Exemptions: how to enter without GMAT / GRE
Please note that for the September 2025 intake and onwards, the GMAT/GRE requirement* is no longer applicable.
* This does not apply to the Research Master in Economics and Business. Read more about the GMAT/GRE requirements for the Research Master.
Please make sure to add the ground of your exemption in our Online Application System under Additional requirements when you apply, also see 'Step 2) How to Apply'.
Graduates from Exchange Partners FEB
Students with a relevant degree from our partner universities are exempt from GRE and GMAT. For an overview of the partner universities of the Faculty of Economics and Business visit the Exchange partners FEB list.
Graduates with the following European Bachelor degrees
Applicants with a relevant European Scientific Bachelor degree comparable according to the Bologna agreement with a Dutch BSc in Economics / Business are exempted from GRE and GMAT. See the overview below to find with with which degree in the field of economics and/or business you can be exempted from FEB’s GMAT/GRE requirement and gain direct access to our Master programmes.
Applicants with a European vocational or professional Bachelor have direct access to our Pre-MSc programme without a GMAT/GRE test result.
| EEA country: | Undergraduate degrees from research universities: |
|---|---|
| Austria | Bachelor degree Diplomstudium / Magister Fachhochschuldiplom / Diplom (FH) |
| Belgium | Licentiaat and other two cycle diplomas |
| Bulgaria | Бакалавър (Bachelor degree), when studied after 2002 Диплома за ЗавЪршено Висше Образование (Diploma of Completed Higher Education) |
| Cyprus | Bachelor degree / Ptychio, when studied at the following institution(s): - Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου (Open University of Cyprus) - Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου (University of Cyprus) - Τεχνολογικό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου (Cyprus University of Technology (CUT)) |
| Czech Republic | Bakalář (Bachelor degree) |
| Denmark | Bachelor degree Candidatus Philosophiae |
| Estonia | Bakalaurusekraad (Bachelor degree) |
| Finland | Ammattikorkeakoulututkinto, AMK / Yrkeshögskoleexamen, YHS (Polytechnic degree) |
| France | Licence, when studied after 2008 Maîtrise |
| Germany | Bachelor Erstes Staatsexamen / Magister Artium / Diplom |
| Greece | ΠΤΥΧΙΟ (Ptychio: Diploma/Degree (AEI)), when awarded by Εκπαιδευτικά Ιδρύματα– Anótera Ekpedeftiká Idrímata or AEIs (university level higher education institutions). |
| Hungary | Alapfokozat (Bachelor degree) |
| Iceland | Baccalaurreatus (Bachelor degree) |
| Ireland | Higher Diploma Honours Bachelor degree |
| Italy | Laurea |
| Latvia | Bakalaura Diploms (Bachelor degree), when studied after 2002 |
| Liechtenstein | Bachelor degree |
| Lithuania | Bakalauro Diplomas (Bachelor degree), when studied after 2000 |
| Luxembourg | Bachelor |
| Malta | Bachelor (Honours) degree |
| Norway | Bachelorgrad (Bachelor degree) Candidatus Magisterii (cand. mag.) Siviløkonom (siv. øk.) (Economics degree) |
| Poland | Licencjat / Inzynier (Bachelor degree) |
| Portugal | Diploma de Estudos Superiores Especializados - DESE Licenciado |
| Romania | Diploma de Licenta (Bachelor degree) |
| Slovakia | Bakalár (Bachelor degree), when studied after 2004 |
| Slovenia | Diploma o pridobljeni univerzitetni izobrazbi (University Degree) Univerzitetni diplomant (Academically oriented first-cycle degree) |
| Spain | Título/Grado de Licenciado |
| Sweden | Bachelor degree / Kandidatexamen |
| Switzerland | Diplôme Diplôme d'État Licence |
| United Kingdom | Bachelor (Honours) degree |
| Last modified: | 18 November 2024 4.44 p.m. |