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Admission requirements and regulations for exemptions

Admission requirements for students with a Dutch university Bachelor’s degree

In order to get admission to the Master’s programme of Molecular Life Sciences, you need a completed Bachelor’s degree in one of the following fields of science:

  • Molecular Life Sciences
  • An equivalent Molecular Life Sciences-related programme

The Examination Board will consider whether or not students have met the requirements that apply for admission to the Master's programme of their choice.

Admission requirements for students with a Bachelor’s degree from a Dutch University College or University of Applied Sciences (HBO)

In order to get admission to this Master’s programme, you need a completed Bachelor’s degree in HLO (Higher Laboratory Education) or comparable, in combination with a pre-Master’s programme. The pre-master is based on your particular Bachelor's programme. If the required pre-master's programme would exceed 50-60 EC you will generally not be admitted.

The Examination Board will consider whether or not students have met the requirements that apply for admission to the Master's programme in Molecular Life Sciences.

Admission requirements for students with a foreign Bachelor’s degree

  1. A completed Bachelor's degree in Molecular Life sciences or related area.

Entering the Master’s programme in Molecular Life Sciences requires a Bachelor’s degree in:

- Molecular Life Sciences

- An equivalent Molecular Life Sciences-related programme

Your degree has to be equivalent to a Dutch university diploma. The Examination Board will determine if an international student has the required knowledge to be admitted. The Examination Board will also indicate if the student is required to follow specific courses from the Bachelor's programme to eliminate possible deficiencies.

  1. A proficiency in English
    In order to take part in this programme, you need to have fluency in both written and spoken English. Non-native speakers of English* without a Dutch Bachelor's degree or VWO diploma need one of the following:
    • A TOEFL score of >575 (paper based) or >232 (computer based) or >90 (internet based)
    • An IELTS score of >6.5
    • Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (CAE) or Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) with a mark of C or higher

Regulations concerning exemptions

If you believe that you already master the material of one or more of the courses you may apply for (an) exemption(s) at the Examination Board. Based on your academic record they will then decide whether or not to grant the exemption(s). Whatever the outcome, your degree will have to contain 120 EC of new courses, meaning that you will have to do another course to make up for the exempted EC.