Postgraduate Diploma in Music Performance

• Admission to Postgraduate Diploma in Music Performance is processed locally at the faculty
• Apply through SøknadsWeb and submit the Specification form within 15. December
• Check the admission requirements
• All necessary documents and the Specification form must be submitted within the deadline. Please see below for more information
• When you have submitted an application in Søknadweb, you can find the link to the Specification form in the application receipt. The link can also be found in the confirmation e-mail sent from Søknadsweb
• Incomplete applications will not be evaluated for admission
• All applicants applying to performing music studies must complete 2 rounds of entrance exams. Round 1 is a self-produced video recording. Round 2 takes place at the Campus Bjergsted in Stavanger. Round 2 is only for applicants who pass round 1
• Round 1 consists of submitting a project description, as well as a self-produced video recording for music applicants. Round 2 is carried out on Campus Bjergsted in Stavanger in week 10. Round 2 is only for applicants who has passed round 1
• Applicants who have sucessfully submitted the Specification form, will shortly after the application deadline receive an e-mail with information on how to submit the video
• The deadline for sharing video is 15. January
• Start planning video recording early
• All applicants will also be asked to share a review of the submitted video material together with a complete audition programme for a possible round 2. Remember sheet music for the accompanist/band
• Both round 1 and round 2 must follow established repertoire requirements, as well as spesifications for video recording. For more information, please read Repertoire Requirements PDM and Round 1 - Submission of self-produced video
• The result of the assessment of round 1 will be shared by e-mail in January/February
• If you pass Round 1, you will be invited to round 2 by e-mail to Campus Bjergsted in week 10. Round 2 consists of an entrance exam and interview with the assessment comission and one representative from the study administration.
  Read more about round 2 in the article Round 2 - Entrance Exam and Interview on Campus in Week 10
• Applicants with a residence outside of Norway, Sweeden or Denmark may choose to carry out round 2 digitally instead of meeting on our campus in week 10. For more information, please read Repertoire Requirements PDM.
  NB! Does not apply for applicants to conducting!
• The result of your application will be published in Søknadsweb no later than the end of week 11 and 12

• Higher Secondary School - Diploma and transcript of record
• Diploma and transcript of record from bachelor's degree in music performance.
• Diploma and transcript of record from master's degree in music performance.
  Notice: If the documentation is not in Norwegian, Danish, Swedish or English, it must be officially translated into English. Both translations and originals must be uploaded in the same PDF file
• Passport copy/Documentation of change of name - Upload only the page with the photograph and name. The passport must be valid at the time of application. If you have changed your name, please provide this documentation in the same PDF file
• English language requirement - Upload the official score report as a PDF file. Read about the language requirements here.
  Notice: If you plan on taking the test during spring - Upload a copy of your test registration receipt with ETS TOEFL/IELTS Academic/PTE Academic/Cambridge English Qualifications within the application deadline
• Documentation of Financing (only required for non- EU/EEA applicants)
• Certificates and references if desired

If you have not yet graduated:

Please upload a confirmation from your place of study stating completion of your degree during the spring semester together with a preliminary transcript.

File format:

We want you to use the PDF file format. All attachments you upload should be of your original documents (do not scan copies).

Notice! A check of the original diploma and transcript may be initiated at the beginning of the term.

In addition to submitting required documents to Søknadsweb, you must also complete and submit the electronic Specification form within the deadline.

Submitting the electronic Specification form is mandatory for all study programmes at the Faculty of Performing Arts! Incomplete applications will be not be considered for evaluation and will be withdrawn from the application system.

You can find the link to the Specification form in the application receipt from Søknadsweb. The link can also be found in the confirmation e-mail sent from Søknadsweb.

If you submit multiple Specification forms, the last submission will be prioritized during application processing.

Specification form - What to submit?

• Personalia - name, address, phone etc.
• CV - information about your musical and educational career
• Motivation letter

Applicants applying for Postgraduate Diploma in Music Performance must submit a self-produced video recording as part of round 1. Repertoire requirements for your instrument can be found in the articles below.

You share video links in a separate online form. You will receive the link to the form in a separate email from the case officer shortly after the application deadline.

