Required documents

Source: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/education/admission-and-application/bachelors/required-documents Parent: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/education/admission-and-application/bachelors/admission-requirements

Along with your application, you will need to submit a variety of documents. This information only applies to students who need to submit an application for admission. If you have a diploma that grants you automatic admission to a bachelor’s programme, you won’t need to submit additional documents.

Required application documents

Copies of diplomas and transcripts

• Please upload your academic records of all attended secondary and higher education (completed and uncompleted),including any external national or university (entrance) exam results.
• Digital copies are required initially. Once you have been admitted, we will tell you how to submit certified copies to the Admissions Office sowe can verify your documents.
• Documents must be in the original language and accompanied by official translations if they are not in English, Dutch, German or French.
• If you have not yet completed your study programme, state your expected graduation date and submit copies of all transcripts obtained to date and, if not indicated on your transcript, your final exam subjects.
• If your academic/professional background is complex, irregular, or your graduation was not recent, please include a CV to help us understand your educational history. (e.g. using the Europass template). Your CV will only be used for credential evaluation purposes.
• International Baccalaureate students must submit their transcript with IB grades obtained so far, at least containing their first year’s final grades, and a list of their final year subjects and levels.
• European Baccalaureate students should indicate the subjects in which they will take their written and oral examinations.
• US High School students should upload any AP, SAT or ACT results obtained to date, or indicate in which subjects they will take the College Board AP exams.
• Dutch Colloquium doctum applicants  must also submit a CV and letter of motivation. Please mention clearly that you want to apply through the colloquium doctum procedure in the letter of motivation.
• For students with a refugee background who do not have verifiable documentation from their previous education, Leiden University offers an alternative assessment procedure. If this applies to you, make sure to upload a detailed CV containing an explanation of which documents you have and detailed information on all education attended.

Language proficiency information (if applicable)

You can apply for admission before receiving the results of your English language test. However, a sufficient result will then be a condition of your eventual admission. Of course, if you already have your English language test result, you can upload it right away.

Are you applying for a programme taught in Dutch but do not have a Dutch prior education? Also provide proof of your Dutch language proficiency, e.g. certificates, diplomas or transcripts from Dutch language courses or study programmes followed in Dutch.

Additional documents

To find out if any additional application documents are required, check the programme-specific information.

If you apply for the Colloquium Doctum, we also require a CV and a motivation letter as part of your admission request. In your motivation letter, please make sure to state clearly that you wish to apply via the Colloquium Doctum. To prepare your CV, you can, for example, make use of the Europass tool.

<< Go to the previous step: Check the application deadlines.\ >> Go to the next step: Start the application procedure.