Associate Degree Programmes.
Registration 2015 – 2016
Programmes and Associate
Degree Programmes.
Registration 2015 – 2016
2016 – 2017 academic year
Legal information
This is a translated version of ‘Reglement inschrijving en voorbereiding voor bachelor opleidingen en associate-degree programma’s, Inschrijving 2015 - 2016, Studiejaar 2016 - 2017’. In the event of any conflict between the English and the Dutch versions,
The most important rules on enrollment as a student or external student at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences for the academic year 2016 - 2017 are set out in these Registration and Preparation Regulations for Bachelor Programmes and Associate Degree Programmes.
These regulations also include the admission requirements to be met by applicants (future students) before they will be able to enroll as students for a Bachelor programme or an associate degree programme at
Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. Most of these requirements are the same as the standard admission requirements that apply for
any Bachelor programme or associate degree programme. However, additional admission requirements apply for some Bachelor programmes and in some specific cases.
These regulations also set out the legal position enjoyed by applicants (future students). It is vital that anyone who has any questions about the enrollment conditions for and/or admissibility to a Bachelor programme or associate degree programme reads these regulations very carefully.
The legal position of students is set out separately in the student hand-books for the institutes under which the Bachelor programme or associate degree programme in question falls. The student handbooks can be found on HINT.
These regulations were adopted by the Executive Board on 5 October 2015 and will apply to anyone wishing to enroll and prepare for the 2016 - 2017 academic year.
These regulations will replace all previous versions of the Registration and Preparation Regulations for Bachelor Programmes and Associate Degree Programmes adopted at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences.
Introduction
Article 1
Registration
9
1.1 General provisions 9 1.1.1 Definitions 10 1.1.2 Hardship clause 16 1.1.3 Legal validity 171.2 Previous education requirements 17
1.2.1 Diplomas 17
1.2.2 Subject cluster and subject combination requirements 18
1.2.3 Command of the Dutch language 19
1.2.4 Enrolling as a student or external student 20 1.3 The 21+ Admissions Exam, the NT2 Exam or Deficiencies Exam 21
1.3.1 21+ Admissions Exam 21
1.3.2 The 21+ Admissions Exam at Willem de Kooning Academy 23
1.3.3 The NT2 Exam 24
1.3.4 Deficiencies Exam 24
1.4 The application procedure: the study programme check and study
programme recommendation 26
1.4.1 The study programme check 26
1.4.2 Applying up to and including 1 May, or after 1 May 2016 with 31 July 2016 as the latest application date 27 1.4.3 Selective Bachelor programmes and associate degree
programmes 28
1.4.4 Procedural provisions for the study programme check 29
1.4.5 Special groups 34
1.4.6 The Admissions Committee 35
1.5 Bachelor programmes and associate degree programmes with a restricted intake or subject to additional requirements 36 1.5.1.1 Bachelor programmes with a restricted intake 38
student from a Bachelor programme or associate degree programme or switching from one Bachelor programme or
associate degree programme and another 39
1.6.1 A negative binding study recommendation debarring a student, issued by Rotterdam University of Applied
Sciences (internal BSR) 39
1.6.2 A negative binding study recommendation debarring a student, issued by a university of applied sciences (external BSR) other than Rotterdam University of Applied
Sciences 40
1.6.3 Switching from a Bachelor programme or an associate
degree programme 41
1.7 Other provisions 42
Article 2
Tuition fees and examination fees
46
2.1 General provisions on tuition fees and examination fees 46
2.2 Statutory tuition fees 47
2.3 Institutional tuition fees 49
2.4 Reduction of or exemption from tuition fees 49
Article 3
Regulations relating to legal protection
51
3.1 Regulations relating to legal protection 51
3.2 Complaints & Disputes Office (Bureau Klachten en Geschillen) 51 3.3 Complaints and disputes under or relating to the HERA. 52
3.3.1 Complaints and disputes 52
3.3.2 The Advisory Appeal Board 53
Appendices
Appendix 1 Selective Bachelor programmes and associate degree programmes, Bachelor programmes and associate programmes with additional requirements, Bachelor
programmes with (de)centralised selection, 2016 - 2017
academic year 55
Appendix 2 The Complaint Regulations (public domain) 58 Appendix 3 The Admissions Committee Regulations, based on Article
1.4.6 Registration and Preparation Regulations for Bachelor Programmes and Associate Degree Programmes 61 Appendix 4 The Advisory Appeal Board Regulations
(AAB, public domain) 63
Appendix 5 Regulations for the Examinations Appeals Board 66 Appendix 6 Assessment Regulations for the 21+ Exam, the NT2 Exam
and the Deficiencies Exam 73
Appendix 7 Rules of Procedure of the Assessment Committee
The 21+ Exam, the NT2 Exam and the Deficiencies Exam 83
Guide
Guide on the procedure applicable for switchers, with or without a BSR (internal/external) 91 Guide on the application procedure and study programme checks 92
Guide on the Admissions Committee 94
Guide on whether or not participation in the study programme
Article 1.1
General provisions
These regulations determine how students enroll with and prepare for Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, pursuant to Sections 7.32 et seq. of the Higher Education and Research Act (Wet op het hoger onderwijs
en wetenschappelijk onderzoek (hereinafter: WHW)). The Executive Board
has mandated the powers that the institution is able to exercise on the basis of these statutory provisions to the Director of the Administration, Information and Control.