Deadline to submit self-produced video: 15. January

Video recording guidelines - Round 1

• Start recording yourself well before the submission deadline
• You are allowed to deliver several different videos, for example different works/pieces/songs and different movements can be recorded separately
• You are not allowed to edit within a single movement/song (does not apply to conducting)
• The video must contain the entire audition programme for round 1 and follow the established repertoire requirements
• Information about the length of the audition programme can be found under the repertoire requirements of the instrument/field you are applying for
• Audio files alone are not accepted
• The video must be uploaded on YouTube
• The video must be of recent date, and not older than 1 November 2024

Important!

Remember to film so that we see you, preferably your face, and not least see you play/sing/conduct. Remember that it is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that all links to the video(s) work. Check that the sound is OK and that you have uploaded the file to YouTube with the settings that give us rights to play it.

Notice! There is no guarantee that all of your recorded video material will be viewed by the Commission.

If you are applying to more than one instrument/field of study (for instance jazz and classical), you must submit two seperate videos with two seperate audition programmes.

Along with the video link(s), you must also share a short summary of the submitted video material; what you have recorded on video for round 1. In addition, you share your complete audition programme for a possible round 2, as well as notes for accompanist/band.

Please notice! If you want accompaniment from the faculty, and you choose a self-composed programme, the music/songs must be easily understood and read by the accompaniment groups/band. A song must be able to be presented on 1-2 pages, like a lead sheet!

Applicants living outside of Scandinavia

If you are resident outside of Norway, Danmark or Sweden, you can choose to submit the entire repertoire requirement on video as audition Round 1 and audition Round 2 (you will be asked in Specification form). Parts of the audition programme must be recorded with an accompanist/band. If you pass round 1, you will be invited to a digital interview as round 2 in week 10.
NB! The exception does not apply to applicants for conducting.

Deadline to submit the video recording: 15. January.

If the commission finds your video audition eligible for further evaluation and you pass round 1, you will be invited to round 2 for the entrance exam in week 10 in Stavanger. Round 2 (the entrance exam) consists of an audition and interview. The invitation to round 2 will be sent by e-mail in February.

Round 2

A 30-minute audition with an interview is set aside for each applicant, and you must be prepared to have to perform the entire repertoire programme. The programme is performed with the faculty's accompanist/band.

The commission set for round 2 is the same commission that assessed your video in round 1, in addition to a representative from the study administration. An interview will also take place within the set time for the entrance exam. During the interview you will have the opportunity to explain your goals and motivation for the study.

• The Faculty of Performing Arts and our Campus Bjergsted are located just outside Stavanger city centre, in Bjergstedparken
• The entrance exam is held in the main building
• Orientation meetings are held in Eikenessalen every day in week 10, both at 09:00 and 12:00 - which orientation meeting to attend can be found in the invitation sent to you in February
• The orientation meeting is mandatory for all applicants invited to round 2
• There will be attendance registration in the foyer prior to each orientation meeting
• You can find your exact time for auditions with interviews in TimeEdit, the faculty's schedule system - the audition times are published at the end of week 9, but small changes may happen until the day of the auditions
• On the ground floor of the main building you will find several rooms for rehearsal
• The faculty offers accompanist/band to all auditions in round 2 as long as music sheets are submitted within 15. January

Applicants living outside of Scandinavia

If you are resident outside of Norway, Danmark or Sweden, you can choose to submit the entire repertoire requirement on video as audition Round 1 and audition Round 2 (you will be asked in Specification form). Parts of the audition programme must be recorded with an accompanist/band. If you pass round 1, you will be invited to a digital interview as round 2 in week 10.
NB! The exception does not apply to applicants for conducting.

No guidelines have been given for repertoire / programme for the Postgraduate Diploma in Music Performance, but the repertoire must be approximately 20-30 minutes long, where the level is expected to be very high. The repertoire must contain different styles and genres that are relevant to your main instrument.

Round 1 - Video recording:

Record at least 15-minutes from your total 20-30-minute audition programme. 

For detailed information regarding how to share your video etc., please see the article called Round 1 – Submission of Self-produced video.

The deadline to submit the video is 15. January.

Round 2 - Entrance exam:

Prepare the entire audition programme, including what was performed in the video. The repertoire is performed with an accompanist in week 10.

The repertoire is performed with the faculty's accompanist/band.

Duration for the repertoire for round 2: approx. 20 - 30 minutes.

Read more about the entrance exam in the article called Round 2 - Entrance exam and Interview on Campus in week 10.

There are spesific guidelines for the repertoire/audition prorgamme for both Round 1 and Round 2 for the main instrument ''percussion''.

