Admission & application

As a prospective Bachelor's student you must have a diploma of higher secondary education that is equivalent to Dutch standards. In order to be admitted to Fontys University of Applied Sciences students must be eligible for higher education through a diploma of secondary education / high school diploma with good results. For international students this means that you can be admitted with one of the following diploma’s/certificates if you meet all the requirements:

• Senior high school diploma, which generally grants access to a Bachelor 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.
• For German students specifically: Fachabitur or Abitur (Fachhochschulreife or Allgemeine Hochschulreife)

As a prospective Bachelor's student you must have a diploma of higher secondary education that is equivalent to Dutch standards. In order to be admitted to Fontys University of Applied Sciences students must be eligible for higher education through a diploma of secondary education / high school diploma with good results. For international students this means that you can be admitted with one of the following diploma’s/certificates if you meet all the requirements:

Senior high school diploma, which generally grants access to a Bachelor 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)

Besides your diploma, please provide additional academic qualifications if available (especially in the field of mathematics and physics). E.g. additional courses, workshops, projects, participation in competitions. Your qualifications will be assessed by the Admission Officer of the specific study programme.

If your diploma is not on this list, we still advise you to send us your documents (after you have submitted an application in Studielink) so that we can evaluate if you are admissible for the study programme.

In order to be admitted to the study programme, it is required to have prior knowledge of Economic subjects. This means that you need to have successfully finished courses on Economics, Business, and/or Management in your previous education. Moreover, the finished courses need to be of similar level compared to Economic subjects taught in Dutch higher secondary education.

In case you lack prior knowledge of Economic subjects or the finished subjects are deemed insufficient, you will be notified of this and it will also be discussed during the intake conversation to see if it is possible for you to catch up and gain the necessary and required knowledge and skills before enrolment.

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

As a non-EU/EEA student, the Netherlands will require an Entry Visa* (MVV) and a Residence Permit. Fontys will apply on behalf of its students for these documents. We recommend you start the process early, i.e. approximately three months before you plan to enter the Netherlands.

For the English taught programmes, the minimum English language proficiency required. As an applicant with a Dutch MBO-4, HAVO- or VWO-diploma you can be exempted from submitting the language proficiency test.

It is required to have completed the subject Economics and/or the subject Management & Organisation. If you finished HAVO and chose the Culture and Society profile, you also need to have finished Mathematics A or B.