There are different admission requirements for students with Dutch and non-Dutch diplomas. All students are expected to have good written and verbal skills in English.

Dutch diplomas: admission requirements

To be admissible you will need one of the following diplomas: HAVO (with an average grade of 8 and one of the following subjects: Mathematics A or B, Economics, Management & Organisatie or Business Economics) or VWO. An English language certificate is not required. However, since the entire programme is taught in English we advise you to have an average English grade of 7,0. 

Non-Dutch diplomas: admission requirements

You will need a secondary school diploma comparable to a Dutch VWO diploma. Additional requirements may be applicable. To get an indication about the comparison of your educational system to the Dutch system you can go to the Nuffic website(opens in new window).

Here are a few examples of international diplomas and certificates that are accepted:

• International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
• Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife 
• GCE A levels - including (1) total of 3 GCSE level subjects with minimum grade C or 4 and (2) total of 3 relevant academic (and some vocational) GCE A level subjects with minimum grade C and (3) in total 6 different subjects, including Mathematics and English

English proficiency (international students)
International non-native English speakers need to provide an English language certificate that is valid until at least September 2025*. The following certificates are accepted:

• IELTS Academic(opens in new window) - Total score of 6.0, with subscores not lower than 6.0
• TOEFL iBT(opens in new window) - Total score of 80, with subscores not lower than 20, or paper-based 550
• TOEIC(opens in new window) - LR670+SW290
• Cambridge(opens in new window)  - First (FCE) Grade B (173-175) / First (FCE) Grade C (169-172)

* If your prior education degree was obtained in the European Union, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom or the United States of America and taught completely in English, this can be considered and assessed as your proof of English proficiency.

Non-EU/EEA additional admission requirements: questionnaire and interview

Students from outside the European Economic Area need to fill out a questionnaire. After you apply for the programme through studielink, the admission support team will sent you the questionnaire by email and give you a deadline by when you need to fill out the questionnaire.

• If you do fill out the questionnaire, afterwards you might need to take part in an interview. This is not the case for everyone and depends on the situation. You will be informed by email during the admission process if you need to take part in an interview. You are required to fill out the questionnaire and, if applicable, take part in the interview in order for us to continue processing your application.
• If you don't fill out the questionnaire (in time), your application will be cancelled.

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