English Language Requirements for International Applicants

• A minimum score of 90 with a writing section minimum score of 22
• Institution code: 8467
• NB! UiS does NOT accept MyBest Scores.
• NB! UiS does NOT accept the TOEFL Essentials nor TOEFL ITP tests
• NB! UiS does NOT accept the TOEFL iBT Home Edition

For more information about ETS TOEFL, please click here.

• A minimum overall band score of 6.5 with a writing section minimum score of 6.0
• NB! UiS does not accept IELTS General nor IELTS Indicator

For more information about IELTS Academic, please click here.

• UiS accepts the PTE Academic Online
• A minimum overall score of 62 with a writing section minimum score of 53

For more information about PTE Academic, please click here.

• C1 Advanced (CAE) or C2 Proficiency (CPE).

For more information about Cambridge English Qualifications, please click here.

In order to document that you fulfill this requirement, you must provide official documents to prove that you meet one of the following criterias.

• Applicants who have completed at least one year of high school or university studies in Australia, Canada, Ireland, UK, USA or New Zealand. The place of instruction must have been in one of these countries and the language of instruction must have been English.
• Applicants who have completed a Bachelor's or Master's degree with English as the language of instruction in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, or Sweden.
• Applicants who have completed and passed English courses (140 hours per year / 5 hours per week) at the Norwegian upper secondary school, with a minimum grade of 4.
• Applicants who have English as "language 1" or "language 2" on European Baccalaureate Diploma (EB).
• Applicants who have completed the International Baccalaureate Diploma/Certificate (IB)

In order to document that you fulfill this requirement, you must provide official documents from your secondary education.

Please refer to the country list for detailed information on whether you qualify for an exemption.

• Australia
• Austria
• Belgium
• Bulgaria
• Cameroon (English-speaking region)
• Canada
• Denmark
• Estonia
• Ethiopia
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Ghana
• Hong Kong
• Hungary
• Iceland
• Ireland
• Kenya
• Latvia
• Lithuania
• Macao
• New Zealand
• Nigeria
• Poland
• Romania
• Singapore
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• South Africa
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Tanzania
• The Netherlands
• The United Kingdom
• The United States of America
• Uganda
• Zimbabwe

In order to document that you fulfill this requirement, you must provide official documents from your university.

If you have studied for at least one year (corresponding to 60 ECTS) with English as the language of instruction in one of the following countries, you will be exempt:

• Australia
• Canada
• Ireland
• New Zealand
• The United Kingdom
• The United States of America
• The Philippines* - NB! you must have a completed bachelor's degree taught in English in Philippines. This must be stated on the educational documents or you must have a confirmation from your university.