Our application portal Studielink will be open from 1 October 2021 till 15 January 2022. The application deadline for the Psychology Bachelor's programme starting in September 2021 has passed.

We offer 600 places.

Make sure you have completed your registration in Studielink.

1. The Central Student Administration will send you an email with a link to the application form within 1 or 2 days after your registration in Studielink. Please keep an eye on your inbox and do not forget to check your spam box.
2. Make sure you check the inbox that corresponds with the email address you filled out in Studielink.
3. You can also check your application form via https://myinfo.uva.nl/ 
4. Unable to log in? Activate your UvAnetID at id.student.uva.nl/user-activation/UVA/id

Note that the Student Desk Psychology cannot speed up the process of sending you the link to the application form. Please make sure you register on time. We recommend you start your application at least a couple of days before the deadline, in order to avoid complications or delay.

We are currently updating the entry requirements for 2022-2023. As of October 2021, these will be available on the website. 

All information about accepted diploma’s and grades can be found in the diploma calculator. If no specific grades are mentioned, you do not need to obtain specific grades to meet the entry requirements. You then only have to pass your exams to be eligible for admission.

Whether or not you meet the requirements is something we can check after having received your application. We do not do pre-checks of your curriculum to see whether you are eligible.

It is initially up to your judgement to see if you meet the requirements for the Bachelor’s programme in Psychology. We know this may be difficult being a student from another country. However, we can only evaluate your file once we have received your entire application.

Check the diploma calculator.

If you have a deficiency in mathematics, you are able to take an additional exam to make up the deficiency. An example of such an exam is the mathematics A exam of the James Boswell Institute or the Online Mathematics Placement Test OMPT-A. The required score is 75%. We do not accept SAT-scores. 

In order to be eligible, you have to meet the academic requirements as listed on the entry requirements page. Work experience can be an addition to, but no substitute, for the academic requirements.

We don’t have special entry requirements for mature students. Every student needs to meet the requirements to be able to participate in the selection procedure.

Students with an unfinished Bachelor's degree in Psychology from another Dutch university can submit a transfer request to see at what point in the programme they can be admitted to the UvA. In any case the first (propaedeutic) year has to have been completed to request a transfer. For more details please click on the link below. 

Please check if you have filled in all mandatory fields of the application form. 

You will receive a confirmation via MyInfo when we received your application. You can check your status yourself via MyInfo.

We use a standard application form that is used by several programmes of the UvA. There is no application fee for the Bachelor’s programme of Psychology, so you can ignore that message.

Selection round I

• Lecture day: Friday 11 February 2022
  • 17:00-22:00 hours*
• Test day: Saturday 19 February 2022
  • Between 11:00-15:00 hours*

or in 

Selection round II

• Lecture day: Friday 11 March 2022
  • 17:00-22:00 hours*
• Test day: Saturday 19 March 2022
  • Between 11:00-15:00 hours*

You cannot retake the selection test. You only have one selection attempt. 

You will receive your ranking number on 15 April 2022. 

We have 600 places. Anyone who receives an offer has 14 days to accept or decline the offer. If no action is taken after 14 days, the offer will expire. As soon as an offer is declined or expired, a place becomes available for a new student. Your ranking number does not change, so even with ranking numbers above 600 it is possible to get an offer.

Yes, we do accept a notary certified copy of your diploma. Watch the video for more information about submitting certified documents. 

Yes, the lectures, materials and exams are in English. The tutorials are offered in both English and Dutch.

For questions about tuition fees and payment, please contact UvA’s Central Student Service Desk (CSSD). Please read this page about tuition payment; should you have any further questions, you can contact the CSSD.

On the following page of the UvA you can find answers to frequently questions about your enrolment, tuition fees, admission, your UvA-net ID and many more.

Admissions office

If you have a question that is not listed in this FAQ, please email our Education Desk: Educationdesk-psy@uva.nl