Country qualifications
Economics and Business
Approved qualifications for BSc Economics and Business
Please note that Mathematics and English (comparable to the Dutch VWO exam*) should be part of the final secondary education exams and completed with a sufficient grade.
- European Baccalaureate
- International Baccalaureate: diploma or official record from the International Baccalaureate Office in Geneva > 24 points and mathematics at SL or HL (mathematical studies is not accepted)
- Australia: secondary school diploma with good grades and a suitable study programme of sufficient level or 1-2 year (s) of university/college education
- Austria: Reifezeugnis/Reifeprüfungszeugnis
- Belgium: Diploma van Secundair Onderwijs/ Certificat de l'Enseignement Secondaire Supérieure
- Bosnia-Herzegovina: secondary school diploma with a suitable study programme of sufficient level or 1 year of full-time university/college education
- Brasil: secondary school diploma with a suitable study programme of sufficient level and 1 year of full-time university/college education
- Bulgaria: secondary school diploma with a suitable study programme of sufficient level or 1 year of full-time university/college education
- Canada, Ontario: Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) with 6 university preparation courses or Ontario Academic Courses (OAC's)
- Canada, Quebec: Diplôme d'Etudes Collégiales (DEC) préuniversitaire
- Canada, other places: High School Diploma with good grades and a suitable study programme of sufficient level or 1-2 year(s) of university/college education
- China: Gaozhong or Zhongdeng zhuanye xuexiao + Gaokao + 1 year when university is part of the Project 211. 1 year university at a non-Project 211 university -> a transcript of the first semester with a minimum GPA of 80%.
- Croatia: secondary school diploma with a suitable study programme of sufficient level or 1 year of full-time university/college education
- Czech Republic: Vysvedceni O Maturitni Zkousce provided curriculum prepares for university education and is not vocational
- Denmark: Bevis for Studentereksamen or Bevis for Højere Forberedelseseksamen
- England: 5 GCSEs (grades A-C) + 3 GCE A2s (grades A-C) (These must include Maths or Physics)
- Estonia: Gümnaasiumi lõputunnistus
- Finland: Ylioppilastuskintotodistus
- France: Baccalauréat Général or Baccalauréat Technologique
- Germany: Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife
- Greece: Apolytirio Eniaiou Lykeiou with a mean score of at least 10
- Hungary: Gimnáziumi Érettségi Bizonyítvány
- Iceland: Studentprof of the Mentaskoli
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India: Standard XII diploma (academic stream): All Indian Senior School Certificate (with marks ranging A (A1,2) or B (B1) in 5 subjects; Indian School Certificate with an average >75% in 5 subjects or in case of lower results with 1 year of full-time university/college education
- Indonesia: Sekolah Menengah Umum Tingkat Atas + 2 years of university/college education
- Ireland: Leaving certificate with at least 6 subjects: at least 2 subjects with grade C on higher level
- Israel: Te'ûdat Bagrut > 20 points and 4 to 5 credits for English and Mathematics
- Italy: Diploma di Superamento dell'esame di Stato conclusivo
- Japan: 2 years of university/college education
- Korea: secondary school diploma with a suitable study programme of sufficient level and university entrance exam: College Scholastic Aptitude Test.
- Latvia: Atestas pas visparejo videjo izglitibu
- Lithuania: Brandos atestatos
- Luxemburg: Diplôme de fin d'études secondaires
- Macedonia: secondary school diploma with a suitable study programme of sufficient level or 1 year of full-time university/college education
- Mexico: secondary school diploma, Bachiller, with a suitable study programme of sufficient level and 1 year of full-time university/college education or EXANI II
- Morocco: Baccalauréat + attestation de réussite from the first year in the same study or from the second year of the first cycle for other studies
- Moldavia: secondary school diploma with a suitable study programme of sufficient level or 1 year of full-time university/college education
- New Zealand: University entrance examination of the UEB with credits of 4 courses
- Norway: Vitnemal fra den vidergaende skolen
- Poland: Swiadectwo Dojrzalosci Liceum Ogolnoksztalcacego
- Portugal: Exames Nacionais do Ensino Secundário with a minimum score of 95
- Romania: Diploma de Bacalaureat, dated after 2005
- Russia: secondary school diploma with a suitable study programme of sufficient level and 1 year of full-time university/college education. Or an Attestat o Srednem (Polnom) Obshchem Obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Complete General Education) >80% or EGE.
- Scotland: SCE + 5 higher grades or Certificate of Sixth Year Studies (CSYS)
- Serbia: secondary school diploma with a suitable study programme of sufficient level or 1 year of full-time university/college education
- Slovakia: Vysvedceni O Maturitni Skusku provided curriculum prepares for university education and is not vocational
- Slovenia: Matura
- South Africa: Senior Certificate/Senoir Sertifikaat with 5 higher grades
- Spain: Título de Bachiller and proof of admission to a university in Spain
- Surinam: VWO-diploma
- Sweden: Slutbetyg gymnasieskolan
- Switzerland: Maturitätszeugnis / Certificat de Maturité / Attesto di Maturità
- Taiwan: 2 years of university/college education
- Turkey: Lise Diplomasi + 1 year of university education
- Ukraine: secondary school diploma with a suitable study programme of sufficient level or 1 year of full-time university/college education
- USA: High school with at least 4 AP's (Advanced Placement) with grade 3-5 or 1-2 year(s) of college
*Please note that our Central Student Deans decide if your education is sufficient and comparable to the Dutch VWO system.
This list is subject to change; no rights can be derived.