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Admission period with non-Dutch degree and nationality EU/EEA country
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Admission period
Please select your previous education to view the admission periods.Admission period with Dutch degree and nationality non-EU/EEA country
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Apply by 1 May at the latest if you want to participate in the (SSH&) housing lottery. If you’re not participating in the housing lottery, you can apply up to and including 1 July.
Admission period with non-Dutch degree and nationality non-EU/EEA country
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Apply by 1 May at the latest if you want to participate in the (SSH&) housing lottery. If you’re not participating in the housing lottery, you can apply up to and including 1 July.
Dutch degree
Admission requirements
- Culture and Society
- Economics and Society
- Science and Health
- Science and Engineering
A vwo diploma allows for admission. For vwo profile Culture and Society we require Mathematics A or B. All other vwo profiles allow for direct admission.
Students who apply with a degree obtained at a university of applied sciences in the Netherlands (HBO Propaedeutic certificate or HBO Bachelor’s degree) are admissible provided that they meet additional requirements for mathematics and English by 31 August. You do not need to have met these requirements upon applying for our programme.
Mathematics requirements
If you did not take mathematics as a final exam subject, you are not admissible to our programme. If you did take mathematics as a final exam subject but your results are insufficient, you can supplement this deficiency through taking one of the following mathematics tests:
- OMPT: an Online Mathematics Placement Test certificate (OMPT-E or OMPT-D) with a minimum score of 55%;
- SAT: an SAT with a minimum score of 600 (out of 800) points on the mathematics section;
- CCVX: a VWO Mathematics A or B certificate (Dutch only) with a minimum final grade of 6 out of 10;
- Boswell-Bèta Institute: a James Boswell Access Exam in VWO Mathematics A or B with a final score of 5.5 out of 10.0.
Note that the notational differences (6 out of 10 vs. 5.5 out of 10.0) between CCVX and the Boswell-Bèta Institute do not indicate a stricter pass requirement for CCVX; both represent the same minimum pass requirement.
English language requirements
Students who are enrolled in a 100% English-taught HBO programme already meet the English language requirement for our programme. For all other students, the English language requirement can be fulfilled with a sufficient certificate from the following test providers:
- TOEFL iBT certificate with a total score of at least 80, and all four sub-scores at least 20;
- IELTS Academic test certificate with an overall score of at least 6.0, and all four sub-scores at least 6.0;
- Cambridge C1 Advanced with overall score ≥169 and all subscores ≥169;
- Cambridge C2 Proficiency with overall score ≥180 and all subscores ≥169.
Note that the TOEFL Home Edition and the IELTS Online are not accepted.
The colloquium doctum consists of meeting the requirements for mathematics and English, for which the deadline is 31 August.
Mathematics requirement
The tests that are accepted and the minimum passing scores are listed below. Please note: certificates of attendance or registration do not suffice.
- CCVX: a VWO Mathematics A or B certificate (Dutch only) with a minimum final grade of 6 out of 10;
- Boswell-Bèta Institute: a James Boswell Access Exam in VWO Mathematics A, B, or C with a final score of 5.5 out of 10.0.
For candidates in the colloquium doctum entrance route, the Admissions Board does not accept OMPTs or SATs.
English language requirement
The English language requirement can be fulfilled with a sufficient certificate from the following test providers:
- A certificate in VWO English language and literature (Engelse taal en literatuur) from DUO or VAVO;
- TOEFL iBT certificate with a total score of at least 80, and all four sub-scores at least 20;
- IELTS Academic test certificate with an overall score of at least 6.0, and all four sub-scores at least 6.0.
- Cambridge C1 Advanced with overall score ≥169 and all subscores ≥169;
- Cambridge C2 Proficiency with overall score ≥180 and all subscores ≥169.
Please note that the TOEFL Home Edition and IELTS Online are not accepted.
Non-Dutch degree
Admission requirements
If you have completed or will complete a study programme outside of the Netherlands, your previous education will be assessed on an individual basis to determine whether the level is sufficient. If the level of your previous education is assessed as sufficient, you are considered admissible.