Choice of repertoire

For the auditions, you can choose between two different selections of repertoire: orchestral or soloist based. You must select one of the parts. The choice will guide the academic content in your study programme. The repertoire focus will not have consequences for any other parts of the study programme. The applicants for either of repertoire choices shall, in the event of admission, carry out ordinary study: participate in orchestral projects, soloist assignments and chamber music, as well as performing ordinary exam repertoire.

Round 1:

The deadline to submit the video is 15 January.

Soloist oriented repertoire:

Recording must include at least 2 solo pieces.
Total lenght: minimum 10 minutes.

Orchestral repertoire:

Recording must include 4 orchestral excerpt + 2 studies.
Study pieces can be from typical orchestra rehearsals.

You will find important information about video recording under Round 1 – Submission Self-produced video.

Round 2 - Entrance exam:

The entrance exam is held on Campus Bjergsted in Stavanger in week 10. If you wish, parts of Round 2 can be performed with an accompanist.

Soloist oriented repertoire:

You will have to perform at least 2 solo pieces.
Total lenght: minimum 15 minutes.
NB: you can not perform the same pieces as you recorded and submitted in the video for Round 1.

Orchestral repertoire:

You will have to perform at least 12 orchestral excerpt + 1 study.
NB: you can not perform the same pieces as you recorded and submitted in the video for Round 1.

Read more about round 2 in the article Round 2 - Entrance exam and Interview on Campus in week 10.

Please notice - applicants residing outside Norway, Sweden or Denmark:

If you are an international applicant for classical percussion, living outside Norway, Sweden or Denmark, you can submit a new supplementary video for round 2 with a set repertoire, instead of physical attendance in week 10. The video can be a maximum of 3 years old. The case officer will send you a new email with a link for submitting a new video at the beginning of February.

The deadline to submit supplementary video: 20. February.

Suggested list for soloist oriented repertoire

The repertoire list is only indicative, not mandatory.

Snare drum:

• J. Delécluse: Study no. 9
• B. Lylloff: Århus Study no. 9
• J. Delécluse: Test-claire

Timpani:

• S. Monrad: Test for timpani
• J. Delécluse: Study no. 29
• E. Keune: Study no. 142

Marimba:

• J. S. Bach: A movement from one of the partitas or the sonatas for violin
• A. Lauro: Valse Venezolano No. 3
• J. Druckman: a movement from Reflections on the Nature of Water

Suggested list for orchestral repertoire

The repertoire list is only indicative, not mandatory.

Snare drum:

• N. Martinciow: Impressions or Tchik
• J. Delécluse: Test Claire
• S. Hodkinson: Kerberos
• A. Masson: Prim or Kim
• M. Markovitch: Tornado

Timpani:

• J. Delécluse: one of the studies from Vingt études
• J. Delécluse: study no. 29
• B. Cambreling: Thor
• A. Féron: Ta'wil
• T. Ishiyanagi: Rhythm Graduatiom
• E. Keune: Study 142
• S. Monrad: Test for timpanists

Marimba:

• P. Hurel: Loops 4
• J. S. Bach: Chaconne from 2nd partita for violin (D minor)
• K. Abe: Marimba d'amore
• A. Vinao: Khan variations
• J. Druckman: Reflections on the Nature of Water
• B. Mantovani: Moi, Jeu
• Y. Sueyoshi: Mirage

Vibraphone:

• G. Burton (trans.: Errol Rackipov): Chega De Saudade
• G. Pérotin: Étude 6
• P. Hurel: Loops 2
• P. Manoury: Solo de Vibraphone
• M. Matalon: Short stories
• Donatoni: Omar, 1st movement

Multi-setup:

• B. Giner: Satz
• M. Ishii: 13 drums
• K. Volans: She who sleeps with a small blanket
• Y. Xenakis: Rebons A and B
• D. Land: The anvil chorus

Round 1:

Video must be shared with the faculty within 15. January.

The video must include the following:

1. Conducting two works that have a contrasting musical character. Minimum 15 minutes
2. Recording of a rehersal lead by the applicant. Minimum 10 minutes
3. Main instrument. Optional repertoire, with or without accompaniment. If you perform more than one piece, recording of each single piece has to be unedited. The total repertoar shall be of approximately 10-15 minutes

Note:

• The conductor's hands and face should be clearly visible in the video
• The ensemble/ensembles should consist of mimimum five musicians on a professional level, alternatively consisting of amateurs or students at a high musical/technical level

Round 2 - Entrance exam:

Round 2 will consist of auditions in conducting, interview with a committee and a pracitcal test.

