Exams at the Faculty of Technology, Art and Design

Students at the Faculty of Technology, Art and Design can apply to use a bilingual dictionary during supervised written exams. For information about other exam aids, see the web page of the individual programme. 

You must hand in the dictionary at the Information centre at P35 no later than one week before the exam, and apply in the dictionary application form, see link below. 

You can apply for the entire semester or academic year at the same time, for all exams where dictionaries are permitted. The invigilator will check the dictionary and the form on the day of the exam.  

Note: It is your responsibility to ensure that, on the day of the exam, the dictionary contains no notes or anything that could constitute cheating, cf. the Regulations relating to Studies and Examinations at OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University Section 7-5 (lovdata.no). 

Here you can apply to use bilingual dictionary (nettskjema.no). 

You must be present during the exam periods. The ordinary exams in the autumn semester mostly take place in November and December. Resits and rescheduled exams for the autumn semester are usually held in weeks 8 and 9. 

The ordinary exams in the spring semester mostly take place in May and June. Resits and rescheduled exams for the spring semester are usually held two weeks before start of studies in August.

It is your responsibility to keep informed of when exams are to be held. You can do this e.g. via Studentweb (fsweb.no).

Alternative forms of assessment are a type of adaptation that can be considered in cases where adaptation within the framework of the ordinary exam is not sufficient. See regulations: 

The Act relating to Universities and University Colleges Section 4-3 (lovdata.no). 

Regulations relating to Studies and Examinations at OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University (formerly Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences) Section 3-7 (lovdata.no). 

Application deadlines 

• 1 October for exams in November–December 
• 1 March for exams in May–June and August–September 
• Two months before the exam for exams during the rest of the year 

If the reason you want to apply for an alternative form of assessment arose after the application deadline, please contact us and we will consider whether the application is still admissible. 

Application 

An application for an alternative form of assessment must contain information about: 

• why you believe you cannot take the exam the normal way, even with special arrangements. Be specific in the description of what is problematic in the exam situation. You do not need to include a diagnosis, as it is your ability to function in the situation that matters. 
• which form(s) of examination you think may work and why 

Documentation 

You must submit documentation in the form of a statement from your doctor or other practitioner. The statement must be written specifically for the application for an alternative form of assessment. It should typically include information about: 

• the relevant aspects of the disability/illness/situation on which the application is based (brief description) 
• how you are affected in an exam situation, i.e. what limitations the disability/illness/situation entails for you in the exam situation 
• whether you are in treatment 
• whether you are likely to improve and, if possible, when 
• recommended adaptation measures for the exam 

Would you like to apply for an alternative form of assessment? Fill in the application form (nettskjema.no).

If you have any questions or need more information, please contact us via the contact form: or send an e-mail to eksamen-tkd@oslomet.no. 

You must register the title of your bachelor’s thesis or master’s thesis so that it is included on your diploma or final transcript of grades. 

Bachelor’s and master’s theses written in Norwegian must also have an English title, which will be entered on the Transcript of Records issued together with the diploma/final transcript of grades. If the thesis is written in English, provide the title in English only (original language).  

Guide to registering the title of bachelor's thesis.

Information about how to submit and register title of master's theses.

Guidelines for master's theses at the Faculty of Technology, Art and Design.

Are you going to do an interview or send a survey in connection with your bachelor’s or master’s thesis? 

Then you are probably working with personal information from your informants. 

Read more to find out how you handle personal information.

If you have had three attempts for an examination and still have not passed the examination, you may apply for a fourth and last attempt. Applications for a fourth and last attempt are only granted in special cases. 

Apply for a fourth and last attempt (nettskjema.no)?

The medical certificate must be either signed and stamped or electronically signed.

If you are ill before the submission deadline for portfolio/project report, you must submit a medical certificate before the deadline expires. You will then be granted a 48-hour extension.

If you are unable to obtain a medical certificate before the submission deadline, you must notify eksamen-tkd@oslomet.no that you are ill. The medical certificate must include the day of submission.

Illness on exam day. 

Please read this information if you want to ask for Explanation for or appeal of grade:

• If you appeal a failing grade, you should register for the new and postponed exam within the registration deadline. If the appeal results in a passing grade and this information is available before the exam date, the study administration will withdraw you from the new and postponed exam.
• If your grade has been lowered to an F after the appeal you can register for the new and postponed exam in Studentweb, if the registration deadline has not passed. If the registration deadline has passed, contact the study administration to check if it’s possible to register for the exam. This depends on whether re-sit exam is scheduled for the course and if it’s practically feasible. 
• If you have completed the studies but now have appealed a grade, you will not receive the diploma until the appeal case has been fully processed. If the diploma has been sent to you, you must return it in order for the appeal to be processed. For digital diplomas, they will be locked until the appeal case is finalized.

• Special examination arrangements 
• Appeal a grade