The entrance examinations will take place in May and June. You can download a schedule with dates of the examinations around april 2012 here. Please note that there might be changes in dates, so check with the Education Administration  if the dates that are in the schedule are still right.
Admission Procedure 2012-2013.

Tuition Fee for EU/EEA Bachelor students
The tuition fee is €1.771 for the upcoming study year 2012-2013.

Tuition fee for NON-EU/EEA Bachelor Students
NON-EU/EEA students who are admitted to the bachelor program of Prince Claus Conservatoire are entitled to a guaranteed Hanze Scholarship of €5.700 euro per year (for a maximum of 4 years, depending on sufficient study progress). The tuition fee for NON-EU/EEA students is €7.500 per year.
The Dutch Immigration Service (IND) requires a bank guarantee of €9.700 proving that you are able to support yourself financially during your study.
Hanze UAS needs to receive this amount on the university’s bank account. The financial guarantee will be used to pay your initial costs, such as tuition fees, housing, insurance and immigration costs. The remainder of the financial guarantee will be returned upon arrival.
If you are applying for our Masters Program, please click here for information on tuition and procedures.
For more information on our immigration procedure please click here.

Skype audition for non-European students
If you are a non-European student you can ask for an audition on DVD. Your dvd-audition will/can be followed by a skype-audition. The content of the skype-audition will be based on the dvd.  With these two auditions the head of the department will make a decision about your admission. Download the DVD Requirements:  Audition on DVD 2010 (pdf). 
PLease send your files as follows:
- Save all your material in one folder and make it a .zip file. The name of this document should consist of: your full name + 'application' + name of the instrument + "classical" or "jazz". For example: Joe Philips_application_piano_jazz.zip
- Send the file via a website like WeTransfer.com or YouSendIt.com to the following email address: AdmissionPCC@org.hanze.nl 
 
English study programme and language skills
The study programme of the Jazz department and the classical department are offered in the English language. In order to be admitted to the first year, a demonstrable English language skill level IELTS 5 is required. This corresponds to a TOEFL score of 500, or a CEF score B2. For a number of educational units in years 2, 3 and 4, an IELTS level 6 is an entry requirement. During the intake procedure, the conservatoire determines the foreign students’ English language skill level through a test. Students with a skill level lower than IELTS 5 are expected to take part in an English language course before entering our school. Courses are offered by the Centre for Language and Culture at the Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, but we strongly advise you to start achieving IELTS 5 in your home country.

Application for an entrance exam
The application consists of two parts, firstly you have to send us some documents and secondly you have to apply for registration at the website Studielink (click on the English banner in the top left part of this site to go to the English page). We prefer to get your application before May 1, 2012. Only after we have received your documents and your Studielink registration, we can start planning an entrance exam for you.  For more information you can contact the Education Administration  at  +31-50 595 1312 /1314  or via e-mail  prinsclausconservatorium@org.hanze.nl.

*  Part 1:
You have to send the following documents to  the Education Administration  of the Prince Claus Conservatoire, Veemarktstraat 76, 9724 GA Groningen:

• 2 small pictures of yourself (passport photo)
• 25 euro's in cash, these are the costs for the administration
• 1 copy of your passport
• 2 copies of your highschooldiploma (one of the original and a certified translation of this diploma in English/German)
• 2 copies of your list of marks belonging to this diploma (one of the original and a certified translation of this list in English/German)
• a letter of motivation (for a description click here)
• composer, titel and sheetmusic of the program you will be playing during the examination
• we need to know whether we have to provide accompaniment for you or if you will bring your own. If you don't send any  sheetmusic we assume you will bring your own accompaniment. 

*  Part 2:
You can go to the website Studielink here to register.  The conservatoire will be contacted about your registration.  In Studielink you will receive a page of your own. You can monitor the progress of the enrolmentprocedure. Note that without registrating to Studielink you cannot be invited to the auditions.

International Student Office (ISO)
If you are a foreign student, please go to the site of the International Student Office. Here you will find all the information you need. Note that you still have to apply to the Prince Clause Conservatoire as well (part 1, above).