Netherlands, The, master's admission

Find out what you need to submit, what previous studies meet the general entry requirements, how to meet the English requirement and any special instructions for your country of study.

Meeting the general entry requirements

For entry into a Master's programme, the minimum requirement is a 180 ECTS Bachelor’s (WO) degree from a university, or a 240 ECTS Bachelor’s (HBO) degree from a university of applied science (Hogeschool).

Doctoraal/Baccalaureus with a minimum of 168 Studiepunten are also accepted.

If a propaedeutic (propedeuse) year is part of your education, the degree certificate and transcript from that year must be included in your application.
If you have been admitted to a bachelor's degree fast track programme at a university of applied sciences, you must submit an official university certificate stating this if it is not clearly indicated on your academic documents.
If you've studied abroad, be sure to include transcripts of those studies along with the rest of your documentation.

Meeting the English requirement

You can meet the English requirement with a passing grade in English from your upper secondary studies with VWO (Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs) or HAVO (Hoger Algemeen Voortgezet Onderwijs) with a graduation year of 2010 and later. You must submit your diploma and cijferlijst from the completed education.

If you’re documenting your English based on your upper secondary studies, you must provide documentation demonstrating you meet the requirement. Please submit your upper secondary documents as indicated for bachelor’s level studies.

You can also demonstrate that you meet the English language requirement through certain university studies, or an internationally approved English test.

Find out more at English language requirements

General document requirements

In order to complete your admissions application, you must provide the following documents so they arrive at University Admissions by the deadline.

Certificates and diplomas of your completed degree(s) from an internationally recognised higher education institution.

The certificate/diploma must be officially issued by a representative of the Academic Registrar's Office, the Examinations Office, or the equivalent office that issues official certificates and diplomas at your university.

Find out more about what officially issued means

Are you in your final year of studies? You'll need to document this! Find out how at the final year of bachelor's studies page
Transcripts of completed courses and grades for each semester included in your degree. If you have had courses credited/transferred from previous studies, you must also submit official transcripts for those courses.

The documents must be officially issued by a representative of the Academic Registrar's Office, the Examinations Office, or the equivalent office that issues official transcripts of records at your university. Officially issued means that your original transcript must be signed and stamped by the issuing institution (controller of examination, secretary, registrar, dean or the equivalent) or include the verification code/link for online verification.

Make sure the transcripts are dated so we can clearly see when they were issued.
Proof of English language proficiency
Proof that you meet the specific entry requirements

It's important you check the university's website for information regarding the specific entry requirements for the course or programme you have applied to and any other documentation they may require, such as dissertations, essay summaries, letters of recommendation, or letters of intent. Please do not submit any additional documentation unless it is specifically requested by the university.
In order to speed up the processing of your application, we require a copy of the page in your passport with your personal data and photograph, or some other identification document.

In order for us to fully accept your completed degree, you must submit your original diploma in addition to your final transcripts.

We only accept diplomas signed by the examination board.

Translation requirements

Academic qualifications issued in English by the university are accepted. In this case, you don't need to provide documents in the national language.

If your documentation is issued in another language, you need to submit documentation both in the original language and an official translation.

Official means that your translation must be completed by a translation company or a person who works as a translator. Accepted languages for translations are Swedish and English.

Diploma Supplement

A Diploma Supplement is not required when applying to studies in Sweden. However, if you have a Diploma Supplement, you can submit it in place of an official academic transcript together with your degree certificate, officially issued by your university according to the information above. Please note that:

all courses and grades must be clearly stated
all pages of the Diploma Supplement must be submitted
your Diploma Supplement alone cannot be used as proof of your degree.

Your name and birthdate must match on all documents

For your documents to be accepted:

the name and birthdate provided must be the same on all your documents (ID, transcripts, degree certificate, etc.)
the name on your documents must match the name you reported in your account at Universityadmissions.se

If the names are different, you must provide us with documentation issued by an official authority (for example, a marriage certificate) as to why they don't match. Unofficial documents will not be accepted.

If the birthdate on any of your documents is different from your passport, the difference must be explained with official documentation.

Please note that if the documentation you provide contains additional information not found on your academic documents (for example time of birth), this is not a problem. Your documentation only needs to confirm the information that is actually on your academic documents.

This documentation must be issued in either English or Swedish or, if issued in another language, officially translated to Swedish or English.

The easiest way to get your documentation to us is by uploading it here at Universityadmissions.se.

Incomplete documentation

It's your responsibility to ensure that you have read and understood the application requirements and have gathered and submitted all the necessary components of the admissions application by the deadline.

Verification

University Admissions in Sweden checks the authenticity of your documents with the issuing institution and reserves the right to revoke admission if supporting documents are discovered to be fraudulent.

Submission of false documents is a violation of Swedish law and is considered grounds for legal action.

Last updated: 15 September 2026