Lower secondary school
The DPC, together with academic advisors, ensures that lower secondary school advisors in the school district are fully aware of the existence of the DP, its nature, and its admissions requirements, so they can communicate this information to potential DP applicants.
The advising process begins in the spring of the 9th grade year. During this time, all students in the school district are informed by academic advisors about all their options for upper secondary education, including the Diploma Program and are invited to visit the programme for one day.
NNC students interested in the DP will be encouraged to apply for "International Vg1," (Gjøvik vgs) or «Pre-IB» (Elverum vgs) - a freshman NNC year in which most subjects are taught in English.
The DPC, and in some cases with some of the schools own DP students, visit Lower secondary schools when there are official information meetings about upper secondary school programs, as far as the organizers of these meetings find room for this.
Upper Secondary School
In the spring term the DPC will inform NNC students about the DP, how it is similar and different to the NNC curriculum, and its admission requirements.
All freshmen in regular college preparatory classes at Elverum vgs and Gjøvik vgs have, in the spring term, a meeting with an academic advisor to discuss and plan their course of study over the final two years of upper secondary school. To what extent they are interested in and qualified for admission to the DP will be a part of this interview.
In cases in which a student is interested in applying for the DP but their qualifications for admission are in doubt, the academic advisor will call the DPC in for a meeting with the student and his or her parents or guardians.