Country |
Educational requirement for admissions to Master’s degree programmes at the University of Agder |
English test required? |
Additional documentation requirements |
AFGHANISTAN |
Baccalauria (Secondary School Certificate) + 4 years university education |
Yes |
No |
ALBANIA |
Dëftëse Pjekurie + 3 years university education OR Diplomë e Maturës Shtetërore from about 2006 + 3 years university education |
Yes |
No |
ALGERIA |
Diplôme du Baccalauréat d’enseignement secondaire/Shahada al-Bakaloria al ta’lim al thanawi + 4 years university education OR Diplôme du Baccalauréat de technicien/Shahada al Bakaloria al teqani + 4 years university education |
Yes |
No |
ANGOLA |
Habilitações Literárias + 4 years university education OR Certificado de Estudos Pré-Universitários (2-3 years pre-university education) + 4 years university education OR Ensino Geral Certificado de Habilitações + 4 years university education |
Yes |
No |
ARGENTINA |
Bachiller/Bachillerato + 4 years university education |
Yes |
No |
ARMENIA |
From 2018: Atestat mijnakarg (lriv) andhanur krtutyan + 4 years university education OR Until 2018 Atestat mijnakarg krtutyan + 5 years university education OR Hasunutian vkaiakan (Attestat) + 5 years university education |
Yes |
No |
AZERBAIJAN |
Orta Tahsil Haqqinda Attestat + 4 years university education OR Diploma + 4 years university education OR Svidetelstvo o Srednem Obrazovanii + 4 years university education |
Yes |
No |
BAHAMAS |
Bahamas General Certificate of Education + 4 year of higher education |
No |
No |
BAHRAIN |
Tawjahiya (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) + 4 years university education |
Yes |
No |
BARBADOS |
University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate, UCLES, with 3 GCE A Levels + 3 years university education OR Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) with 6 passed CAPE Units + 3 years university education OR Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) + 4 years university education |
No |
No |
BENIN |
From 1991: Diplôme de Bachellier de l'Enseignement de Second Degré + 3 years university education OR Baccalauréat de l'Enseignement Secondaire + 3 years university education |
Yes |
No |
BHUTAN |
From 2006: Bhutan Higher Secondary Education Certificate (BHSEC) + 4 years university education. Before 2006: Indian School Certificate (ISC) + 4 years university education |
Yes |
No |
BOLIVIA |
Bachiller en Humanidades + 4 years university education |
Yes |
No |
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA |
Svjedocanstvo/Svjedozba/O Zavrsnom Ispitu + 3 years university education OR Svjedocanstvo/Svjedozba/O Zavrsnom Obrazovanju + 3 years university education |
Yes |
No |
BOTSWANA |
Cambridge Higher Overseas School Certificate + 3 years university education OR Cambridge Overseas School Certificate + 4 years university education OR Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) + 4 years university education. |
No |
No |
BRUNEI |
Brunei/Cambridge GCE A-level + 3 years university education OR Brunei Matriculation Examination Certificate + 3 years university education. |
Yes |
No |
BURKINA FASO |
Diplôme de Bachelier de l'Enseignement de Second Degré + 4 years university education |
Yes |
No |
BURUNDI |
From 1999: Diplôme des Humanités Generales in combination with Diplôme d'Etat + 3 years university education OR Before 1999: Diplôme des Humanités Complétes + 3 years university education |
Yes |
No |
CAMBODIA |
Attestation de Fin d'Etudes Secondaires de l'Enseignement Général + 5 years university education |
Yes |
No |
CAPE VERDE |
Certificado de Habilitações Litérarias + 4 years of higher education |
Yes |
No |
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC |
Baccalauréat or Baccalauréat de l'Enseignement du Second Degré + 3 years university education |
Yes |
No |
CHAD |
Baccalauréat or Diplôme de Bachelier de l'Enseignement de Second Degré + 3 years university education |
Yes |
No |
CONGO, REPUBLIC OF THE (FORMERLY CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE) |
Baccalauréat de l'Enseignement de Second Degré, Enseignement Général + 3 years university education |
Yes |
No |
CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE (formerly ZAIRE) |
Diplôme d' Etat d' Etudes Secondaires de Cycle Long + 4 years university education |
Yes |
No |
COSTA RICA |
