GPA requirements for admission to business and economics pre-master programs at
Maastricht University School of Business and Economics in AY2022-2023
Students are requested to submit their academic transcript together with a diploma
supplement explaining the grading system and scale applied in the country where the
certificate was issued. Indications of acceptable GPAs from universities or universities of
applied sciences outside The Netherlands can be found below. These examples are subject
to change without prior notice. The Board of Admissions will ultimately decide whether a
GPA is sufficient or not.
Please consider that only EEA certificates of University of Applied Sciences provide access to
the pre-masters’ programmes, while also non-EU certificates are accepted from scientific
universities.
Austria: equal to, or lower than, 2,5 on a 5-point
scale
Australia: D or HD grade
Belgium: equal to, or higher than, 14 on a 20-
point scale, 70% or 2nd class honours
Brazil: equal to, or higher, than 8 on a ten-point
scale, 80% or B
Bulgaria: equal to, or higher, than 5 on a 6-point
grading scale
Canada: equal to, or higher than, B
China: B, equal to, or higher than, 75%; equal to,
or higher than, 4 on 5-point grading system; equal
to, or higher than, 3 on 4-point grading system
Denmark: equal to, or higher than, 7 on a 7-point
grading system
Estonia: equal to, or higher than, 4 on a 5-point
grading system or B
Finland: equal to, or higher than, 4 on a 5-point
grading system
France: equal to, or higher than, 14 on a 20-point
scale
Germany: equal to, or lower than, 2.5 on a 5-point
scale; equal to, or lower than, 3 on a 6-point scale
Greece: equal to, or higher than, 7 on a 10-point
scale
Hungary: equal to, or higher than, 4 on 5-point
grading system
Indonesia: equal to, or higher than, 3 or B
Iran: equal to, or higher than, 14 on a 20-point
scale
Ireland: first class honours
Italy: equal to, or higher than, 24 on a 31-point
scale
Latvia: equal to, or higher than, 7 on a 10-point
scale
Lithuania: equal to, or higher than, 8 on a 10-point
scale
Mexico: equal to, or higher than, 8 on a 10-point
scale
Norway: equal to, or higher than, B
Poland: equal to 3+, or higher, on a 5-point scale
Portugal: equal to, or higher than, 14 on a 20-
point scale
Romania: equal to, or higher than, 8 on a 10-point
scale
South Africa: 2nd class division 1 or first class
South Korea: equal to, or higher than, B
Spain: equal to, or higher than, 7 on a 10-point
scale
Sweden: VG (or G if the majority of grades are
VG). When using the ECTS scale: minimal B or
higher
Switzerland: equal to, or higher than, 5 on a 6-
point scale; or equal to, or higher than, 7 on a 10-
point scale
Taiwan: equal to 3+, or higher, on a 5-point scale,
minimal B or higher
Turkey: equal to, or higher than, 8 on a 10-point
scale
UK: minimal 2nd class honours, first division
Ukraine: equal to, or higher than, 4 on 5-point
grading system
USA: equal to, or higher than, C
Vietnam: first class honours