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Entry Requirements

Entry Requirements

  • Minimum age of 18 years
  • For non-EU or EEA students, a valid VISA for the entire duration of the selected course is required prior to enrolment. The registration at SAE Institute cannot grant you a Student Visa in the Netherlands.
  • Applicants must have achieved an intermediate level of education
  • For our Degree courses we accept the following English proficiency tests:Duolingo English Test: 120 overall with no less than 95 in each band (to meet an IELTS equivalent of 6.5 with 5.5 in each band), and 105 overall with no less than 95 in each band (to meet an IELTS equivalent of 6.0)
    GCSE English Language: Grade C or above
    IGCSE English language: Grade C or above. Please note, we do not accept English as a second language IGCSE’s
    International English Language Testing System (IELTS): Score of 6.0 (with no less than 5.5 in any band) for undergraduate or 6.5 (with no less than 5.5 in any band) for postgraduate
    Cambridge English Qualifications: B2 First (FCE) and C1 Advanced (CAE) score of 169 (with no less than 162 in any band) for undergraduate or 176 (with no less than 162 in any band) for postgraduate. – C2 Proficiency (CPE) score of 180 (with no less than 162 in any band) for both undergraduate and postgraduate
    Pearson Test of English (PTE): 59 (with no less than 59 in any band) for undergraduate or postgraduate.
    Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): 72 with band scores of reading 18, writing 17, listening 17, speaking 20 for undergraduate or a score of 79 with band scores of reading 18, writing 17, listening 17, speaking 20 for postgraduate.
    LanguageCert International ESOL: B2 (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking) Listening: 33/50; Reading: 33/50: Writing: 33/50; Speaking: 33/50
    LanguageCert Academic: Score of 65 (with no less than 60 in any band) for undergraduate, or 70 (with no less than 60 in any band) for postgraduate. Discounts available. More information is in our discount section below
    Skills for English: SELT and Skills for English: Global: Minimum B2 Pass in all four components (equivalent to IELTS 6.0), minimum B2 Pass with Merit in all four components (equivalent to IELTS 6.5). Discounts available. More information is in our discount section below
    Oxford International English Test Centre (OIETC): Overall grade B2+ with B2 in each skill (equivalent to IELTS 6.0), overall grade C1 with B2 in each skill (equivalent to IELTS 6.5).
    English from International Foundation Providers, including Kaplan Test of English (KTE)
    country specific English language qualifications such as Indian Standard XII English Language (65% undergraduate/70% to 75% postgraduate).

* Having a PC or Mac laptop is recommended. This will help you access online classes, study resources, study schedules and learning systems.
This can be a basic but preferably a recent model laptop.


Students have access to our campus computer labs, edit suites and studios when they are in need for high-end powerful workstations. Therefore the specifications of the personal laptop can be modest.

* SAE is a private Institute, its students are not eligible for a Visa, nor a student loan via DUO.

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