English language requirements

English language qualifications we accept:

IELTS
IELTS certificates (academic level) will be accepted with an overall score of 6.0 or higher for writing, reading, listening and speaking. Go to IELTS.org for more information on the test and test locations. Please note: At this time, the online IELTS test is not included in the Code of conduct for international students. Therefore, we cannot accept the online IELTS test as proof of the proficiency in English.

TOEIC
TOEIC certificates will be accepted with a minimum overall score of 670 for listening and reading and a minimum overall score of 290 for speaking and writing. Go to ETS.org for more information on the test and test locations.

TOEFL
TOEFL certificates (a TOEFL iBt 80 - Internet Based Test) will be accepted with a minimum overall score of 80 on reading, writing, listening and speaking. Go to ETS.org for more information on the test and test locations. You can temporarily take the TOEFL exam online. Find out whether this is a possibility in your country and go to the website for more information.

Cambridge
Cambridge certificates will be accepted with a Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (CAE), Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) or Cambridge First Certificate in English (FCE) with a minimum score C (169-172). Go to cambridge.org for more information on the test and test locations.

Havo/vwo - pass for English

Exemptions

You are exempted from proving proficiency in English if you:

• are a native speaker and have completed secondary education in one of the following countries: UK, Ireland, USA, Canada, Australia or New Zealand;
• have obtained a South African National Senior Certificate with a minimum score of 5 for English;
• have an European Baccalaureate with English as the medium of instruction and a minimum score of 6 for English; 
• have an International Baccalaureate with English as the medium of instruction and a minimum score of 4 for English; 
• have a GCE or GCSE with an A, B or C for English, examined by British examining boards such as Edexcel, Cambridge or OCR; 
• already have a diploma validation from Inholland University of Applied Sciences which confirms that your prior education meets our language standards.

To keep in mind

Your certificate must be less than two years old on 1 September. An exemption is made if you have successfully completed education in the English language in the past two years.