Requirements, Application & Deadlines

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Saxion University of Applied Sciences eagerly awaits your arrival! To uncover details on deadlines, requirements, and your application journey, read this page and kickstart your application process.

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General Entry Requirements

There are two main general entry requirements: diploma and English language certificate. 

You must be admissible to higher education through a diploma with satisfactory results at least equivalent to the Dutch HAVO, VWO or MBO-4 for our bachelor programmes or must have obtained a Bachelor degree for our Master programmes.

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An English language certificate must not be older than 2 years from the desired study programme start date. Dutch language proficiency is not required for our English programmes. Accepted certificates include: 

  • IELTS Academic with a minimum overall score of 6.0. We do not accept the Academic IELTS Online certificate.
  • TOEFL Internet Based with a minimum score of 80 or TOEFL Paper Based with a minimum score of 550. Please note that we do not accept the MyBest scores of the TOEFL test as well as the TOEFL iBT Home Edition certificate.
    Make sure you add Saxion as a score recipient by using our institutional code 7533.
  • Cambridge English Language Assessment with a minimum score of 169 – First, Advanced, Proficiency. We would like to ask you to share your results online with Saxion so we can verify them. 
  • LanguageCert Academic with a minimum score of 65.
  • Pearson PTE Academic with a minimum score of 61.
  • TOEIC, both listening and reading with a minimum score of 670 and speaking and writing with a minimum score of 290.

You may be exempt from submitting an English language certificate. Find out more about exemptions via the button below.

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Qualifications are assessed by the Admission Officer based on provided documents, including diplomas, CV, letter of motivation, course description and a possible intake interview.

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Required Documents

Required documents differ per student / study programme. You'll be required to upload documents during the application process. If specific documents are missing, you will be informed via e-mail by Saxion. 

Deadlines

The deadlines differ per student depending on your nationality and the study programme you are interested in. Please check the deadlines here.

Application 

Ready to apply? Amazing! Watch the video on the top of this page to find out how or follow these steps: 

  1. Check the study programme you are interested in our course catalog. 

  1. Click on the pink button ‘Apply now’ to start your application. 

  1. You will be directed to Studielink or the Saxion portal. 

  1. Make sure to follow the steps as instructed.

  1. Thank you for your application! We will review your application shortly and inform you via e-mail about the outcome.

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