Admission & Application

Diploma name

• Certificate of Secondary Education (Matayom 6)

Mathematics requirement 

• You must take a mathematics exam. 

English language requirement 

• You must take an English language test

Selection points 

• You will be granted selection points if you have a Grade Average of 3 or higher. If your grades are below this, you will not earn selection points for your final ranking. 

For applicants in the final year of high school: 

• Your Grade Average will be calculated based on the grades of your penultimate year (the year before your final year). 

For graduated applicants: 

• Your Grade Average will be calculated based on the grades achieved during your final year and/or exams 

Additional requirements 

• You must include the RSM diploma statement in your application. This statement must be filled in by your school counselor or school representative. If you have already graduated at the time of applying, the statement is not required.
• In the application, you must submit official grade lists signed by your mentor or school representative. Screenshots or self-made Word/Excel documents with your grades will not be accepted. Ensure that RSM can clearly understand how the grades were determined if your school uses a different grading system or calculations.

Find out how to apply

Disclaimer: These requirements are subject to change without prior notice. No rights may be derived from this publication. Please note that the RSM Admissions Office ultimately decides if the level and content of your education is sufficient and comparable to the Dutch secondary school system.

Diploma name

• Lisé Diplomasi

Mathematics requirement

• You must take a mathematics exam 

• If you have passed the College Board AP Calculus AB or AP Calculus BC exam with a minimum score of 4, you meet the mathematics requirement.  

English language requirement 

• You must take an English language test

Selection points

• You will be granted selection points if you have a Grade Average of 80 or higher. If your grades are below this, you will not earn selection points for your final ranking. 

For applicants in the final year of high school: 

• Your Grade Average will be calculated based on the grades of your penultimate year (the year before your final year).

For graduated applicants: 

• Your Grade Average will be based on the grade (Diploma Puani (Notu)) as listed on your diploma.  

Additional requirements

• If you are following courses from both the Lisé Diplomasi and the International Baccalaureate (IB) and earn an IB diploma, your school needs to list your IB courses clearly on your grade reports. The subjects you plan to take for your IB exams should correspond with the IB courses on your grade reports and the RSM diploma statement. Make sure to provide the subject names and levels, including languages and mathematics courses (Analysis & Approaches SL/HL or Applications & Interpretation SL/HL). 

• If you are enrolled in multiple educational systems and receive another diploma alongside your national secondary school diploma (such as the IB or American High School Diploma), we will assess your application based on one of these diploma types. If you have both an IB diploma and a diploma from your home country that is not equivalent to the Dutch pre-university (VWO) diploma, your application will be evaluated based on the requirements for the IB diploma. 
• If you have or obtain both the Lisé Diplomasi and the International Baccalaureate (IB), your application will be assessed based on the IB requirements. If your IB exams take place in November, you must provide these results, which are typically released in January, by the January 31. These results will be used for the evaluation. 
• Predicted (IB) grades are not used for the evaluation. 
• If you have taken the College Board AP Calculus AB or BC exam, you must provide your AP  College Board result slip, which needs to be signed and stamped by your school representative. 
• You must include the RSM diploma statement in your application. This statement must be filled in by your school counselor or school representative and clearly indicate which diploma you will obtain. If you have already graduated at the time of applying, the statement is not required.
• In the application, you must submit official grade lists signed by your mentor or school representative. Screenshots or self-made Word/Excel documents with your grades will not be accepted. Ensure that RSM can clearly understand how the grades were determined if your school uses a different grading system or calculations. 

Find out how to apply

Disclaimer: These requirements are subject to change without prior notice. No rights may be derived from this publication. Please note that the RSM Admissions Office ultimately decides if the level and content of your education is sufficient and comparable to the Dutch secondary school system.

Diploma name

• Svidotstvo pro Zdobuttia Povnoi Zagalnoi Serednoi Osvity (Certificate of complete general secondary education) 

• Atestat pro Povnu Zagal'nu Sersdniu Osvitu (until 2019)

Mathematics requirement

• You must take a mathematics exam

English requirement

• You must take an English language test

Selection points

• You will be granted selection points if you have a Grade Average of 9 (dobre) or higher. If your grades are below this, you will not earn selection points for your final ranking. 

For applicants in the final year of high school:

• Your Grade Average will be calculated based on the grades of your penultimate year (the year before your final year). 

For graduated applicants: 

• Your Grade Average will be calculated based on the results achieved in both your final year of study and the national exams.  

