Please note: All applicants must meet the following admission requirements prior to applying. We do not accept applications or documentation after the given deadlines.
Educational requirements
You can find the formal admission requirements in the GSU-list.
Depending on your secondary education, you might need higher education in addition to your secondary education.
Document requirements
Officially issued transcripts and diplomas from both secondary and higher education, must be uploaded to the online application portal when you apply.
You must upload an official translation of documentation not provided in English, Swedish, Danish or Norwegian. Only translations carried out by a government-authorized or otherwise accredited translator will be considered. You must also include a copy of the original document.
Specific requirements for each programme
In addition to the basic requirements listed above, each programme may have special requirements.
Country specific requirements
Official academic transcripts of higher education from institutions in
Canada, Eritrea, Hong Kong, Philippines, Ghana, Cameroon, India, Nepal, Macau, Nigeria, Sudan, Taiwan and
USA must be sent in a sealed envolope by post directly from the college/university.
Applicants with secondary education from Cameroon must send the official diploma and transcripts from high school directly from the school, in a sealed envelope.
Applicants with education from
Pakistan need to send HEC verification of all documentation related to higher education by post. Original verification by the IBCC of your diploma and transcripts from secondary education must also be sent to us in a sealed envelope from the issuer.
Applicants with education from
China must send all documentation related to higher education verified by CDGDC or CHSI by post.
Applicants with secondary education from the
USA or from an international american high school, must send the official transcripts from high school directly from the school, in a sealed envelope.
Translations of all diplomas and transcripts, both secondary and higher education, from education done in Iran, must be carried out by Official Translators of the Justice Administration in Iran (The Iranian Ministry of Justice). The translations must include the original stamp of "Department of Official Translator's Affairs" and must be sent to us by post.
Mail address:
Nord university
PO box 1490
8049 Bodø, Norway
Office address:
Nord university
Universitetsaleen 11
8026 Bodø, Norway
Applicants with education from Russia taken after 2011 must have their documents apostilled under the rules set by Rosobrnadzor.
Applicants with education from Ukraine must have their documentation verified by the Ministry of Education and Science and submit this to the application.
Applicants with secondary education from
Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Liberia, Ghana or
Gambia need to submit a scratch card/access card from WAEC (West African Examination Council) or NECO (National Examination Council).