Admission

General information about admission to our international Master programmes taught in English.

We offer Master’s degree programmes in English. Undergraduate programs is only offered in Norwegian language. To apply for our Bachelor’s programmes you must document proficiency in Norwegian. Please see The Norwegian Universities and Colleges Admission Service's (NUCAS) website on how to document this.

If you wish to apply for Exchange to HVL please see our Exchange page.

The Norwegian government has decided that Norwegian universities and higher education institutions will be required to introduce tuition fees for students from countries outside the EEA (EU and EFTA countries) and Switzerland.

Read more about tuition fees

 

Importan information about admission to HVL 

Please see the information below before you apply.

Admission requirements

You must have a relevant Bachelor’s degree. Some of our Master degrees have specific admission requirements, such as grade point average or specialization of subjects.

Please check the admission requirements for the programme you are interested in on our page.

Important dates

Admission for our international master programs happens once a year, and the programs start in the autumn semester. 

When to apply:

For citizens outside the EU/EEA:  The online application portal opens October 1st 2025 and the application deadline is December 1st 2025 for the 2026 programs.

For the master in Theatre SPACEs all applicants must apply within the application period from October 1st to December 1st 2025 for the program starting in 2026. 

For citizens from the EU/EEA: The online application portal opens February 1st 2026. The application deadline is March 1st 2026. For Maritime Operations the application deadline is April 15th 2026.

 

How to apply

You apply through Søknadsweb within the deadline that applies to you. 

The different deadlines are based on citizenship, and applications within the wrong applicant groups will not be considered. 

You must meet all requirements (including the English language requirement) before the application deadline. You upload all supporting documentation at the end of the registration process.

Documentation

You must submit all documents before the application deadline, or your application will not be considered. Please see this page for which documentation you need to provide.

Applications with out any documents will be rejected immediately after the application deadline, and a letter of rejection will be sent to you shortly after.

Make sure your scans are easy to read

You can upload your documents using a phone camera or a scanner. Please make sure that the documents:

  • Include all text on the front and reverse side.
  • Are merged or scanned into a single file if the document consists of several pages.
  • Appear ‘right-side up’. 

PDF is the preferred format

To make sure we can easily open your documents, please use PDF format. Do not upload ZIP, RAR or other compressed files as these cannot be opened in our document viewer.

Want to check if we have received your documents?

You can see which documents you have uploaded by consulting the ‘My Documents’ folder in your application. If you find your documents here they are also available to us when we process your application.

Delete documents

When we process your application, we lock your documents to prevent them from being deleted. This means that you can delete documents right after uploading them, but it is not possible to delete documents from previous applications.

Have you applied before and want to reuse your documents?

If you have documents stored in the "My documents" folder from previous applications, it is not necessary to upload the same documents again. If you for example upload a new motivation letter or an English test, we will always check the date and consider the newest one.

Regulations

 

Admissions Office