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 (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: 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 (no more than 2 IELTS sub-scores may be a maximum of 0.5 points below the required overall score of 6.5). With a score of 6 (with no more than 2 IELTS sub-scores below 6) overall, the applicant will be asked for an extra interview;
• TOEFL iBT: 90;
• TOEFL IBT Home test 90;
• Cambridge: 176

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

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.

 Application deadline Foundation programmes

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