Examen philosophicum

is, together with Examen facultatum, one of two academic exams in most undergraduate programmes at Norwegian universities.

Introduced at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark–Norway in 1675, Examen philosophicum was discontinued in Denmark in 1971 and exists in a reduced version in Norway.

The content of Examen philosophicum varies between universities (and areas), normally being adapted to the scientific branch of each faculty and on the field of study of each undergraduate programme.

It was then called forberedende prøve i filosofi (preparatory test in philosophy) between 1903 and 1967, before ultimately retaining its original name in 1967.

Latin, Greek, and history were dropped in 1845, whilst natural sciences were split into physics and chemistry.

The Count of Griffenfeld is considered the inventor of Ex.phil.