Applicants to international master's degrees at NTNU should abide by the language requirements found on this page.

We are currently revising the English language requirement for international master's programmes for 2024. The listed requirements are for the 2023 admission process and may be subject to change. 

Students admitted to NTNU through the Erasmus+ programme do not need to document their English proficiency.

Note, however, that NTNU expects students to have an English proficiency level of at least B2, preferable C1, using the CEFR scale for languages.

Exchange students from outside Europe (EU/EEA/EFTA) must fulfill at least one of the English language requirements listed below. Exceptions apply - see if you are exempt by using our guide for language documentation.

English tests must be no more than two years old at the time of applying to NTNU. This means that tests taken more than two years from the application date will not be accepted. The exception is the Cambridge test (CAE, First Certificate or Certificate of Proficiency), for which there is no expiration date.

Exchange students from Europe (EU/EEA/EFTA) do not need to document English proficiency when exchanging to NTNU, regardless of whether they exchange through Erasmus+.

The English language requirements for the Erasmus Mundus master's programmes vary. Visit the Erasmus Mundus programme website.

The English language requirements for the Joint Nordic master's programmes vary. Visit the website of your master's programme of interest for further information.

We are currently revising the English language requirement for international master's programmes for 2024. The requirements listed below are for the 2023 admission process and may be subject to change

To be eligible to apply you will need to have at least one of the requisites in the list below:

• TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition:
  • Minimum score of 90 points on the internet based test
  • minimum score of 600 points on the paper based test
  • Please note that the test results must be sent directly from ETS to NTNU, in addition to you uploading them in Søknadsweb. NTNU's department code for English Proficiency tests is 9652.
     
• IELTS (International English Language Testing Service) 
  • Academic test with a minimum overall band score of 6.5
     
• University of Cambridge tests, at least one of the following:
  • First Certificate in English
  • Certificate in Advanced English
  • Certificate of Proficiency in English
     
• Pearsons Academic English test (PTE) or PTE Academic Online:
  • The academic version with a minimum score of 62

English language tests (IELTS, TOEFL, Pearson) should not be older than two years at time of the application deadline. 

The deadline for uploading language requirement documentation is the same as the application deadline. If your application deadline is 1 December, you have to document that you cover the English language requirement within this date as well. 

As long as you fullfill one of the point below, you do not need an English proficiency test. Please notice that it is required to upload documentation on how you cover the English requirement in the English language Category at Søknadsweb.

• A passing English grade from Norwegian videregående skole or Higher Secondary Education in the Nordic Countries. We also accept International Baccalaureate with a minimum score of 4.

• Applicants from EU/EEA-countries:
  • You have high school diploma from an exempted country 
  • A certificate documenting that you meet the B2 English language level, using the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages scale. Please note that an IELTS of 6.0 is not sufficient.

• One year of study at a university physically located in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Great Britain or USA (the language of instruction must have been English).

• A university degree with a major in the English language (as an academic field). For example a BA/MA in English Language, English Literature or English Linguistics, etc.  

• Applicants who have completed a minimum of one year of university level studies with English as the language of instruction in one of the Nordic countries. This includes both degree and exchange studies.

• A bachelor degree where the language of teaching/instruction is English from the following countries: Botswana, Ethiopia, the Philippines, Jamaica, Gambia, Ghana, Cameroon, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, South Africa, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
• A-level exam in English from the following countries: Botswana, Gambia, Ghana, Hong Kong, Cameroon, Kenya, Macau, Malawi, Malaysia, Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tonga, Uganda, Western Samoa, Zimbabwe