Professional Documents
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2018
Country Minimum requirements (competence in Norwegian, possibly English may be needed in addition)
AFGHANISTAN English test required? Yes
Baccalauria (Secondary School Certificate) + 1 year university education
1),2), 3) and 4) in column "English test required?" refer to the explanatory notes: Page number 1
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Country Minimum requirements (competence in Norwegian, possibly English may be needed in addition)
AZERBAIJAN English test required? Yes
Orta Tahsil Haqqinda Attestat + 1 year university education OR Diplom + 1 year university education OR Svidetelstvo o Srednem Obrazovanii + 1 year university education
1),2), 3) and 4) in column "English test required?" refer to the explanatory notes: Page number 2
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Country Minimum requirements (competence in Norwegian, possibly English may be needed in addition)
BURUNDI English test required? Yes
From 1999: Diplôme des Humanités Generales in combination with Diplôme d'Etat OR Before 1999: Diplôme des Humanités Complétes
1),2), 3) and 4) in column "English test required?" refer to the explanatory notes: Page number 3
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Country Minimum requirements (competence in Norwegian, possibly English may be needed in addition)
CHINA (AFTER 1977) English test required? Yes
School leaving certificate + 1 year university education
CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE (formerly ZAIRE) English test required? Yes
Diplôme d’Etat d'Études Secondaires du Cycle Long + 1 year university education
1),2), 3) and 4) in column "English test required?" refer to the explanatory notes: Page number 4
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Country Minimum requirements (competence in Norwegian, possibly English may be needed in addition)
ENGLAND, WALES AND NORTHERN IRELAND English test required? No
General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) + General Certificate of Education (GCE) with at least 3 A Levels OR General Certificate of Education (GCE), Ordinary
Level + General Certificate of Education (GCE) with at least 3 A Levels OR Cambridge Pre-U Diploma with 3 Principal subjects and Global Perspective and Research OR
a combination of A Levels and Cambridge Pre-U Principal Subjects in 3 different subjects
GAZA AND THE WEST BANK: SEE PALESTINE English test required? Yes
1),2), 3) and 4) in column "English test required?" refer to the explanatory notes: Page number 5
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Country Minimum requirements (competence in Norwegian, possibly English may be needed in addition)
GUATEMALA English test required? Yes
Bachillerato + 1 year university education
CXC-examinations are offered in: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica,
Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands. (Countries with own entry in the GSU-list
are written in cursive.)
These countries can have other secondary school qualifications than CAPE. The GSU-requirements for those can be found under the country’s own entry. The list over
these qualifications is not exhaustive.
1),2), 3) and 4) in column "English test required?" refer to the explanatory notes: Page number 6
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Country Minimum requirements (competence in Norwegian, possibly English may be needed in addition)
INTERNATIONAL QUAL.: INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB) English test required?
IB Diploma OR
IB-Certificate / IB Diploma Programme Course Results with
- passed 3 subjects at standard level and 3 subjects at higher level or passed 2 subjects at standard level and 4 subjects at higher level
- at least 20 points including any points for Theory of Knowledge and
Extended Essay
- grade 3 or better in all subjects
- passed Theory of Knowledge and Extended Essay
- Creativity, Action and Service (CAS) must be "fully satisified"
IRAN English test required? Yes
1977 – 1992: 4-year High School Diploma/Secondary School Diploma + 1 year university education OR from 1992: 3-year High School Diploma/Secondary School
Diploma + Pre-University Diploma + 1 year university education
1),2), 3) and 4) in column "English test required?" refer to the explanatory notes: Page number 7
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Country Minimum requirements (competence in Norwegian, possibly English may be needed in addition)
LEBANON English test required? Yes
Baccalauréat Libanais Général + 1 year university education OR Baccalauréat Libanais II + 1 year university education OR Baccalauréat Technique + 1 year university
education
1),2), 3) and 4) in column "English test required?" refer to the explanatory notes: Page number 8
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Country Minimum requirements (competence in Norwegian, possibly English may be needed in addition)
MONACO English test required?
The leaving certificate in upper secondary education in Monaco is either French diplomas of secondary education or International Baccalaureate (IB) diplomas. Please
refer to the educational requirements for France or International Baccalaureate in the list.
1),2), 3) and 4) in column "English test required?" refer to the explanatory notes: Page number 9
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Country Minimum requirements (competence in Norwegian, possibly English may be needed in addition)
PANAMA English test required? Yes
Bachiller/Bachillerato + 1 year university education
Before 2005 only one diploma (Świadectwo Dojrzałości) is issued for completing secondary school and for maturity examination. Maturity examination (egzamin
dojrzałości, formerly egzamin maturalny) must also be passed for admission to higher education. Information on this can be found on the third page of the Diploma.
