Language requirements

• The modality required is 'academic'.
• You may apply for a degree programme, even though you have not yet taken an English language test or while your test score is still insufficient. In that case, you might be conditionally admitted with one of the conditions for final admission being that you take and pass a (new) test. Please inform the Admissions Office of the date on which you are planning to take such a test.

* IELTS:

Non-Dutch applicants : a scan of the score report can be uploaded within the Progress Portal. We can verify the scores online. Please notify the Admissions Office.

* TOEFL:

Non-Dutch applicants : a scan of the score report can be uploaded within the Progress Portal. You can either ask ETS to send us a hardcopy test result report via mail, using institution code 7191. Alternatively, you can ask ETS to make the result available to us for online verification, again using institution code 7191. Please notify the Admissions Office.

* Cambridge Certificate:

Non-Dutch applicants : initially, a scan of the score report can be uploaded in the Progress Portal. If you are admitted, we have two options to verify your scores. You can either upload the results in the Progress Portal or make the results available online by sharing your Candidate ID number and Candidate Secret Number with the Admissions Office.

* Pearson Academic:

Non-Dutch applicants: a scan of the score report can be uploaded in Progress Portal. We can also verify the score online.

* LanguageCert Academic:

Non-Dutch applicants: a scan of the score report can be uploaded in Progress Portal. We can also verify the score online.

• you are a native speaker and have completed a full secondary education in one of the following countries: USA, UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia;
• you have already completed a fulltime bachelor programme (nominal duration of at least three years) in one of the following countries: USA, UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia;
• you have an International Baccalaureate diploma, with English as the medium of instruction;
• you have an European Baccalaureate diploma, with English as the medium of instruction;

If English was the medium of instruction during your previous education, but you do not meet the above mentioned requirements for exemption, you are still required to prove your English proficiency by means of one of the tests as mentioned above.

• It is not a problem if you apply whilst you have not yet taken one of the required tests. If you are admitted, (one of) the condition(s) will be that you prove your English language proficiency in accordance with our requirements.
• If you are a non-EU/EEA student and you require visa to travel to the Netherlands, you should take into account that we can only apply for visa for you after you have met the language requirements.

• The Education track of the Master's programme in Science Education and Communication is taught in Dutch. To be admitted to this programme, you will need to prove your proficiency in Dutch by means of an NT2-II test.

• To be admitted to the English-taught Communication-track of the Master's programme in Science Education and Communication, all applicants must satisfy the following minimum scores:

  • IELTS section scores: 7.0 for speaking and writing; 6.5 for reading and listening
  • TOEFL section scores: 25 (speaking), 27 (writing), 21 (reading and listening)
  • University of Groningen Language Centre English test section scores: C1 speaking and writing; B2 or C1 for reading and listening

• The Master's programme in Farmacie (Pharmacy) is taught in Dutch as well. To be admitted to this programme, you will need to prove your proficiency in Dutch by means of an NT2-II test.
  Please note: A scan of the score report must be sent to admissionsupport.fse@rug.nl.