Application for exchange students

Application deadlines 15th of April and 15th of October

Steps to apply

  1. Nomination
    Make sure that you are officially nominated as an exchange student to USN. Nomination must be done by the International office or equivalent at your home institution.
     
  2. Apply for admission
    After the nomination, you need to apply for admission as an exchange student to USN. You will receive an e-mail from incomingexchange@usn.no with the link to the online application system (please note that this is only for nominated students from our partner institutions!) Please contact incomingexchange@usn.no in case you have not received any information concerning the online application.
  3. Fill in application online
    When you log on to the online application system, please choose "International applicants". Enter your data in the form that appears on the screen, and do not start "New Application". Fill in the application and choose the right programme.
  4. Finalize your application

    We recommend that you upload your required documents as soon as you have them. You do not need to wait until all documents are available. The application deadlines are April 15 / October 15. Please make sure that all your required documents are uploaded no later than this date. To complete the online application, upload the following documents:

    • Learning Agreement:
      A list of the courses you wish to take. The learning agreement must be signed by you and your home university. USN will sign it after the application deadline.

    • Erasmus+ & Online Learning Agreement(OLA): Students participating in the Erasmus exchange programme must use the standard Erasmus form from their home institution. We have now integrated Online Learning Agreement into our system, but we still recommend that you upload a copy of this Learning agreement to your application as not all institutions yet have implemented this system. Students and nominators will receive information on this per email.

    1. If you cannot use the Online Learning Agreement portal, please check if your home institution has implemented it yet. 

    2. Where to find responsible and contact person for OLA: Check the bottom of the program website you are applying for.
      - Your responsible person is the program coordinator
      - The contact person is the student adviser. 

    3. Students who are here for practice cannot use Online Learning Agreement. 

    • Students from outside of Europe cannot use the Online Learning agreement and they are advised to use their own learning agreement/course approval form. If your university does not have a form, we can send it to you on request. 

    • Transcript of records: A list of subjects you have taken in your previous education. The transcript must include the number of credits given and the grade for each course. The transcript should be written in English and be signed, stamped and dated. Students applying for exchange at the Master-level are also required to upload their Bachelor-level transcript showing list of completed subjects.
      Please note: For the Transcript of records you must register the start date for your current degree at your home institution (the end-date is voluntary) when you upload the document. For the learning agreement and the copy of your ID, you don’t need to fill in any dates.

    • A copy of the European ID or the photo page in your passport: This is the page where your name and nationality is listed.

    • Some programmes may require that you upload extra documents. Please check the admission requirements for your programme.

  5. Student housing
    All nominated exchange students must apply for student housing directly with SSN. This is a separate process from the student application process. When making the user for SSN please use the full name as in your passport/ID, and also the same e-mail that you have been nominated to USN with (your user name).
    The exchange student must apply by April 15th for autumn semester and October 15th for the spring semester. 

  6. Processing of the applications: Immediately after April 15 / October 15, the applications are sent to each program and department for processing. All applications will be processed as soon as possible, but priority is given to non-EU students that need to apply for a residence permit for Norway. All other students can expect their letters of acceptance in approximately mid- to late May (for autumn semester) / November (for spring semester).

    Non-EU citizens: Please note that all Non-EU citizens, including Non-EU students already studying in EU/EEA-countries, must apply for a residence permit for studying in Norway. The current fee for the application is NOK 5.400. In addition, these students must document finances/funding for NOK 12.537 per month (NOK 62 685 for the autumn semester and NOK 75 222 for the spring semester). For detailed information about your citizenship, please visit UDI

  7. Additional information: Additional information about individual programs and information about our student assistants, volunteers and social activities will be sent shortly after your admission letter. 

     

If you have decided not to study at USN, please let us know at an early stage so that we can update our databases.

 

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