The 2025 admission is complete!
Information about the deadlines for the next admission will be available by February 1, 2027.
In the meantime, you can read this information, which applies every year:
Politihøgskolen will contact you by email
You must check your email regularly throughout the admission period.
Politihøgskolen will contact you at the email address you are registered with in the Contact and Reservation Register. It is your responsibility to ensure that you are registered with the correct email address.
You Must Submit Mandatory Documentation
No later than March 20th, you must submit mandatory documentation via Digipost to "Politihøgskolen - opptak." The subject line of the submission should be your applicant number.
Mandatory documentation includes:
- Cover letter
- Fully completed medical certificate
- Comprehensive and extended police certificate
The mandatory documentation contains sensitive personal information and therefore should not be uploaded to your application on samordnaopptak.no. If you upload such information on samordnaopptak.no, it will be deleted.
Applicants who upload this documentation on samordnaopptak.no but do not submit it via Digipost will not be processed in the admission.
About the cover letter
The cover letter is a form you must fill out and submit.
- The cover letter must include your applicant number. You can find your applicant number on samordnaopptak.no after you have applied.
- You must sign your cover letter. We cannot process your application if the cover letter is missing a signature.
In the cover letter, you must answer questions about your conduct and confirm that you have read and understood the information on this website. By signing the cover letter, you consent to Politihøgskolen obtaining information from police registers, in accordance with Section 24b of the Police Act (Politiloven § 24b), and confirm that you are aware of the consequences of document forgery or providing incorrect, incomplete, or misleading information in your application.
The cover letter will be made available for download no later than February 1, 2027.
About the medical certificate
You must use the Politihøgskolen's medical certificate. The medical certificate must not be filled out more than six months before you submit it.
Download the medical certificate (NO)
About the police certificate
The police certificate must be comprehensive and extended. It must have the correct purpose and category, and it must be issued after February 1st of the year you are applying for admission.
Read more about the police certificate
You Must Upload Documentation
In addition to submitting mandatory documentation via Digipost, you must also upload documentation for other admission requirements on samordnaopptak.no.
You must document that you meet the requirements for general university admissions certification or prior learning and work experience, and that you meet the grade requirement in Norwegian.
Read about how to document Higher Education Entrance certification
Read about how to document experience-based qualification
Read about how to document the grade requirement in Norwegian
Optional Documentation to Upload
You can also upload documentation that provides additional points or documentation of grade improvements. Examples of such documentation include service certificates from military service, diplomas from higher education, vocational school, or folk high school, or certificates of competence showing grade improvements.
Documentation You Do Not Need to Upload
You do not need to document Norwegian citizenship. The Police University College checks this directly with the National Population Register.
Read more about the citizenship requirement
If you have a Norwegian driver's license, you do not need to upload documentation for it. The Police University College checks the driver's license directly with the Norwegian Public Roads Administration. If you have a foreign driver's license, you must document it yourself.
Read more about the driver's license requirement
You Must Complete Digital Tests and Video Interview
If you have submitted the mandatory documentation, you will be notified by email when the digital tests and video interview are available. It is mandatory to complete the digital tests and video interview to proceed in the admission process for the police education program.
Read more about digital tests and video interview
You Must Register for Physical Tests
If you meet the admission requirements and have completed both the digital tests and video interview, you will compete for a place in the physical tests.
If you qualify for a place, you will receive an invitation to the physical tests. The invitation will include information on how to register. If you do not qualify for a place in the physical tests, you will be notified.
There is space for everyone who has received an invitation to the physical tests. However, if you need a specific date, time, or location, we recommend that you register as soon as possible. Registration is on a "first come, first served" basis regarding the choice of time and place.
If you do not register by the deadline, you cannot participate in the physical tests unless you can document a very good reason for not registering. An example of a valid reason would be if you were hospitalized during the registration period and provide documentation of this.
Read more about physical tests
You Will Be Assessed for Suitability
Politihøgskolens admissions committee conducts a suitability assessment to determine if you are suitable for admission to the police education program. The purpose of the suitability assessment is to measure your potential to complete the police education and later serve in the police force.
The suitability assessment begins with you completing three digital tests and a video interview in April. Then, if you meet the admission requirements and have completed both the digital tests and the video interview, you may receive an invitation to the physical tests.
Basic Assessment
If you pass the physical tests, one of Politihøgskolen's admissions committees will assess whether you are suitable for admission based on your results from the digital tests and video interview. This is the first step in the suitability assessment and is called the basic assessment. If the admissions committee deems you suitable after the basic assessment, you are considered qualified for admission and will compete for a study place.
Extended Interview
For all applicants about whom the admissions committee has doubts, an extended interview will be conducted. If this applies to you, you will receive a separate invitation to the extended interview, and you must register yourself. The extended interview is conducted on Teams by a member of the admissions committee. The interview lasts about 45 minutes and follows a standardized interview template to ensure all applicants are treated as equally as possible.
If you are called for an extended interview, you will be notified by the midlle of June at the latest.
After all applicants who were called for an extended interview have been assessed, rejections will be sent to those who were not found suitable. Rejections will be sent out in the first week of July.
Applicants who are found suitable will not receive a separate notification but will find out if they have been offered a study place in the main admission on July 20th.
Read more about the suitability assessment
You Have a Duty to Report Contact with the Police
You have a duty to report to the Police University College if, between February 1st and the start of the academic year, you become involved in criminal activities, disturbances of public order, or come into negative contact with the police. This also applies to ongoing criminal cases where you are detained, suspected, or charged with an offense, but the case has not yet been resolved.
Any incidents must be reported in writing. You report via Digipost to "Politihøgskolen - opptak."
Simplified fines are not considered in the assessment of conduct and suitability for admission to the Police University College. Therefore, you should not submit copies of or inform about simplified fines, or provide information about offenses/incidents that have resulted in simplified fines.
Do You Have Questions?
If you have questions about admission to the police education program, we recommend our FAQ page.
Read Frequently Asked Questions about Admission to the Police Education Program