Section 17. The content of the education

The board must draw up a plan for the contents of the education and determine how this plan will be implemented. Provisions must inter alia be laid down for compulsory courses, practical training, forms of assessment and the like.
Credits describe learning outcomes and the nominal length of study. A full academic year is nominally equivalent to 60 credits.
The Ministry may issue regulations concerning
  1. a.
    the Norwegian Qualifications Framework
  2. b.
    a common system of grades for exams, tests, assessment of papers or other assessments.