Applicants who meet the criteria below and who have indicated in Studielink that they have or will obtain an IB diploma while submitting their request for enrolment, do not have to submit an application file in the application portal SIS to have their previous education assessed by the Central Admissions Office. These applicants are therefore also exempted from paying the application fee. Eligible students only have to request the International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO) to send us the digital results of their IB diploma as soon as possible after graduation and no later than 31 August.

For whom?

For EEA nationals with an application for one of the Bachelor’s programmes listed below.

• B Ancient Studies - English language track only
• B Archeology- English language track only
• B Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology - English language track only
• B English Language and Culture
• B European Studies - English language track only
• B Global Arts, Culture and Politics - English language track only
• B Global Communication Science
• B Human Geography and Planning - English language track only
• B Linguistics
• B Literary and Cultural Analysis
• B Media and Culture - English language track only
• B Media and Information
• B Political Science* - English language track only
• B Psychology* - English language track only
• B Sociology- English language track only

 * Political Science and Psychology are fixed quota programmes with selective admission requirements.

All other applicants will be invited to submit an application file.

English language proficiency

English needs to be an IB exam subject. If not, a valid English language proficiency test is required. Please submit your English test results through this contact form (select 'Admission').

Next steps

As an IB student you need to request the International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO) to send us the digital results of your IB diploma as soon as possible. We need to verify your diploma no later than 31 August. We do not need any other documents or a resume from you.

If you will obtain your IB diploma at the end of the current academic year, please use one of the following services for your final IB Diploma Programme results to be sent directly to the University of Amsterdam.

Before the release of results

If you make a request before July  (for May examination sessions) or January (for November examination sessions), you should contact your Diploma Programme coordinator to submit a request to IBO on your behalf for your results to be sent directly to the University of Amsterdam. The University of Amsterdam IB institute code is: 000602.

For more information, please visit the IBO website.

After the release of results

After the final examinations, IB graduates can request for their results to be sent directly to the University of Amsterdam using the form on https://rrs.ibo.org.

Graduates from previous years

If you have already obtained your IB diploma in a previous year, please request the International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO) to send us the digital results of your IB diploma as soon as possible and before 31 August. If you have already done so before, please notify us by using the Serviceportal (select 'Admission').

Certified hard copies

Although the University of Amsterdam prefers to verify your IB results digitally, it is also possible to send us certified hard copies of your IB diploma document and IB programme results document via regular mail. Please check Certified documents for more information on sending certified hard copies.

Any questions?

Visit uva.nl/application or contact us through the Central Student Service Desk