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Norway Admissions Requirements
Prerequisite Equivalencies
- Review the program pages or international viewbook.
- Find your program(s) of choice.
- Review the international admission requirements for the exact required courses for your program(s) of interest.
- Come back to this page to find more specific information on the required courses and how we calculate your average.
- Detailed course descriptions may be requested for these subjects to ensure the required content is covered to meet prerequisite requirements.
Minimum Requirements
- Minimum 5 senior academic courses are required for admission.
- If you are currently in high school, include all in-progress or enroled courses.
- Minimum 2 courses must come from the optional programme subjects (Prerequisites, except English, must be completed at the optional programme subject level)
- 3 courses can come from the Common Core Subjects
- To clear conditions, the final official Vitnemål for Videregaende Opplæring (Certificate for Upper Secondary Education and Training) with final grades sent directly from your school will be required.
- Proof of English proficiency is required from applicants completing the Norwegian curriculum.
| Ontario Required Courses | Norway Curriculum |
|---|---|
| English 12 (ENG4U) | Senior/grade 12 English or Foreign Language |
| Advanced Function 12 (MHF4U) | A senior/grade 12 Mathematics covering algebra, trigonometry and functions |
| Calculus & Vectors 12 (MCV4U) | A senior/grade 12 Mathematics covering calculus |
| Data Management 12 (MDM4U | A senior/grade 12 Mathematics covering statistics |
| Biology 12 (SBI4U) | Senior/grade 12 Biology |
| Chemistry 12 (SCH4U) | Senior/grade 12 Chemistry |
| Physics (SPH4U) | Senior/grade 12 Physics |
Norway Grade Equivalency
| Ontario Equivalent | Indigenous Grade | U.K. Equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| 95.8% | 6 | A* |
| 87.5% | 5 | A |
| 79.2% | 4 | B |
| 70.8% | 3 | C |
| 62.5% | 2 | D |
| 54.2% | 1 | E |
| 45.8% | Fail | F |
In acknowledgement of the various grading scales used throughout Norway, the grading scale on the transcript will be used. Grades are converted to reflect a 50% pass.