Dutch HBO-Propedeuse (first year achieved at a University of Applied Sciences)
Holders of the Dutch HBO-Propedeuse certificate (abbreviation; HBO-P) are not directly admissible to a bachelor's programme of the University of Twente. Please see for your information the Dutch Education system provide by Nuffic.
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.
Note: the admission office reserves the right to make the final decision regarding the admissibility of your application. The admission requirements mentioned are for your information only.
Not the required subject or level?
If you do not have the required grade, subject or level, you can do an additional test(s). The University of Twente only accepts certificates from CCVX, James Boswell-Bèta or the Dutch so-called 'Staatsexamen'. The test must be passed with a positive result and should be taken before the deadline.
Please submit your application to the University of Twente before you make a reservation for one of the tests. The University of Twente assesses on individual bases whether or not you are eligible for such a test and inform you via email after a submitted application.
For the social sciences bachelor's programmes, we require VWO Mathematics A. For the technical bachelor's programmes, we require VWO Mathematics B. For the subjects Physics, Chemistry and/or Biology you have to take the VWO Level, there are no sublevels like Mathematics.
Admission requirements
The admission requirements for holders of the Dutch HBO Propedeuse (University of Applied Sciences) per Bachelor Programme are mentioned below. The requirements are always in combination with an HBO-Propedeuse.
please know that you can apply even though you have not yet completed your Propedeuse year