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Before applying for the study programme Horticulture & Business Management, check out the admission requirements, language requirements and course choice check below.
Admission Requirements
The admission requirement for this 4-year Bachelor programme is a secondary school diploma, equivalent to the Dutch HAVO diploma or higher, with the final-year subjects English, mathematics and chemistry included. The level of the admission diploma is always assessed after the HAS has received a complete application form. Practical (work) experience is useful but not mandatory. With your application, you will have to fill in an online motivation form and in case of questions you will be invited for an intake interview by the study advisor.
If you want to know how your high school diploma is valued in the Netherlands before you apply, check the information in the Nuffic Foreign education systems.
Students from England, Wales and Germany
Requirements British and German students
For British students the following admission requirements apply:
GCSE in at least 4 subjects (grade A-C) and GCE with at least 2 subjects at advanced subsidiary level (in 6 different subjects).
Specific requirements
- GCSE level : Mathematics and Chemistry should be at least GCSE level.
or
- BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (sector Land-based and Environment)
For German students:
You are admitted to the programme if you have been awarded your Abitur.
Please note that we always need to assess the value of your diploma. Nuffic will check your diploma for authenticity and academic level.
No mathematics or chemistry in your final year?
If you are deficient in Mathematics and/or Chemistry as an international student you have the opportunity to participate in an online Mathematics and/or Chemistry deficiency test of HAS University of Applied Sciences. You will receive more information about the test from the International Office if you are deficient.
Once you start the test you will have 1 hour to complete it. You need a reliable internet connection to take the test. Costs of the test are €35,-. You will need to pay this fee at least 1 week before the start of the test. Please note that you can only take the test once, there is no re-take possibility.
Please note that after you have passed the deficiency test(s) you will not receive a diploma or certificate. To pass the test you need to have obtained at least 5.5 points on a scale of 1-10. If you pass the test(s), you will meet the admission requirements of HAS University of Applied Sciences and will therefore be admitted to the programme if you also meet all other admission requirements. The results of the test(s) cannot be used to meet the admission requirements at other universities in the Netherlands.
If you want more information about the deficiency tests please contact International Office.
Language requirement
If your previous education was not completely taught in English, you also need to be able to prove that you are proficient in the English language. You will have to submit proof of your English language proficiency in accordance with the Dutch Code of Conduct International Students in Higher Education – Bachelor level. In any case, the level of English has to be clearly stated in your motivation letter. HAS University of Applied Sciences accepts the following language tests:
- IELTS (Preferred)
Academic programme: 6.0 (overall band score)
Find a test centre near you! - TOEFL
Internet-based test: 80
Computer-based test: 213
Paper-based test: 550
Find a test location near you! - Cambridge ESOL Certificate: B2
Find a test location near you! - Exemption English language test
International students are exempted from having to take a mandatory language test in case the student obtained a diploma of secondary education in a country listed in the diploma list drawn up on behalf of the associations of institutions of higher education, as published on the website of the Code of Conduct.
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