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- Minimum educational requirement is a bachelor's degree or a period of study comparable with a Norwegian bachelor's degree. Completed higher education must be from a recognized institution and of minimum duration as described in column 2 below.
- English test is required if indicated as “Yes” in column 3. Which means that applicants must pass an English language test. “No” means that applicants are exempt from submitting the result of an English test on the condition that they can document education as described in column 2 below.
- Applicants who have completed their university education in certain countries, must fulfill the additional documentation requirements as described in column 4.
| 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 |
| AUSTRALIA | |||
| AUSTRIA | |||
| 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 |
| BANGLADESH | |||
| 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 |
| BELARUS | |||
| BELGIUM | |||
| 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 |
| BRAZIL | |||
| BRUNEI | Brunei/Cambridge GCE A-level + 3 years university education OR Brunei Matriculation Examination Certificate + 3 years university education. | Yes | No |
| BULGARIA | |||
| 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 |
| CAMEROON | |||
| CANADA | |||
| 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 |
| CHILE | |||
| CHINA | |||
| COLOMBIA | |||
| 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 |
| CROATIA | |||
| CUBA | Certificado de Fin de estudios Secundarios/Bachillerato + 4 years university education | Yes | No |
| CYPRUS | |||
| CZECH REPUBLIC | |||
| 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 |
| ECUADOR | |||
| EGYPT | |||
| EL SALVADOR | Bachillerato + 4 years university education | Yes | No |
| ENGLAND, WALES AND NORTHERN IRELAND | |||
| ERITREA | |||
| ESTONIA | |||
| ETHIOPIA | |||
| 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 |
| FRANCE | |||
| 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 |
| GERMANY | |||
| GHANA | |||
| GREECE | |||
| 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 |
| GUATEMALA | |||
| 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 |
| HONG KONG | |||
| HUNGARY | |||
| ICELAND | Studentsprof + 3 years university education | No | No |
| INDIA | |||
| 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 |
| IRAN | |||
| IRAQ | Sixth-Form Baccalauréat/Certificate of Preparatory Studies + 4 years university education | Yes | No |
| IRELAND | |||
| ISRAEL | Bagrut + 3 years university education | Yes | No |
| ITALY | |||
| 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 |
| JAPAN | |||
| 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 |
| KENYA | |||
| 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 |
| LATVIA | |||
| LEBANON | Baccalauréat + 4 years university education OR Baccalauréat II + 4 years university education | Yes | No |
| LIBERIA | |||
| LIBYA | General Secondary Certificate + 4 years university education | Yes | No |
| LIECHTENSTEIN | |||
| LITHUANIA | |||
| LUXEMBOURG | |||
| 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 |
| MALTA | |||
| 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 |
| MEXICO | |||
| 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 |
| MOROCCO | |||
| 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 |
| MYANMAR (BURMA) | |||
| 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 |
| NEPAL | |||
| NETHERLANDS | |||
| 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 |
| NIGERIA | |||
| 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 |
| PAKISTAN | |||
| 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 |
| PHILIPPINES | |||
| POLAND | |||
| PORTUGAL | |||
| 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 |
| ROMANIA | |||
| RUSSIA | |||
| 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 |
| SINGAPORE | |||
| SLOVAKIA | |||
| SLOVENIA | |||
| 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 |
| SOUTH AFRICA | |||
| SOUTH KOREA | |||
| SPAIN | |||
| SRI LANKA | |||
| 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 |
| SWITZERLAND | |||
| SYRIA | |||
| 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 |
| THAILAND | |||
| 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 |
| TURKEY | |||
| 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 |
| UKRAINE | |||
| 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 |
| USA | |||
| 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 |
| VIETNAM | |||
| 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 |