Language requirements

For the study programmes in English, a minimum English language proficiency level is required. You must prove your proficiency by submitting a test score from an approved English language test.

Proof of proficiency

To meet the language requirements, you must submit an English test score approved by Code of Conduct Higher Education, such as IELTS (Academic), TOEFL, Cambridge , TOEIC, Pearson PTE (Academic) or LanguageCert (Academic).

Please note: 

• The English test scores (except Cambridge) that are more than two years old at the start of the programme will not be accepted.

• We do not accept online language certificates, like ‘IELTS online’ or ‘TOEFL iBt Home edition’. (We only accept TOEFL iBT Home Edition for exceptional circumstances, these will be submitted internally for review)

The general English criteria are:

• Bachelor: IELTS 6.0. Some Bachelor programmes require minimum subscores. For subscore requirements, please check (the website of) the study programme.
• Master: IELTS 6.0. Some Master's programmes apply stricter scoring criteria. For (subscore) requirements, please check (the website of) the study programme

Language Test Scores

This table is not meant to mutually compare language tests and/or scores. It is only meant to formulate the minimum scores for the accepted language tests referred to for the admission of international students.

 * please check te website of the study programme for stricter requirements 

Admission to the Bachelor's programmes

• All language scores must contain four subjects: reading, writing, listening and speaking
• TOEFL score: Please indicate Hanze University of Applied Sciences to check your TOEFL score from ETS in your test taker profile; the institution code is 2165
• Cambridge score: For verification of your results, please share your results from Cambridge with the Hanze University to check your results

Admission to the Master's programmes

Please check the study programme of your choice for stricter scoring criteria.

English proficiency exemptions

There are reasons you may be exempt from submitting an English language proficiency test. For applying to a Bachelor's programme these are:

• You have obtained your secondary education diploma in a country that has been included in the following diploma list.
• You have a havo-/ vwo- / mbo 4-diploma.
• You have obtained a diploma from Curacao, Aruba, Saint-Martin or Suriname.
• You have obtained a diploma at an English-taught institution within the European Economic Area (EEA) and you can prove that the education you have received there was full time English-taught (you must be able to provide a statement from the school, signed and stamped, confirming that the medium of instruction and examination of your prior education was entirely in English)
• Your prior education was English-taught and you have obtained a diploma in one of the following countries: Australia, Canada (English speaking part), Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
• You have obtained an International Baccalaureate or European Baccalaureate

For applying to a Master's programme: please check the (the website of) the study programme of your choice for information about possible exemptions from the English language proficiency test.