Conducting audition

Applicants will conduct a chamber ensemble consisting of strings, woodwind/brass and piano. The audition will consist of both rehersal and performance.

Repertoire:

• Aaron Copland: Appalachian spring (original score from 1944 for 13 musicians)
• Jean Sibelius: Valse triste

Interview/practical test:

A part of the interview will include a conversation about the repertoire for the conducted audition as well as a practical test that may contains the following:

• Aural (chords, melodies, rhythms, correction of played rhythms and pitches in relation to a score)
• Play a score on a piano
• Instrumentation and instrument knowledge: Scope, transposing and playing techniques (band and orchestral instruments)
• Repertoire insights (band and orchestra)
• Harmonic analysis
• Musical terminology

During the interview the applicant will talk about his/her objectives and motivation for the programme. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions to the admission committee and a representative from the administration.

All applicants applying to the field of ''conducting'' and are invited to round 2, must attend the entrance exam in week 10 at Campus Bjergsted in order to be evaluated for admission.

Round 1:

Video must be shared with the faculty within 15. January.

The PDM programme has a comprehensive and versatile repertoire requirement for the main instrument. There aren't any spesific guidelines for the audition programme for the main instrument, but it is important that you choose the repertoire that you are most comfortable with and that highlights your musical level, regardless of which of the relevant genres it belongs to. What you have to show off is your uniqueness and personality as a musician. It is assumed that the audition programme demonstrates skills in improvisation.

Duration of audition programme: 20 - 30 minutes.
Round 1: Record at least 15-minutes from your audition programme. 

For detailed information regarding how to share your video etc., please see the article called Round 1 – Submission of Self-produced video.

Round 2 - Entrance exam:

Prepare the entire repertoire, including what was performed in the video. The repertoire is performed with a band in week 10. The faculty provides its own band for all auditions, but jazz applicants for Extension Studies, Masters or PDM have the opportunity to provide their own band during round 2 of the audition if desired.

Please notice! If you want accompaniment from the faculty, and you choose a self-composed programme, the music/songs must be easily understood and read by the accompaniment groups/band. A song must be able to be presented on 1-2 pages, like a lead sheet!

Read more about the entrance exam in the article called Round 2 - Entrance exam and Interview on Campus in week 10 .

Guidelines repertoire PDM: Jazz/improvisation

• The repertoar should be approx. 20 - 30 minutes long
• Round 1: send a recording of 15 minutes from your total repertoar
• Each recording (each song) should be delivered as a continuous, unedited recording that should not be more than 6 months old
• The video material must contain interaction. Exceptions can be made to this requirement if, for practical reasons, it is impossible to achieve interaction. If so, you must explain why it has not been possible
• The video material shall contain improvisation, so that you can clearly show your soloist and ensemble abilities. The extent of improvisation and the type of improvisation is up to yourself to decide, based on your musical profile and type of genre
• Together with the video material, you must submit music scores and you must submit a review of the audition programme for round 1 and round 2

The study programme is taught in English and is open for applicants from the Nordic countries and internationally.

You can apply for the following fields of study: classical, jazz/improvisation and conducting.

The Postgraduate Diploma in Music Performance requires a very high level on a specific main instrument. The course is aimed at musical talents with ambitions to develop their musical and instrumental technical competence. In principle, the course is open to students from most styles and genres, but with the proviso that the faculty has available expertise for guidance and teaching within the applicants' chosen specialist area.

When can I apply?

Application period opens from 1. November until 15. December.
You apply locally through the application portal Søknadsweb.

Secondary admission is opened for certain instruments and studies that have available study places after the primary admission period.
Secondary enrollment is open from 15. April to 15. May.

Applicants with citizenship outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland must pay tuition fees.

Achieved master degree

In order to be admitted to Postgraduate Diploma in Music Performance (60 ECTS) a completed Master Degree in Music Performance (120 ECTS) is required.

Language requirement

As a general requirement for admission to Postgraduate Diploma in Music Performance, all applicants must document proficiency in English on advanced level through an international test, recognized by the University of Stavanger. UiS does not offer any preparatory courses in English. Please see english language requirements for detailed information regarding required score.

Exceptions for language requirements are made on the basis of the dean's decision.

