Admission requirements

To enter the pre-master programme of Rotterdam Business School you must meet the following requirements:

6 months Intensive Master's Foundation Programme

• Business-related Bachelor Degree

• Curriculum vitae and motivation letter

• English Test:

  • IELTS academic: 6.0 (no more than 2 IELTS sub-scores may be a maximum of 0.5 points below the required overall score of 6.0)
  • TOEFL iBT: 80
  • TOEFL IBT Home test 80;
  • Cambridge CAE or FCE: Grade C scale 169-172| Grade B scale 173-175

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

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.

12 months Extensive Master's Foundation Programme

• Bachelor Degree

• Curriculum vitae and motivation letter

• English Test:

  • IELTS academic: 6.0 (no more than 2 IELTS sub-scores may be a maximum of 0.5 points below the required overall score of 6.0)
  • TOEFL iBT: 80 ;
  • TOEFL IBT Home test 80;
  • Cambridge CAE or FCE: Grade C scale 169-172| Grade B scale 173-175

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

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.

 Application deadline Foundation programmes

* Non-EU applicants have an early deadline due to visa applications that have to be submitted.