USA

General end level requirement

For an equivalent level of the Dutch pre-university diploma (VWO) you will need the following:

USA High School Diploma with at least 3 content-based* AP courses externally examined by the College Board (grades 3-5) and a high school unweighted GPA 3.0/4.0

* May include only 1 of the following AP courses at the most: AP Capstone: AP Research/AP Seminar; AP Music History/Music Theory; AP Studio Art: 2-D Design/2-D Art and Design; AP Studio Art: 3-D Design/3-D Art and Design; AP Studio Art: Drawing/Drawing

Important:
College Board AP courses: If you have already completed College Board AP courses, include your College Board AP report with the already completed AP courses in your application in Progress Portal. For still-to-be-completed AP courses, include a school statement with an overview of the AP courses, explicitly confirming these courses will be completed with College Board exams.

Subject-specific requirements

Faculty of Arts

Degree	Subject-specific requirements
Information Science (Dutch-taught)	Mathematics*
American Studies Archaeology (Dutch-taught) Art History Arts, Culture and Media Classical Studies (Dutch-taught) Communication and Information Studies Dutch Language and Culture (Dutch-taught) English Language and Culture European Language and Cultures History (Dutch track and English track) International Relations and International Organization Linguistics (Dutch-taught) Media Studies Middle Eastern Studies (Dutch-taught) Minorities & Multilingualism	none

* Mathematics equivalent to the Dutch VWO Mathematics A or B.
Course descriptions will need to be provided to be assessed by the Admissions Board. If the board deems the level and/or contents insufficient, it is possible to obtain a Dutch pre-university (VWO) Mathematics A or B certificate from CCVX or Boswell Beta.

Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences

Degree	Subject-specific requirements
Psychology Sociologie (Dutch taught) Pedagogische Wetenschappen (Dutch taught)	none

Important note: ACT and SAT scores are not considered in the application procedure for the above mentioned programmes.

Faculty of Economics and Business

Degree	Subject-specific requirements
Econometrics and Operations Research Economics and Business Economics International Business Bedrijfskunde (Dutch taught)	AP Calculus AB or BC

Important note: ACT and SAT scores are not considered in the application procedure for the above mentioned programmes.

Faculty of Law

Degree	Subject-specific requirements
International and European Law	none

Faculty of Medical Sciences

Degree	Subject-specific requirements
Medicine (Dutch taught) Tandheelkunde (Dutch taught)	AP Calculus AB or BC, AP Chemistry, AP Biology, AP Physics II*
Bewegingswetenschappen (Dutch taught	AP Calculus AB or BC, AP Biology, AP Physics II

* Although at least 3 content-based AP College Board exams (score 3-5) are required as part of the general end level requirements (see top of page 'General end level'), the BSc Medicine and the BSc Dentistry have subject-specific requirements for 4 relevant subjects. If applicable, a deficiency can be lifted by obtaining one of our accepted certificates for (a) relevant subject(s) from the relevant Faculty.

Important note: ACT and SAT scores are not considered in the application procedure for the above mentioned programmes.

Faculty of Philosophy

Degree	Subject-specific requirements
Filosofie (Dutch taught)	none

Faculty of Science and Engineering

Degree	Subject-specific requirements *
Applied Mathematics Artificial Intelligence Computing Science Industrial Engineering and Management Mathematics	AP Calculus AB or BC
Applied Physics Astronomy Physics	AP Calculus AB or BC, AP Physics II
Biomedical Engineering Chemical Engineering Chemistry Life Science & Technology Pharmacy (Dutch taught)	AP Calculus AB or BC, AP Physics II, AP Chemistry
Biology**	AP Biology, AP Calculus AB or BC, AP Physics II, AP Chemistry

* Externally examined by the College Board and concluded with grades 3-5. The Admissions Board has already evaluated the contents of AP Physics C: Mechanics and AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism and deemed them insufficient.

** Although at least 3 content-based AP College Board exams (score 3-5) are required as part of the general end-level requirements (see top of page 'General end level'), the BSc Biology has subject-specific requirements for 4 relevant subjects. If applicable, a deficiency can be lifted by obtaining one of our accepted certificates for (a) relevant subject(s) from the relevant Faculty.

Important note: ACT and SAT scores are not considered in the application procedure for the above-mentioned programmes.

Faculty of Spatial Sciences

Degree	Subject-specific requirements
Human Geography and Planning	None
Spatial Planning and Design	AP Calculus AB or BC

Important note: ACT and SAT scores are not considered in the application procedure for the above mentioned programmes.

Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society

Degree	Subject-specific requirements
Religious Studies Theologie (Dutch taught)	none

Campus Fryslân

Degree	Subject-specific requirements
Global Responsibility and Leadership	None
Data Science & Society	AP Statistics or AP Calculus AB or AP Calculus BC In all cases grade 3-5

Important notes: ACT and SAT scores are not considered in the application procedure for the above mentioned programmes.

University College Groningen

Degree	Subject-specific requirements
Liberal Arts and Sciences	None

Extra on education: US High School Diploma with a total SAT score of 1300 and with an overall high school GPA between 3.0 and 4.0.

N.B. All applications are assessed on an individual basis. Additional requirements may apply. No rights can be derived from the above-mentioned information.

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01 November 2024 12.33 p.m.