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How to apply

Register Your Application

Register your application in the application portal "Søknadsweb" and upload the required documents listed on the "Admission Information per Study Program" page.

If you have any questions regarding the use of the application portal "Søknadsweb", please read the detailed guidelines.

Log into Søknadsweb

Submit documentation

You will find detailed information about required documentation on the "Admission Information per Study Programme" website.

General Criteria for Uploading Documents in Søknadsweb:

  • You must upload all required documents within the application deadline. It is your responsibility to ensure that all necessary documents are uploaded. We do not respond to individual requests via e-mail or otherwise for confirmation of document upload status. 
  • Please make sure to name your documents according to the list under "Admission Information per Study Programme". Do not upload additional documents that are not listed. Unnamed documents or excessive amounts of documents may delay or invalidate your application.
  • Please note that there is no "Submit" button. Your application is saved automatically after each alteration. You can change your application as many times as you like up until the deadline. 
  • All documents must be uploaded as PDFs (.pdf), with a maximum file size of 15 MB per file. 

Documentation of Education

  • You must upload your Diploma and Transcript of Records from Upper Secondary School or higher education (Bachelor's degree).
  • All pages of the Diploma must be submitted (Diploma, Transcript of Records and Diploma Supplement). 
  • If you obtain your Bachelor's degree during the admission period, you must upload a Transcript of records showing your current progress in your study programme. Please also leave a comment in Søknadsweb. 
  • If you are given a conditional admission offer, you must upload your Diploma as soon as you complete your degree, and no later than July 1st.
  • You do not need to upload diplomas or transcripts of grades for studies completed at KHiO after 2010.
  • Documents that are not originally in English or a Scandinavian language (Norwegian, Danish or Swedish) must be accompanied by an authorized translation of the original document into Norwegian or English. 

Application Response

If you have qualified for the next admission round, we will contact you by e-mail and inform you about the further process.

If you are not qualified to proceed to the next round of admission, we will send out information about this by e-mail. In Søknadweb, the status will remain "Under processing" until the admission process is finished.

If you participated in the final admission round, you will receive your admission results via Søknadsweb and e-mail.

  • Normally, admission results for master's programs starting in the autumn semester will be available at the beginning of April.
  • Normally, admission results to bachelor's programss or one-year programs starting in the autumn semester will be sent at the end of June.
Study tarting
After you have accepted the study place, you must wait until you have been created as a student in our system before you can log in to Studentweb. You will receive an email with login information when this is ready.