Admission and enrolment
Admission period
Dutch degree
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International degree, EEA student
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International degree, non-EEA student
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On this page you can find information on the admission requirements for the English-taught Bachelor's programme in International Business Communication at Radboud University.
Would you like to enrol in the current academic year? Then read further here.
Admission requirements
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If you have obtained a VWO-diploma, you automatically meet the language requirements.
Are you not directly admissible?
If you cannot be admitted automatically to the Bachelor’s programme of your choice, then you must have the digital admission process added to your enrolment procedure.
Following your request in Studielink, you will automatically receive an invitation to complete a digital questionnaire. Your answers to this questionnaire will then be assessed by the admission committee of the programme for which you have registered. The admission committee decides whether you can be admitted and what additional requirements will apply to you. Within approximately three weeks of submitting your questionnaire, the Admissions Office will inform you of the admission committee’s decision by e-mail.
You can apply for the Bachelor's programme in International Business Communication if you have a propaedeutics certificate from a University of Applied Sciences (HBO Propedeuse) obtained within one year and an average grade of at least 7,0 (out of 10). To prove sufficient English language proficiency, you need to have obtained English at vwo-level or submit an English language certificate.
If you are not fluent in Dutch you may seek admission via the regular admission procedure. We will evaluate your foreign diplomas and will let you know when there’s an option to fulfill any missing criteria in our admission statement.
Een colloquium doctum is een onderzoek naar de geschiktheid voor toelating tot een universitaire bacheloropleiding. Dit toelatingsonderzoek wordt ingesteld door de toelatingscommissie van de faculteit. Je kunt aan een colloquium doctum deelnemen als je 21 jaar of ouder bent en niet beschikt over een vereist diploma om toegelaten te worden tot de bacheloropleiding van je keuze.
Je moet een toets afleggen in vier vakken. Dit zijn in ieder geval Nederlands, Engels en Wiskunde. In welk vierde vak je een toets moet afleggen, wordt per aanmelding vastgesteld.
Het kan gaan om de volgende vwo-toetsen:
- German
- Economics
- French
- History
- Art subject
- Sociology
- Spanish
Vrijstellingsregeling
Als je voor vakken waarin je toetsen moet afleggen vwo-deelcertificaten bezit, krijg je hiervoor vrijstelling, maar je moet in ieder geval altijd één toets afleggen om toegelaten te kunnen worden.
Voorbereiding en toetsing
De faculteit/opleiding neemt zelf geen toetsen af en geeft ook geen cursussen ter voorbereiding op de toetsen. Aan de eisen van de opgelegde toetsen kun je voldoen door middel van een deelcertificaat op vwo-eindexamenniveau. Daartoe kun je een staatsexamen afleggen via de Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs (DUO).
Een staatsexamen bestaat uit twee onderdelen:
1. het centraal (schriftelijk) examen. Dit is identiek aan het centraal examen op reguliere scholen en wordt op hetzelfde moment afgenomen (mei/juni);
2. een college-examen. Dit is te vergelijken met de schoolexamens in het reguliere onderwijs. Het bestaat meestal uit een mondeling examen, soms aangevuld met een schriftelijk onderdeel. De staatsexamens VO worden afgenomen op diverse locaties, verspreid over het land. Bij inschrijving voor het staatsexamen kun je een voorkeur aangeven voor een van die locaties. Meer informatie kun je vinden op de website van DUO.
De vwo-vakinformatie is hier te vinden op.
Er zijn verschillende mogelijkheden voor de voorbereiding op een staatsexamen, de keuze is vrij. Er zijn instanties die zelfstudiemogelijkheden aanbieden, maar er worden ook diverse cursussen aangeboden die leiden tot een officieel vwo deelcertificaat (dit zijn cursussen inclusief het vereiste staatsexamen).
Voor Wiskunde kun je tevens terecht bij het Boswell-Bèta Onderwijscentrum in Utrecht. Meer informatie is te vinden op hun website.
Procedure/aanvraagformulier
Bij een Colloquium doctum behoort het doorlopen van een digitaal toelatingsproces tot jouw inschrijfprocedure. Je ontvangt deze automatisch na je inschrijving bij Studielink.nl.
Om je aan te melden voor de opleiding dien je een verzoek tot inschrijving in voor de bachelor via Studielink.nl. Geef bij de vraag over de vooropleiding aan dat je deze nog niet hebt behaald. Je kunt dan de stap ‘Vooropleiding toevoegen’ overslaan. Rond je aanmelding in Studielink af. Je zult binnen een week een uitnodiging krijgen om meer informatie te geven via een online vragenlijst (stap 5 in het reguliere toelating- en inschrijvingsprocedure). Vul bij de online vragenlijst bij de vooropleiding “colloquium doctum” in. Je inschrijving verloopt vervolgens via het reguliere proces.
Deadlines
In verband met de procedure en de voorbereiding op de toetsen adviseren we om de aanmelding in Studielink in te dienen tussen 1 oktober en 1 november, voor toelating tot het studiejaar dat in september daaropvolgend begint. We raden aan om de De extra online vragenlijst zo snel mogelijk na ontvangst in te vullen. Dit in verband met de aanmeldprocedure bij DUO voor het staatsexamen, die loopt van half oktober tot 31 december van elk jaar.
Er kunnen omstandigheden zijn waardoor geen deelcertificaten nodig zijn, dan kan de Facultaire toelatingscommissie afwijken van de bovenstaande regels.
Contactpersonen
Vragen over het colloquium doctum kun je richten aan de Facultaire Toelatingscommissie via toelatingscommissie [at] let.ru.nl.
If you have completed, or are about to complete a study programme abroad, then your diploma will be assessed on an individual basis in order to determine whether your previous education allows for admission. Should your diploma allow for admission, then you could be directly admissible or additional conditions may apply.
