To reward outstanding achievement the University of Plymouth offers scholarship schemes to help towards funding your studies. You could get up to 50% off your tuition fees in your first year.
Undergraduate
We require applicants to have completed the Vitnemål fra den Videregående Skole/Vitnemål for Videregående Opplæring. Opplæring certificates that grant access to higher education should include the phrase 'oppnådd generell studiekompetanse'.
Applicants who do not meet our entry requirements will be required to complete a foundation year or equivalent. Our partner college on campus, University of Plymouth International College (UPIC), offers a wide variety of foundation courses.
| A level | UCAS tariff | Vitnemål overall grading system | |
| AAA | 144 | 5.5 | |
| AAB | 136 | 5 | |
| ABB | 128 | 4.5 | |
| BBB | 120 | 4 | |
| BBC | 112 | 3.5 | |
| BCC | 104 | 3.5 | |
| CCC | 96 | 3 |
Postgraduate
We require applicants to have completed a post-2003 bachelor degree or pre-2003 Candidatus Magisterii with the following classification:
| Norwegian degree classification - federal institution | Norwegian Candidatus Magisterii classification | UK degree equivalent | |
| A/1.5 | 1.0 - 1.5 | 1st | |
| B/2.1 | 1.6 - 2.5 | 2:1 | |
| C/2.5 | 2.6 - 3.2 | 2:2 |
To be accepted onto a degree course with us you must have a suitable English language qualification. The tables below show the minimum English language requirements for standard courses at NQF 6 (degree level) and above.
University of Plymouth requirement – Norway Vitnemål fra denVideregående Skole
| Undergraduate programmes | Postgraduate programmes |
| 4 | 4 |
UPIC requirement – Norway Vitnemål fra denVideregående Skole
| Undergraduate programmes | Postgraduate programmes | |
| 4 | 4 |
Further guidance on English language requirements
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