Language course — Language and Prep Program

The Language and Prep Program is especially for higher-educated people whose native language is not Dutch. It is a joint program between HAN University of Applied Sciences and Radboud University. Do you have a foreign diploma at MBO-4/HAVO-5 level or higher? Then HAN's Language and Prep Program is the ideal way to prepare for study at a university of applied sciences. Do you have a foreign diploma over HAVO level and want to study at Radboud University? In that case, you also start your preparation at HAN. From the prep year (part 2), you transfer to a customized program at Radboud University. This is done in consultation with, and with the approval of, the coordinator of the language and prep program at Radboud University.

The Language and Prep Program consists of various parts.

Part 1

In part 1 you follow Dutch lessons from level A0 to B1. You will have classes three times a week. Each class is 3 of 3,5 hours. You also need to spend about 15 hours per week on homework assignments and self-study. An independent and pro-active attitude towards studying is important.

We also organize several excursions so you get to know the Netherlands better and we assign you a supervisor. A new group of part 1 starts twice a year. If you pass all exams first time around, this part takes 1 year.

Part 2

Part 2 of the program, the prep year, is full time. You have about 25 hours of classes per week. Your timetable is partly determined by how many electives you take, which depends on what you’re going to study. This is an intensive year that starts twice a year. This part includes:

• Preparation for the Dutch State Exam, programme II (B2);
• English to at least level B1;
• Mathematics A ór B;
• Important study skills for your further education, such as project-based work, presentation skills and working independently;
• Study and career guidance. You will be introduced to the degree programs offered by HAN University of Applied Sciences and Radboud University. We guide you in choosing a degree program that’s right for you. We also offer help in preparing for part-time studies with part-time jobs (think of job application skills and introduction to the professional field).
• Electives: physics, chemistry and biology.

You wil be guidd by a supervisor during part 2 as well. In addition, we can put you in touch with a buddy (HAN student) to get you started with your student life.

Would you like to prepare to study at Radboud University? And do you meet their intake requirements? Then you’ll follow a different program from part 2. You will transfer to Radboud University in Nijmegen to be prepared to study at the WO level.

• You have a foreign diploma equivalent to mbo-4 or havo-5 level;
• You have achieved level A2 in English.

Classes are held on the HAN campus in Arnhem or Nijmegen. Are you transferring to the language and prep at Radboud University from part 2? Then you take the rest of your classes at the Radboud campus in Nijmegen.