Application and admission for BSc Psychology

Register in Studielink

You must register in Studielink, the Dutch national registration system for higher education, and include the information below. Please do this correctly otherwise we will not be able to process your application.

• Make sure that you register for the correct program.
• The name of the Dutch Bachelor's program in Studielink is: 
  In Dutch: B Psychologie - Nederlandstalig
  In English: B Psychology - Dutch Program
• The name of the English Bachelor's program in Studielink is:
  In Dutch: B Psychologie - Engelstalig
  In English: B Psychology - English Program
• Add your personal details (including your full name) as stated in your passport.
• Enter an e-mail address that you use regularly. Tilburg University will send you important information via this e-mail address, so please check it regularly.
• For instructions on how to register via Studielink, please watch our video How to register in Studielink and read the Studielink Manual.

Registration for 2024-2025 opens on October 1, 2023. The Studielink application deadline is January 15, 2024 (23.59, CET time). 

Register in Studielink 

Please note: you must follow the application procedure in step 3 to be considered for admission. Registration in Studielink only is not sufficient. Both steps must be completed by the deadline stated above.

After your registration in Studielink (step 1), an application procedure follows for which you will need to upload a number of documents in our online application system OSIRIS Aanmeld. We recommend that you start collecting the required documents timely.

Please prepare the following documents in pdf format.

If you already have graduated:

1. Your diploma(s) and grade list(s) in the language in which they are issued.
2. An official translation of all documents, transcripts, certificates and grade lists if these are not already in Dutch, English, French or German.
3. The results of an English language test.  Please note that your application will not be assessed until you have provided your English language test results that meet our requirements. You must provide your English language test results by January 31, 2024 latest.
4. A copy of your passport or EEA national ID card. If you have dual citizenship, please upload both passports/ID cards.
5. If you are a non-EEA national and already live in the Netherlands: your Dutch residence permit (back and front).

If you have not graduated yet:

1. If you have not yet obtained your secondary school diploma and will obtain a non-Dutch diploma, you must upload the ‘Statement of Educational Institution’ in your application. This statement provides information we need to assess your eligibility for admission correctly.
   • Please download the Statement of Educational Institution and ask your School Counsellor/representative to complete it as requested, sign it and stamp it.
   • The completed Statement must then be scanned as a PDF document and uploaded in your application under ‘Additional Documents’.
   • The above applies to all applicants who will obtain a non-Dutch diploma. This also includes those with the Dutch nationality who will obtain an international diploma, such as an IB or EB diploma or a diploma that is issued by a school based in the Dutch Antilles or Surinam. 
2. Your official final grade list from the previous school year (2022-2023) in the original language.
3. Your most recent grade list from the current school year (2023-2024) in the original language.
4. An official translation (issued by a sworn translator or by your school) of all documents, transcripts, certificates, and grade lists if these are not already in Dutch, English, French or German.
5. The results of an English language test. Please note that your application will not be assessed until you have provided your English language test results that meet our requirements. You must provide your English language test results by January 31, 2024 latest. 
6. A copy of your valid passport or EEA national ID card. If you have dual citizenship, please upload both passports/ID cards.
7. If you are a non-EEA national and already live in the Netherlands: your Dutch residence permit (back and front).

Please note

• We only accept official grade lists, which have been signed and stamped by your school and/or your school's Study Advisor. A screenshot of your school’s digital environment where you can review your academic progress is not accepted.
• Incomplete applications cannot be processed. It is therefore important that you make sure that you have uploaded the correct documents mentioned above. 
• Tilburg University maintains the right to request certified copies (or originals) of the above documents during the admission process, if this is necessary to evaluate your application.

After you have registered in Studielink, you need to continue your application in OSIRIS Aanmeld, our online application system.

In addition to your Studielink registration, you are required to submit your application in our online application system OSIRIS Aanmeld. 

Within 24 hours of your registration in Studielink, you will automatically receive two e-mails from Tilburg University. Please also check your spam/junk inbox. 

• One e-mail contains your OSIRIS Aanmeld account details as well as information on how you can start your application in OSIRIS Aanmeld. If you have not received this e-mail within 48 hours of your registration in Studielink, please first check if you have completed the details of your prior education correctly. If you have not received this email after correction, please contact internationaladmissions@tilburguniversity.edu. 
• The other e-mail contains your Tilburg University account details (your student number and Tilburg University e-mail address). You will not need these details for your application, but please save them carefully, as you will need them at a later stage.

For instructions on how to apply via OSIRIS Aanmeld, please watch our video How to apply for a Bachelor in OSIRIS Aanmeld (07:00).

Make sure to upload the correct documents, or your application can not be processed. Details about the format and content of the required documents can be found in 'Step 2: Prepare your application documents'.

Some tips for your application:

• We recommend that you use Chrome as your web browser.
• If you want to upload a document with more than one page, scan each page of the document into one PDF.
• In order to assess your application, we only require the documents listed above.
• You do not have to complete your application in one go.  You can save your application and return to it later.

