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Preparatory Year

The Preparatory Year is offered by the Alfa-college and is designed for Dutch-speaking foreign students like higher educated asylum seekers and refugees, pursuing a higher education programme in Groningen.
The programme of this year is set out on the website of the Alfa-college (in Dutch).

* Please note!

You can skip the step 'Add previous education' when creating your Studielink account. The UG will receive a signal from Studielink that you have no prior education and will inform you about the possibilities for doing a 21+ test / colloquium doctum.

If you already filled in  your prior education in Studielink, it is not possible to change this to colloquium doctum. In that case, contact the Admissions Board if you want to apply for a colloquium doctum.

Entry requirements

Bachelor programme

Conform

Dutch VWO-profiel

Natuur en Gezondheid

or

Conform

Dutch VWO-profiel

Natuur en Techniek

Biology*

Pharmacy*

English (Engels)

Mathematics (Wiskunde A of B)

Chemistry (Scheikunde)

Biology (Biologie)*

Physics (Natuurkunde)

English (Engels)

Mathematics (Wiskunde B)

Chemistry (Scheikunde)

Biology (Biologie)*

Physics (Natuurkunde)

Life Science and Technology

(Applied) Physics

Biomedical Engineering*

Chemistry

Chemical Engineering

Astronomy

English (Engels)

Mathematics (Wiskunde B)

Chemistry (Scheikunde)

Biology (Biologie)

Physics (Natuurkunde)

English (Engels)

Mathematics (Wiskunde B)

Chemistry (Scheikunde)

Physics (Natuurkunde)

Computing Science*

Applied Mathematics

Industrial Engineering and Management

English (Engels)

Mathematics (Wiskunde B)

Chemistry (Scheikunde)

Biology (Biologie)

English (Engels)

Mathematics (Wiskunde B)

Chemistry (Scheikunde)

Physics (Natuurkunde)

Artificial Intelligence*

English (Engels)

Mathematics (Wiskunde A or B; preferably Wiskunde B)

Chemistry (Scheikunde)

Biology (Biologie)

English (Engels)

Mathematics (Wiskunde B)

Physics (Natuurkunde)

Chemistry (Scheikunde)

* Please note! The Bachelor programmes in Artificial Intelligence, Biomedical Engineering and Computing Science have a numerus fixus (fixed quota). Prospective students should apply before January 15th, 2024 due to the numerus fixus procedure. The admissions procedure is independent of the selection procedure. Information about the selection procedure can be found here.

English proficiency

Proficiency in English is an admission requirement for all English taught degree programmes. You will need to submit proof of proficiency in English as part of the application process. You are exempted for taking an English language test if you can prove that your level of English proficiency is equivalent to Dutch pre-university level (VWO). Check this website to find out which certificates are accepted as well.

Procedure

Apply for the BSc programme before May 1st through Studielink, this application is a request for registration.

Please note! Also apply for admission by the Admissions Board Bachelorprogrammes FSE before May 1st by filling out the 'Admission request'.

Within six weeks the Admissions Board will have assessed your application and inform you about the decision.

If required, you will have to take additional entrance exams.

Complete your file, before 31 August, by sending verified documents of your diploma's, transcripts and, in case of entrance exams, additional certificates by regular mail to the Admissions Board Bachelor programmes FSE, attn. Y. van der Weerd, Bernoulliborgh 9, 9747 AG Groningen.

If you have met all the entry requirements and completed your file, the Admissions Board will send you a decree of admission.

Complete your enrollment by following the registration procedure for a bachelor's degree.

Entrance exams

The admissions board does not offer entrance exams. You can take entrance exams at the Centrale Commissie Voortentamens or at the Boswell-Bèta Institute .

You need to prepare yourself for the exams.

You can also obtain VWO-certificates of the course(s) (also an option for English proficiency) at an institution for secondary education. These certificates can also be obtained in the region of Groningen at the Alfa College or Luzac College and distance learning, for example, LOI, NTI or NHA. You can also take the ‘Staats’ exam, but note that you need to sign up for ‘Staats’ exams before 31 December. VWO certificates from other institutions are not automatically accepted. Contact the Admissions Board if you want to take an exam elsewhere.

Please note! The mathematics tests offered by the Faculty of Economics and Business are not suitable for admission to one of the FSE Bachelor's programs. We do not accept these certificates.

Deadline

Please note that the Admissions Board will only attend to applications that have been received before the deadline.

1 May

Prospective students should apply (through Studielink) and start the admissions procedure by submitting the admisssion request before May 1st 2024.

You do not have to have passed the entrance exams before the deadline, you can send in additional certificates and documents until August 31st , but preferably as soon after you have obtained and received them.

15 January

The Bachelor programme in Artificial Intelligence, Biomedical Engineering and Computing Science have a numerus fixus (fixed quota).

Prospective students should apply (through Studielink) and start the admissions procedure by submitting the admisssion request before January 15th, 2024.

  • The admissions procedure is independent of the selection procedure. Information about the selection procedure can be found on here.
  • You do not have to have passed the entrance exams before the deadline, you can send in additional certificates and documents until July 15th, but preferably as soon after you have obtained and received them.
Contact

Still have questions? Please contact the secretary of the Admissions Board Bachelor programmes via 050-3637361 or admissions.board.bsc.fse@rug.nl.

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