Additional requirements

• You must include the RSM diploma statement in your application. This statement must be filled in by your school counselor or school representative. If you have already graduated at the time of applying, the statement is not required. 

• In the application, you must submit official grade lists signed by your mentor or school representative. Screenshots or self-made Word/Excel documents with your grades will not be accepted. Ensure that RSM can clearly understand how the grades were determined if your school uses a different grading system or calculations. 

Find out how to apply

Disclaimer: These requirements are subject to change without prior notice. No rights may be derived from this publication. Please note that the RSM Admissions Office ultimately decides if the level and content of your education is sufficient and comparable to the Dutch secondary school system.

Diploma name 

• General Certificate of Education (GCE) A-levels(A2)/International Advanced A-levels (IAL)

General requirements

• 3 General Certificate of Education (GCE) A-level/A2 level in academic subjects* including Mathematics with grades AAB; and 

• 3 General Certificate of Secondary Education ((I)GCSE) with final grades: A*-B (9-5). 

• Six different subjects in total 
• *Accepted subjects: Accounting, Ancient History, Biology, Business (Studies), Chemistry, Classical Civilisation, Classical Studies, Computer Science, Economics, Environmental Science / Technology, Further Mathematics, Geography, Government and Politics, History, History of Art, Information Technology, Islamic Studies, Languages (maximum one), Law, Life and Health Sciences, Marine Sciences, Mathematics, Philosophy, Physics, Politics, Psychology, Religious Studies, Sociology, Statistics. 
• A maximum of one GCE A-level language is allowed; a second language is only accepted as an additional (4th) GCE A-level
• Further Mathematics and Statistics are only accepted as an additional (4th) GCE A-level
• Information Technology and Computer Science are considered as 1 GCE A-level

Mathematics requirement

• If you are in your final year of high school, you must have obtained a minimum score of B for AS-level and you must take mathematics as GCE A level.  

• If you have not taken the AS Mathematics exam, you must have obtained a minimum grade of B based on your interim/progress report obtained in your penultimate year (year before the last year). 
• If you do not intend to take GCE A-level mathematics, you must take a mathematics exam. 
• If you have graduated, you must have obtained a minimum grade of B for GCE A-level Mathematics. If you do not meet this requirement, you must take a mathematics exam.

English language requirement

• At the time of application, you have followed your secondary school education fully in English, or can prove that at least the past 2,5 years you were taught fully in English. This only applies to students who follow education in a native English-speaking country (USA, UK, Canada (with the exception of Quebec), Ireland, Australia, New Zealand or South Africa). 

• If you have completed your education in a non-English speaking country, you must have completed (I)GCSE First Language English with a minimum grade of B (5). 
• If you do not meet any of these above requirements, you must take an English language test. 

Selection points

• You will be granted selection points if you have a Grade Average of AAB or higher. If your grades are below this, you will not earn selection points for your final ranking. 

For applicants in the final year of high school: 

• Your Grade Average will be calculated based on your AS grades (if applicable) or the grades of the penultimate year (year before your final year) 

For graduated applicants: 

• Your Grade Average will be calculated based on the final GCE A-level /A2 level exam grades 

Additional requirements

• Predicted grades will not be considered.

• For students who haven't graduated yet:
  • Provide official (I)GCSE certificates and AS certificates (if applicable). If you have not taken GCSEs, you must provide your secondary education grades prior to your A-levels.
  • Certificates must be issued by the relevant official examination boards.
  • If no AS grades/certificates are available, submit an interim or progress report from your penultimate year
• For graduates:
  • Submit official (I)GCSE certificates, AS certificates (if applicable), and GCE A-level certificates. If you have not taken GCSEs, you must provide your secondary education grades prior to your A-levels.
  • All certificates must be issued by the relevant official examination boards.
• You must include the RSM diploma statement in your application. This statement must be filled in by your school counselor or school representative. If you have already graduated at the time of applying, the statement is not required.
• In the application, you must submit official grade lists signed by your mentor or school representative. Screenshots or self-made Word/Excel documents with your grades will not be accepted. Ensure that RSM can clearly understand how the grades were determined if your school uses a different grading system or calculations. 

Find out how to apply

Disclaimer: These requirements are subject to change without prior notice. No rights may be derived from this publication. Please note that the RSM Admissions Office ultimately decides if the level and content of your education is sufficient and comparable to the Dutch secondary school system.