Diploma-specific requirements
To see whether you may be admissible, please fill out the Eligibility Check form by clicking the button below. The Eligibility Check gives you an indication as to whether or not you are eligible for admission.
Note that the Eligibility Check offers a useful but non-binding indication; no rights can be derived from the results.
For more extensive, diploma-specific admission requirements, please consult our separate diploma-specific admission requirements document (see below).
Mathematics requirement
If you are not taking or did not take mathematics as a final exam subject in high school, you are not admissible to our programme. If you did take mathematics as a final exam subject but your results do not meet our grade requirements, you can supplement this deficiency through taking one of the following mathematics tests:
- OMPT: an Online Mathematics Placement Test certificate (OMPT-E or OMPT-D) with a minimum score of 55%;
- SAT: an SAT with a minimum score of 600 (out of 800) points on the mathematics section;
- CCVX: a VWO Mathematics A or B certificate (Dutch only) with a minimum final grade of 6 out of 10;
- Boswell-Bèta Institute: a James Boswell Access Exam in VWO Mathematics A or B with a final score of 5.5 out of 10.0.
Note that the notational differences (6 out of 10 vs. 5.5 out of 10.0) between CCVX and the Boswell-Bèta Institute do not indicate a stricter pass requirement for CCVX; both represent the same minimum pass requirement.
English language requirement
Your level of English needs to be sufficient in order for you to succeed in the programme. If your previous education has not sufficiently prepared you in this area, the AI Admissions Board will require you to pass an English language proficiency test before the enrolment deadline of 31 August 2025.
The English language requirement can be fulfilled with a sufficient certificate from the following test providers:
- TOEFL iBT certificate with a total score of at least 80, and all four sub-scores at least 20;
- IELTS Academic test certificate with an overall score of at least 6.0, and all four sub-scores at least 6.0;
- Cambridge C1 Advanced with overall score ≥169 and all subscores ≥169;
- Cambridge C2 Proficiency with overall score ≥180 and all subscores ≥169.
Please note that the TOEFL Home Edition and IELTS Online are not accepted.
For further information on international secondary education qualifications that satisfy the English language requirement, please refer to the diploma-specific admission requirements document that is listed below.
Application procedure
You must first make sure you meet the admission requirements of the Bachelor's programme you would like to apply for. To apply for a programme, you need to submit an enrolment application in Studielink before the application deadline and then follow the steps below.
Steps
Step 1: Submit an enrolment application in Studielink
You can apply for the Bachelor’s programme at Radboud University via Studielink. You can apply for a programme for the following academic year from 1 October onwards.
Please note: make sure you have a DigiD
You need to have a DigiD to apply for a programme in Studielink. If you do not have your own DigiD, you must request one via digid.nl; you will need to do this well before the application deadline. It usually takes five working days before you have received your activation code for your DigiD. If you do not live in the Netherlands or you still have to move here, you will not be able to use a DigiD and you will have to use your username and password to log in to Studielink.
Step 2: Follow up on your ‘To-do Actions’ in Studielink
After you have applied, all of your ‘To-do Actions’ in Studielink must be carried out in good time. So, keep a close eye on your emails (including the ones in your spam inbox).
Step 3: Take part in the Study Compatibility Check
You will be sent the login details for completing a digital questionnaire via the email address that you provided in Studielink. This questionnaire is part of the Study Compatibility Check, which is a final check to see if your expectations about the study programme are realistic and if you understand what we expect from you as a student.
Step 4: Keep an eye on your inbox
Once Radboud University has received your application, we will check to see whether you are directly admissible to the Bachelor’s programme for which you have applied. You will then receive one of the following results by email:
- You will be granted unconditional admission, which means that you can enrol in the study programme.
- Your previous education needs to be assessed by the Admissions Committee, which means that you will need to proceed to Step 5.
