Incoming exchange students: apply for courses (project/grant-based students)

The students should contact the project coordinator at their home institution to ask about the exact amount of the scholarship, duration, and whether the scholarship will cover airline tickets, visa fees and isnurance.

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
• Your home university indicates the level of your English language proficiency in the Learning Agreement.
• English test (OPTIONAL)

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TESTS (OPTIONAL)

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 FOR STUDENTS SELECTING COURSE MODULES TAUGHT IN NORWEGIAN

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.

Access to the Application Web is by invitation only! If you have been nominated by your home university to come to UiT, you will receive an email from UiT with the subject "Nomination for student exchange" to invite you to create your application. Please check your email account! If you are not sure, send an email to mobility@uit.no.

Start your application by following the instructions on this website: Incoming exchange students: how to register your application | UiT

IMPORTANT!

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.

HOW TO SELECT COURSES?

1. Please speak with your exchange coordinator in your country about the correct courses you are going to take while on exchange in Norway.
2. Your coordinator at your home university should determine which courses you are going to take in consultation with the coordinator at your host academic department/school at UiT.

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

• 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.

Please upload the following documents on the Application Web (Søknadsweb)

1 - DOWNLOAD THE LEARNING AGREEMENT FORM

2 - TRANSCRIPT OF RECORDS (MUST BE IN ENGLISH, NORWEGIAN, DANISH OR SWEDISH)

The transcript of records should include the list of courses for all the semesters that you have completed at your university with or without final grades, including your last semester.

• 1- Bachelor's transcript of records: if you are selecting courses on bachelor's level. Courses on bachelor's level start with the numbers 1000 to 2000 in the Course Catalogue.

• 2- Master''s transcript of records: if you are going to select courses on master's level. Courses on master's level start with the numbers 3000 to 4000 in the Course Catalogue.

TRANSCRIPTS MUST BE IN ENGLISH OR IN NORWEGIAN/DANISH/SWEDISH: Transcript of Records (Relevé de notes, Certificato di laurea, Expediente académico & Studienbuch) issued in a different language than English or one of the Nordic languages (Danish, Norwegian & Swedish), must be translated into Norwegian or English. The translation must be done by the educational institution or a government-authorised translator. It must be apparent in the document which individual has done the translation with an official seal/stamp.

ELECTRONIC TRANSCRIPTS: We accept electronically issued transcript of records if they are official and approved by your home university.

GRADE EXPLANATION: Please make sure that your transcript of record contains grade explanation .

3 - INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT (NON-EU CITIZENS) OR ID CARD (EU CITIZENS).

EU/EEA NATIONALS: you can upload a copy of your National ID Card or passport in PDF

NON-EU/EEA NATIONALS: you MUST upload a copy of your International Passport in PDF

Personal and sensitive documentation uploaded on the Application Web is protected by the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

4 - PROOF OF ENGLISH / NORWEGIAN PROFICIENCY

As a rule, you must have a good command of English at least B2 level or C1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

NORDIC STUDENTS from Finland (including Åland Islands), Denmark (including The Faroe Islands & Greenland), Iceland and 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 universities in Australia, Canada, Ireland , the UK and the 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.

5 - RESUME/CV (ONLY EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND)

Please upload a resumé or CV of only only your educational background (upper school, bachelor, master or PhD and it should be chronological in order .

The CV should be short, concise and contain information about: 1- your name and 2- information about your bachelor's and/or master's degree

Please make sure to:

• Upload the required documents by following the instructions on this website: Incoming exchange students: how to create an application | UiT
• Scan your original documents and convert them to PDF by using a printer or by downloading Microsoft Lens (Microsoft Lens for iOS / Microsoft Lens for Android ) on your device.
• NOT upload your documents as picture/image files (PNG, JPG, etc.), ZIP or RAR files! Such files are easily corruptible after upload, which make them difficult to open during the application assessment.

NOTE! We DO NOT accept any documentation by email!

After the submission of your application, you must apply for housing without delay to reserve a room.

make sure that you mention in the comment field in your application for housing the starting date of your exchnage at UiT, and that you are an exchange student. NOTE! Choose at least 3 rooms when applying for housing.

You can cancel your reservation later if you decide NOT to accept your offer of admission.

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?

What happens next?

1. The Incoming Student Exchange Team (mobility@uit.no) will check whether you have uploaded all the required documents in the section # 7. If there is a missing document, we will inform you about that by email.
2. If your application is complete, the Incoming Student Exchange Team (mobility@uit.no) will forward your applicaiton internally to the academic department/school to assess whether you meet the admission requirements for the modules you have chosen.
3. If you do not meet the admission requirements for any of the modules you have chosen, the module coordinators at the academic department/school will send you an email to ask you to choose other modules or to provide more documents that prove you meet the admission requirements.

When the assessment process starts?

• 10 May for students commencing in the autumn semester (August to December) each year.
• 10 November for students commencing in the spring semester (January to June) each year.

What should you do during this phase?

Please wait until you have received an offer of admission (Letter of Acceptance) from the Incoming Student Exchange Team.

When will I receive my Acceptance Letter (offer of admission)?

Your application status will be "Under Review" until the final decision. You will receive a notification by email in June (for commencement in the autumn semester) and December (for commencement in the spring semester) to accept or decline your offer of admission.

The deadline for accepting or declining the offer of admission is specified in the "Notification of admission" email that was sent to you!

Admission process - an overview

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.

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

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