1 December 2022 at 10:01 Committee will change the system for admission to higher education The admissions committee will remove all additional points, take away the possibility of improving grades after upper secondary school and instead introduce a common standardized entrance exam. This is revealed by a press release on Thursday. The committee, which was set up in April 2021, has gone through the regulations for admission to higher education, and will deliver its report on Thursday. The committee proposes to discontinue the current system of age and additional points. They will also remove the ability to improve grades after high school. It should be possible to take new subjects, but not improve grades. It is suggested that applicants who need a second chance can take an entrance exam instead. In addition, it is proposed to abolish special grade requirements for certain higher educations. The most debated level requirement has been the requirement for a grade four in some subjects in order to be able to take teacher training. – Today we have a patchwork of additional points and ranking opportunities, where age trumps competence. This means that many people take a long time to get started with their studies and that the point limits have become artificially high. It does not give us better candidates or employees and it has large social economic costs, says Marianne Aasen, head of the Admissions Committee.
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