What is the semester fee?

Comment 1: The semester fee is assessed every semester and may change. 

Comment 2: Continuing and further education may entail extra fees in addition to the semester fee 

Comment 3: Some programmes of study may have additional study-specific fees such as money for materials. 

The semester fee is a statutory fee for all students. It covers the operation of the Student Welfare Organization and the costs of electronic compendiums. It also includes a voluntary SAIH (Norwegian Students’ and Academics’ International Assistance Fund) fee that you can choose whether you wish to pay or not. 

Anyone who registers for examinations must pay the semester fee cf. Regulations relating to Student Welfare Organisations (Chapter 7, §17 Payment of semester fees). There are some exceptions to this rule: 

• Exchange students from our international partner institutions (because they usually pay to the institution they come from) 

• Students on some continuing and further education programmes 

• PhD students 

• Students who are only going to take a re-sit examination in weeks 1 and 32. 

You can create the invoice for the semester fee yourself in StudentWeb. 

Payment deadlines 

• 1 September for the autumn semester 

• 1 February for the spring semester 

It can take up to four days from when you pay the semester fee until it becomes visible in studentweb that you have paid. 

The same deadlines apply to any semester fee refunds. You can request a refund of the semester fee if you have paid the semester fee at another institution, or if you withdraw from a programme of study. If you have withdrawn from a programme of study before the deadline, you will be reimbursed the full amount. If you have paid at another institution, only the amount paid to the Student Welfare Organisation will be refunded. 

Semester fee to the Student Welfare Organisation 

Visit ssn.no for more information about semester fees. 

Kopinor fee and electronic compendiums 

Through  the Kopinor Agreement, students and employees can make photocopies, printouts and digital copies. In addition, USN charges a fee to cover electronic compendiums.  

Click here for information about the printing service

SAIH 

Norwegian Students’ and Academics’ International Assistance Fund (SAIH) is a politically independent organisation. Ever since SAIH was founded in 1961, Norwegian students have supported SAIH’s work through the SAIH tenners. In addition to long-term relief efforts, they work to influence politics both in Norway and abroad so as to improve the framework conditions for education and development around the world. 

If you do not want to support SAIH, you can deduct the fee from the amount on the invoice when you pay.