Section 7.31a of the WHW et seq. regulates the rights and obligations of prospective students that submit applications prior to the academic year in question. Once prospective students have submitted their applications, they are referred to as ‘applicants’ in these regulations.
The study programme activities referred to in Section 7.31a of the WHW et seq are covered by the term ‘study programme check’ at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences.
The following also applies:
1. When applying for the first year of a Bachelor programme or associate degree programme by 1 May at the latest, participation in the study programme check will be mandatory.
The Bachelor programme or associate degree programme will issue applicants with individual study programme recommendations. Applicants are not obliged to observe these recommendations and they do not have any consequences for the specific requirement to be met when enrolling.
2. When submitting applications for the first year of a Bachelor program-me or associate degree programprogram-me from 2 May until the deadline of
study programme check and have obtained a positive study programme recommendation (also see Articles 1.4.2 and 1.4.3 and Appendix 1). Anyone wishing to be admitted to the other Bachelor programmes and associate degree programmes will only be required to take part in the study programme check.
3. Different rules for admission apply for the applicant groups referred to in Article 1.4.5(3).
4. Applicants must have met all of the enrollment conditions applicable before 1 September 2016.
5. These regulations do not apply to applicants for Master’s and post-graduate programmes and modules. The Registration and Prepa-ration Regulations for funded and non-funded (post-initial) Master programmes and all non-accredited forms of education and modules at the Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences have been put in place to cover these specific study programmes and courses.
1.1.1 Definitions
ApplicantA person who has applied to enroll for the first-year stage
(propedeuse) of a Bachelor programme or associate degree
program-me at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences for the first tiprogram-me, but who has not yet been enrolled as a student. If a programme does not have a first-year stage (propedeuse), as is the case for an associate degree programme, this will be the first period of the programme, subject to a study load of 60 credits.
Or a person who is enrolled as a student and wants to switch from a particular Bachelor programme, associate degree programme or form of programme to another with effect from the new academic year. Or a person who was enrolled as a student in the past, but who now wants to resume the Bachelor programme or associate degree programme that he had previously stopped with effect from the new academic year or who wants to enroll for a different Bachelor
programme or associate degree programme.
Debarment (a negative binding study recommendation debarring a student)
Also see BSR.
BSR (In Dutch: BSA -> Bindend Studie Advies)
An official written notification that is sent to a full-time, part-time or dual student, stating that he will not be able to continue to do his current programme. A student to whom a BSR is issued will no longer have the right to enroll for the Bachelor programme or associate degree programme in question at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences (Section 7.8b of the WHW; often referred to as a ‘negative binding study recommendation debarring a student’).
For more information, see: Student Handbook, Article 6.9. Foreign diploma or certificate
A diploma or certificate that has been obtained from a non-Dutch (Kingdom of the Netherlands) educational institution, as referred to in Part g of the schedule to the Higher Education and Research Act. The institutional administration will grant an exemption from the prior education requirement (Section 7.24 of the WHW) to anyone in the possession of a diploma or certificate (whether or not issued in the Netherlands) that has been deemed to be at least equivalent to the diploma or certificate in question by ministerial regulation (Section 7.28(2) of the WHW).
The Complaint & Disputes Office at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences (Bureau Klachten en Geschillen)
This is the office to which a student/external student or applicant/ future external student is required to submit a complaint or dispute as referred to in these regulations.
Central selection
The DUO draws lots for the places made available by Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences among applicants on the basis of
Examinations Appeals Board at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences
The Examinations Appeals Board referred to in Section 7.60 of the WHW.
