Pre-master guide for students with a Dutch previous education

Pre-master guide for students with a Dutch previous education

Welcome to the information page about applying for a pre-master programme. Please note: the deadline for application for the (pre-)master programme of Real Estate Studies is May 1st due to the selection procedure. For the other programmes the deadline is August 1st.

1. Choose a master programme

Come to our master programme presentations and to the pre-master presentation at the master event to help you make your choice of programme.

You can check the master programme web pages to see if you are directly admissible to a master's programme. If you are not, doing a pre-master's programme is sometimes possible.

To check if you have a bachelor's degree (University of Applied Sciences) related to the field of the master programme of your choice, please go to the master programme web pages. Click on Entry requirements - Transfer Options: All Universities of Applied Sciences.

If you have a bachelor degree from a Research University, please fill out the application form (see step 2) to have your application assessed.

Once you have finished your pre-master, you are directly admissible to the master.

Please note: A background in geography or planning is recommended. If you have a different background and are admitted to the pre-master, the pre-master can be demanding.

2. Apply at the Faculty of Spatial Sciences

N.B. For Cultural Geography, you apply via the Campus Fryslan Faculty

• Fill out the online application form and upload the requested documents. Make sure to upload all the documents at the same time.

• Check the programme of the pre-master of your choice in Ocasys (please note that changes in the programme for the next academic year might occur).

• If you think there is an overlap of pre-master courses with courses you completed in your Bachelor (whether at a Research University or University of applied sciences), list the names of these courses on the application form. Make sure to enclose proof of the overlap, such as a description of the Bachelor course(s) you completed.

• The admissions board of the pre-master will decide if these courses can be removed from your pre-master programme.

• NB. The deadline for these requests is September 1st. After September 1st, changes to the programme will no longer be possible.

• After sending the form, you will receive information about registering in Studielink.

3. Application for Real Estate Studies

Please see the selection procedure and other additional requirements

4. Check if you meet the additional admission requirements

English language requirement for all programmes (also for Cultural Geography)

• English at VWO (Dutch higher education) level or equivalent to this level, with the subsequent test scores:

• TOEFL iBT: (minimum overall score 90, reading 18, listening 18, speaking: 20, writing: 21)

• IELTS: 6.5 (minimum of 6.0 on all sections)

• Cambridge English C1 Advanced / C2 Proficiency (CAE or CPE): minimum score of 169

You have to arrange the language test yourself. Please note that available spots might fill quickly, especially in July.

For more information regarding the English requirements, please contact study.advice.fss@rug.nl (also for Cultural Geography).

Your weighted average for all programmes

• has to be 7,0 or higher (year 2 till 4 of your Bachelor (Applied Sciences study programme)).

Additional admission requirements Real Estate Studies (selection procedure)

• For the other additional admission requirements for Real Estate Studies see the selection procedure

5. Find practical information

• Standard programmes in Ocasys (please note that changes in the programme for the next academic year might occur)

• Information about payment for the pre-master programme

• See our information page for new pre-master students

7. More information required?

Contact Study Advice FSS, study.advice.fss@rug.nl