Prospective exchange students: how to become an exchange student at UiT

ERASMUS+ STUDENTS FROM EU UNIVERSITIES

Erasmus+ students from European universities are not required to submit any document about English proficiency.

NORDIC STUDENTS FROM FINLAND, DENMARK (INCLUDING FAROE ISLANDS & GREENLAND), ICELAND & SWEDEN

You DO NOT need to document any proof of English or Norwegian language proficiency if you have studied a Scandinavian language (Danish, Swedish, Norwegian) and English during your upper secondary school education.

STUDENTS FROM OUTSIDE EUROPE (BILATERAL, PROJECT-BASED & NORTH2NORTH)

You can document your English language proficiency by one of these methods:

• Certificate/Letter/Document from your home university that indicate that you meet the English Language requirements (B2 or C1 levels in accordance with the CEFR framework
• English test (OPTIONAL)

STUDENTS FROM AUSTRALIA, CANADA, IRELAND, UK & USA

You DO NOT need to document any proof of English langauge proficiency if you are a native speaker or studiying primarily in English at your home university.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TESTS

You can also submit an English test, but it is optional.

Please note that the English test must not be more than 2 years old at the final deadline for admission

• TOEFL - Official score report: Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a minimum score of 580 (paper-based)/ 240 (computer-based)/ 72 - 94 (Internet-based IBT) or higher. UiT TOEFL Institutional code: 0742.

• IELTS - Academic test: International English Language Testing Service (IELTS) with a minimum of 6.5 - 7 points  or higher

• PTE Academic: Pearson Test of English Academic with a minimum score of 62-75

• APIEL: Advanced Placement International English Language Examination (APIEL) with a minimum of 3 points (Qualified) or 4 points (Well qualified).

• The Michigan English Test (MET): with a minimum of 53-63 points

• University of Cambridge Exams: Cambridge English First (FCE), Cambridge English First for Schools (FCE), Cambridge English Business Vantage (BEC Vantage).

• TOEIC: 785-940

Norwegian proficiency requirements

Documentation of Norwegian Language proficiency

If you want to take a Norwegian-taught course, you must meet one of the following requirements:

• Passed exam in Norwegian (oral and written) at “Vg3-level” (393 hours) from Norwegian upper secondary school

• Passed Level 3 examination in Norwegian for foreign students at Norwegian universities

• Passed exam from the 1-year course in Norwegian language and culture for foreign students, taken at a university or a university college

• Test of Norwegian, advanced level (known as ”Bergenstesten”) with result "Pass" in both tests. If you have taken the written test before autumn 2009, you must have at least 450 points. If you have taken the oral test before autumn 2009, you must have at least 500 points.

• Norwegian test for adult immigrants from Kompetanse Norge (earlier Vox) with minimum result B2 or C1 in all four parts

• Applicants from the other Nordic countries with qualifications granting general admission to higher education in their home country, and who have studied their native language at the most advanced level at upper secondary school are not required to take a Norwegian language proficiency test.

We ONLY accept applications from students coming from our partner universities. This means your university must have an exchange agreement with UiT to be able to apply.

Traineeship places within medical and care/welfare sciences are reserved to students coming from our partner universities. We recommend that you explore opportunities at hospitals or universities located in the southern, easter and western regions of Norway.

The selection of course modules is the most important step in your application because it determines whether you are going to receive your admission offer in time or not. Student who usually ignore or neglect the information in this section, get their application delayed. This is why we strongly urge you to carefully read the information in this section.

Please keep these criteria in mind when choosing your course modules:

• Students must choose most of their within their subject field or degree at their Home University. You can also choose courses from other subject fields if you meet the admission requirements for each course module you want to select. Note: Students who select modules from more than one academic school/department are more likely to experience timetable clashes.
• Selecting course modules from different campuses: it is NOT possible to mix course modules from different campuses per semester because the campuses are located in different cities.
• Admission requirements: each course module has admission requirements, also known as prerequisites. You MUST meet the admission requirements when choosing them. Note: UiT cannot be held responisble for not being accepted to courses if you do not meet the admission requirements.
• How many modules you can choose? The minimum credit load per semester is 30 ECTS. We encourage you to choose 50 - 70 ECTS during your application to increase your chance of being admitted to at least 30 ECTS modules that are not in conflict in the Timetable.
• Course levels: each module starts with 3 abbreviation letters (for example, KJE for chemistry, BIO for biology, PSY for psychology) and 4 numerical digits in the catalogues. The modules with the numerical digits 1000 - 2000 are for bachelor's degree students. The modules with the numerical digits 2000 - 300 are for master's students - it means you must have completed your bachelor's degree or 180 ECTS at your home university to be able to choose these modules.
• Accessing your timetable: If your selected course modules are approved, then your individual timetable will be published at the start of the semester, i.e. after you have received your Letter of Acceptance from UiT.
• Examinations at UiT: please see this website Exams at UiT | UiT
• Grading system at UiT: Exams at UiT | UiT
• Studying with disability: please see this website Studying with disability | UiT
• Approved course modules catalogues for incoming exchange students: see section #6 below.
• How to submit your module preference? Please see section #7 below.

UiT The Arctic University of Norway offers a range of course modules, which are approved for incoming exchange students.

Course modules are listed twice a year in the Course Catalogue for incoming exchange students:

• Course modules taught in the autumn semester: 15 March
• Course modules taught in the spring semester: 15 September

There are TWO course catalogues available for incoming exchange students:

NOTE! Make sure you have chosen the correct semester (autumn/spring) and campus (Alta, Harstad, Narvik or Tromsø) after you have opened the course catalogue.

MODULES TAUGHT IN ENGLISH

• Course modules taught in English: https://en.uit.no/education/courses/incoming

MODULES TAUGHT IN NORWEGIAN

• Course modules taught in Norwegian (these courses are available only for students with advanced knowledge in Norwegian, Danish or Swedish): https://uit.no/utdanning/emner/innreisende

LEARNING NORWEGIAN WHILE ON EXCHANGE AT UiT

Level A1 (0 ECTS), Level A2 (0 ECTS), and Level B1 (0 ECTS) are open for all exchange students in Tromsø only. All exchange students can register for these levels after their arrival to Tromsø. These courses take place in the afternoons and evenings.

• Link to more information: Norwegian language courses and programmes - Campus Tromsø | UiT

Student housing is managed and administered by the Housing Office at The Norwegian Arctic Student Welfare Organisation (Samskipnaden.

Student dorms are only available for students coming from our partner universities and who have received a formal admission offer from UiT.

Deadline for applying for housing: 31 MAY (autumn semester) and 30 NOVEMBER (spring semester).

Link to apply for housing
Do you have questions about housing?

Students with non-EU, Swiss or Lichtenstein citizenship (passport): It is your responsibility to check which type of visa or registration (EU-EEA students) you will need and how to get it. If you arrive at UiT The Arctic University of Norway without the appropriate visa which permits you to study in Norway for the duration of your exchange, you may face troubles with the local Immigration Office at the Police Department. In some cases, you may have to leave Norway and re-enter in order to get your immigration permission corrected.

NFORMATION ABOUT VISA OPTIONS AND IMMIGRATION REQUIREMENTS FOR EXCHANGE STUDENTS: Incoming exchange students: visa and immigration requirements | UiT