Course content - Norwegian for Foreigners
Courses and timetables
Levels 1-3: Week 34
Level 4 and Short courses: Week 35
Our courses
The courses run from beginners level, Level 1, to advanced level, Level 4. The short courses corresponds to half of Level 1. Each course lasts one semester.
- Level 1-3: 15 ECTS. 78 hours in total, 2 times 3 hours per week over 13 weeks, weeks 34-47.
- Level 4: 15 ECTS. 60 hours in total, 2 times 3 hours per week over 10 weeks, weeks 35- 46.
- Short Courses: 7,5 ECTS. 30 hours in total. 3 hours per week over 10 weeks, weeks 35- 46.
Exchange students who are staying in Norway for one semester, are only allowed to apply for the Short Course, and not for Level 1. Passed Short Course exam does not qualify you for a Level 2 Course.
As part of a degree at NTNU, level 4 counts for 15 study credits, and levels 3 and 4 combined count for 30 study credits. A level 3 course on its own as well as a level 1 and 2 course do not count as part of a degree at NTNU.
Level 3 is equal to the matriculation requirements for regular studies at Norwegian universities.
To pass the courses, a minimum of 80% attendance is required, in addition to several items of written coursework. Attendance is compulsory for the first lecture.
The courses are not eligible for funding by the State Educational Loan Fund.
Tuition fee
The Norwegian government has recently voted to introduce tuition fees will for international students with citizenship from outside the EU/EEA or Switzerland. You can check out NTNU's web page about the tuition fee for information on who has to pay the fee, and who is exempted.
NTNU academic staff and their partners do not need to pay the tuition fee for Norwegian for foreigners this autumn. NTNU staff or their department still has to pay the course fee of 4000 NOK.
The tuition fee for the short course (7,5 credits) is 16 000 NOK. The tuition fee for level 1, level 2, level 3 and level 4 (15 credits) is 32 000 NOK.
All questions regarding the fee have to be sent to Admissions: opptak@ntnu.no
Groups and timetables
At Campus Trondheim we offer courses on all levels both semesters, and you will be able to choose between different groups with different timeslots. The majority of the courses take place at Campus Dragvoll. However, we also offer some level 1, 2 and 3 courses at Campus Gløshaugen, and one online course (with written exam at campus Trondheim) at each level.
At Campus Gjøvik we offer the short course, level 1 and level 2 both semesters during the upcoming academic year, 2023-2024. Level 3 is offered as a partly digital course over two semesters.
At Campus Ålesund we offer the short course and level 1 in the autumn semester, and level 2 in spring semester during the upcoming academic year, 2023 – 2024. Level 3 is offered as a partly digital course over two semesters.
All courses have compulsory attendance in the first lecture.
Course codes
Trondheim
- NFUT0001
- NFUT0002
- NFUT0003
- NFUT0004
- NFUT0005
- NFUT0006
- NFUT0007
- NFUT0008
Gjøvik
- NFUT0060
- NFUT0061
Ålesund
- NFUT0070
You can find the course descriptions here: Search for courses, NTNU
Timetables for autumn 2023 will be published late June.
Trondheim
- NFUT0101
- NFUT0102
- NFUT0103
- NFUT0104 - takes place at Campus Gløshaugen
- NFUT0105
- NFUT0106 - online
- NFUT0107
- NFUT0108
- NFUT0109 - takes place at Campus Gløshaugen
Campus Gjøvik
- NFUT0160
Campus Ålesund
- NFUT0170
You can find the course descriptions here: Search for courses, NTNU
Timetables for autumn 2023 will be published late June.
Trondheim
Regular Level 2 courses:
- NFUT0201
- NFUT0202 - online
- NFUT0203
- NFUT0204 - takes place at Campus Gløshaugen
- NFUT0205
- NFUT0207
Combined Teaching and Self-study:
- NFUT0250
Campus Gjøvik:
- NFUT0260
You can find the course descriptions here: Search for courses, NTNU
Timetables for autumn 2023 will be published late June
Trondheim
- NFUT0301
- NFUT0302 - online
- NFUT0303
- NFUT0304 - takes place at Campus Dragvoll/Gløshaugen
Campus Gjøvik and campus Ålesund:
- NFUT0380
You can find the course descriptions here: Search for courses, NTNU
Timetables for autumn 2023 will be published late June.
There is only one group in Level 4: NFUT0401
The timetable for autumn 2023 will be published late June.
Choosing a group
Once you are offered a spot on the course from the Admissions office, you need to do the following:
- Accept the offer in the application portal, Søknadsweb
- Sign up for one of the groups in Studentweb. NB: You can only sign up for one group.
The groups have limited spots, and are filled on a "first come, first serve" basis. If you do not select and sign up for a group, the system will not register you as a student and you will loose your spot on the course.
Note that all courses have compulsory attendance in the first lecture. Students who do not attend the first lecture will loose their spot on the course.
For questions, please contact the Norwegian course administration.
Semester fee
All persons registered to take exams must pay the semester fee within the deadine. Only exchange students are exempt from
If you are an NTNU employee or PhD student you will also need to pay the fee, as the course is not a part
Course fee for academic staff
Academic staff (including PhD-candidates, postdoctoral fellows) with a duration of stay of minimum 1 year are guaranteed a place on levels 1-3, provided their Faculty/Department covers the course fee. The Course Fee is NOK 4000 per Level, and NOK 2000 for the Short course.