The Appeals Tribunal for Higher Education
The Appeals Tribunal for Higher Education referred to in Section 7.64 of the WHW.
(Statutory) tuition fees
The tuition fees to be paid by a student who falls under Section 7.45a of the WHW. The Executive Board at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences determines the level of all other tuition fees and examination fees at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences on an annual basis. Academic year
A period of time that commences on 1 September and ends on 31 August of the following calendar year, also referred to as course year or academic year.
Decentralised selection
Where programmes are subject to a restricted intake, the Executive Board has the power to submit a list of preferred applicants to the DUO for a certain percentage of the places on offer, after which the DUO will take this list into consideration during the placement process. Decentralised selection forms part of the central selection. Deficiency
A situation in which someone is not admissible to a programme in accordance with Section 7.25 of the WHW because of the subject combination or subject cluster chosen for the diploma in question. Deficiencies must be resolved before an applicant will be able to start the study in question (‘before enrollment’).
DUO
The Education Executive Agency, which is part of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sciences.
External student
A person who is enrolled at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences solely with the object of sitting the first-year stage (propedeuse) exam
or final exam, or parts thereof. February intake
Intake for a Bachelor programme or associate degree programme with effect from 1 February.
Restricted-intake programme
A programme for which a limited number of students can be enrolled by virtue of Section 7.53 or 7.56 of the WHW.
Dispute
A dispute can be defined as an objection to a decision that has been taken by a body at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, not being a decision of general application or in the sphere of private law. The Advisory Appeal Board at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences
The Advisory Appeal Board referred to in Section 7.63a of the WHW. Re-enrollment students
A person who is enrolled as a student and who wishes to continue his current Bachelor programme or associate degree programme (and programme form) without interruption with effect from the new academic year.
Institution for higher education, university of applied sciences A university of applied sciences as referred to in Part g of the schedule to the Higher Education and Research Act (Wet op het Hoger onderwijs
en Wetenschappelijk onderzoek (WHW)).
Institutional tuition fees
The tuition fees to be paid by students who are not required to pay statutory tuition fees.
Remedial courses
An education unit to be attained by a student with one or more deficiencies before he/she is awarded a certificate for the first-year stage (propedeuse) of the study programme, the successful completion of which will rectify a formal deficiency.
first year. If the result attained for a deficiency course is not satisfactory, it will not be possible to compensate this result with other exam results.
First-year stage (propedeuse)
The first part of the Bachelor programme, representing 60 credits and encapsulating the education delivered in the first academic year. This period may be shorter for accelerated programmes.
School holiday
A day that has been included as such in the annual timetable for students.
School working day
All days, with the exception of Sundays and Christian and national public holidays, not being the school holidays referred to in the annual student timetable.
Selective study programmes
Bachelor programmes or associate degree programmes that Rot-terdam University of Applied Sciences has designated as program-mes under which a negative binding study recommendation and the submission of an application for a place after 1 May, with 2016 July 31 as the latest application date, will result in a debarment from the relevant Bachelor programme of associate degree programme, all of the aforementioned in accordance with Section 7.31.b(2) of the WHW. Startmeter (digital survey)
A digital survey that a Bachelor programme or associate degree programme can impose as a study programme activity, to be completed by an applicant before the interview takes place. Student
A person who is enrolled at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences to attend education and complete exams and final examinations for a Bachelor programme or associate degree programme at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. In practice, a programme form will be specified upon enrollment too: full-time, part-time or dual.
A department that falls under Director of Administration, Information and Control and guides applicants through the process starting with application and ending after their enrollment once applicants have applied for a place via Studielink. The activities of this department will include financial settlement.
Academic year
The period of time that commences on 1 September and ends on 31 August of the next year.
Study programme recommendation
The study programme recommendation referred to in Section 7.31.b(2) of the WHW.
Interview (interview in relation to the study programme check) A mandatory part of the study programme check and part of the registration procedure at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. This interview will always include a consideration of the study pro-gramme activities that have been determined by the Bachelor programme or associate degree programme and announced in advance on the relevant programme page on www.rotterdamuas.com or www.hogeschoolrotterdam.nl
The study programme check
The study programme activity that forms part of the enrollment pro-cess referred to in Section 7.31.b(1) et seq. of the WHW. At Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, this consists of a interview and study programme check activities.
Studielink
The joint application and enrollment application imposed by universities of applied sciences, universities and the Minister. Study Information Office
A department that falls under the Education and Development executive department and provides prospective students with (study) information (studievoorlichting).
programme or associate degree programme at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences or another university of applied sciences in the course of the same academic year.
