If you wish to pursue a bachelor's program at Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) and do not hold a diploma that gives direct access to admission to this program, you can still become admissible after a positive assessment of partial certificates (CD).
Colloquium Doctum
If (before September 1 of the relevant academic year) you are 21 years of age or older and do not have a prior education that gives access to a university degree (e.g., HAVO), you may be admitted to a university degree program pursuant to Art. 7.29 of the Higher Education and Scientific Research Act (WHW) if you have successfully completed the required certificates.
Partial certificates can be submitted until 1 August due to the processing time we need for the start of the academic year.
PLEASE NOTE For certain programs with Numerus Fixus/Selection programmes, a different date for registration and submission of certificates applies.
Namely Psychology and IBCOM, International Psychology, Criminology and Medicine. For these, we refer you to our website.
Procedure
- Before you register for admission via the colloquium doctum regulation, register in time via Studielink for your desired program. For selective bachelors (numerus fixus) the deadline is January 15, for all other programs you can register until May 1 at the latest. Check the program's page to find out when the registration deadline is.
- In Studielink, indicate for previous education/preparatory education: colloquium doctum.
- If you do not pass all the required courses, you can deregister via Studielink before September 1 free of charge.
- You are eligible for admission through the colloquium doctum if you have obtained the required certificates in time. You are responsible for this yourself.
- EUR does not have its own CD-tests. You must obtain the required certificates yourself, for example by obtaining vwo certificates through the State Examinations (Staatsexamens) (you can apply for these until December 31 preceding the academic year in which you wish to start). More information about the State Examinations can be found here and here.
- Certificates can also be obtained through OMPT, Central Committees for Examinations CCVX and Boswell Beta (certificates of Boswell Beta are not accepted by the study medicine).
- Information about the certificates required for each course can be found further down this page.
- If after reading the website you still have questions about the required certificates or results, please contact the appropriate program.
If you wish to pursue a bachelor's program at Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) and do not hold a diploma that gives direct access to admission to this program, you can still become admissible after a positive assessment of partial certificates (CD).
- To do so, send an email or fill in a contact form (see below how to contact the programme of your choice, preferably before April 1) containing:
- Your EUR student number.
- Any previous education;
- A digital extract from the diploma registers of DUO, or a certified copy of the program from which you obtained the partial certificates.
- Once it has been determined that you have the necessary (certified) certificates and are deemed admissible, you will be notified.
- If you have also met the rest of the registration requirements in time, you can start the program.
Overview of admission per program via Colloquium Doctum:
For admission via Colloquium Doctum to the program Business Administration the following VWO partial certificates are required;
English:
- VWO (partial) certificate English with at least a 7.0 or;
- International Baccalaureate Certificate English A SL min 5, English A HL min 4 or English B HL 5; or one of the following standardised English language tests:
- TOEFL (iBT): minimum total score 80, minimum sub-score 18 (Reading & Listening), 20 (Speaking) and 21 (Writing)
- IELTS: minimum total score 6.5, minimum subscore 6.0 (Reading, Listening, Speaking and Writing)
- Cambridge: total score and sub-scores of 170 (B2 proficiency)
Mathematics:
- VWO (partial) certificate Mathematics A with minimum 7.0 or (partial) certificate Mathematics B with minimum 6.0 or;
- OMPT-A exam with a minimum score of 70% or;
- Boswell Beta maths A exam with minimum 7.0, maths B exam with minimum 6.0 or;
- CCVX maths A exam with minimum 7.0 or maths B exam with minimum 6.0 or;
- Korteweg de Vries maths A exam with minimum 7.0, maths B exam with minimum 6.0.
Dutch:
- VWO (partial) certificate Dutch with at least a 7.0.
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For admission via Colloquium Doctum to the program Dutch Law the following VWO partial certificates are required;
- Dutch (We do not accept NT2-II diploma for Dutch, only CNaVT C1)
- English
- German or French (examinee's option)
- History, level 2
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For admission via Colloquium Doctum to the program Liberal Arts & Sciences the following VWO partial certificates are required;
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For admission via Colloquium Doctum to the program Medicine the following VWO partial certificates are required;
- Dutch
- English
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Biology
- Mathematics A or Mathematics B
Note: See here for more information about the colloquium doctum for the Medicine program.
For admission via Colloquium Doctum to the program Tax Law the following VWO partial certificates are required;
- Dutch
- English
- German or French (examinee's option)
- History, level 2
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Questions
You can direct any questions about the entrance examinations you might have at:
- Erasmus Student Service Centre (ESSC) (for questions regarding all study programmes, except Erasmus MC)
- Onderwijs Service Centrum (OSC) (for questions regarding Erasmus MC programmes)