Verify your skills if you are 21 years or older and do not meet the admission requirements.
If you want to apply for a programme at Inholland University of Applied Sciences, but do not meet the admission requirements, there is the possibility of taking an entrance exam. The test is designed to verify that you have adequate knowledge and skills to follow a bachelor's degree at a university of applied sciences.
The entrance exam is based on the Dutch secondary school finals (havo level) which is equivalent to higher general secondary education.
The costs for the entrance exam are € 90. It is not possible to pay on the day that the test takes place.
Be aware that, in adddition to the cost of the test, you have to pay for an IELTS or TOEFL certificate independently. These cost between € 180 - € 200.
Please note that the information below might change due to Covid-measures. If the Dutch government extends or amends the measures in education and therefore the subject test cannot take place on the location mentioned below, we will seek a suitable solution. The dates of the capacity test will not change, since this test takes place online. The test location is independent of the location where you will be studying.
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| Capacity test | Final enrolment / cancelation date | Subject test date | Subject test location | Resit subject test | Resit location |
| 24th of November, 2021 | 16 of November, 2021 | Saturday, 8th of January, 2022 | Diemen | Saturday April 23rd, 2022 | Diemen |
| 21st of December, 2021 | 15th of December, 2021 | Saturday, 8th of January, 2022 | Diemen | Saturday April 23rd, 2022 | Diemen |
| 26th of January, 2022 | 20th of January, 2022 | Saturday, 23rd of April, 2022 | Diemen | Saturday June 18th, 2022 | Diemen |
| 23rd of February, 2022 | 17th of February, 2022 | Saturday, 23rd of April, 2022 | Diemen | Saturday June 18th, 2022 | Diemen |
| 30th of March, 2022 | 24th of March, 2022 | Saturday, 23rd of April, 2022 | Diemen | Saturday June 18th, 2022 | Diemen |
| 29th of April, 2022 | 21st of April, 2022 | Saturday, 18th of June, 2022 | Diemen/Rotterdam | Friday July 8th, 2022 | Haarlem |
| 24th of May, 2022 | 18th of May, 2022 | Saturday, 18th of June, 2022 | Diemen/Rotterdam | Friday July 8th, 2022 | Haarlem |
| 10th of June, 2022 | 8th of June, 2022 | Saturday, 18th of June, 2022 | Diemen/Rotterdam | Friday July 8th, 2022 | Haarlem |
The capacity test, the first component of the entrance exam, is developed by NOA. The capacity test, which takes place online, is designed for us to examine whether you have sufficient knowledge and skills to be able to start a course at Inholland University of Applied Sciences. We do this on the basis of a Multicultural Capacity Test for Higher Level (MCT-H): your results are compared with a reference group in order to determine whether you indeed meet the required level for your new study.
If you successfully completed the capacity test, you can take part in the second component of the entrance exam: the subject test(s) which take place at one of our institution’s locations.
The MCT-H takes about 100 minutes and consists of eight subtests. These subtests measure four factors: logical reasoning & spatial insight, numerical abilities, verbal abilities and perceptual speed. In the MCT-H report, the results can also be displayed in an IQ score to determine a general intelligence level.
Logical reasoning is about the extent to which a candidate is able to discover logical relationships between images and if a candidate is able to orient himself spatially.
Here we look at the ability to calculate and the ability to reason with numbers.
Here the focus is on the knowledge of the meaning of words and the ability to see logical relations between words.
The ability to distinguish differences quickly and accurately is measured.
Study programmes require a certain level of knowledge of a specific subject or subjects. As part of the entrance exam, your knowledge of this subject or these subjects will therefore also be tested.
Upon successful completion of the capacity test, you will be invited by email to take part in the subject test(s). The duration and content of the test differs per study programme. The level of these tests is comparable to the Dutch HAVO exams.
Approximately a week after completing the capacity test, you’ll receive the result via e-mail. The result of the subject test(s) is usually shared approximately 3 weeks after the subject test date took place.
When enrolled to the September intake you’re entitled to resit one subject test when you did not meet the passing grade of 5,5. It is not possible to resit the capacity test.
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