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 MBO level 4, HAVO (subject Mathematics or Economics required) or 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 2024*. 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. After you have filled out the questionnaire, 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.

Looking to enrol directly in the main phase?

Have you been enrolled in this programme or a similar one, at the AUAS or elsewhere, at a Bachelor level and do you therefore wish to enrol in a later year of the programme? This page will tell you which steps you must take to begin in the main phase.

1. Enrolment request via Studielink
   This works as follows: you enrol via Studielink(opens in new window) and indicate that you would like to begin your study in the main phase of the programme. Within a few working days, the Central Student Administration will inform you whether your request has been granted or denied, or let you know that you must submit a request to the programme.
2. Assessment by the programme
   If it is necessary for the programme to assess your admission, you should immediately submit a request, which should include:
   1. a certified list of marks;
   2. a propaedeutic transcript.

• What is a certified list of marks?
  A certified list of marks bears a stamp, signature and date from an authorised employee of the educational institution at which you earned the results in question. A printed copy of your study results is not sufficient. 

• What is a propaedeutic transcript?
  A propaedeutic transcript is a certificate issued by the examination board at your current degree programme.

• When will I receive a decision?
  You will need to take a processing time of four to six weeks into account. This means that you may not yet have received a decision regarding your admission at the start of the academic year.

• Provisional decision – definitive decision based on diploma
  Important: the programme will take a provisional decision based on the certified list of marks and your propaedeutic transcript. The definitive decision will then be finalised based on your diploma or first-year certificate. You must submit a copy of your diploma or first-year certificate before 1 October. Only students in possession of a diploma dated prior to 1 September will be admitted to the degree programme.

• I want to request an exemption. Is that possible?
  The letter containing the examination board’s decision regarding your admission will include further information on requesting exemptions as well.

The letter containing the examination board’s decision regarding your admission will include further information on requesting exemptions as well.

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