Postponement
Postponement of studies
After you have received an offer for a place on a study programme at NTNU, you can apply to postpone your studies. You can postpone your studies for one or two years at a time. Grounds for postponement are for example illness, conscription, parental leave, or other weighty reasons beyond your control.
If you are granted postponement of your studies for two years, you cannot start studying at an earlier date. If your circumstances change and you want to commence studies before the planned postponement, you will have to apply for admission the regular way.
Choosing to postpone your studies for one year at a time is usually considered to be the more flexible option.
This is how you apply
1. Accept the offer of admission within the given deadline
You can only postpone one study offer, regardless of how many offers of admission you have received.
2. Fill out the application form for postponement of your studies
Documentation
The reason you're applying for postponement must be documented. For example, if the reason for postponement is illness, this needs to be documented with a letter from a relevant medical practitioner.
3. Send your application for postponement of your studies with attachments to "NTNU Postmottak"
Your application and documentation must be sent via email to postmottak@ntnu.no.
If your attachments contain sensitive information (such as health information), you must send your application and attachments via regular mail to:
NTNU Postmottak
7491 Trondheim
The deadline to apply for postponement of your studies is within 3 weeks after having received your offer for a study place at NTNU.