Admission requirements

If you possess one of the diplomas stated below then, in principle, you qualify for admission.

• A new-style VWO diploma with the profile Natuur en Gezondheid (Science and Health) with profile subject Physics and Mathematics B
• A new-style VWO diploma with the profile Natuur en Techniek (Science and Engineering) with profile subject Biology
• An OU (Open University) propaedeutic diploma, HBO propaedeutic diploma, HBO degree diploma, university propaedeutic diploma or university degree diploma. Sufficient knowledge at VWO level of the subjects Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics B is required.

An old-style VWO diploma no longer gives the right to admission.

If you have a non-Dutch diploma that is equivalent to the Dutch VWO diploma, you qualify - in principle - for admission to this programme. Check if this applies to your diploma.

• List of diplomas equivalent to the Dutch VWO diploma 2024-2025.

Please note: if your diploma is not on this list, UM must first assess your diploma on an individual basis to see if you qualify for admission.

Your previous education must not only be equivalent to the Dutch VWO level, but must also contain specific subjects. The subjects Mathematics B, Physics, Chemistry and Biology need to have been included at VWO exam level in your previous education. 

To qualify for admission to the bachelor’s programme in Regenerative Medicine and Technolgy, you need to have the following subjects in your previous education: Mathematics B, Physics, Chemistry and Biology with a duration and depth equivalent to the Dutch VWO. The following diplomas satisfy those requirements:

• German ‘Zeugnis der allgemeinen Hochschulreife’: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry: as ‘Grundkurs’ up to and including the final year. Biology as ‘Leistungsfach’
• Belgian Diploma of Secondary Education: one of the following tracks: Greek-Sciences, Latin-Sciences, Modern Languages-Sciences, Sciences-Mathematics. For all tracks: Mathematics: at least 4 hours per week in the final 2 years.
• Diploma International Baccalaureate with:
  - Mathematics Analysis and Approaches HL or SL or (further) Mathematics HL (exam before 2021).
  - Physics and Chemistry SL of HL
  -Biology HL
• European Baccalaureate with
  - Mathematics: at least 5 hours/week in the final 2 years;
  - Physics: written or oral exams;
  - Chemistry: written or oral exams;
  - Biology: written or oral exams, at least 4 hours/week in the final 2 years.

British GCE A-/AS- Levels
- Mathematics: GCE A-level
- Physics: GCE A- or AS-level
- Chemistry: GCE A-level
- Biology: GCE A-level

• Additional subject requirement pertaining to non-Dutch entry qualifications 2024-2025

If your diploma or degree differs from those listed above, UM will assess whether you can demonstrate sufficient knowledge of the four compulsory subjects (Mathematics B, Chemistry, Physics, and Biology) and therefore qualify for an exemption (sufficiëntieverklaring) for these subjects on an individual basis. This assessment is based on the attainment aims for final examination in Dutch secondary education (VWO) in the relevant subject and the national agreements made within the Central Commissions Pre-examination (in Dutch: CCVX) and Boswell-Bèta. The assessment takes extra time, so be sure to register as early as possible.

Please note: taking an exam in a particular subject certainly does not automatically mean that you meet the further previous education requirements. There are strict requirements regarding the number of hours, the content and depth of the material covered and the exams taken.

If you already have or will be awarded a Dutch secondary education (VWO new style) or equivalent diploma, but you do not (completely) satisfy the additional requirements (meaning that these subjects were not included in your curriculum and therefore you did not take part in a final examination for these subjects, resulting in (one or more) deficiencies), you must take (an) additional examination(s) to qualify for admission to the bachelor's programme in Regenerative Medicine and Technology. These examinations can be conducted both in Dutch and English at Centrale Commissies Voortentamen (CCVX) or Boswell-Bèta.

Please note: you have to arrange these examinations yourself. In specific cases, Boswell-Bèta offers the possibility for foreign students to take these examinations online. You have to contact Boswell-Bèta personally to request an online examination.

German students can also opt to complete the so-called Vorsemester at the Rheinische Bildungszentrum in Cologne for deficiencies in Biology, Physics or Chemistry.

Bear in mind that institutes such as CCVX and Boswell-Bèta have a maximum of 20 working days to make the result known. Therefore, make sure you take your exam in July at the latest; August is too late.

Please note: proof of an extra examination in a certain subject at a different institute than the ones mentioned above (CCVX/Boswell-Bèta/Rheinische Bildungszentrum) does not automatically mean that you satisfy the requirements for that subject. The level of the extra examination will need to be assessed on an individual basis. Strict requirements concerning number of study hours, content, difficulty of the material dealt with, and examinations completed apply here. In case of doubt, we will require you to demonstrate sufficient knowledge and skills through an additional satisfactory examination at CCVX or Boswell-Bèta. 

Once you have successfully completed your additional examinations, you need to upload the certificates in the MyApplication portal.

The CCVX or Boswell-Bèta certificates must be received as certified copies. You can send these by postal mail to:
Maastricht University
Student Services Centre
UM Admissions
Post box 616
6200 MD Maastricht
The Netherlands

You must submit proof that you meet the statutory (further) previous education requirements 2024-2025 by 31 August 2024, 16:00 CET at the latest, so please take this into account.

If UM determines after receiving your application that you have a (foreign) diploma that requires a further sufficiency check for one or more subjects, you need to apply for this. 

You need to compile and hand in a file per subject (so for every subject for which sufficiency is not yet clear) as part of the sufficiency check. This/these separate file(s) then need to be uploaded to the MyApplication portal. This assignment is also shown as a task in the MyApplication portal: you can download a syllabus per subject, fill it in and upload it again. 

Be aware: the deadline for handing in the required sufficiency check is 1 June 2024. Requests handed in after this date will not be taken into consideration.