Diploma de Conclusion de Estudios de Educación Diversificado + 4 years university education |
Yes |
No |
CÔTE D'IVOIRE |
Baccalaureat de l'Enseignement Secondaire + 3 years university education |
Yes |
No |
CUBA |
Certificado de Fin de estudios Secundarios/Bachillerato + 4 years university education |
Yes |
No |
DENMARK |
Studenterexamen + 3 years university education OR Højere Forberedelses Eksamen (HF) + 3 years university education OR Højere Teknisk Eksamen (HTX) + 3 years university education OR Højere Handels Eksamen (HHX) + 3 years university education |
No |
No |
DJIBOUTI |
L'Enseignement Secondaire + 4 years university education |
Yes |
No |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
Bachillerato + 4 years university education |
Yes |
No |
EAST TIMOR |
Diplomas do Ensino Secundário + 4 years university education |
Yes |
No |
EL SALVADOR |
Bachillerato + 4 years university education |
Yes |
No |
FIJI |
Form VII Examination OR Foundation Year from University of the South Pacific + 3 years university education |
No |
No |
FINLAND |
Avgångsbetyg från gymnasiet / Lukion päästötodistus in combination with Studentexamen / Ylioppilastutkintotodistus For the diplomas Examensbetyg / Yrkesinriktad grundexamen / Tutkintotodistus/Ammatillinen perustutkinto, it is also required that subjects in Finnish / Swedish, History / Social Studies, English, Mathematics and Sciences are passed. Detailed information on the requirements can be found on the homepage of Universities and Colleges Admission Service (Samordna opptak) + 3 years university education. |
No |
No |
GABON |
Diplôme de Bachelier de l' Enseignement de Second Degré + 4 years university education |
Yes |
No |
GAMBIA |
West African Senior School Certificate (WASSCE) + 4 years university education (after 2002) OR West African Examinations Council School Certificate (WASC) GCE O-level + West African Examinations Council Higher School Certificate (WAHSC) GCE A-level + 3 years university education OR West African Examinations Council School Certificate (WASC) GCE O-level + 4 years university education. |
No |
No |
GAZA AND THE WEST BANK |
see THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORY |
Yes |
No |
GEORGIA |
Sashualo Skolis Atestati + 4 years university education OR Prophesiul-Teknikuri Sastsaylebis Diplomi + 4 years university education |
Yes |
No |
GRENADA |
3 GCE A Levels + 3 years university education OR Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) with 6 passed CAPE Units + 3 years university education OR Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) + 4 yearsuniversity education |
No |
No |
GUINEA |
From 2007: Baccalauréat Unique + 3 years university education OR before 2007: Baccalauréat Deuxième Partie + 3 years university education |
Yes |
No |
GUYANA |
3 GCE A Levels + 3 years university education OR Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) with 6 passed CAPE Units + 3 years university education OR Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) + 4 years university education |
No |
No |
HAITI |
Baccalauréat II + 3 years university education |
Yes |
No |
HONDURAS |
Bachillerato + 4 years university education |
Yes |
No |
ICELAND |
Studentsprof + 3 years university education |
No |
No |
INDONESIA |
From 2004: Ijazah Sekolah Menengah Atas (Ijazah SMA)/ Madrasah Aliyah + 4 years university education OR 1997–2003: Surat Tanda Tamat Belajar Sekolah Menengah Umum (SMU) + 4 years university education OR 1987–1996: Surat Tanda Tamat Belajar Sekolah Menengah Umum Tingat Atas (STTB SMA) + 4 years university education |
Yes |
No |
IRAQ |
Sixth-Form Baccalauréat/Certificate of Preparatory Studies + 4 years university education |
Yes |
No |
ISRAEL |
Bagrut + 3 years university education |
Yes |
No |
JAMAICA |
General Certificate of Education with 3 A Levels + 3 years university education OR Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) with 6 passed CAPE Units + 3 years university education OR Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) + 4 yearsuniversity education |
No |
No |
JORDAN |
Tawjihi (General Secondary Education Certificate) + 4 years university education |
Yes |
No |
KAZAKHSTAN |
Svidetelstvo o Srednem Obrazovanii + 4 years university education OR Orta Bilim Turaly Attestat + 4 years university education |
Yes |
No |
KOSOVO |
