Yes, you do.

Check the information about the different levels at our main page.

Exams: end of November (autumn semester) and middle of May (spring semester). 

All applicants, except exchange student and refugees, have to pay the semester fee. 

NTNU employees or PhD students should pay the fee, and can sometimes get a reimbursement by their department. Contact your department for information.

Attendance to the first class is mandatory. Failure to meet up can result in loosing admission. 

You can switch groups through Studentweb, provided there are available spots, until the course starts. We don't allow students to switch groups during the semester.

• Norwegian On the Web: an online course in entry level Norwegian, where all the teaching aids are integrated on one website, free of charge. NOW has been developed at NTNU, by experienced instructors.
• Norwegian On the Web 2 
• Folkeuniversitet
• Trondheim Adult Education Centre

All students who have examination collision get the opportunity to sit for a postponed examination.

Please send an email to norskkurs@ntnu.no You should include your student number, and a proof of your exam collision, i.e. screen shot from Studentweb.

Please observe that your application is only accepted in case of examination collision or illness.

Application deadlines:

• 15 November for the examination session in December.
• 15 April for the examination session in May.

Check Studentweb for information about the written exam. 

The teacher will inform you about the dates for the oral exam. 

Contact us at norskkurs@ntnu.no

Application deadlines

• 15 January (Spring)
• 01 September (Autumn)

Please note that students at NTNU are not allowed to re-sit an exam more than twice. The faculty can grant a fourth attempt. If you can document any special needs, the faculty can grant a fifth and final exam attempt. The number of resits counts towards the course code, not the study admission. 

If you are registered for an examination and you do not withdrawn the examination registration by the deadline decided by the Director of the Student and Academic Division (14 days before the examination date), this is regarded as one attempt. The highest grade obtained is the one that counts.

Please be aware that approved examination's requirements are valid for 4 semesters after approval date. After these 4 semesters you must re-take the course and cannot re-sit the examinations.

When the grade for a course is based on two or more assessments or tests, all of these have to be re-taken. See also: Examination Regulations at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) (pdf)

Cancel your exam registration:
14 days before the examination date. You'll find the exact date in Studentweb

In Norway all students who wish to take exams in higher education at a public school, are required by law to pay a semester fee. It is not to be confused with a tuition fee, as public higher education is free, the money does not end up at the educational institution. Rather it goes to the organization in charge of maintaining student welfare (Studentsamskipnad). In Trondheim the Studentsamskipnad is called SiT. See for more information https://www.sit.no/en

If you did not pass an examination, you can apply for a re-sit. Contact us at norskkurs@ntnu.no

Application deadlines:

• 15 January (Spring semester)
• 01 September (Autumn semester).

You do not need to pay for the examination, but you have to pay the semester fee even if you do not have the right to attend classes and to participate to the course.

Examination result deadline is normally three weeks.

For exam results, you can check Studentweb

You can order an examination transcript in Studentweb

If you plan to appeal a grade you were awarded, you should first request an explanation of the grade. You should get the explanation of the grade within two weeks, either orally or in writing, at the examiner's discretion.  

The deadline is one week from the date the exam results were announced. 

You can appeal a grade if you are not satisfied with the explanation you get. You can also appeal without asking for an explanation of the grade.

You cannot appeal the assessment of an oral examination.

The deadline is three weeks from the date the examination results were announced If you have asked for an explanation of the grade or sent a complaint regarding a procedural error in connection with an examination, the deadline for sending the appeal against the grade is three weeks from when you receive the explanation or when the ruling on the procedural error is given.

More information about explanations of the grades and appeals.

There is a placement test for applicants for level 2 or 3 who have not taken the previous level at NTNU. The test is for internal use only. It is used to evaluate the level of proficiency in Norwegian to see if the applicant qualifies for Level 3. Applicants, who have to sit for a placement test, will be notified by email one week before the test.

The test consists of a listening part, a grammar part and a written part (essay). There is no oral part.