Psychology (BSc)

Application procedure

Along with your application, you will need to submit a variety of documents, including your transcript of results. Your previous education determines which menu in uSis (the online application portal of Leiden University) you have to use. Every student who wants to apply for a programme at Leiden University will need to start their application in Studielink. Afterwards, you will receive access to the online application portal of Leiden University (uSis).

The application procedure starts in Studielink. Studielink will be open for applications for the academic year 2022-2023 from the 1st of October 2021.

In Studielink you have to select the following study programme: 'Psychology (bachelor)'. This is the programme with the Dutch and the British flag.

After you have filled in the study programme details (step 3), you can select the version of the Psychology programme you want to apply for (step 4). Please select 'English language version of the Psychology programme (International Bachelor in Psychology)' if you want to apply for the English-taught programme.

If you have any questions about Studielink, go to the “I have a question” page.

After your application in Studielink you will be sent log-in details for our online application portal (uSis). This can take a couple of days. You can upload all necessary documents in this portal.

You will get access to the following 2 menus:

Please carefully check which menu you must use. We advise you to read the webpage ‘Required documents’ for more detailed information.

Menu Application Study Programme

Students who need to submit an application for admission use the menu Application Study Programme. You will have to submit several documents. Your application for admission will be processed once you have paid the application fee (some students are exempt from paying the application fee; more information is available in uSis). The Admissions Office will review your application for admission. An admissions decision will be sent within four to six weeks after the completion of your application. Note that you cannot start with the programme if you are not deemed admissible regardless of your outcome of the selection process.

Menu Selection & Placement

Students who do not need to submit an application for admission, do need to submit a transcript of results in the menu Selection & Placement. This uSis-menu is also meant for students with a disability who need extra time for the Online Assessment.

The Selection committee of the Bachelor programme Psychology will review your upload. Please make sure your upload meets all the requirements. You will be notified if this isn't the case.

Are your currently in 6 VWO or did your obtain a HAVO-/VWO-diploma? In that case you should fill out the online form. Please copy your grades from your Transcript VWO SE-grades up to 14 January 2022 or your final transcript from the HAVO/VWO-diploma corresponding to the document you uploaded in the relevant uSis-menu. A link to the online form will be emailed to you after you have completed your application to our programme in Studielink.

You can participate in the selection process if you have completed step 1, 2 and 3 before the deadline. When this is the case, you will receive an email from the Institute of Psychology with more information by the end of January / early February.