Admission requirements

You need a certificate of secondary education. For example:

• Dutch havo or vwo certificate
• International Baccalaureate (DP & CP)*
• Abitur
• Fachhochschulereife
• Sekolah Menegah Atas (SMA)
• General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE-A level)
• Diploma de Bacalaureat
• Diploma di superamento dell’esame di stato conclusivo
• Título de Bachiller
• Diploma za sredno obrazovanie
• Świadectwo ukończenia liceum ogólnokształcącego or świadectwo dojrzałości

Your certificate is not mentioned here? No problem. Our admissions office decides if your prior education is sufficient.

*Haven't received your official IB diploma yet? You can give HAN University of Applied Sciences permission to verify your scores online on the IBO website. HAN's institute code is 035674.

To prove your proficiency in English, you have to do a language test. We accept:

• IELTS (academic) score of 6.0 or higher with no sub-scores below 5.0, speaking 6.0. One Skill Retakes are accepted.
• TOEFL iBT score of 4.5 or higher (exams taken before 21 January 2026: 80)
• Cambridge: FCE (score of 169 or higher) / CAE / CPE
• LanguageCert (academic) score of 65
• Pearson PTE (academic) score of 61
• TOEIC score of 865 for listening and reading and 335 for speaking and writing

Important: We only accept the English language tests listed above. No other tests are accepted. Home editions are also not accepted; your test must be taken at an official examination center. Tests should not be older than 2 years.  

Exemption to the language test

You don't have to do a language test if:

• You have completed one of these baccalaureate programs: International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IBDP), International Baccalaureate Careers-Related Program (IBCP) or European Baccalaureate (English Language 1 or 2)
• You completed your secondary or tertiary education in English in one of the following countries: Australia, Canada (not including Quebec), Ireland, New Zealand, U.S.A. or the U.K.
• You have one of the diplomas on this Nuffic list and English was part of the curriculum.

Some programs require specific subjects at secondary school. To see which ones, please check the Admission & finances page of the relevant bachelor program.

Matching is a required part of the application process. It helps you find out if the degree program really is a good "match" for you. For international students, it includes a short online interview.

A bachelor degree in the relevant field of study.

To prove your proficiency in English, you have to do a language test.

For the Master in Applied Molecular Sciences, International Social Work and Circular Economy we accept:

•  IELTS (academic) score of 6.5 or higher with no sub-scores below 5.5, 6.0 for speaking. One Skill Retakes are accepted.
• TOEFL iBT score of 5.0 or higher (exams taken before 21 January 2026: 90)
• Cambridge FCE (score of 176 or higher) / CAE / CPE
• LanguageCert (academic) score of 70
• Pearson PTE (academic) score of 63

For the Master in Engineering Systems and Applied Data Science we accept:

• IELTS (academic) score of 6.0 or higher, with no sub-scores below 6.0. One Skill Retakes are accepted.
• TOEFL iBT score of 4.5 or higher (exams taken before 21 January 2026: 80), no sub-score below 4.0
• Cambridge FCE (score of 169 or higher) / CAE / CPE
• LanguageCert (academic) score of 65
• Pearson PTE (academic) score of 61
• TOEIC score of 865 for listening and reading and 335 for speaking and writing

Important: We only accept the English language tests listed above. No other tests are accepted. Home editions are also not accepted; your test must be taken at an official examination center. Tests should not be older than 2 years.  

Exemption to the language test requirement

You don't have to do a language test if:

• You have completed one of these baccalaureate programs: International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IBDP), International Baccalaureate Careers-Related Program (IBCP) or European Baccalaureate (English Language 1 or 2).
• You completed your secondary or tertiary education in English in one of the following countries: Australia, Canada (not including Quebec), Ireland, New Zealand, U.S.A., U.K.
• You have one of the diplomas on this Nuffic list and English was part of the curriculum.

Please check the Admission & finances page of the relevant master program for  any additional requirements.

The level? Either B1 or B2 according to the CEFR.

Some exchange programs require you to be studying a particular subject. Or to have completed a certain number of ECTS credits or years of study. Please refer to the exchange program of your choice for further details.

The level? Either B1 or B2 according to the CEFR. 

Some short programs require you to be studying a particular subject. Please refer to the short program you’re interested in for further details.