Admission Requirements for the Coastal Ecology, master’s programme

General admission criteria to master’s programmes are given in Regulations concerning Requirements for Master’s Degrees, established by the Ministry of Education and Research. The general requirement is a completed bachelor’s degree, cand.mag.- degree, or another degree or vocational education with a scope of minimum 3 years’ duration.

Further regulations concerning admission are given in Regulations concerning admission to programmes and courses at the University of Agder. 

Adopted by the Academic Affairs Committee 09 February 2018.

1. Academic basis 
   Either: an integrated programme of at least two years duration within biology/ecology.
   Or: a major subject of at least 80 credits within biology/ecology.
2. Minimum grade requirements
   A weighted, average grade of C or better is required, see Regulations concerning admission to programmes and courses at the University of Agder, § 24. The grade requirement is calculated from all the grades included in the bachelor’s degree.
3. Ranking of applicants
   A weighted grade average is calculated from all the grades included in the bachelor´s degree. Ranking of applicants is done according to Regulations concerning admission to programmes and courses at the University of Agder § 25.
4. Conditional offer of admission 
   On the condition that the criteria stated in the Regulations concerning admission to programmes and courses at the University of Agder §26 are met, applicants who lack no more than 15 credits of the admission requirements may be given a conditional offer of admission. Applicants who are admitted on the basis of a major subject must have completed all the courses in the major subject.