Pass the audition - round 1 and round 2

You must be found qualified by the professional commission in order to be considered for admission to our study programmes.

After the entrance exams have been completed, the heads of department and the dean make an overall assessment of the applicants during the final decision meeting. The applicants are then assessed as qualified/not qualified based on the professional commission's assessments and rankings, submitted video material, submitted application documents, entrance exam and interview. Final admission is decided by the dean.

Qualified applicants are then offered a study place to the extent that there are available places on the applied study programme. If the faculty has more qualified applicants than the admission framework indicates that we can offer, the applicants are put on a waiting list based on the commission's ranking list

See supplementary rules for admission in the admissions regulations further down the page.

Admission letter, Rejection letter or Waiting list letter will be published in SøknadsWeb under ''My applications''. You will receive an e-mail when the results are ready.

If you have any questions about your offer, refusal or waiting list place, you can send us an e-mail to music-dance@uis.no. Please notice: the faculty does not give out information regarding placement on the waiting list.

If you fail to submit a successful application to the faculty within the deadline, your application will be withdrawn from the system.

Remember to reply

If you are offered letter of admission or waiting list letter you must remember to reply ''Yes'' or ''No'' in SøknadsWeb within the mentioned deadline. Information regarding deadline is shared in the admission letter/waiting list letter.

If something unforeseen should happen and you do not get the opportunity to submit a video for round 1 within the deadline, or cannot attend round 2, you will be able to transfer your application to our secondary admission.

It is important to remember that a secondary admission is only carried out for main disciplines and study places that are not filled after the primary admission. If the faculty has vacant study places, applications for individual studies will be opened on 15 April, with an application deadline of 15 May.

Round 2 of the secondary admission usually takes place at the beginning of June.

Students with citizenship from a country outside of the EU/EEA and Switzerland are required to pay tuition fees at the University of Stavanger. 

Read more about the tuition fees here.

1. Scope and basis for the regulations

These regulations apply to admission to all study programmes in music performance at the Faculty of Performing Arts (UK), UiS based on the academic standards that apply to performing and creative music relating to Universities and University Colleges (The Universities and University Colleges Act), of 1 April 2005 § 3-6 item 7 and FOR-2007-01-31-173: Regulations on admission to higher education, and Regulations on admission to studies and courses at the University of Stavanger, of 18 October 2018 §1-1.

These regulations apply for admission to the following studies:

• One-year programme in music performance, 60 credits, advertised for Nordic countries
• Bachelor's Programme in Music Performance, 240 ECTS credits, advertised for Nordic countries
• Further education in music performance, 60 ECTS credits,advertised for Nordic countries and international
• Master's Programme in Music Performance, 120 ECTS, advertised for Nordic countries and international
• Postgraduate Diploma in Music Performance, 60 ECTS, advertised for Nordic countries and international

Adopted by IR/IMD on 30 September 2008. Revised and adopted by the Quality Committee/ Department of Music and Dance 4 September 2012. Last revised and adopted by the Quality Committee/Faculty of Performing Arts on 23 October 2018.

2. Conceptual explanations

Main instrument: Applicants' primary performing instrument.

Main discipline: Instrument, vocals/song, composition.

Entrance exam: contains auditions, submitted documentation and interview.

Auditions/performing test: audition on main discipline.

3. Basis for admission

3.1 Applicants for a bachelor's degree in music performance/one-year programme in music performance must document their Higher Education Entrance Qualification (GSK).

Alternatively, applicants from the age of 25, without documented Higher Education Entrance Qualifications, may request an assessment of their qualifications based on prior relevant experience. The applicant must reach the age of 25 in the year in which he/she applies for admission.

3.2 Applicants for a Master's degree in music performance must document completed lower degree studies in music, preferably a 3- or 4-year Bachelor's degree with instrumental training courses of at least 90 credits.

3.3 Applicants for Extension Studies in Music Performance must document completed lower degree programmes, preferably a 3- or 4-year Bachelor's Programme in Music Performance

3.4 Applicants for the Postgraduate Diploma in Music Performance must document the completed master's degree in music performance.

