Language requirements English-language bachelor course
You applied for an English-language bachelor course.
Language requirements
- IELTS Academic 5.5 (IELTS Online will not be accepted)
- TOEFL iBT 70 (Home Edition will not be accepted)
- TOEIC 620/260 (listening & reading and speaking & writing)
- Cambridge B2 First - Grade C (scale 162-168)
The Student Affairs Department will ask you to upload one of the above mentioned certificates to meet the language requirement. Any other type of certificates will not be accepted. Please note: most language certificates have a validity period. Check if your language certificate will be valid at the start of the academic year, if you already have one.
You can also meet the language requirement if:
- English is your mother tongue and English is the national language of the country where you completed your secondary education, or
- you have received education and obtained the diploma of a preparatory course taught in English at senior general secondary education (havo) or pre-university education level (vwo), or higher, or
- you have passed the propaedeutic year of a degree taught in English in the Netherlands, or
- you have passed the final exam in English at senior general secondary education or pre-university education level (English at MBO-4 level is not sufficient*) in the Netherlands, Bonaire, St. Eustatius, Saba Curaçao, St. Maarten or Aruba, or
- your course is on the Diploma list (part of the Code of Conduct) and English was part of the curriculum.
*Have you been enrolled in an MBO-4 course and did you take English at a higher level (havo level)? You may meet the language requirement in this case. Check this document to see if your diploma meets the requirements and please contact the Student Affairs department at studentenzaken@artez.nl if you have any questions.
Begin on time
NB: If you don't meet the language requirements in time, you cannot start a course at ArtEZ! The requested language level is a prerequisite for starting the course. If you need to take a language test, be sure to start well in advance:
- it may take a while to get a spot and to get the results back. And fewer tests are administered in the summer months;
- you will have enough time for a possible resit;
- you will know sooner whether you can start your course;
- the ultimate deadline is 31 August, no exceptions. If you need a residence permit to study at ArtEZ, the deadline is even earlier, namely 31 May.
At most language testing centers, it is possible to do a modified test (for example related to visual impairment or dyslexia) by requesting this when planning your test. Make sure you do this in time, because there is often less availability for these tests.
Questions about our language requirements? Please contact studentaffairs@artez.nl. We will contact you as soon as possible.