Admision requirements Associate degree

To be admitted to one of our international Associate degree programmes you have to meet certain admission requirements. Your diploma has to be comparable to an admissible Dutch diploma. To get an idea of how your diploma compares to a Dutch diploma, you can check the Nuffic website. The Nuffic site shows a list of common diplomas per country and the Dutch comparison for that diploma. For a international Associate degree programme at NHL Stenden, you need a diploma that is at minimum NLQF 4/EQF 4 level (Dutch/European Qualifications Framework).

NHL Stenden considers the information on the Nuffic website non-binding, the Central Student Administration will decide if you are admissible after you apply for a study programme through Studielink and provide us with the necessary documents through our iGO portal. 

If you are a student from Vietnam or Zimbabwe, you may use a graduation statement filled out and signed by your educational institution as a temporary solution, in case you are set to receive your diploma after the application deadline. A valid diploma must always be provided before the start of the study programme.

Please note: If you do not have a diploma at the appropriate level and are not set to receive one before the start of the study programme, you might be eligible to take the 21+ entrance examination. 

* Nuffic is the Dutch organisation for internationalisation in education. They provide us information regarding international diplomas and advice on comparability of these diplomas to the Dutch education system.

** The European Qualifications Framework (EQF) is a translation tool that helps understand and compare qualifications awarded in different countries and by different education and training systems. Its eight levels are described in terms of learning outcomes: knowledge, skills and competences. The levels of the Dutch Qualification Framework (NLQF) are linked to the levels of the EQF.