Study Primary Education Teaching in Norway: programmes, fees and entry requirements
Norway has 55 undergraduate programmes in Primary Education Teaching at 18 universities in 15 cities. At public institutions EU students typically pay no tuition fee; non-EU students €9,000 a year (€6,158–€19,990).
Always check current information on the official website of the university before you apply.
- Taught in: Norwegian (55)
- Selection: cut-off score, Samordna opptak
- Entry scores known for: 8 programmes
All Primary Education Teaching programmes in Norway
How admission works in Norway
Most bachelor's programmes and the integrated five- and six-year programmes (medicine, law, psychology, sivilingeniør engineering, teacher education) at public institutions and several private ones are applied for through Samordna opptak, the national admissions service, with up to 10 ranked choices; arts academies, some private colleges (for example BI and Kristiania) and many English-taught programmes for international applicants take applications directly. You need general university admission certification (generell studiekompetanse; for foreign diplomas the country list of Samordna opptak applies) and proof of Norwegian and English for Norwegian-taught programmes, and some programmes have extra subject requirements. When there are more qualified applicants than places, applicants are ranked by points from their school grades (in the ordinary quota with additional and age points), and the entry score shown is that of the last applicant offered a place in the main round. For the 2026 intake the portal opened on 1 February and the ordinary deadline was 15 April (1 March for the Police University College and early admission); the dates for the autumn 2027 intake are not yet published, and new admission rules are introduced gradually from 2027.
See also: Study in Norway · Primary Education Teaching in other countries · Entry scores for Primary Education Teaching in Norway
Sources
- Lov om universiteter og høyskoler (universitets- og høyskoleloven), LOV-2024-03-08-9, § 2-5 (higher education at state universities and university colleges is free) and § 2-6 (tuition only for citizens of countries outside the EEA and Switzerland), checked 19 October 2026
- Samordna opptak — Poenggrenser 2026, hovedopptak, ordinær kvote (konkurransepoeng of the last applicant offered a place; code 203 547), checked 19 October 2026
- NLA – Studieavgift for studenter fra utenfor EU/EØS/Sveits: Studier innen lærerutdanning 45 000 kr per semester, checked 19 October 2026
- OsloMet – Studieavgift for internasjonale studenter utenfor EU/EØS: 'Studieavgift for studieåret 2026-2027 på bachelor og årsstudier: mellom 67 000 – 95 000 NOK per år' (same range for masters not listed), checked 19 October 2026
- USN – Studieavgift: 'For studieåret 2027/28 gjelder følgende prissetting' – Kategori 2 (programme's financing category per USN-linked DBH/HKdir table), checked 19 October 2026
- NLA programme page – Grunnskolelærer: 4.300,- per semester + avgift til studentsamskipnaden, checked 19 October 2026
- NLA programme page – Grunnskolelærer: 4.300,- per semester + avgift til studentsamskipnaden, checked 19 October 2026
- NLA programme page – Grunnskolelærer: 4.300,- per semester + avgift til studentsamskipnaden, checked 19 October 2026
How the figures are collected and calculated: Data and sources.