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Admission Requirements


Your classmates on the BA Liberal Arts and Sciences programme contribute in so many ways to the quality of your learning experience. Our admissions requirements ensure you get to learn alongside some of the most interesting, ambitious and globally-minded students around. And you might just be one of them.

All applicants must go through an application and selection procedure before joining the programme. This procedure ensures all students' backgrounds, profiles and ambitions meet our requirements. All applicants are assessed fairly and impartially using the same assessment criteria.

DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS

You are eligible to apply for the BA Liberal Arts and Sciences programme with a Dutch high school diploma at VWO level (all four profiles are eligible), or a foreign equivalent, such as the International Baccalaureate diploma or the German Abitur. Find out whether your non-Dutch diploma meets our requirements.

ENGLISH PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS

Because the Liberal Arts and Sciences programme is taught entirely in English, you may be required to demonstrate your proficiency in English by producing the results of a TOEFL test, an IELTS test or a Cambridge Proficiency Certificate. Required minimum scores are:

Test Minimum Score
TOEFL* 550 paper based
213 computer based
80 internet based
IELTS 6.0 overall band
5.5 on all parts
Cambridge Proficiency Certifiate pass

* The institutional code for TOEFL is 9860.

An English proficiency test is NOT required for students who:

  • Are native English speakers, i.e. citizens of, or have obtained their secondary education in English for at least three years in one of the following countries: Australia, Canada (with the exception of Quebec), New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland and the United States of America.

OR who have:

  • An English International Baccalaureate or European Baccalaureate diploma.
  • A Dutch VWO diploma.
  • A Dutch HBO propedeuse.
  • The German Abitur (with English as one of the examination subjects).

STUDENT PROFILE

We seek candidates for the BA Liberal Arts and Sciences who display:

  • Motivation and a broad range of interests.
  • Ambition and the desire for intellectual challenge and personal development.
  • An international mindset, and who can adapt to a truly multicultural classroom.
  • A high level of self-motivation and self-discipline.
  • An interest in participating in small-scale, interactive classes as well as lectures.
  • A passion for discussion and debate.
  • An interest in honing their ability to think critically and analytically.