Step 5: Complete the digital questionnaire (but only if your previous education needs to be checked by the Admissions Committee)
If your previous education needs to be assessed by the Admissions Committee, you will receive login details for a digital questionnaire, OSIRIS Application, at the email address that you provided in Studielink. You will need to log in to the questionnaire. You have 56 days to upload your documents and submit a complete application. If you have not submitted your application after this period, it will be automatically cancelled. Please note that if you apply close to the deadline, you will have fewer than 56 days. Your application for admission will then be processed. There are three possible outcomes:
- You will be unconditionally admitted, which means that you can enrol in the study programme.
- You will be conditionally admitted: your admission decision contains the conditions that you will need to fulfil before you will be able to enrol in the study programme.
- You will not be admitted: your application will then be withdrawn from Studielink. You will receive further details by email about why your application was rejected.
The details of this outcome will be sent to the email address that you provided in Studielink.
Have you been admitted?
Go to the enrolment procedure and follow the steps to enrol.
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Application procedure
You must first make sure you meet the admission requirements of the Bachelor's programme you would like to apply for. The application procedure then consists of two steps: first, submitting an enrolment application in Studielink, then uploading documents in OSIRIS Application.
Steps
Step 1: Submit an enrolment application in Studielink
To apply for a Bachelor’s programme, you have to create an account and submit an enrolment application in Studielink (the national online registration system for Dutch universities). First you will be asked to fill in your previous education, then select the programme you wish to apply for in the list that appears.
Step 2: Upload documents in OSIRIS Application
After you have submitted an enrolment application in Studielink, you will receive an email with personal login details for OSIRIS Application. You have 56 days to upload your documents and submit a complete application. If you have not submitted your application after this period, it will be automatically cancelled. Please note that if you apply close to the deadline, you will have fewer than 56 days.
You will be asked to upload the following documents:
- Scan of valid passport (personal details page only) or European ID card
- Diploma
If you have graduated and received your diploma, you are required to upload it (signed and stamped) to your application. If you have graduated but have not received your diploma or if you have not yet graduated, you can indicate this in the application form. In OSIRIS Application, please list the full, official name of the diploma that you have or will receive. Please use the language and name in which the diploma is issued.
- Radboud Statement of Education form
If you have not graduated yet, we ask that you upload the Radboud Statement of Education form (found at the bottom of this page) that has been completed by you or your school. This form will give Radboud University a more complete overview of your education.
- Transcript of grades
Upload a signed and stamped transcript of grades for the past two years. Please also upload transcripts and diplomas from any post-secondary education that you have studied or are still studying.
- Sworn translations of diploma and transcript of grades
Translations need to be made by a legally sworn translator. Certified translations are not required if your diploma and transcript are originally in Dutch, English or German. If your school provides English versions of your documents, please upload those along with versions of the documents in the original language.
- Personal Statement
Your personal statement should contain, at least, a brief description of why you have chosen this specific Bachelor's programme and how it fits your previous education.
- Overview of education/experience
Please upload an overview that contains, in chronological order, information about your education and knowledge/experience acquired during an internship, training, or work; for example, a resume.
- Proof of English proficiency (see admission requirements)
A sufficient level of English language proficiency is required. You can apply without an English language certificate. However, if you are admitted to the programme and a language certificate is listed as a requirement in your admission email, you will be required to provide proof of proficiency before the enrolment deadline.
Step 3: Admission decision
Your request for admission will then be processed. Within approximately 3 weeks after you have submitted the digital questionnaire. Student Admissions will inform you by email about the admission decision. There are three possible outcomes:
- You will be unconditionally admitted, which means that you can enrol in the study programme.
- You will be conditionally admitted: your admission decision contains the conditions that you will need to fulfil before you will be able to enrol in the study programme.
- You will not be admitted: your application will then be withdrawn from Studielink. You will receive further details by email about why your application was rejected.
The details of this outcome will be sent to the email address that you provided in Studielink.
Have you been admitted?
Go to the enrolment procedure and follow the steps to enrol.
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Questions?
Please contact us via admissions [at] ru.nl (admissions[at]ru[dot]nl).