Application and admission
Application deadline
The application deadline for the Exchange Programme Social And Behavioural Sciences is:
- Application deadline for an exchange starting in the 1st semester (Fall semester or Full Year): 1 May
- Application deadline for an exchange in the 2nd semester (Spring semester): 1 October.
For exchange students applying through UvA bilateral agreements (Office of International Student Affairs) other procedures apply.
All incoming exchange students, in the framework of the exchange programmes in the field of Social and Behavioural Sciences, are placed in the Exchange Programme Social and Behavioural Sciences. Exchange students from partner universities have to be nominated by their home university.
Entry requirements for Bachelor's Students
- Having completed (90 EC with a C average (ECTS system) in a relevant discipline before starting in the Exchange Programme – Social and Behavioural Sciences.
- Please note that for advanced courses having completed 120 EC will be required.
- English language test for bachelor level students equivalent to level B2 in the CEFR, by submitting one the following:
- TOEFL (minimum score: 92 internet test)
- IELTS (minimum score 6.5)
- Cambridge Examination scores (minimum scores: CAE C, CPE C)
- sent directly by the testing organization to the Universiteit van Amsterdam (TOEFL reporting number = 9011)
- proof of B2 level in the CEFR on the Erasmus Mobility Tool Language Assessment Test
- Proof of B2 level in the CEFR by the language institute of your University (Erasmus students only)
Entry requirements for Master's Students
- Having completed a bachelor degree in a relevant field.
- English language test for master level students equivalent to:
- level C1 in the CEFR: TOEFL (minimum score: 600 paper test, 100 internet test, minimum score on each component 22)
- IELTS (minimum score 7.0, with a minimum of 6.5 for each test component
- Cambridge Examination Scores (CAE C, CPE C)
- sent directly by the testing organization to the Universiteit van Amsterdam (TOEFL reporting number =9011 )
A test score is valid for a period of two years. Students holding older test scores are requested to contact the International Office Social and Behavioural Sciences as soon as they start their application to discuss their options.
Please note that only mother tongue speakers are exempted from the English language test requirement.
Waiver requests should be submitted together with the application at an early stage to avoid delay in the admission process.
NB. If you are studying a fully English taught programme your university can contact us to discuss the opportunity of an institutional waiver.
All (complete) applications are handled individually by the International Office Social and Behavioural Sciences. All partner universities have been informed on the entry requirements.