Processing time
BI processes applications on a rolling basis. The processing time for admissions will vary according to the time of year, the course or programme in question and the educational background of the applicant.
Processing times are determined by the time when all relevant documentation has been received by BI and your application is thereby ‘complete.’ If we must request more documentation in order to continue processing your application, the processing time is therefore adjusted to the date you have submitted the missing documentation. Please note that if you are completing your degree in the spring semester in order to qualify for admission, the processing time window begins from the date we have received your last examination results.
Bachelor Programmes: Full-time
Educational background and processing time:
- Secondary school: 4 weeks
- Graduating from Norwegian secondary school this spring: Will be assessed in June or July
- Applicants to the 2nd or 3rd academic year: 15 weeks
- Academic recognition (credit transfer): 15 weeks
- International education, applying to the first (1) year: 8 weeks
Applicants with this background can submit an application without attaching a diploma until they receive this in June. Once the application is received by BI, it is registered in the system and the case administrator will add the documentation that must be uploaded with the application. The application is then returned to the applicant who will submit documentation as soon as this becomes available. The applicant will receive an application decision within 4 weeks after all documentation has been uploaded and submitted.
In order to apply for admission to the 2nd or 3rd academic year of our bachelor programmes, you must have first completed a minimum number of academic credits to qualify. Moreover, your application will first be processed when you have received your grades from the spring semester (assuming this is necessary to meet the admission requirements for the 2nd or 3rd academic year).
Master of Science
Educational background and processing time:
- International bachelor (outside the Nordics): 6 weeks
- Bachelor from Norway or the Nordics, including bachelor degree from BI: 10 weeks
- Master in Accounting and Auditing +1 model: 12 weeks
- Academic recognition/credit transfer (only applies if you have taken relevant courses at master’s level): 12 weeks
Processing times are determined by the time when all necessary documentation has been received by BI and your application is thereby ‘complete.’ Please see the Document overview for mandatory documents for admission to Master of Science here.
International applicants are prioritised.
The prioritised application deadline for all full-time master programmes is 1 March, however we accept applications on a rolling basis after the deadline.
- Prioritised application deadline: 1 March
- Final deadline for applying for scholarships: 1 March
- Final deadline for applying for admissions, citizenship within the EU: 1 August
- International applicants outside residing outside the EU: June 15
PhD single courses
Applications for PhD single courses are processed on a rolling basis. Processing time is 2-4 weeks.
Executive
Applications are processed on a rolling basis. The processing time will vary according to the time of year, the course or programme in question and the educational background of the applicant.
| Executive Master of Management | 4 weeks |
| Customized Master of Management | 12 weeks |
| Bachelor of Management | 2-4 weeks |
| Short executive courses/special courses | 4 weeks |
Last updated 14 Februray 2025