Diplomë për kryerjen e shkollës së mesme të lartë-gjimnazit (2008) + 3 years university education OR Diplomë për kryerjen e shkollës së mesme të lartë-profesionale (2008) + 3 years university education OR Diplomë për kryerjen e shkollës së mesme të përgjithshme-gjimnazin + 3 years university education OR Diplomë për kryerjen e shkollës së mesme profesionale + 3 years university education OR Diplomë mbi skhallen e pergatitjes profesionale (before 1990) + 3 years university education |
Yes |
No |
KUWAIT |
Shahadat-al-thanawia-al-a'ama (General Secondary School Certificate) + 4 years university education |
Yes |
No |
KYRGYZSTAN |
Orto bilim zonundo attestat + 4 years university education |
Yes |
No |
LAOS |
Baccalauréat + 5 years university education |
Yes |
No |
LEBANON |
Baccalauréat + 4 years university education OR Baccalauréat II + 4 years university education |
Yes |
No |
LIBYA |
General Secondary Certificate + 4 years university education |
Yes |
No |
MACAO |
Form Six + passed admissions test for University of Macau + 3 years university education OR Form Six or comparable Hong Kong or GCE A-levels + 3 years university education |
Yes, but applicants with completed secondary education within the British system are exempt. |
No |
MACEDONIA |
Secondary school + from 2007 Diploma za polozena drzavna matura or Matura Shtetërore + 3 years university education. |
Yes |
No |
MADAGASCAR |
Baccalauréat de l'Enseignement Secondaire + 4 years university education OR Bachelier de l’Enseignement Secondaire + 4 years university education |
Yes |
No |
MALAWI |
Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) + 4 years university education OR Cambridge Overseas School Certificate (COSC) + 4 years university education OR Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate (COHSC) + 3 years university education. |
No |
No |
MALAYSIA |
Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) + 3 years university education OR Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate + 3 years university education OR Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) + pre-university course + 3 years university education. |
Yes |
No |
MALI |
Baccalauréat Malien - 2ème Partie Option Malienne + 4 years university education |
Yes |
No |
MAURITANIA |
Baccalauréat de l'Enseignement du Second Degré + 4 years university education |
Yes |
No |
MAURITIUS |
General Certificate of Education Advanced Level + 3 years university education OR Cambridge Higher School Certificate + 3 years university education |
No |
No |
MOLDOVA |
Atestat de Maturitate + 4 years university education OR Diploma de absolvire a invatamintului mediu general + 4 years university education OR Diploma de bacalaureat (until 2001) + 4 years university education OR Diploma de bacalaureat (from 2002) + 4 years university education |
Yes |
No |
MONGOLIA |
From 2016: Бурэн дунд боловсролын унэмлэх (Buren Dund bolovsrolyn ünemlech) + 4 year university education OR earlier Dund bolovsrolyn ünemlech / Buren Dund bolovsrolyn ünemlech + 5 years university education |
Yes |
No |
MONTENEGRO |
Potvrda stepena strucne spreme + 3 years university education |
Yes |
No |
MOZAMBIQUE |
Certificado de Habilitações Literárias (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) + 5 years university education |
Yes, but applicants with a bachelor's degree taught in English are exempt. |
No |
NAMIBIA |
From 2007: Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate (NSSC) Ordinary level + 4 years university education OR Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate (NSSC) Ordinary level + Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate (NSSC) Higher level with pass in 5 subjects with at least grade 3 + 3 years of university education. Before 2007: International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) + 4 years university education OR Higher International General Certificate of Secondary Education (HIGCSE) with pass in 5 subjects with at least grade 3 + 3 years university education |
Yes, but applicants with a bachelor's degree taught in English are exempt. |
No |
NEW ZEALAND |
From 2004: National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA), Level 3 + 3 years university education. From 1993-2004: New Zealand University Bursaries and Scholarships Examination (Year 13/Form 7) in addition to Higher School Certificate + 3 years university education OR New Zealand Bursary + 3 years university education. Before 1993: New Zealand University Bursaries Examination + 3 years university education |