After 2005: Świadectwo Dojrzałości and Swiadectwo Ukonczenia from: Liceum Ogolnoksztalcacego OR Liceum OR Liceum Profilowanego OR Technikum OR Liceum
Uzupelniajacego OR Technikum Uzupelniajacego OR Liceum Plastycznego OR Szkoły Baletowej OR Szkoły Muzycznej II stopnia.
After 2005 two diplomas are issued: Świadectwo Dojrzałości for Maturity examination and Swiadectwo Ukonczenia for completed secondary school.
PORTUGAL English test required? Yes
Until 1986: Certidão do Décimo Segundo Ano de Escolaridade From 1986: Diploma de 12 Ano de Escolaridade OR Certificado de Fim de Estudos Secundários OR
Diploma de Ensino Secundário From 2007: Diploma Nível Secundário de Educação OR Certificado Nível Secundário de Educação
Diplom o srednem profesionalnom obrazovanii / Диплом о среднем профессиональном образовании / Diploma of Secondary Vocational Education can be assessed
individually for the Higher Education Entrance Qualification
RUSSIA (THE SOVIET UNION PRIOR TO THE REFORM OF 1985) English test required? Yes
Recognition practice changed in 2004, we no longer deduct 2 years, but only one year
Until 2010: Certificat du Cycle Supérieur de l’Enseignement Secondaire / Advanced General Certificate of Secondary Education + 1 year university education OR Diplôme
d’Etudes Secondaires Professionnelles A2 / Professional Certificate of Secondary Education level A2 + 1 year university education
Until 1998: Diplôme/Certificat de Humanités Générales + 1 year university education OR Diplôme de Fin d’Etudes Secondaires + 1 year university education OR Diplôme
d’Etudes Secondaires Professionnelles A2 / Professional Certificate of Secondary Education level A2 + 1 year university education
1),2), 3) and 4) in column "English test required?" refer to the explanatory notes: Page number 10
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Country Minimum requirements (competence in Norwegian, possibly English may be needed in addition)
SAINT LUCIA English test required? No
Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) with 6 passed CAPE Units OR 3 GCE A Levels for older qualifications OR Caribbean Secondary Education
Certificate (CSEC) + 1 year university education
SERBIA (FROM 2006) (SERBIA, KOSOVO, VOJVODINA) English test required? Yes
Диплома о стеченом среднем образовањy / Diploma o stečenom srednem obrazovanju OR Диплома о положеном матурском испиту / Diploma o položenom
maturskom ispitu OR Диплома о положеном завршном испиту / Diploma o položenom završnom ispitu OR Diploma o Završenoj Srednjoj Školi OR Diploma o stepenu
stručne spreme OR Diploma o stečenom pozivnousmerenom obrazivanju i vaspitanju srednjeg stupnja (Vojvodina)
Only the four-year qualifications give access to higher education in Norway.
1),2), 3) and 4) in column "English test required?" refer to the explanatory notes: Page number 11
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Country Minimum requirements (competence in Norwegian, possibly English may be needed in addition)
SUDAN English test required? Yes
Sudan School Certificate / Secondary School Certificate + 1 year university education OR Higher Secondary School Certificate + 1 year university education
Associate Degree (Mussa’ed el Mujaz) and Technical Diploma (Diblom Teqani) can be assessed individually for the Higher Education Entrance Qualification
TAIWAN English test required? Yes
Senior High School Leaving Certificate + 1 year university education
1),2), 3) and 4) in column "English test required?" refer to the explanatory notes: Page number 12
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Country Minimum requirements (competence in Norwegian, possibly English may be needed in addition)
UGANDA English test required? No
From 1980: Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) in combination with Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) with at least 3 subjects at “Principal level” in
UACE. English and Mathematics must be passed in UCE with minimum mark 8 or in UACE with minimum mark E.
OR East African Advanced Certificate (EAACE) with 3 A-levels (1969-1980) OR Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate (COHSC) with 3 A-levels (until 1970) OR
East African Certificate of Education (EACE) + 1 year university education (1968-1980) OR Cambridge Overseas School Certificate (COSC) + 1 year university education
(until 1970)
NB! General Certificate of Education does not give access to higher education
ZANZIBAR English test required? No
National Form VI Examination / Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education (ACSE) with 3 Principal Pass Levels
1),2), 3) and 4) in column "English test required?" refer to the explanatory notes: Page number 13
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