English Language Proficiency

All exchange students need to submit an English proficiency test certificate. Please see below which English proficiency test certificates and test scores we accept.

For bachelor students

• IELTS Academic: overall score of 6, speaking score of 6, writing score of 5.5
• TOEFL iBT: overall score of 80, speaking and writing score of 20
• Cambridge English Advanced (CAE): overall score of C1 or C2, overall score of 169 (speaking 169 - writing 162)
• From our EU partners: CEFR test: overall score, speaking and writing score of B2

For master students

• IELTS Academic: overall score of 6.5, speaking score of 6, writing score of 6.5
• TOEFL iBT: overall score of 90, speaking 20 and writing score of 24
• Cambridge English Advanced (CAE): overall score of C1 or C2, overall score of 176 (speaking 169 - writing 176)
• From our EU partners: CEFR test: overall score, speaking and writing score of C1

Exemptions

Is your test result older than 2 years and officially not valid anymore? Are you a student in a fully English taught study programme? Please contact us: exchange.in.feb@rug.nl.

Native speakers of English do not need to submit an English proficiency test certificate. Please upload a copy of your passport instead.