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Intro

Before a PhD candidate can start with the PhD project, the registration in Hora Finita must be completed and the candidate has to be officially admitted to the PhD programme.

List of required documents

Required documents

About the documents

About the documents

Note that alle submitted scans must be PDF files.

Diploma documents

To be able to upload the documents of your master’s degree in Hora Finita you need to make two documents:

  • Combine the bachelor's degree (and official English translation when required).
  • Combine the master’s degree documents (and official English translation when required).

Reduce the file size of the scans if the complete set of scans exceeds 10 MB (passport excluded).

Passport

A passport must be valid for at least 3 more months after submission of your registration in Hora Finita. We recommend to certify the scan of the passport with the date, purpose and name of organization for which the scan is intended. Note that this text may not overlap with the text or photos in the passport.

Certificate of proficiency in the English language

Please first check on our Admission requirements page whether you need to submit an internationally recognized certificate of English language proficiency.

If a certificate is required please note the following:

  • The list of accepted tests and minimum score requirements are reviewed and updated once per year. New requirements are published on this page on 1 October.
  • To avoid unexpected changes, the previous year’s requirements will remain valid alongside the new requirements for PhD projects starting before 1 October of the following year.

Test scores must be achieved in one single test session. Results from IELTS, TOEFL en PTE expire after 24 months. Your test must therefore be taken within 24 months before the official start date of your PhD project.

You can find detailed information about the different tests on the official websites of TOEFL, IELTS, PTE, LanguageCert and Cambridge. You can also register for a test directly through these websites.

We advise booking your test well in advance, as test sessions fill up quickly and results may take time to be released.

New requirements (1 October 2025 – 30 September 2026)

Recognized certificateMinimum scores

IELTS Academic Test (IELTS online test and IELTS One Skill Retake are not accepted)

Overall score 6.5, with a minimum sub-score of 6.0 for speaking

TOEFL iBT (TOEFL Home Edition and MyBest scores are not accepted)

Internet-based 90, with a minimum sub-score of 22 for speaking

Pearson PTE Academic Test

Overall score 62, with a minimum sub-score of 59 for speaking

LanguageCert Academic Test (LanguageCert Academic Test online is not accepted)

Overall score 67, with a minimum subscore of 70 for speaking

Cambridge C1 Advanced (CAE)

Score between 176-210 or Grade C

Cambridge C2 Proficiency (CPE)

Score between 180-230 or Grade C

New requirements (1 October 2025 – 30 September 2026)

  1. Recognized certificate

    IELTS Academic Test (IELTS online test and IELTS One Skill Retake are not accepted)

    Minimum scores

    Overall score 6.5, with a minimum sub-score of 6.0 for speaking

  2. Recognized certificate

    TOEFL iBT (TOEFL Home Edition and MyBest scores are not accepted)

    Minimum scores

    Internet-based 90, with a minimum sub-score of 22 for speaking

  3. Recognized certificate

    Pearson PTE Academic Test

    Minimum scores

    Overall score 62, with a minimum sub-score of 59 for speaking

  4. Recognized certificate

    LanguageCert Academic Test (LanguageCert Academic Test online is not accepted)

    Minimum scores

    Overall score 67, with a minimum subscore of 70 for speaking

  5. Recognized certificate

    Cambridge C1 Advanced (CAE)

    Minimum scores

    Score between 176-210 or Grade C

  6. Recognized certificate

    Cambridge C2 Proficiency (CPE)

    Minimum scores

    Score between 180-230 or Grade C

Previous requirements (1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025)

Recognized certificateMinimum scores

TOEFL iBT (TOEFL Home Edition and MyBest scores are not accepted)

Internet-based 92, with a minimum sub-score of 23 for speaking

IELTS Academic Test (IELTS online test and IELTS One Skill Retake are not accepted)

Overall score 6.5, with a minimum sub-score of 6.0 for speaking

Cambridge C1 Advanced (CAE)

Score between 176-210 or Grade C

Cambridge C2 Proficiency (CPE)

Score between 180-230 or Grade C

Previous requirements (1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025)

  1. Recognized certificate

    TOEFL iBT (TOEFL Home Edition and MyBest scores are not accepted)

    Minimum scores

    Internet-based 92, with a minimum sub-score of 23 for speaking

  2. Recognized certificate

    IELTS Academic Test (IELTS online test and IELTS One Skill Retake are not accepted)

    Minimum scores

    Overall score 6.5, with a minimum sub-score of 6.0 for speaking

  3. Recognized certificate

    Cambridge C1 Advanced (CAE)

    Minimum scores

    Score between 176-210 or Grade C

  4. Recognized certificate

    Cambridge C2 Proficiency (CPE)

    Minimum scores

    Score between 180-230 or Grade C

Registration
Hora Finita

The PhD registration system of Wageningen University is Hora Finita.

Questions?

Please contact our Doctoral Service Center.

Doctoral Service Centre Admission

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