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.
• 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 qualify for admission if they hold a University Bachelor's degree in:

  • Biochemistry
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biology
  • Biomedical Sciences
  • Health and Life Sciences
  • Health Sciences
  • Human Movement Sciences
  • Medical Informatics
  • Medical Natural Sciences
  • Medicine
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Psychobiology
• If you have a University Bachelor's of Science degree in another subject than listed above, but related to the fields of Health and Life Sciences, you are still welcome to apply. In that case your application will be assessed by the MPA admissions board.

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.