3.5 The following language proficiency must be passed for admission to the individual study programme:

• One-year programme in music performance – Language proficiency in Norwegian/other Scandinavian languages and English must be passed in accordance with the UiS requirements/Samordna Opptak.
• Bachelor's programme in Music Performance – Language proficiency in Norwegian/other Scandinavian languages and English must be passed in accordance with the UiS requirements/Samordna Opptak.
• Extension Studies in Music Performance – Language proficiency in English must be passed in accordance with the UiS requirements.
• Master's Programme in Music Performance – Language proficiency in English must be passed in accordance with the UiS requirements.
• Postgraduate Diploma in Music Performance – Language proficiency in English must be passed in accordance with the UiS requirements.

3.6 Exceptions to language proficiency are granted on the basis of the dean's decision. Exceptions to language proficiency cannot be made for graduate studies.

3.7 Applications for approval/adaptation of other education must be made in accordance with the faculty's guidelines. Applications for approval are made via Digital Student Service desk. Further information can be found on the UK website. The application deadline for approval is 20 August in the year you start your studies.

4. Organization of the entrance exam in music performance

4.1 The entrance exam for music performance studies consist of two rounds. Both rounds are conducted on the basis of defined repertoire requirements published on the UK's website.

Round 1 consists of a self-produced video recording. Round 2 will be held at campus Bjergsted in Stavanger in week 10.

4.2 Applicants who have passed round 1 are invited to round 2 according to the scheduled schedule no later than week 8.

4.3 Round 2 consists of:

a) performance tests (main instrument and, if applicable, supporting instrument)
If there are many applicants for a main discipline, the test is discontinued over two days.

b) test in music theory/aural for bachelor applicants
The national test in music theory/hearing for bachelor applicants must be passed in the same year for which admission is sought.

c) interview

5. Academic commission

5.1 The academic commission for the individual main disciplines is appointed by the head of department and consists of at least two teachers, at least one of which shall represent the main discipline in which the applicant is auditioning for. The committee's representatives have the right to speak and vote. Student representatives, appointed by the student council at the Faculty, have the right to be present as an observer during the auditions, but do not have the right to comment.

5.2 The commission is responsible for:

1) assessment of qualifications and skills
2) ranking of applicants according (see point 6)

The Commission assesses the applicants as passed/not passed. The Commission then ranks applicants according to the results of the audtions and interviews within the main discipline and/or instrument group. The results are collected by the faculty's admissions office and presented to the heads of the departments and the dean. During the final decision meeting, the applicants will be found qualified/ineligible. The final decision is made by the Dean.

5.3  In the event of any auditions on a supporting instrument, the Committee will consider the applicant's audition as passed or not passed.

6. Ranking

6.1 Applicants are ranked according to criteria based on the commission's professional assessment.

7. Admissions procedure

7.1 The heads of departments and the Dean make an overall assessment of the applicants. Applicants are assessed as qualified/ineligible on the basis of submitted video material and other submitted application material, auditions during the admission week, interviews and the academic commission's assessments and rankings.

7.2 The heads of the departments recommends to the Dean admissions based on an overall assessment of the number of available study places and budgetary consequences. Final admissions are decided by the Dean.

The Dean determines admissions according to:

• assessment and ranking by the commission and heads of the departments.
• results from the theory and aural test (for bachelor applicants)
• Consideration of instrumental/vocal casts
• Other resource considerations

7.3 Qualified applicants are offered admission to the extent that there are available places on the applied programme. If the faculty has more qualified applicants than the admission framework indicates that we can offer, the applicants will be placed on a waiting list based on the commission's ranking list.

7.4 Applicants who are placed on a waiting list after the first admissions round will not automatically have priority over qualified applicants from the secondary admissions round.

7.5 If there are unfilled places available after the end of the primary admissions round, the head of department may decide to hold a secondary admissions round. (See point 10). Supplementary admissions can also be made by the head of department, with the final decision by the Dean.

7.6 Qualification for admission in a particular academic year does not grant qualification for future admission.

7.7 The admissions process is confidential and exempt from public disclosure.

8. Admissions follow-up

8.1 Applicants are informed of either an offer of admission to the program, placement on the waiting list or rejection.

8.2 If an applicant does not confirm an offer of admission within the given deadline, their place will be offered to another qualified applicant from the primary or secondary admissions round. The offer does not necessarily apply within the same main discipline. Applicants placed on the waiting list after the primary round must compete with applicants in the secondary round.

8.3 Students with admission who are on leave from performing art studies for one year or more will normally be required to complete a new main instrument audition to confirm their level.