No |
No |
NICARAGUA |
Bachiller en Ciencias y Letras + 4 years university education |
Yes |
No |
NIGER |
Diplôme de Bachelier de l'Enseignement du Second Degré + 3 years university education |
Yes |
No |
NORTH KOREA |
Secondary School Leaving Certificate + 5 years university education |
Yes |
No |
OMAN |
Thanawiya amma (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) + 4 years university education |
Yes |
No |
PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, THE |
Shahadat Al-Thanaweya Al-'Aama ("Tawjiihi") in English: General Secondary Education Certificate (GCEC) + 4 years university education OR Certificate of General Secondary Education Examination (CGSEE) + 4 years university education |
Yes |
No |
PANAMA |
Bachiller/Bachillerato + 4 years university education |
Yes |
No |
PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
Higher School Certificate + 3 years university education |
No |
No |
PARAGUAY |
Bachiller en Ciencias y Letras + 4 years university education |
Yes |
No |
PERU |
Certificado Oficial de Estudios de Educación Secundaria + 4 years university education OR Certificado de Educación Secundaria Común Completa + 4 years university education. |
Yes |
No |
PUERTO RICO |
High School Diploma + 4 years university education |
Yes |
No |
QATAR |
Thanawaya Aam Qatari (Qatari General Secondary Education Certificate) + 4 years university education |
Yes |
No |
RWANDA |
From 2011: Rwanda Advanced Certificate of Education + 4 years university education OR Diplôme d’Etudes Secondaires Professionnelles A2/Professional Certificate of Secondary Education level A2/National Advanced Certificate of Technical Secondary Education A2 + 4 years university education Before 2010: Certificat du Cycle Supérieur de l’Enseignement Secondaire / Advanced General Certificate of Secondary Education + 4 years university education OR Diplôme d’Etudes Secondaires Professionnelles A2 / Professional Certificate of Secondary Education level A2 + 4 years university education. Before 1998: Diplôme/Certificat de Humanités Générales + 4 years university education OR Diplôme de Fin d’Etudes Secondaires + 4 years university education OR Diplôme d’Etudes Secondaires Professionnelles A2 / Professional Certificate of Secondary Education level A2 + 4 years university education. |
Yes |
No |
SAMOA |
Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate + 3 years university education |
No |
No |
SAUDI ARABIA |
Shahadat Al-Marhalat Al-Thanawiyyat (General Secondary Education Certificate) + 4 years university education |
Yes |
No |
SCOTLAND |
From 2000: Scottish Qualifications Certificate + Bachelor Honours Degree. |
No |
No |
SENEGAL |
Diplôme de Baccalauréat / Bachelier de l'Enseignement Secondaire + 3 years university education OR Diplôme de Bachelier de l'Enseignement de Second Degré + 3 years university education |
Yes |
No |
SERBIA (FROM 2006) (SERBIA, Kosovo, Vojvodina) |
Diploma o polozenom maturskom ispitu + 3 years university education OR Diploma o polozenom zavrsnom ispitu + 3 years university education OR Diploma a stepenu strucne spreme + 3 years university education OR Diplome mbi shkallen e pergatitjes profesionale + 3 years university education OR Diploma o stepenu stucne spreme + 3 years university education OR Diploma o stecanom pozivnousmerenom obrazivanju i vaspitanju srednjeg stupnja + 3 years university education |
Yes |
No |
SIERRA LEONE |
Senior School Certificate Examination + 4 years university education OR West African School Certificate (WASC) + 4 years university education OR Cambridge Overseas School Certificate (COSC) + 4 years university education OR West African Higher School Certificate (WAHSC) GCE A-level + 3 years university education OR Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate (COHSC) GCE A-level with 3 A-levels + 3 years university education. |
No |
No |
SOLOMON ISLANDS |
Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate + 3 years university education OR Foundation Year + 3 years university education |
Yes |
No |
SOMALIA |