Please download and carefully consider the Admission Requirements English-taught Bachelor's Programme in International Business Communication to check whether you can be admitted directly or whether additional conditions may apply. This document also includes further information on the English Language requirements for all diplomas. If the pdf document does not list your diploma, or if you are not sure about the requirements, you can do the Radboud Eligibility Check by clicking the button below. The Eligibility Check will give you an indication as to whether or not you are eligible for admission.
In order to successfully complete the statistics courses in our programme, you will need a sufficient level in mathematics. You have a sufficient mathematics level if you have obtained or will obtain a diploma that is comparable to a Dutch VWO diploma with mathematics as one of the subjects in the final examinations in high school (≥ VWO Mathematics C).
If you do not meet this requirement, you should submit proof of sufficient education in mathematics. We accept, for example, the following certificates:
- VWO Mathematics C certificate from the James Boswell Institute (minimum passing grade 6 out of 10);
- CCVX certificate Math A (minimum passing grade 6 out of 10);
- SAT Mathematics test, total score ≥600;
- Online Mathematics Placement Test (OMPT), OMPT-A, OMPT-B or OMPT E with a minimum score of 55%.
Are you not sure whether or not you meet the mathematics requirements? Then please do not hesitate to contact the bachelor-arts [at] ru.nl (Admission Officer).
As the language of instruction in our programme is English, you will need sufficient proficiency in English.
This requirement is fulfilled when you obtain:
- a Dutch VWO-diploma;
- an International Baccalaureate diploma;
- a European Baccalaureate diploma, with at least the course English Language 2 or Language 1;
- a diploma equivalent to or higher than the Dutch VWO level by completing an English-taught educational programme at an institution in one of the member states of the EU/EEA, Australia, Canada, New Zealand or the United States, where the language of instruction has been English.
English language requirements do not apply to native speakers of English. You are considered to be a native speaker of English if you are from Australia, Canada (with exception of Quebec), Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom or the United States.
If you do not meet the language conditions mentioned above, you must satisfy one of the following minimum requirements:
- a TOEFL iBT total score of ≥80, all four sub-scores ≥20;
- an IELTS Academic (note: not IELTS online) overall score of ≥6.0, all four sub-scores ≥6.0;
- Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (CAE) or Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE), or Cambridge C1 Advanced or C2 proficiency with a mark of C or higher.
Foreign language proficiency
First year International Business Communication students must choose one foreign language. They can choose* from the following languages offered in the programme:
- English
- German
- French
- Spanish
* Please note that native speakers of English, German, French or Spanish cannot choose their native language as foreign language.
If you wish to take French or German as your foreign language of choice, you need to have (an equivalent of) a Dutch VWO-diploma with French or German in your programme. There are no entry requirements for Spanish, as the Spanish courses start at level zero.
Students who don't meet the language conditions mentioned above must satisfy the following minimum requirement:
- If you wish to take German: a Goethe-Zertifikat at CEFR level B2 or TestDaF at CEFR level B2-C1
- If you wish to take French: a Certificate DELF (junior) at CEFR level A2
For more information, please contact our bachelor-arts [at] ru.nl (Admission Officer).
Application procedure
To apply for a programme, you need to submit a request for enrolment in Studielink before the application deadline. Before you apply, please check the admission requirements and then follow the steps below.
Steps
Step 1: Submit your enrolment request via 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: A DigiD is required
You will need to have a DigiD to apply for a programme in Studielink. If you do not have your own DigiD, you will need to request one via www.digid.nl; you will need to do this well ahead of the enrolment 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, it is vital that all of your ‘To-do Actions’ in Studielink are 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 will 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 will need 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 at the email address that you provided in Studielink. You will need to log in to the questionnaire, and once you have completed it you will need to upload the requested documents. Please make sure that you complete the questionnaire and upload the documents as soon as possible after you have received this login information. Your application for admission will then be processed. The outcome of this step may be one of the following:
- You will be granted unconditional admission, which means that you can enrol in the study programme.
- You will be granted conditional admission: your admission decision contains the conditions that you will need to fulfil before definitive admission can be granted. You will then be able to enrol in the study programme.
- You will not be granted admission: your application will then be withdrawn from Studielink. You will receive further details by mail about why your application was rejected.
The details of this outcome will be forwarded to the email address that you provided in Studielink.
Have you completed the application procedure?
You can now enrol in the study programme.
Links
In order to apply 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, creating an enrolment application in Studielink, then uploading documents in OSIRIS Application.
Steps
Step 1: Create an enrolment application in Studielink
To apply for a Bachelor’s programme, you have to create an account and 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 created 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. After this period, if you have not submitted your application, it will be automatically cancelled.
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, we require you to upload it 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. Use the language and name in which the diploma is issued.
- RU Statement of Education form
If you have not graduated yet, we ask that you upload the RU 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 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 an officially recognised translator. Official 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, 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)
If you must provide an English language certificate, you are permitted to apply without it. 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.
- Nuffic Certificate (Chinese students only)
Chinese students are required to apply for a Nuffic Certificate regardless of the level and location of their previous education. The certificate is not required for the application, but if you are admitted to the programme, you will need this certificate by 1 June for the visa procedure. Find more information about it on the Study in Holland website.
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 are unconditionally admitted.
- You are admitted under certain conditions. There are conditions that you must first meet in order to enrol.
- You will not be admitted. Your application in Studielink will be withdrawn.
You will receive the outcome at the email address you entered in Studielink.
Have you been offered a place in the Bachelor's?
Congratulations! Then go to the enrolment procedure and follow the steps to enrol.
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Questions?
Please contact us via admissions [at] ru.nl.