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Application and admission

Do you feel the Honours College is right for you? Find out here what admission requirements you need to meet and how to apply.

Admission requirements

  • You will complete your first year in one year (you can be provisionally admitted before that time);
  • You have the discipline and time to follow an additional programme;
  • You have broad intellectual interests;
  • Your grade point average is at least 7.0. If you do not meet this requirement, you may still be admitted on the basis of your motivation.

When?

Start Application starts Application ends
Second semester of your first year of study In December 2 February 21:30h
First semester of your second year of study In June 30 June 21:30h

Application

To apply, you will need the following:

  • A completed motivation form
  • A recent transcript of all your grades with your grade point average

Do you have or expect to receive any exemptions? Please indicate this in the comments field on the application form. This information may be taken into account during the selection procedure.

There are no additional costs associated with following an Honours College programme.

Following your application

After you apply, the admissions committee will decide whether you will be admitted.

If you have applied to start in the second semester of your first year of study, you will first be provisionally admitted, because you will not yet have completed your first year and therefore do not yet meet the admission requirements. If you complete your first year on time and meet all admission requirements, you will be definitively admitted in your second year.

If you have applied to start in your second year of study, the selection process will take place once the results of your first year are in. If you meet all admission requirements, you will be definitively admitted.

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