Exams

External candidates are not admitted to a course of study but may sit exams that are already being arranged. External candidates cannot be excluded from the university college or have been deprived of the right to sit exams due to misconduct.

External candidates must pay a semester fee and an exam fee. The exam fee is as follows:

• Courses up to 15 ECTS: 3000 kr
• Courses between 16 and 30 ECTS: 4000 kr
• Courses over 30 ECTS: 6000 kr

External candidates must be eligible to sign up for the course (prerequisites and admission requirements) as well as eligible to sit the exam (compulsory activities).

Regulations for exams for external candidates are available here: Retningslinjer for privatisteksamen (only in Norwegian).

Should you wish to sit an exam as an external candidate, contact the exam team by email to receive more information regarding the application process: eksamen@hivolda.no

The application deadline is 15 August for the autumn term, and 15 January for the spring term.

Normally, you have three exam attempts for each exam. A student who has not passed an exam after three attempts may, under special circumstances, apply for a fourth attempt. Study progression and academic performance may be considered when evaluating such an application.

For students: You can read more about this by logging into Studentportalen (VUC).

If you are not an active student, contact eksamen@hivolda.no for more information regarding the application process.

To be eligible for a re-sit exam, you must meet one of the following criteria during the ordinary exam:

• Valid absence (documented medical or welfare reason)
• The grade F/not passed
• Withdrawal during the ordinary exam (meaning you attend a written/oral exam but choose to withdraw without completing it, or you log into a home exam and submit a blank paper)

Please note that you must register for the re-sit exam yourself by 1 February for the spring semester and 1 September for the autumn semester. This is normally done in Studentweb. If you do not have access to do so there, you must use the online form for re-sit exams located further up this page.

Withdrawing from an exam before the deadline, non-attendance, or non-submission of an exam does not give the right to a re-sit examination.

Yes, students that are not eligible for a re-sit exam may still register before the deadline. However, please be aware that the exam will only be held if at least one student with eligibility has registered within the deadline.

If you have registered for a re-sit exam, you will be informed after the application deadline whether the exam will be held or not.

Yes, but what you may submit depends on whether you have previously passed the assignment or not. The academic department always decides what is required:

• If you have passed the assignment before: The general rule is that you must write a completely new paper with a new research question.
• If you did not pass: Subject to agreement, you may either rework the original assignment or write a new one.

For a reworked assignment to be approved as a new attempt, substantial changes must be made. This can, for example, mean that the assignment:

• Contains answers to new research questions
• Uses new empirical material (sources/data)
• Contains a significantly altered analysis and interpretation of the original empirical data

Please note that you must always contact the course coordinator or supervisor well in advance to clarify the use of a previously submitted assignment and to obtain academic guidance on what must be changed for the assignment to be considered an improved version.

You are responsible for familiarizing yourself with the regulations regarding the reuse of work (see the guidelines on academic misconduct).

Yes, but what you can submit depends on whether you have previously passed the portfolio exam or not. The academic department always decides what is required:

• If you have passed the portfolio exam before: The general rule is that you must submit completely new work or assignments in the portfolio.
• If you did not pass: Subject to agreement, you may revise parts of the existing portfolio or complete entirely new assignments.

Please note that you must always contact the course coordinator well in advance to clarify the use of previously submitted student work, and to get an academic clarification on which parts must be revised or replaced for the portfolio exam to be regarded an improved version.
You are responsible for familiarizing yourself with the regulations regarding the reuse of work (see the guidelines on academic misconduct).

If you received a grade of F or failed, you may submit a new or revised thesis once within the following two semesters. You must clarify with the course coordinator and/or supervisor what changes are required for the thesis to be considered new or revised.

If you withdraw after the withdrawal deadline or fail to submit your thesis by the submission deadline, you will use one exam attempt. You may then submit the thesis for grading once in the subsequent semester.

In both cases above, you must register for the re-sit exam within the applicable deadline for the semester.

If you have received a passing grade, it is normally not possible to resubmit. Under special circumstances, a student may apply for permission to write a completely new thesis once.

For students: You can read more about this by logging into Studentportalen (VUC).

If you are not an active student, you can contact eksamen@hivolda.no for information regarding the application process.