How to apply for the master’s degree in Psychology

Please note:

Application for the master's programme in February 2025 is no longer possible due to expired deadlines. Starting January 15, you can apply again for the programme beginning in September 2025.

If you apply for a selective track with a deadline of 1 March, it is possible to apply (simultaneously or until 1 May) for a possible second choice, non-selective track.

1. Apply for the master’s degree in Psychology on the Studielink website. Select the track of your first choice in Studielink.
2. Use one of the following application forms to apply with the University of Groningen. If you want, you can indicate a second choice of track via this form.

Which form you use depends on the university where you got your bachelor (UG or other Dutch university). And whether or not the master of your choice has a selection procedure.

Apply with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the UG or another Dutch university

Application form selective master's track (available from 15 January)
^{Clinical Neuropsychology, Klinische Neuropsychologie, Klinische Psychologie, Ontwikkelingspsychologie}

Application form non selective (pre)master's track (available from 15 January)
^{Applied Cognitive Neuroscience, Theory and History of Psychology, Work, Organizational and Personnel Psychology}

After your application

Several weeks after the application deadline, you will be notified whether you qualify for admission to the Master’s track(s) of your choice, whether you need to participate in a selection procedure, and what the next steps in your admission process are.

Please note:

Application for the master's programme in February 2025 is no longer possible due to expired deadlines. Starting January 15, you can apply again for the programme beginning in September 2025.

If you apply for a selective track with a deadline of 1 March, it is possible to apply (simultaneously or until 1 May) for a possible second choice, non-selective track.

1. Apply for the Master’s degree in Psychology on the Studielink website. Select the track of your first choice in Studielink.
2. Use the application form to apply with the University of Groningen. If you want, you can indicate a second choice of track via this form.
3. Complete this checklist and upload it with the application form. Check here for an example of a completed checklist.
   
   Students of the UG Liberal Arts & Sciences College (UCG) can use this checklist.

Application form selective master's track (available from 15 January
^{Clinical Neuropsychology, Klinische Neuropsychologie, Klinische Psychologie, Ontwikkelingspsychologie}

Application form non selective (pre)master's track available from 15 January
^{Applied Cognitive Neuroscience, Theory and History of Psychology, Work, Organizational and Personnel Psychology}

After your application

Several weeks after the application deadline, you will be notified whether you qualify for admission to the Master’s track(s) of your choice, whether you need to participate in a selection procedure, and what the next steps in your admission process are.

If your prior degree does not fully satisfy the admission requirements, you may be offered a pre-Master’s programme to raise your knowledge and skills to the required level. You will be admitted to the Master’s degree programme upon completion of this programme (in principle within one year). The pre-Master’s programme only starts in September and there are a limited number of places available.

If you have a Bachelor’s degree HBO Toegepaste Psychologie, you will in principle be admissible to a master’s track upon completion of a pre-master’s programme in Psychology. This means that you will have to follow a pre-master’s programme first. Please note that the pre-master’s programmes only start in September and there are a limited number of places available!

Please note:

Application for the master's programme in February 2025 is no longer possible due to expired deadlines. Starting January 15, you can apply again for the programme beginning in September 2025.

1. Apply no later then 1 March/1 May (depending on the track of your first choice). Submit your application on the website of Studielink for the Master Psychology. Please choose the track of your first choice here. You will be able to specify a possible 2nd track in the checklist (see 4.)
2. After you have submitted your application via Studielink, you will receive an email with a payment link.
   
   After paying the application fee, you will still need to complete your application in our Progress Portal before the deadline. The payment deadline is the same as the application deadline!
3. Complete your application in the Progress Portal. You will receive an email with your login details. Log into the system, complete your application and upload the required application documents.
   
   Read more information about application, registration and fees (this link will lead you to the Dutch UG website) or watch this video.
4. Upload this filled in checklist (available from 15 January) in the Progress Portal. Carefully read the instructions. Make sure that you satisfy all requirements and provide all information requested as clearly as possible in order to avoid possible disappointment or ‘desk rejection’.
   Check here for an example of a completed checklist.

Please note

• Make sure you make a well-considered choice, because you can only graduate in one master’s track. Once you have been placed in a track, you cannot switch to another track before the start or during the master's program. We also advise against quitting a track and applying for another one later. You are not allowed to start a new skills course, thesis or internship in the new track if you have already started it in the previous track. This means you will not be able to graduate from the new track. 
• We strongly recommend that students from outside the EU/EEA submit their applications more than a month before the deadline. This will provide enough time to arrange or extend your visa and plan your trip if you need to participate in the selection test.