Admission Requirements
As the Netherlands has a binary higher educational system there are two different kinds of bachelor’s degrees. If you complete the first year completely and successfully (obtain the 60ECTS) of a bachelor’s degree at an University of Applied Sciences, you will get the so-called HBO-Propedeuse (HBO-P) certificate, with this certificate you can apply for a bachelor’s degree at the University of Twente.
The University of Twente closely reviews all applications individually due to their distinctive nature. Therefore, the only way to determine admissibility is by submitting an official application for enrolment via Studielink and providing all required documents in Osiris. After you have done so, you will be informed about your admissibility via email.
Not the required grade, subject or level?
If you do not have the required grade, subject, or subject level, you might be eligible to do an additional test(s) if your overall level is equivalent to the Dutch VWO-Level. The University of Twente only accepts certificates from CCVX, James Boswell-Bèta* (both online and physical tests from James Boswell-Bèta are accepted, contact them about the online possibilities), or the Dutch 'Staatsexamen'. The OMPT and Korteweg-de Vries tests are not accepted by the University of Twente.
The test must be passed with a positive result and should be taken before the application deadline (check the deviating deadlines for the bachelor's programme in Technical Medicine). Please submit your application to the University of Twente before you make a reservation for one of the tests (to prevent possibly unnecessary costs). The University of Twente assesses on individual bases whether you are eligible for such a test and inform you via email after a submitted application. You can continue your application the first time by answering with ‘No, I still have to complete a *subject* test’ if you are unsure if you meet the additional admission requirements. You will get additional questions about uploading a reservation, which you can skip as they are not mandatory. After submitting your application, you will be informed via email.
The Netherlands has different Mathematics subjects. For the social sciences bachelor's programmes, VWO Mathematics A is required. For the technical bachelor's programmes, VWO Mathematics B is required. For the subjects Physics, Chemistry and/or Biology you have to take the VWO Level, there are no sublevels like Mathematics.
*Starting December 2024, James Boswell-Bèta will only provide a digital certificate, which the University of Twente can verify online. Certified photocopies will no longer be needed. Please note that this update may not yet be reflected in your (conditional) admission letter due to the transition period. However, once you have received the digital format, no certified photocopies will be required. If you have the previous format, a certified photocopy is still required.
Documents required for application
Already graduated?
Please upload your high school diploma certificate and official final transcript of records in the original language. When the original language is not English, Dutch or German, please upload an official translation into English/Dutch as well. There will be a new question if you have or will obtain an additional degree, which should be the HBO-P certificate.
Please upload your official final HBO-P certificate and the official final transcript of records. In addition, make sure to upload course descriptions. Keep in mind that we do not accept an upload of your transcript of records. This document can be an official document from your institution, but you are also allowed to make the document yourself. Each description should include the title (the same as in the transcript of records), a course summary (a brief description of the main areas that are covered during the course), and the books that you have used during the courses.
Not graduated yet?
Please upload your high school diploma certificate and official final transcript of records in the original language. When the original language is not English, Dutch or German, please upload an official translation into English/Dutch as well. There will be a new question if you have or will obtain an additional degree, which should be the HBO-P certificate.
Please upload your most recent transcript of records till the moment of applying. The transcript of records should show all the courses of the first year, including the courses yet to be obtained. Preferably upload the transcript of records after the first half-year, so the first obtained 30 ECTS are visible. In addition, upload the course descriptions, keep in mind that we do not accept an upload of your transcript of records. This document can be an official document from your institution, but you are also allowed to make the document yourself. Each description should include the title (the same as in the transcript of records), a course summary (a brief description of the main areas that are covered during the course), and the books that you have used during the courses. Finally, please also upload a document in which you state whether you will obtain your HBO-P (first year, 60ECTS) before September when you want to start your bachelor's study at the University of Twente.
Admission requirements per bachelor's programme
You are not directly admissible with an HBO-P certificate to a bachelor's programme of the University of Twente. Additional tests may be required, a minimum required CGPA may be required and the HBO-P programme should be relevant to the chosen bachelor’s programme. Since there are a lot of different HBO-P programmes every application will be individually reviewed if it is relevant to the chosen bachelor’s programme.