To qualify for general university admission, you need a diploma equivalent to the Dutch Secondary Education Diploma (havo/vwo/mbo level 4).
With a diploma mentioned on the list below, you are admissible provided you have met all the additional requirements. If your diploma is not on this list, we invite you to apply as well. We will then need to evaluate the level of your diploma.
To make sure your diploma is evaluated fairly, we work with the Dutch ENIC/NARIC (NUFFIC*), an organisation that specialises in the assessment of international education qualifications. Nuffic makes this knowledge available to Dutch organisations and international organisations through their credential evaluation services.
List of foreign acceptable diplomas
Diplomë e Maturës Shtetërore (state matura diploma)
Baccalauréat de l’Enseignement Secondaire (3 years) / شهادة البكالوريا للتعليم الثانوي
- Reife(prüfungs)zeugnis from an Algemeinbildende Höhere Schule (AHS)
- Reife- und Diplomprüfungszeugnis from a Berufsbildende Höhere Schule (BHS)
- ACT Senior Secondary - or Higher School - or Nothern Territory - or Southern Australian - or Tasmanian - or Victorian - or Western Australian Certificate of Education (ATAR score of 60 or above)
- Queensland Certificate of Education (ATAR score of 60 or above or an OP below 17)
- Diploma van secundair Onderwijs - Algemeen Secundair Onderwijs (ASO)
- Diploma van secundair Onderwijs - Kunst (KSO) of Technisch (TSO) Secundair Onderwijs
- Certificat d’enseignement secondaire supérieur - enseignement général
- Certificat d’enseignement secondaire supérieur - enseignement technique or artistique
Diploma o položenom maturskom ispitu/Diploma o završenoj srednjoj školi (or a similar name)
- Certificado de Conclusão de 2e Grau
- Certificado de Conclusão de Ensino Medio
- Diploma za Sredno Obrazovanie (Диплома за средно образование)- academic stream
- Diploma za Sredno Obrazovanie ((Диплома за средно образование) with a professional qualification (квалификация) - vocational stream
Certificate of Graduation (Dogwood diploma)
Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
Diplôme d’ Études Collegiales (DEC) with the additions 'préuniversitaire' or 'de formation en métiers d’art' or 'de formation technique'
Certificate of Secondary Education (CXC-examen) from the St. Maarten, Carribean Examination Council with grade 1, 2 of 3 for at least 5 subjects at general level
Licencia de educación/ enseñanza media humanístico-científica
- Senior Middle School graduation certificate (putong gaozhong biye zhengshu)
- Hong Kong: Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE)
Bachiller académico
Bachiller en educación media (rama académica)
- Svjedodžba o državnoj maturi (certificate of state matura exam)
- Potvrda o položenim ispitima državne mature (state matura diploma) including the 3 compulsory subjects: Croatian (or own language); mathematics; and a foreign language
Apolytirio Lykeiou (Απολυτήριο Λυκείου)
- Vysvědčení o Maturitní Zkoušce (Gymnázium)
- Vysvědčení o Maturitní Zkoušce (střední odborná skola)
- Bevis for Højere Forberedelseseksamen (hf)
- Højere Handelseksamen/ merkantil studentereksamen (hhx)
- Højere Teknisk Eksamen/ teknisk studentereksamen (htx)
- Studentereksamen (stx)
Bachiller en ciencias/ Bachiller en humanidades + specialisation
- General secondary education certificate/ شهادة اتمام الثانوية العامة.
- Secondary education certificate of Al-Azhar/ شهادة الثانوية الأزهرية.