8.4. Reservations are made regarding the start of study programmes and courses

9. Postponed entrance exam

9.1 Applicants who due to illness or other unforeseen circumstances cannot attend the primary entrance exam at the stipulated time and place may apply for a postponed exam. The postponed entrance exam will normally be carried out in connection with the Faculty's secondary admissions round, if there are still available places in the program.

10. Secondary admissions round

10.1 A secondary entrance exam may be arranged if, after the primary entrance exam, there are available study places. The secondary entrance exam is arranged for applicants who did not have the opportunity to attend the primary exam, as well as for any new applicants (cf.  points 4 and 5).

10.2 Applicants who have undergone the primary entrance exam are not allowed to retake the exam during a secondary admissions round.

10.3 Admission of secondary applicants is decided by the Head of department and the Dean in accordance with the same procedure as mentioned in paragraph 7.

11. Video recording and digital interview as a basis for admission assessment round 2

11.1 A self-produced video recording in main dicipline with good sound and image quality, as well as a digital interview, may replace the in-person entrance exam for international applicants residing outside of Norway, Sweden or Denmark. This does not apply to applicants for conducting.

12. Admission of exchange students

12.1 International students who wish to study for a limited period through an exchange program are assessed academically by members of the faculty. An unedited video recording with good sound quality of the audition in the main discipline is attached to the application and is used as a basis for the admission of exchange students.

13. Right of appeal

13.1 Individual decisions made pursuant to these regulations may be appealed pursuant to sections 28-32 of the Public Administration Act. The deadline for appeal is 3 weeks from the day the admissions results are published, or 3 weeks after receipt of reasons given for the decision.

13.2 Appeals against individual decisions regarding admission to programs that are not included in the Norwegian Universities and Colleges Admission Service (Samordna opptak) are considered by the Appeals Board of the University of Stavanger pursuant to Sections 5-1 of the Act relating to Universities and University Colleges.

13.3 Complaints about formal errors in the admissions process are first handled by the Faculty of Performing Arts. If the Faculty upholds the original decision, and the applicant chooses to continue the appeal, the appeal will be forwarded to the university's appeals board. Pursuant to Sections 28 and 29 of the Public Administration Act, decisions may be appealed in writing within 3 weeks of the date of receipt of notification of the decision. The appeal must be sent to the University of Stavanger.

Adopted by IR/IMD on 30 September 2008. Revised and adopted by the Quality Committee/ Department of Music and Dance on 4 September 2012, and by the Quality Committee/Faculty of Performing Arts on 23 October 2018. Last revised and adopted by the Study Portfolio Committee/Faculty of Performing Arts 18 October 2022.

Where there are linguistic differences the Norwegian version is the official version.

The Faculty of Performing Arts has different language requirements for its studies. The language requirements are based on the university's regulations, and must be passed no later than 1 July of the year for which admission is applied for.

For detailed information regarding how to meet and document English proficiency for the PDM programme in Music Performance, please see here.

The faculty has adopted exceptions for language requirements for certain studies, see § 3.6 of the admissions regulations for studies in music performance. This means that applicants for the Postgraduate Diploma programme in Music Performance, who do not pass the language test, can apply to have an interview on the basis of the submitted test results. Applications are sent by e-mail to music-dance@uis.no and the test results must be attached to the application.

The application deadline to apply for exemption from the language requirement is 1 July.

On the basis of the dean's decision, applicants who pass the interview can be found eligible for admission.

Rules and regulations for interview:

• Admission officer organizes the interview (time, place etc.) together with the applicant and interview commission
• The interview commission consists of the head of the department, study coordinator and/or one person from the study administration
• Applicants must have achieved the minimum score requirement in English on one of the tests listed on Samordna Opptak's website for language requirements. If the applicants test results are lower than this, then the applicant is not qualified for an interview
• As a rule, the applicant will be informed about the interview (time, place, general info about the interview etc.) no later than one week before the actual time of the interview
• Interview duration: minimum 15 minutes
• The applicant and the interview commission must have their webcam turned on
• The applicant must be clearly visible, and the sound must be good
• If the internet connection is unstable the interview must be rescheduled

What can you expect to be asked during the interview?

• Who are you - tell us about your hobbies, where are you from etc.
• Talk about yout favorite topic. Minimum 2 minutes without any interruptions.
• Do you have a person you look up to (within the field of music/dance/music production) and why
• Prepare 3 questions regarding Stavanger, the faculty and/or the studies

There may come additional questions during the interview.