To be eligible for admission to AUC, you will need to meet certain requirements. These include your educational background (secondary school diploma), level of English and maths. The level and type of maths is the only admission requirement that varies based on the major you apply for.
You can use the Diploma Calculator to check if your secondary school diploma meets our admissions requirement of being equivalent to the Dutch VWO. To use the diploma calculator:
Please note that AUC has separate English and maths requirements that you must meet to be admissible. These requirements are listed in the sections below.
AUC students have on average a secondary school GPA of 7.0 or above in the Dutch system. It’s good to keep in mind that this is only an average based on applicants from previous years. It also means that students with a GPA lower than 7.0 (or the equivalent in their grading system) have applied and have been accepted to AUC. The GPA is only one indicator used when assessing an application alongside equally important elements such as individual motivation, a clear affinity for studying a liberal arts and sciences programme, and your personal interests and talents. We are also attentive to explanations of why your grades may not necessarily reflect your academic ability or other contextual factors that might have influenced your secondary school results. If you have a slightly lower GPA but meet our mathematics and English proficiency requirements, we strongly encourage you to apply.
The AUC Admissions Committee looks for students with the following characteristics:
If you do not (yet) meet the admissions requirements, you can still apply. Small deficiencies in meeting English and/or maths requirements will not prevent your application from being reviewed and you will be able to work toward rectifying these deficiencies before your intended start date at AUC. Any offer of a place at AUC will be on a conditional basis. The conditions will be specified in the letter offering you a place. You will have to meet those conditions before you can be admitted, but this should not deter you from applying.
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