Academic Eligibility:

• A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited research university including at least three full years of academic study amounting to a minimum of 180 ECTS or equivalent. We do not require a GRE or GMAT test score.
• A Bachelor's degree obtained at an applied university or higher vocational education (HBO in Dutch) in most cases does not grant direct access to the program (only exceptionally high ranking students stand a chance of admission).

• Students with university Bachelor's degrees must meet the following admissions criteria:

  • Adequate knowledge in health and/or life sciences
  • 6 ECTS in Epidemiology
  • 12 ECTS in Biostatistics
  • 30 ECTS Biology
• Coursework in Epidemiology and Biostatistics must be at the university Bachelor's level and must be listed on an official transcript/certificate.
• All students with other Bachelor’s or Master’s degrees outside the field of health and/or life sciences will not be admitted. 

Indian Eligibility:

Indian students are eligible to apply if they meet the following eligibility criteria:

• VU Amsterdam requires all applicants to take an English test. Exceptions are made for students who have completed a bachelor's or master's in Canada, the USA, UK, Ireland, New Zealand, or Australia.
• TOEFL and IELTS tests must have been completed no more than two years before 1^st September of the year in which your course starts.
• Note: TOEFL MyBestScore is not accepted.

International students hailing from non-English speaking countries also need to prove English proficiency through IELTS/TOEFL/any equivalent test to get admission to this program.