When you are not registered in the Personal Records Base (in Dutch: Basisregistratie Personen / BRP) you must submit a copy of your passport (front) or your identity card (both sides)* before August 15; the passport must be valid until at least October 1 of the year of enrolment.

Example: if you enroll at Codarts for the 2027-2028 academic year, your passport must be valid at least until October 1, 2027.

* this applies exclusively to students from countries in the EU/EEA.

To be enrolled in a bachelor's programme at Codarts, the prospective student must hold at least a diploma at mbo level 4, havo, or vwo (NLQF-4 / EQF-4) or an equivalent foreign certificate at this level.

Insufficient prior education for admission to Bachelor

If the prospective student cannot provide a diploma for enrolment in a bachelor's programme, they can participate in an entrance examination (NOA-test). The cost of this examination is €75,- which must be paid by the prospective student prior to the examination. 

• Access to the entrance examination is only granted after placement in the programme. 
• The entrance examination must be passed before the start of the academic year. 
• A positive result from the entrance examination only grants access to a programme at Codarts and is valid for one year.

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For the Master of Music programme, prospective students must hold a certificate from a relevant Dutch bachelor's programme or an equivalent certificate from a programme abroad (NLQF-6 / EQF-6).

For the Master of Arts Therapies programme, prospective students must hold a certificate from a Dutch bachelor's programme or an equivalent certificate from a programme abroad (NLQF-6 / EQF-6).

Insufficient prior education for admission to Master

If the prospective student does not hold a bachelor's degree, they can still be enrolled in a master's programme in exceptional cases, provided they have sufficient knowledge, understanding, and skills at the level of a bachelor's degree. In such cases, the programme management will request permission from the Executive Board, which will be advised by the Exam Board.

The prospective student can demonstrate that the prior education requirement has been met by:

• In the case of a diploma issued in the Netherlands: a certified copy of an admissible diploma, including a certified copy of the accompanying grade list, if verification of the prior education and diploma via DUO is not possible;
• In the case of a diploma issued outside the Netherlands, the original diploma, including the accompanying grade list, must be shown to the Administrative Service Center.

If the institution where the prospective student obtained their diploma is closed, a certified copy of the diploma can also be requested from another official body in the country where the diploma was issued, such as a notary or a municipal (government) agency.

To attend a study programme, you have to pay tuition fees. Every year, the Ministry of Education, Culture & Science sets the fees for the study programmes subsidised by the Dutch government. In addition, Codarts sets the level of the institutional tuition fees every year.

If you meet the requirements set by the Ministry of Education, Culture & Science, you pay the statutory tuition fee. If you do not meet the requirements, you pay the institutional tuition fees. By law, the academic year of all programmes starts on 1 September.

You can find the requirements of the Ministery of Education, Culture and Science here (in Dutch).

The method of payment can be made in 3 ways:

1. Payment of tuition fees by bank transfer.
2. Via a SEPA standing order (in 1 term) for the entire duration of enrolment (only possible if you have an IBAN account of a country from the SEPA area).
3. Via a SEPA standing order (in 8 instalments) for the entire duration of your registration (only possible if you have an IBAN account for a country in the SEPA region).

You will receive the payment forms together with your enrolment package.

If you have a previous non-Dutch education and are planning to enrol for a Dutch-language programme, you will be required to pass the NT2-II state examination and send in your proof before 15 August, before the start of your studies. Registering for the exam is arranged via DUO. You need to arrange this yourself on time.

Bachelor programme:

To take part in an English-language bachelor's programme at Codarts, you must be in possession of an IELTS certificate (Academic level 5.5), a comparable TOEFL certificate or a comparable Cambridge FCE-C certificate. 

Master programme:

For an enrolment in a master's programme, you must hold at least an IELTS certificate (Academic level 6.0) or one of the above comparable certificates. If you cannot present a valid certificate or if you do not have an exemption, you must take part in the English test at Codarts.

The students below receive exemption from the English language requirement:

The student

1. who has had prior training in the English language and has:
   • The European Baccalaureate with English as language of instruction and a pass mark for English;
   • the International Baccalaureate with English as the language of instruction and a pass mark in English;
2. who have completed a secondary or tertiary education (and obtained their diploma) in a country in which English is the official language of instruction (Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom and United States);
3. with a with a secondary school diploma (sufficient to enter a higher vocational education programme and a pass mark for the final exam subject English) from one of the following countries: Belgium (Flanders only), Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Norway, Austria, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden.
4. who have obtained a mbo- level 4, havo or vwo diploma in the Netherlands.

Please note: Codarts' ASC assesses whether the diploma obtained is sufficient to be exempted from the language requirement.

Residence permit (VVR) / Single entry visa (MVV)

Are you considering studying in the Netherlands but do not hold EU/EEA or Swiss nationality, nor a residence permit that allows you to legally stay in the Netherlands?
 

You may then require a residence permit (VVR) for study purposes and, depending on your nationality, an entry visa (Machtiging tot Voorlopig Verblijf – MVV).

We therefore advise you to start your preparations well in advance, so that Codarts can advise and support you where necessary. To assist you with this, we have prepared a step-by-step plan. You can find more information about this here. Codarts will apply for the VVR (and MVV) once the enrolment conditions have been met.