Admission & registration
Admission and registration for academic year 2019/20 for a bachelor's programme at Maastricht University (UM) consists of the following five steps. Please read the procedure carefully and make sure to fulfil all steps in time. The deadline for this programme can be found under step 1: Check the admission requirements and application and step 2: Register via Studielink.nl.
Admission and registration in 5 steps
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Check the admission requirements and application deadlines
Do you meet the requirements?
Maastricht University (UM) assesses whether your prior education makes you admissible. Therefore, it is very important that you check on forehand if you apply to the requirements.
You will receive a message once the UM has made the decision. There is also a possibility that additional documents are required to assess your prior education. This will be requested by e-mail, so keep an eye on your inbox.
Please note: Click on “Admission requirements” in the dark blue menu on the left side of this page, to find out more about the requirements for this programme.
Application deadlines
Start February 2019
Due to the large number of freshmen enrolled in September 2018 the Board of Admissions has decided not to open the February 2019 intake.
Start September 2019
Start admissions: 10 October 2018
- EU/EEA-students: up to and including 1 March 2019
- Non-EU/EEA-students who need a visa or residence permit: up to and including 5 January 2019
University College Maastricht reviews all applications on a rolling basis. There is thus no need to wait until the deadline. Furthermore, it is strongly recommended that you apply as soon as possible.
All applications which have not been completed by the deadline (by uploading all required documents, see Step 3) will not be taken into consideration.
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Register via Studielink.nl
Create an account and select your programme
Applying via Studielink
You can register for a study programme via Studielink. In Studielink, you will have to indicate which programme you would like to register for. After registration in Studielink, you should start directly with step 3: Upload your documents.If you are registered in a Dutch municipality, you can only register using your DigiD. If you do not yet have a DigiD, you will need to request one. If you do not (yet) live in the Netherlands, you still register via Studielink, but you will not be able to use DigiD. Instead, you create a Studielink account yourself and UM will check your personal details.
Register directly via Studielink
Apply for a DigiDApplication deadlines
Start February 2019
Due to the large number of freshmen enrolled in September 2018 the Board of Admissions has decided not to open the February 2019 intake.
Start September 2019
Start admissions: 10 October 2018
- EU/EEA-students: up to and including 1 March 2019
- Non-EU/EEA-students who need a visa or residence permit: up to and including 5 January 2019
University College Maastricht reviews all applications on a rolling basis. There is thus no need to wait until the deadline. Furthermore, it is strongly recommended that you apply as soon as possible.
All applications which have not been completed by the deadline (by uploading all required documents, see Step 3) will not be taken into consideration.
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Upload your documents in MyUM
Check which documents are required
After you have registered in Studielink, you will receive an email from Maastricht University (UM) within 24 hours. This email contains your personal student number and a password. You can use this information to access the MyUM portal, the intranet of Maastricht University.
In order to complete your registration, you need to upload the required documents (as indicated below) via MyUM as soon as possible, at least before the application deadline.
Please note: If you accidently upload a wrong document in the MyUM portal, you can no longer remove it from your digital file. However, you can still upload the right document, but this does not replace the incorrect one. UM judges which documents are right.
Required documents:
- A recent passport picture: The passport picture must satisfy certain requirements.
- A copy of your valid, on 1 September 2019, passport or your EU/EEA identity card: Make a copy of the page with your personal details. Save this copy as ‘passport copy’ and not as ‘passport picture’.
- A copy of your most recent grades transcript and a copy of your diploma if you have obtained it.
Additional required documents:
- Letter of motivation (see Admission requirements, Letter of motivation)
- Outcome of your language test (see Admission requirements, English Proficiency)
- A Credit Transfer request (see Admission requirements, Credit Transfer)
Please make sure to upload all the required documents by the deadline, otherwise your application will not be taken into consideration.
Also include a translation of your diploma and/or grade lists if the originals are not in Dutch, English, German or French.
Please note: If you have not graduated yet, you can upload your official lists of grades. You must, however, have graduated prior to starting your studies at UCM.
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Continuation of the admissions procedure
You (conditionally) meet the requirements and your application will be processed
The Board of Admissions will review and assess your application and will decide whether you are selected for an interview.
The admissions interview
The interview focuses on your academic plans and how you intend to accomplish these through an education at UCM. The interview is conducted by one or two UCM staff members in English and lasts approximately 30-45 minutes. In exceptional cases, it might be possible to have an interview by Skype.
Preparation
Inform yourself well about UCM before the interview. Sources to do so are this website, the UCM Course Catalogue and (if possible) a visit to an Open Day and/or Experience Day.
After the interview
Within four weeks, the Board of Admissions will decide whether or not to invite you to attend UCM.
Read more about the UCM admissions procedure
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Complete your registration
Fulfil all registration criteria and pay your tuition
After you have completed step 4, you will receive a request from Maastricht University (UM) that you need to pay your tuition fees.
Please make sure that you pay your tuition fee on time, so you can commence your study programme at the beginning of the academic year.
Upload or send any documents still required
If any of your documents are still missing, you will receive a message about this from the Student Services Centre (SSC). The documents concerned are listed in the message. Upload the requested documents as quickly as possible in the MyUM Portal, or send these by post to the SSC if that is requested.Read more about paying tuition fees
Read more about completing your registration
Questions about admission and registration?
Then contact the Student Services Centre:
study[at]maastrichtuniversity[dot]nl
+31 43 38 85388 and Whatsapp: +31 6200 44 571 (Mon-Fri from 8.30 to 17.00)
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Visiting address: Bonnefantenstraat 2 (Mon-Fri from 8.30 to 18.00)
Postal address: PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, the Netherlands
Important information for University College Maastricht applicants
- UCM is a selective programme, please click here for more information
- Select ‘Liberal Arts and Sciences (UCM)’ as your study programme in Studielink
Contact UCM Office of Admissions
ucm-admissions[at]maastrichtuniversity[dot]nl
+ 31 43 388 5698