Part Time and Leave of Absence

Part time studies

You can apply to do your masters part time. The programme council can approve up to 50% part time. Valid reasons for applying for a part-time program may include teaching assignments, employment, organized student activities of a certain magnitude, a caretaker role, or chronic illness. Written documentation is required. The application form must be completed and signed by the supervisor and yourself and delivered to the program coordinator. Part time is only approved for the current or future semesters, not for past semesters.

Form

Please use to form to make changes to your master's agreement.

Deadline

30. June for the following fall term.
31. December for the following spring term, or as soon as you have obtained the required documentation.

During the first term of your master studies the deadline is 1. September.

Leave of absence

You can apply to the program council for a leave of absence from the study programme. 

Form

There is a common digital form for all of UiO.

Deadline 

Common deadlines.

During the first term of your master studies the deadline is 1. September.

Extension

You may apply for an extension if unforeseen problems occur with your project, or if you, your supervisor, or your children fall ill in the short-term.

Form

Please use to form to make changes to your master's agreement. Check of for the alternative Part-time/Absence of leave in the form.

Deadline 

There is no deadline for applications for an extension due to acute circumstances.

Forms used in case of illness

Here we use a common UiO-form, you will find more information about it on the web site.

You have to choose the correct faculty (The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences) and institute (the Department of Physics), choose master’s degree, and fill in the subject code for your master’s degree as shown below.

The online form handles sensitive information in secure manner.