Secondary School Leaving Certificate + 4 years university education OR Somaliland Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (issued by Somaliland National Examination and Certification Board, SLNECB or earlier by Somaliland National Examination Board SLNEB) + 4 years university education |
Yes |
No |
SUDAN |
Sudan School Certificate / Secondary School Certificate + 4 years university education OR Higher Secondary School Certificate + 4 years university education |
Yes |
Educational documents must be sent as hard copies directly from the college/university to University of Agder, Universitetsveien 25 D, 4630 Kristiansand, Norway |
SURINAME |
Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO) + 3 years university education |
Yes |
No |
SWAZILAND |
Cambridge Overseas School Certificate (COSC) + 4 years university education OR Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate (COHSC) + 3 years university education. |
No |
No |
SWEDEN |
Gymasieskola (med behörighet) to Swedish university studies + 3 years university education. |
No |
No |
TAIWAN |
Senior High School Leaving Certificate + 4 years university education |
Yes |
No |
TAJIKISTAN |
Attestat Shahodatnoma dar borai tamom kardani maktabi miyona + 4 years university education OR Attestat dar borai ma lumoti mijona + 4 years university education |
Yes |
No |
TANZANIA |
Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education (ACSE) + 3 years university education. |
No |
No |
TOGO |
Diplôme de Bachelier de l'Enseignement du Troisième Degré + 3 years university education |
Yes |
No |
TONGA |
Tonga National Form VII Certificate + 3 years university education OR University Foundation Year + 3 years university education |
No |
No |
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO |
General Certificate of Education with 3 A Levels + 3 years university education OR Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) with 6 passed CAPE-units + 3 years university education OR Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) + 4 years university education |
No |
No |
TUNISIA |
Baccalauréat de l'Enseignement Secondaire + 3 years university education |
Yes |
No |
TURKMENISTAN |
Şahadatnama orta blim hakynda + 5 years university education OR Attestat/ Certificate of Secondary Education + 5 years university education |
Yes |
No |
UGANDA |
From 1980: Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) in combination with Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) with at least 3 subjects at “Principal level” in UACE. Subjects English and Mathematics must be passed at least with grade 8 (grade scale 1-9, 8: minimum pass grade, F: fail) in UCE or at least with grade E (grade scale A-F, E: minimum pass grade) in UACE + 3 years university education OR East African Advanced Certificate (EAACE) with 3 A-levels (1969-1980) + 3 years university education OR Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate (COHSC) with 3 A-levels (until 1972) + 3 years university education OR East African Certificate of Education (EACE) + 4 year university education (1968-1980) OR Cambridge Overseas School Certificate (COSC) + 4 year university education (until 1972) |
No |
No |
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
Shahadat Al-Thanawiya Al-Amma (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) + 4 years university education |
Yes |
No |
URUGUAY |
Bachillerato Oficial / Bachillerato Tecnico + 4 years university education |
Yes |
No |
UZBEKISTAN |
Attestat + 4 years university education |
Yes |
No |
VENEZUELA |
From 2009: Título de Educación Media General + 4 years university education OR Título de Educación Media Técnica + 4 years university education OR Before 2009: Bachillerato (Bachiller en....) + 4 years university education |
Yes |
No |
YEMEN |
Al Thanawiya (General Secondary Education Certificate) + 4 years university education |
Yes |
No |
ZAMBIA |
Zambia School Certificate + 4 years university education or Cambridge Overseas School Certificate (COSC) + 4 years university education (until 1980) NB! General Certificate of Education does not give access to higher education |
No |
No |
ZANZIBAR |
14 years (National Form VI Examination / Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education (ACSE)) + 3 years university education. |
Yes |
No |
ZIMBABWE |
General Certificate of Education (GCE) Ordinary level + General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced level + 3 years university education. |
No |
No |