Admission requirements

To enter the pre-master programme of Rotterdam Business School you have to meet the following requirements, see them below:

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

• Curriculum vitae and motivation letter

• English Test:

  • IELTS academic: 6.0 
  • TOEFL iBT: 80 ("My Best Scores" are not accepted)**
  • Cambridge: 169

These test results can’t be older than two years at the start of the pre-master programme.

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

• IELTS academic: 6.5 . With a score of 6 overall, the applicant will be asked for an extra interview;
• TOEFL iBT: 90 ("My Best Scores" are not accepted)**;
• Cambridge: 176

These test results can’t be older than two years at the start of the pre-master programme.

**We only accept tests that are taken at the test centre of the English language test provider [any version of online tests is not accepted]

English language requirements exemptions:

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 only: Australia, Canada (with the exception of the French-speaking regions), Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and USA.