You must have completed min. 90 credits for a bachelor's degree or 40 credits for a master's degree in the education plan by the registration deadline of 20 August for the autumn semester (20 January for the spring semester) in order to be able to take the practical training course.
- In some courses, there are also requirements that specific courses must be passed. Check the course description of your practical training course for more information.
- Please note that if you do not meet these requirements, you will be withdrawn from the course.
- This requirement does not apply to students on a one-year programme.
- You can find the course name and course description of the practical training course associated with your study programme via "Active courses" in Studentweb or in our list here: Overview of practical training courses at TN
You are responsible for finding and arranging the practical training.
Once you have found and agreed on an internship in a company/organization, you must contact the course coordinator who will make an academic assessment of the practical training.
You must register for the practical training course in Studentweb before the deadline. If all prerequisites are met, you will be registered for the course after the deadline for registration.
An agreement between the practical training institution, the student and UiS must be signed and submitted to the course coordinator before the deadline for semester registration on 1 September for the autumn semester (1 February for the spring semester).
- If you do not submit the agreement by the deadline, you may be withdrawn from the course.
- You can find the template for the agreement here: Agreement Norwegian and Agreement English
You are expected to use min. 150 – 200 hours in practice. This corresponds to min. 20 working days.
Check the course description for how practical training is assessed in your course. Everyone must at least submit notarized timesheets and write a report after the internship. Check tips for the content of the report here: Practical training report or on your course's own Canvas page.
You cannot be paid for practical training.
You can have practical training at your own or previous workplace, but you are required to perform other tasks than you have/had in your position.
You can take up to 10 credits in practical training courses as part of your education plan.
Practical training can be carried out in a semester other than the one the course has been added, as long as this has been agreed with the course coordinator and study adviser, and you meet the entry requirements.
- Practical training cannot be carried out during the summer holidays.
Students in practical training are not insured via UiS.
- Read more here: Insurance for students at the University of Stavanger
UiS employees must not sign confidentiality agreements or the like, this must be resolved between the student and the practical training institution.