English Language Proficiency

For Dutch nationals

The MSc programme at Wageningen University is given in the English language and all applicants must provide recent evidence of their spoken and written command of English. 
 
The following qualifications are acceptable as evidence of proficiency in English for entry to the MSc programmes:

Minimum level for all MSc studies
Social Sciences studies excluded (independent or upper intermediate user):





  • HAVO 7.0 or VWO 6.0 for English. 

  • Oxford Online Placement Test (OOPT). The OOPT is offered by the Language Services of Wageningen University. The OOPT score must be 60 or higher.

  • IELTS overall grade 6.0 (with a minimum sub-score of 6.0 for speaking)
  • TOEFL internet-based 80 (with a minimum sub-score of 20 for speaking)
  • Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (CAE): pass at grade C or above. 
  • Cambridge First Certificate (FCE): pass at grade B or above.
  • Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE): pass at grade C or above. 

Minimum level for Social Sciences studies
(proficient or advanced user)
MSc Applied Communication Science
MSc International Development Studies
MSc Development and Rural Innovation (former Management of Agro-ecological Knowledge and Social Change)
MSc Management, Economics and Consumer Studies

  • HAVO 8.0 or VWO 7.0 for English.

  • Oxford Online Placement Test (OOPT). The OOPT is offered by the Language Services of Wageningen University. The OOPT score must be 70 or higher.

  • IELTS  Band 6.5 (with a minimum sub-score of 6.0 voor speaking)
  • TOEFL internet-based 93 (with a minimum sub-score of 23 for speaking) 
  • Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (CAE): pass at grade B or above. 
  • Cambridge First Certificate (FCE): pass at grade A
  • Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE): pass at grade B or above.

Applicants who do not meet the standard level requirements will not be admitted to the programme.
IELTS, TOEFL and Cambridge tests should have been taken no longer than two years prior to the application.

TOEFL test: Test of English as a Foreign Language measures the ability of non-native speakers of English to use and understand English as it is spoken, written and heard in college and university settings. If you are planning to study at college and universities where instruction is in English you will often be asked to take a TOEFL test. The test is administered several times a month. In the Netherlands the test centers are in Amsterdam, Arnhem, Lelystad and Velp. More information and registration.
Applicants taking a TOEFL test should note that Wageningen University has been assigned a TOEFL code (0542) and that the results are sent directly to Wageningen University.

IELTS test: The purpose of the IELTS test is to quantify the English Language proficiency of non-native English speakers who intend to study through the medium of English. The test is administered several times per month. The test center for the Netherlands is in Amsterdam. More information available on the IELTS website. 

Cambridge exames (CAE and FCE): Cambridge exams are administered by the British council in the Netherlands (Amsterdam). For information and registration see the BLTC website

The Oxford Online Placement test can be taken at Wageningen University Language Services.


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