Eritrean Secondary Education Certificate Examination (ESECE)
Gümnaasiumi lõputunnistus
European Baccalaureate Certificate
Ylioppilastutkintotodistus / Certificate of the Matriculation Examination
- Diplome du Baccalauréat Général
- Diplome du Baccalauréat Technologique
General Education Diploma
- Abitur / Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife
- Zeugnis der fachgebundenen Hochschulreife
- Fachhochschulreife (min.duration of 2 years with sufficient general education subjects)
- Schulischen Teil der Fachhochschulreife
West African Senior School Certificate (at least 6 subjects with a score of A1 to C6)
Apolytirio (Genikou) Lykeiou (Απολυτήριο Γενικού Λυκείου)
Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE)
- Gimnáziumi Érettségi Bizonyítvány
- Szakközépiskolai Érettségi-Képesítö Bizonyítvány
Stúdentspróf (Matriculation Examination) from a Menntaskóli
Ijazah Sekolah Menengah Atas (SMA)
- (Bilingual) Diploma of the International Baccalaureate
- IB Career-related Programme Certificate (IBCC) -subject to additional evaluation
- Certificate of completion of upper secondary school studies – theoretical (گواهينامه پايان تحصيلات دوره دوم متوسطه - نظری)
- Pre-university certificate (گواهینامه پايان دوره پیش دانشگاهی)
Secondary School Certificate/Baccaleureate (وثيقة مدرسية / المرحلة الإعدادية)
Leaving Certificate (LC) or (LCVP)
Te’udat Bagrut - תעודת בגרות - (Matriculation Certificate)
- Diploma di Superamento dell’Esame di Stato Conclusivo from a liceo classico/scientifico/ linguistico/scienze umane
- Diploma di Superamento dell’Esame di Stato Conclusivo from a instituto tecnico/liceo artistico/ liceo musicale e coreutico
High School Certificate of Graduation (卒業証明書 - Sotsugyoshomeisho)
General Secondary Education Certificate (شهادة الدراسة الثانوية العامة)
- Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools (NIS) Grade 12 certificate
- Certificate of completed general secondary education (Жалпы Oрта білім туралы аттестат / Аттестат об общем среднем образовании)
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education with grades A, B or C for at least 6 subjects
Atestāts par vispārējo vidējo izglītību
Baccalauréat (البكالوريا) / General Secondary Education Certificate ( شهادة الثانوية العامة)
Brandos Atestatas
Diplôme de Fin d'Etudes secondaires classiques (before 2017 'secondaires')
- Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia / Matriculation Certificate
- Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia
- Unified Examination Certificate
Matriculation Certificate
Certificado de terminación de estudios - Bachillerato general or técnologio
Diplomă de bacalaureat
Attestation du Baccalauréat
National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) - Level 3 or Level 2 (except for the vocational pathways)
- Diploma za položena državna matura (Диплома за положена државна матура) (Diploma of completed state matura exam)
- Diploma za položena učilišna matura (Диплома за положена училишна матура) (Diploma of completed school matura exam)
Vitnemål for Videregående opplæring (Certificate for upper secondary education and training)
Certificate for General Education Diploma
- Certificado de educación secundaria común completa
- Certificado oficial de estudios – educación básica regular, nivel de educación secundaria
- świadectwo dojrzałości (maturity certificate)
- świadectwo ukończenia liceum ogólnokształcącego (certificate of completion of the general lyceum)
- Diploma/Certificado/Certidão do Ensino Secundário
- Diploma/Certificado de qualificação profissional de nivel 3
Diplomă de Bacalaureat
- Attestat o Srednem Obsjtsjem Obrazovanii /Аттестат о cреднем oбщем oбразовании
- Diplom o srednem professionalnom obrazovanii / Диплом о среднем
Rwanda Advanced Certificate of Education
Secondary school graduation certificate
- Diploma o stečenom srednem obrazovanju (Diploma of completed secondary education)
- Diploma/Uverenje o položenom maturskom ispitu (Diploma/Certificate of completed maturity exam)
- Singapore Cambridge GCE A-level
- Singapore Cambridge GCE O-level in combination with GCE A-level
- Vysvedčenie o maturitnej skúške (Gymnázium)
- Vysvedčenie o maturitnej skúške (Stredné odborna skola)
Splošna Matura (general Matura)
National Senior Certificate
High School Certificate (고등학교 졸업장, Godeung Hakgyo Jolupjang)
- Título de Bachiller
- Título de Bachiller + EBAU/EVAU
Secondary school certificate
- Diploma Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (V.W.O.)
- Diploma Hoger Algemeen Voortgezet Onderwijs (H.A.V.O)
- Högskoleförberedande examen (Ekonomiprogrammet; Humanistiska programmet or Naturvetenskabsprogrammet)
- Högskoleförberedande examen ( Estetiska programmet-1; Samhällsvetenskapsprogrammet-2 or Teknikprogrammet-3) - subject to additional evaluation
Certificat de Maturité/Maturitätszeugnis/Maturitätsausweis/Maturity Certificate from a Gymnasiale Maturitätsschule/École de Maturité
General Secondary Education Certificate / شھادة الدراسة الثانویة العامة
Senior High School Diploma
Certificate of Secondary Education in combination with an Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education
Certificate of Secondary Education / Matayom 6 (M6)
Diplôme du Baccalauréat / شهادة البكالوريا
Lise Diplomasi
Uganda Certificate of Education (Ordinary level) in combination with an Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education
Svidotstvo pro zdobuttja povnoj zahalnoj serednoj osviti - Свідоцтво про здобуття повної загальної середньої освіти (Certificate of complete general secondary education) (>2019)
General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) in combination with General Certificate of Education (GCE) AS levels and/or A-levels - subject to additional evaluation
Scottish Qualifications Certificate (SQC)
High School diploma - subject to additional evaluation
- Título de bachiller
- Título de educación media general
Bằng tốt nghiệp trung học phổ thông
Secondary School Final Examination Result / نتيجة امتحان الثانوية العامة
Zimbabwe General Certificate of Education at Ordinary Level in combination with an Advanced Level (certificate)