• Please carefully read all of the information below before you start your application through Studielink.
• You are advised to start the application procedure three to six months prior to the programme’s deadline because obtaining the necessary documents can require a lot of time.
• Be aware that learning Dutch may take up to a full academic year for complete beginners.
• Please note: to apply for an English-taught programme, you will need to follow the application procedure for English-taught programmes.

• Before you apply for enrolment in Studielink for a degree programme, you should check whether your diploma is sufficient to be admitted to a Bachelor’s programme at the University of Amsterdam.
• View the list of approved qualifications per country. 

• For many degree programmes, additional entry requirements may apply, such as a mathematics test or prerequisite courses.
• To check these additional requirements, select your study programme and check the requirements listed under Step 2 on the page ‘Toelating en inschrijving’.

Selection procedures 

Some programmes, with a limited number of places available, may have their own selection procedures. Find out more about fixed quotas and selection procedures.

If you are not a native English speaker, you will need to demonstrate English proficiency in order to be eligible for our English-taught programmes. Similarly, for Dutch-taught programmes, all non-native Dutch speakers should demonstrate sufficient proficiency.

Students must be able to read textbooks, understand lectures, take part in classroom discussions and undertake written work in English or Dutch (depending on the programme language). Non-native speakers of English are required to submit a valid English test score. The test must have been taken less than two years before the start date of the programme.

Minimum test scores

Exemptions

The following applicants are exempted from the English test:

• Dutch VWO diploma holders;
• Dutch four-year HBO degree certificate holders;
• Applicants with previous education from the countries on this list
• native English speakers (those who have obtained their diploma in Australia, Canada (with the exception of Quebec), Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom or the United States of America)
• Applicants doing an International Baccalaureate
• Applicants doing a European Baccalaureate with English as first or second language (minimum result: 6)

Applicants with a Dutch HBO-propaedeutic diploma can check their eligibility in the Enrolment Provisions.

Please note that the entry requirements for Selective programmes may vary, You can check the programme for more information.

Taking your English language test

• Take enough time to prepare for the test.
• Remember to take the test before the application deadline.
• If your score is insufficient, you can do a resit before the application deadline. However, you cannot be admitted to a programme if your test scores do not meet our requirements..

Test centres

• TOEFL (the code for sending your score report in online is 9011, University of Amsterdam)
• IELTS
• Cambridge

Dutch proficiency

Prospective students must be proficient in Dutch to start a Dutch-taught programme. You can choose to prepare for the NT2 Programme II Dutch language proficiency exam in your own country.

The following documents are accepted as proof of sufficient command of the Dutch language, and therefore exempt you from taking the language proficiency NT2 examination:

• Belgium: Flemish Community: Diploma van Secundair Onderwijs
• Germany: Abitur with Niederländisch as Prüfungsfach or Leistungsfach, University Zwischenprüfung Niederländisch
• Suriname: VWO diploma from Suriname, Propedeuse diploma (Anton de Kom Universiteit)
• Dutch professional education: MBO or HBO diploma
• Dutch primary and secondary education: primary school and three years in secondary school in the Netherlands with at least a grade of 6 on the final transcript
• Certificate Dutch as a Foreign Language (CNaVT): Profiel Academische Taalvaardigheid (PAT) and Profiel Taalvaardigheid Hoger Onderwijs (PTHO)
• The Netherlands Antilles and Aruba: VWO diploma or any diploma from a Dutch institute of higher education
• United Kingdom: British General Certificate of Education (GCE) with an advanced level (A-level) in Dutch, International GCE with First Language Dutch
•  Other diplomas: European Baccalaureate with Dutch as first or second language, International Baccalaureate with Dutch A at Higher Level (HL) or Standard Level (SL), International Baccalaureate with Dutch B at Higher Level (HL), Certificate of exemption given by the director of the Institute for Dutch Language Education (INTT) of the University of Amsterdam
• ITNA certificaat

If you do not possess any of the documents above, then you must take the Dutch as Second Language (NT2-II) state examination.

If you want to apply, please follow the application steps.