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Application deadlines

Application deadlines

Overview of the application deadlines for one-year programmes, bachelor's, master's and PhD programmes that begin Autumn 2026. The application portal Søknadsweb and will open two months before the deadlines.

See link with information about the study programmes further down in the article.

01 December 2025

01 February 2026

  • Bachelor programme in Acting
  • Bachelor programme in Directing
  • Bachelor programme in Jazz Dance
  • Bachelor programme in Contemporary Dance
  • One-year programme in Opera
  • Master programme in Opera
  • Master programme in Fine Art
  • Master programme in Design
  • Master programme in Theatre
  • MFA programme in medium- and material-based art
  • Master programme in Art and Public Space

27 February 2026

  • Bachelor programme in Classical Ballet (NB! extended deadline)

01 April 2026

  • Bachelor programme in Interior Architecture and Furniture Design
  • Bachelor programme in Clothing Design and Costume Design
  • Bachelor programme in Graphic Design and Illustration
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree programme in medium- and material based art
  • Bachelor programme in Fine Art
  • Educational Theory and Practice in Performing Arts

No admissions in 2026

  • Bachelor programme in Directing
  • Master programme in Dance
  • Master programme in Choreography
  • Double-Degree Master Programme in Comparative Dramaturgy and Performance Research (CDPR)

Studies

Full overview of study programmes

PhD

PhD in Artistic Research

Student exchange

Incoming student exchange

Do you want to know what it's like to study at KHiO? Here are video interviews with some of the students who graduated in 2023.

The newsletter "På KHiO"

Subscribe to the newsletter and receive invitations to performances, exhibitions and lectures.
Public events are free!
The newsletter is available in Norwegian only, but some of the arrangement are published in English.
Subscription.

Open day

One day in November, the Academy opens its doors and invites future applicants and all other interested parties to visit.
In Norwegian only, but some events and public guided tours will be held in English.
Open day 13 November 2025