Submit your application before the deadline

Your complete application in OSIRIS Aanmeld must be submitted latest by January 31.

When your application is complete

When your application is complete, your application will be assessed to determine whether your academic background meets our admission requirements, based on your application documents.

• If your application does not meet our admission criteria, you will receive a letter via e-mail informing you that your application does not meet our requirements and that you cannot be admitted to the program. The application and selection process for you will not go further.
• If your application meets our admissions criteria, you will receive a confirmation via e-mail within 6 weeks. Additionally, you will timely receive an invitation and further instructions for the knowledge test and the motivation assignment.

For the Bachelor’s program in Psychology, it is required to participate in the selection procedure in order to qualify for a ranking number . After you registered for the Psychology study program in Studielink your application will be assessed. If your application meets our admissions criteria you will receive a provisional conditional admission letter.

If you received a provisional, conditional admission letter, you will receive an invitation for the knowledge test as well as for the motivation assignment between end January and end February including further information and instructions.

The  selection procedure consists of the following elements:

• A ) Average high school grade. 
• B ) A selection assignment consisting of a knowledge test. 
• C ) A selection assignment consisting of a motivation assignment. 

The selection assignments B (knowledge test) and C (motivation assignment) will be organized online and take place on March 7, 2024.  Furthermore, you will be informed about the exact time for the knowledge test via the invitation which may be expected between the end January and the end of February. 

Preparation for the (B) knowledge test and (C) motivation assignment

• You can prepare for the knowledge test by studying the study material which will be available about one week before the date of the knowledge test. More information and details will be provided both at this website and in the personal invitation (see above). 
• The study material is completely in English, irrespective of the language of the program for which you have applied. The study material will be provided in the same digital system which will be used for the knowledge test and the motivation assignment.
• The study material consists of literature and several video clips.
• Three psychology related topics are involved in the knowledge test. 
• The language of the knowledge test will be determined by the language of the program you have applied for. If you have applied for Psychology (English), the knowledge test will be in English. If you have applied for Psychology (Dutch), the knowledge test will be in Dutch. 
• For the motivation assignment no preparation can be done. The language for the motivation assignment will also be determined by the language of the program you have applied for.

Set-up of the ranking list

• The selection criteria A (Average high school grade) and B (knowledge test) are weighted in the ratio of 40-60% respectively. 
  In case of identical final scores of two or more candidates after applying selection criteria A and B, a ranking number will be assigned to each of these candidates based on their score on the knowledge test; that is, the order of the ranking numbers of these candidates will be determined by the level of their score on the knowledge test. In case no unique ranking number can be assigned to candidates by application of the foregoing, the order of the ranking numbers will be determined by the grade for the subjects English, Mathematics and Biology successively. 
• Criterion C will be used by the Selection Committee to differentiate between candidates to whom no unique ranking number could be assigned even after applying the above.  
• Based on the outcome of the selection, all candidates for both Psychology programs (Dutch and English) are jointly ranked by the selection committee according to the above selection criteria. This results in a list of ranking numbers, with a ranking number assigned to each candidate.

Announcement of ranking numbers

• On April 15, 2024 you will receive a message via Studielink about the ranking number assigned to you and whether you can directly accept the place (ranking number 1-700) or whether you will be on the waiting list (all ranking numbers above 700).
• If your ranking number is within the number of available places (there are 700 available places in total, for both the Dutch and the English-taught Psychology program), you will receive a proof of placement via Studielink on April 15, 2024.
  As soon as you have received your proof of placement, you must accept this via Studielink within 14 days. A proof of placement that has not been accepted on time will expire due to law. If a proof of placement expires, a proof of placement is granted to the next candidate who qualifies for this on the basis of their ranking number and to whom no proof of placement has previously been granted. 
• If your ranking number is above 700 and you are awarded a place at a later moment, you will be notified in this regard. You need to accept the place via Studielink within 14 days. Proof of placements for the academic year 2024-2025 will be issued until August 31, 2024.
• Please be informed that your ranking is unique and will not change, even when you are on the waiting list and you would be a awarded a place at a later moment.

More information regarding accept, await or reject a place can be found on the Studielink website.

The selection and admission procedure 2024-2025 is subject to the Selection and Admission Regulations Bachelor's in Psychology Tilburg University 2023-2024 that were adopted by the Executive Board of Tilburg University on June 19, 2023. 

Please note

• You can register for a maximum of two numerus fixus programs at the same time, for example Psychology Tilburg University + Psychology University Maastricht.
• You can register a maximum of two times for the selection procedure of the Bachelor's program in Psychology at Tilburg University. Selection results cannot be carried over to the next year.
• A candidate who does not accept his proof of placement has used one selection attempt. If he / she registers the following year, the entire selection procedure must be repeated.
• Should you have any questions regarding the selection procedure, please contact the Admission Coordinator Numerus Fixus: psychology-numerusfixus@tilburguniversity.edu