Mathematics
Application procedure
Applications for admission to the master’s programme, and the application fee payments must have been received by VU University no later than:
Admission requirements
Direct admission to the Master's programme in Mathematics is possible with a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics or Engineering Mathematics from a university in the Netherlands. If you have a Bachelor's degree in another subject from a university or institute of higher education in The Netherlands or elsewhere, you require the approval of the Examination Board.
The main admission criteria are:
- A Bachelor of Science.
- 90 EC (european credit points) or equivalent of Mathematics courses at the BSc level, including some advanced courses.
- English language skills at the level of TOEFL score 580 or above.
Entrants from higher vocational education (HBO)
Holders of an HBO certificate generally have to follow a large part of the Bachelor's programme before they can be admitted to the Master's programme in Mathematics. Students who hold a teacher's degree mathematics ('tweedegraads bevoegdheid wiskunde') will likely be admitted to a premaster's programme. For specific question, please contact the programme coordinator.
Language proficiency requirements
VU University Amsterdam requires all international applicants to take an English test and to submit their score as a part of the application. Exceptions are made for students who have completed their education in Canada, USA, UK, Ireland, New Zealand or Australia or who have obtained an international Baccalaureate or European Baccalaureate diploma. Further information on the minimum English language proficiency requirements (TOEFL, IELTS, CAE, CPE) is available under the section How to apply?
Further information
Further information on the subjects below is available on the central VU website under the section How to apply?
- Required documents
- Nuffic Certificate for Chinese students
- Visa requirements
- Application procedures
