Requirements & application

As a prospective Bachelor's student, you need a secondary education diploma equivalent to Dutch standards. Admission to Fontys requires a high school diploma with good results for eligibility in higher education. For international students, this means:

For International students this means:

• Senior high school diploma granting access to a bachelor’s programme in the country of issue
• General Certificate of Secondary Education in 4 subjects with marks ranging from A-C, plus a General Certificate of Education with 2 subjects at advanced subsidiary level
• International Baccalaureate Diploma/Baccalauréat Général
• American High School Diploma (AP courses are strongly recommended)
• For German students: Fachabitur or Abitur (Fachhochschulreife or Allgemeine Hochschulreife)

For students of other nationalities, who followed the British curriculum, the minimum requirements are:

• BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma with Mathematics and Physics or Access to HE Diploma or
• General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) in 4 subjects (with grade A to C or 9 to 4) + a General Certificate of Education (GCE) with 2 relevant subjects (Mathematics and Physics) at AS level (with grade A-C). A total of 6 different subjects, preferably including English and Mathematics or
• General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) in 4 subjects (with grade A to C or 9 to 4) + General Certificate of Education (GCE) with 2 relevant subjects (Mathematics and Physics) at A level (with grade D/E). A total of 6 different subjects, preferably including English and Mathematics or
• General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) in 3 subjects (with grade A to C or 9 to 4) + General Certificate of Education (GCE) with 3 relevant subjects (including Mathematics and Physics) at A level (with grade A to C). A total of 6 different subjects, including English and Mathematics.

For students who are in possession of an IB diploma:

We accept both HL and SL results, and these students may be exempt from the English requirement.Physics and Mathematics are mandatory (regardless of the level, HL or SL), with a minimum score of 24 points for the IB diploma.

For students with other secondary education/ high school diplomas:

Once your application is visible in Studielink, we will contact you by email to request your documents for diploma assessment.

To check if your diploma meets Dutch higher education standards, visit Nuffic: Nuffic.

For all course programmes a minimum level of proficiency in the English language is required. Read more detailed information.

As a prospective bachelor's student you must have a diploma of higher secondary education. For Dutch students this means: vwo-, havo- or mbo-diploma.

Fontys University of Applied Sciences will act according to the Code of Conduct.