FAA English language proficiency

English language proficiency Fontys Academy of the Arts

For all programmes conducted in English Fontys Academy of the Arts has set minimum language requirements. To prove that you meet these requirements you will be asked to send one of the English language certificates as shown in the table below.

Please note:

• Fontys doesn’t accept language test certificates that are older than two years at the desired start of your study. Cambridge certificates remain valid and are exempt from this.
• All English tests must be taken at an authorized test center. Fontys doesn’t accept online versions of tests. If your test center is closed due to circumstances please contact your admissions officer.
• You will need to redemonstrate your language proficiency if you have a diploma proving a sufficient English level which was issued more than 2 years ago.

You may be considered proficient in English and don’t need to provide a test score if:

• You have obtained a diploma of secondary education in a country listed on the diploma list
drawn up on behalf of the associations of institutions of higher education, as published on
the website of the Code of Conduct and English is on your final transcript of grades.
• You have completed one of the following baccalaureate programmes in English:
- International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
- European Baccalaureate Diploma with English as first or second language
- International Baccalaureate Career Related Program
• You have a Dutch mbo-4, havo or vwo-diploma
• You completed your entire preparatory education in English in one of the following countries
and English is on your final transcript of grades:
- Australia
- Canada (Quebec excluded)
- Ireland
- New Zealand
- South Africa: the South African National Senior Certificate with English as Home
Language
- United States of America
- United Kingdom
Fontys may request a statement from NUFFIC confirming that the preparatory education has been fully followed in the English language.

An applicants level of proficiency in the English language must always meet the entry requirements for the chosen Fontys course programme.
Fontys reserves the right to require language proficiency testing for all categories of applicants.

Students from the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

Students from the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, who are exempted from submitting language proficiency test results:
• Students from Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba in possession of a havo or vwo-diploma
• Students from Curaçao, Aruba and St. Maarten in possession of a havo or vwo-diploma
obtained at Dutch-speaking schools
• Students from St. Eustatius, Saba and St. Maarten in possession of a Caribbean Secondary
Education Certificate.
• Students from Bonaire in possession of a mbo 4 diploma
• Students from Aruba in possession of a EPI-level 4 diploma and students from Curaçao with a
SBO-level 4 diploma, provided that education was completely in English and/or with a
sufficient grade for English as an exam subject (≥ 5.5).

Students from Suriname

Students with a havo or vwo diploma from a school in Suriname that is accredited for havo or vwo are exempt from an English language test. Check the Nuffic website for the list of accredited schools.