Additional requirements: Mathematics
In general, mathematics has to be included in the upper secondary education curriculum up until the final year and final examinations. The level of mathematics should be equivalent to at least the Dutch level of VWO mathematics: Wiskunde C. There are no further minimum grade requirements.
An alternative route to meet the mathematics entry requirement may be to complete one of the English taught mathematics courses and exams offered by the James Boswell Institute in The Netherlands. We will accept VWO certificates in mathematics A, B and C.
Additional requirements: English language proficiency
All non-native speakers of English are required to demonstrate sufficient proficiency in English. All students must be able to read textbooks, understand lectures, participate in classroom discussions and complete written assignments in English.
The requirement for sufficient English language proficiency can be met in the following ways :
- By completing English-taught secondary education in Australia, Canada (with the exception of Quebec), Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom or the United States of America;
- By obtaining an International Baccalaureate diploma in English;
- By obtaining a European Baccalaureate diploma, with the subject English as first or second language (minimum final score result: 6);
- By obtaining a French Diplôme du Baccalauréat Général with the Option Internationale du Baccaluréat (OIB), section britannique/américaine;
- By submitting a valid English language proficiency test certificate. Please see below for the approved tests and minimum scores.
If your diploma is not mentioned above, please consult the diploma calculator to see if your prior education exempts you from taking the English language proficiency test.
Minimum test scores
Test scores must also conform to the following guidelines:
- An official test score must be received before 1 April 2025 for non-EU/EEA students and before 1 May 2025 for EU/EEA students
- If you do not provide a test score before this deadline, you must have a test scheduled for a date which is before the deadline
- Your test score may not be more than 2 years old with respect to the start date of your programme
Taking the test
Be sure to plan your test on time; test dates fill quickly and it can take several weeks for you to receive your results. Applications without a sufficient score or with a test date after the deadline, will not be accepted.
Exemptions
These applicants are exempted from the English test:
- Applicants with a Dutch vwo diploma with a satisfactory result (min. 6 out of 10) for English.
- Applicants with 3 GCE A-levels and 3 GCSE O-levels.
- Applicants with the course English included in their final examination in one of these diplomas. The course must be passed with a satisfactory result.
- Applicants who have obtained a Dutch hbo bachelor diploma
- Applicants who have obtained a Dutch university propaedeutic exam or bachelor diploma
If the course English was included in your final examination of one of the following diplomas, you are exempted from taking an English Language test:
- International Baccalaureate
- European Baccalaureate (L1 or L2 with a 6.0 minimum)
- Austrian Reifezeugnis
- Belgian ASO (in the Flemish-speaking part of Belgium)
- Danish Studentereksamenbevis
- Estonian Gumnaasiumi Ioputunnistus
- Finnish Ylioppilastuskintotodistus
- German Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife (Abitur)
- Hungarian Matura Gimnaziumi Erettsegi Bizonyitvany
- Latvian Atestats par Visparejo Videjo Izglitibu
- Lithuanian Brandos Atestata
- Luxembourg Diploma de Fin d’Etudes Secondaires
- Norwegian Vitnemal
- Romanian Diploma de Bacalaureat
- Swedish Slutbetyg
- Slovakian Vysvedcenie o Maturitnej skuske obtained at a Gymnazium