Admission

Dutch applicants with the subject clusters Culture & Society, Economics & Society, Nature & Health and Nature & Technology qualify for automatic admission. Some students who have completed MBO level 4 may also apply. For further details, see the information about studying after MBO.

The Admission Office needs a copy of your diploma and transcript for the official diploma evaluation. You have to pass an English language test and an interview may be part of your admission procedure.

The minimum admission requirements for entrance are:

A (senior) secondary school diploma

• International Baccalaureate or European Baccalaureate Diploma
• China: senior middle school diploma
• Germany: Abitur (Zeugnis der Allgemeine Hochschulreife) or Fachhochschulreife
• UK: 6 subjects with a minimum of 4 GCSEs/IGCSEs with A, B or C grade AND 2 A/AS levels
• France: Baccalaureat
• Switzerland: Maturitatszeugnis
• Italy: Diploma di Maturità
• USA: high school diploma with college preparatory programme
• General: a Matriculation Certificate

Students with a relevant Dutch diploma (HAVO, VWO, 21+ or MBO4) do not need to take additional English tests. However, students with different qualifications will have to provide a result from an internationally recognized test of English.

• IELTS: minimum score 6.0
• TOEFL: minimum score 550 (213 computer-based, 80 internet-based)
• Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (CAE): minimum score Grade C scale 180-184
• Cambridge First Certificate (FCE): minimum score Grade B scale 173 - 175 or Grade C scale 169 - 172

For Chinese students, it is obligatory to present an IELTS test result.

All other students may choose between IELTS and TOEFL.

You may be granted exemption from the English language test based on your diploma. Read more information about our language requirements.

Non-native German speakers need a Goethe Zertifikat, level B1, unless they have successfully passed a Dutch secondary school exam in the subject. Are you unsure whether your German is at the right level? Please contact the Customer Contact Center. You can also contact the intake coordinator directly: Judith Ploszynski. They can point you in the right direction.

Students living in the Netherlands (including non-Dutch nationals) can enrol via Studielink (in English, Dutch and German). You can apply for student grants and loans via Studielink as well. For this, you need a DigiD log-in code, which takes up to five days to obtain. Make sure you're enrolled before this programme's application deadline.

Are you an international student? Please visit our international website for all relevant information about admission to a bachelor's programme.

Before enrolling, you are welcome to ask for an intake interview with the intake coordinator. During this conversation you will discuss your wishes, motivation, ambitions and experiences, which will be placed in the context of the degree programme. This way, you can gain a better understanding of your options within the part-time Teacher Education programme (grade-two, higher vocational education level). If you have any questions, feel free to contact the intake coordinator for this programme directly via: jenny.duplessis@hu.nl.

Are you 21 or older? In that case, you’re welcome to enrol in this programme even if you don’t meet the above-mentioned admission requirements. However, you will have to pass the 21+ admission test first. You can register for this test after enrolling for the programme itself via Studielink.

All of the programmes at HU University of Applied Sciences are tested and approved by the Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO).