Admission requirements

To enter the Pre-Master programme of Rotterdam Business School you have to meet the following requirements and upload these application documents:

• Business-related Bachelor Degree or a non-business related bachelor degree with one-year relevant work experience*

• Transcript
• If you will graduate before 1st of September (Fall season) or 1st of February (Spring season) but obtain the physical copy later than the start date fill in statement of expected graduation date  signed by your university
• Translation is not required if your diploma and transcript are issued in English, Dutch, German, French, or Spanish.  If your documents are in any other language, upload both the original and a certified translation by a sworn translator into English or Dutch
• ID (only EU applicants) or Passport (all other applicants)
• Curriculum vitae
• Motivation letter

• English requirement:  you must demonstrate your English proficiency with one of the following if you do not meet the exemption rule

  Test	Minimum score*
  IELTS Academic	6.0
  TOEFL iBT	80
  Cambridge CAE	169

• Please note:

  • These test results can’t be older than two years at the start of the Pre-Master programme.
  • Online or home editions are not accepted. We only accept tests that are taken at the test centre of the English language test provider
  • For TOEFL iBT, "My best scores" are not accepted

*In case you have a non-business related Bachelor degree and no relevant work experience, your english test results should meet the following requirements:

• Please note:

  • These test results can’t be older than two years at the start of the Pre-Master programme.
  • Online or home editions are not accepted. We only accept tests that are taken at the test centre of the English language test provider
  • For TOEFL iBT, "My best scores" are not accepted

Exemptions English test

You are only exempt for the English language test if:

• You have an NVAO accredited degree
• Your degree is demonstrably taught entirely in English and has been obtained in the following countries:
  • Australia
  • Canada (with the exception of the French-speaking regions)
  • Ireland
  • New Zealand
  • The United Kingdom
  • USA