

   Make sure your personal information is correct: contact address, e-mail, mobile phone number, preferred language, etc.

   Use your private address, not your university address. It is important that you enter the city code/post code and city. 

3. Click on "Save" to finish the registration. You will be redirected to the login page. 

   An email confirming your registration has been sent to your registered e-mail address 

   This email also contains your password for logging in. 

4. Log on to Søknadsweb and start the application process.
5.  Complete "My Profile" and click "Next".
6. Choose New application: "International Applicants Residing Abroad - Master's Programmes - Self-financing".
7. Select the programme (s) you wish to apply for. You may choose to apply for two programmes in a prioritized order.
8. Click "Save".
9. Check the Receipt.  You will also receive an e-mail receipt to the registered e-mail address.
10.  Choose "My Documents" in the top menu and upload your documents. 

1. CV showing your educational background. 
2. Secondary school certificate. 
3. University degree certificate(s)/diploma(s) with a grading scale, including a diploma supplement or grading scale explanation (all pages). 
4. Transcript of records (an official statement listing courses/subjects you have completed at your university). 
5. Course descriptions and syllabi for all relevant courses (you can write this yourself if your institution does not offer any) 
6. Documentation of English language proficiency. 
7. Copy of your passport or national ID card with a photograph of you and information about your citizenship and gender. 
8. Motivation letter, maximum 450 words. 
9. Check if the master's programme you wish to apply for has any additional requirements. Note specifically that a master's programme taught only in English has a higher English requirement.  

• We require all documents to be scanned from original documentation. 
• If the original language of your documents is not English or a Scandinavian language, officially translated versions of the original documents to one of these languages must accompany your original documents in the original language. 

• The documents must be uploaded as PDF-files of good quality. 

  11. Your application is officially complete when:

• You have filled in your complete home address. 
• You have selected the study programmes you wish to apply for. 
• You have uploaded all the required documentation. 

You can change your application until 1 March/1 November.

Find specific requirements for your home country in our country list. 

We offer the possibility of conditional admission if you complete your bachelor's degree during the application period.

You must upload: 

• A report of your higher education completed to date. 
• A list of courses you are registered for and the expected date for completion. 
• A complete bachelor's degree diploma/certificate must be ready before the semester registration deadline   

1 February - 1 March 

Application period: You can change your application and upload new documents until the deadline 1 March. 

Early May

Offer of admission: Applicants who are offered admission to UiB will have the result and their Letter of Acceptance published on Søkandsweb. You will also be notified by e-mail. 

Early May

Rejections: Applicants who are not offered admission will be informed by e-mail.  

May 

Accept the offer: Applicants with an offer of admission must accept or decline the offer of admission within 7 days from receiving the offer. 

10 May 

Application deadline for student housing: Apply for student housing or make other living arrangements as soon as possible. You must have a place of residence in order to apply for a residence permit for studies. 

Please read the information regarding terms and conditions, and cancellation deadline carefully. 

More information will be given to those who receive an offer of admission.  

Week 33 

Official start of the autumn semester in Bergen  

For programmes starting in January: 

1 October - 1 November 

Application period: You can change your application and upload new documents until the deadline 1 November.  

December  

Offer of admission: Applicants who are offered admission to UiB will have the result and their letter of acceptance published on Søkandsweb. You will also be notified by e-mail.  

December 

Student housing: Apply for student housing as soon as possible. Note that students admitted after 1 November do not have a student housing guarantee. 

December 

Rejections: Applicants who are not offered admission will be informed by e-mail at the end of the year. 

December 

Accept the offer: Applicants with an offer of admission must accept or decline the offer of admission. 

Week 2 

Official start of the spring semester in Bergen 

Please select Yes. It is simply a control-question and will not have any implications for your application.

When you create your application, you follow the steps (1-5) on Søknadsweb and upload accordingly. 

If you log in later, choose My documents from the top menu and from there upload your documents. You can upload documents to Søknadsweb at any time until the given deadline. 

Søknadweb does not have a button to officially submit your application. Your application is officially complete when: 

• You have filled in your complete home address. 
• You have selected the study programmes you wish to apply for. 
• You have uploaded all the required documentation. 

You can change your application until the deadline 1 March.

No, you do not need to send any documents by post. We will check the original documents of admitted students after arrival at UiB. 

This is mainly an issue for applicants using a smart phone or tablet to apply: If you can't find 'My documents' in the top menu, click on the three white stripes in the top left corner and you will find 'My documents' in the drop-down menu. 

The list of documents to upload contains titles like 'Learning agreement', 'Diploma' and 'Repertoire for audition' - does this apply to me? 

The document titles listed are the same for all admissions to UiB, some of them will therefore not apply to you. You should only choose the titles that corresponds to the documents you wish to upload. If you cannot find a relevant title, choose 'Other'. 

Yes, but there is one exception:  

• If you complete your bachelor's degree in the spring 2025 you must also upload 
• Your higher education completed to date. 
• A list of courses you are registered for and the expected date for completion. 

No, we do not accept documents sent by post - you have to upload all the documents to Søknadsweb.  

Note that if you are granted admission, you have to bring your originals to Bergen for verification. 

This is up to you to decide, but approximately 1 page (450 words) is a good standard. 

I have applied for two study programmes; do I have to write two motivation letters? 

You can upload two different letters or write them as one. Both options are acceptable. 

No, we do not require you to upload recommendation letters as part of the application process. Please check the list of required documents in Step 5. 

Søknadweb does not have a button to officially submit your application. Your application is officially complete when: 

• You have filled in your complete home address. 
• You have selected the study programmes you wish to apply for. 
• You have uploaded all the required documentation. 

You can change your application until the deadline 1 March. The status of your application will be Under consideration on Søknadsweb until we have finished the processing and published the result. 

The status of your application will be Under consideration on Søknadsweb until we have finished the processing. Also, see the answer above for more information. 

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