Entrance Examination and Supporting Courses (Toelatingsexamens
en Ondersteunend Onderwijs)
The object of the work carried out by the Entrance Examination and Supporting Courses Department is to prepare applicants properly and to assess them so that they are able to attain the competencies they will need to be able to complete a Bachelor programme or associate degree programme successfully at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences.
Prior education requirements, further prior education require-ments and special further prior education requirerequire-ments
The requirements referred to in Sections 7.24, 7.25 and 7.25a of the WHW respectively.
WHW
The official abbreviation used for the Higher Education and Research Act (Wet op het hoger onderwijs en wetenschappelijk onderzoek).
1.1.2 Hardship clause
Applicants who are not enrolled as a result of special circumstances may lodge an administrative appeal with the Director of the Administration, Information and Control. Appeals of this nature must be submitted no later than six weeks after the date of the decision in question.
The term ‘special personal circumstances’ (Section 7.51(2) of the WHW) is understood to include:
1. illness, pregnancy and childbirth on the part of the applicant in ques-tion;
2. special compelling family circumstances;
3. a physical, sensory or other type of functional disorder on the part of the applicant in question;
4. other compelling personal circumstances, not being a holiday and/or time spent abroad doing a placement.
1.1.3 Legal validity
The provisions of these regulations are only legally valid if and insofar as they are not contrary to higher legislation or the funding conditions. Rights may only be derived from the relevant provisions of the regulations if the above is the case.
Article 1.2
Previous education requirements
1.2.1 Diplomas
To be able to enroll for a Bachelor programme or associate degree pro-gramme at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, applicants must have attained one of the following diplomas at the very least:
a secondary school diploma: HBS A;
HBS B; MTS; MMS;
Gymnasium A old style; Gymnasium B old style; VWO;
HAVO;
HAVO/(M)BO (diploma awarded for a combination of HAVO and (M) BO);
mation about the above can be obtained from the Study Information Office (Studievoorlichting);
other diplomas and certificates: European school;
a certificate for an associate degree programme;
a first-year stage (propedeuse) certificate awarded by a university of applied sciences or a university;
a final degree certificate awarded by a university of applied sciences or university.
An individual who does not have one of the diplomas referred to above will be able to do an entrance examination in certain circumstances. See Article 1.3 for further information.
A special diploma evaluation procedure is in place for anyone wishing to gain admission on the basis of a foreign diploma.
Information about the above can be obtained from the Student Service Center Department (SSC) at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. Under the conditions of the Convention on the Recognition of Higher Education Qualifications in the European Region, applicants (students) will be admissible unless the Executive Board at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences has demonstrated that a significant difference exists between the general requirements relating to admission in the country in which the qualification in question was attained and the general require-ments applicable under or pursuant to the WHW.
1.2.2 Subject cluster and subject combination requirements
Some Bachelor programmes or associate degree programmes atRotterdam University of Applied Sciences are subject to a subject cluster or subject combination requirement in addition to the prior education requirement set out in Article 1.2.1.
Since 1 September 2003, all of the Bachelor programmes and associate degree programmes offered by Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences
have been subject to the rule that enrollment is possible if the subject cluster and/or subject combination requirements have not been met. However, this will only be possible if the applicant in question demon-strates that he does meet the competency requirements applicable. In applicable cases, these requirements must have been met before the Bachelor programme or associate degree programme in question starts (Section 7.25(5) of the WHW).
Special further prior-education requirements also apply with regard to the study programme ‘Lerarenopleiding’ (Primary School Teacher) (Section 7.25a of the WHW). For more information, see the relevant programme
page on www.rotterdamuas.com or www.hogeschoolrotterdam.nl. See Article 1.3.4 for further information.
1.2.3 Command of the Dutch language
If an applicant has been admitted on the basis of a foreign diploma, he will be required to successfully complete an assessment on the Dutch language.
This assessment must be one of the assessments below:
the NT2 Exam offered by Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences or; the NT2 State Exam, programme II.
This requirement does not apply to any Bachelor programmes or asso-ciate degree programmes that will be delivered in a language other than Dutch (Section 7.2 of the WHW). Where appropriate, this will be stated in the Student Handbook for the institute under which the Bachelor pro-gramme or associate degree propro-gramme in question falls.
In accordance with the ‘code of conduct for international students’ (Article 4.2, Code of Conduct), the Bachelor programme or associate degree programme will establish which minimum language requirements
1.2.4 Enrolling as a student or external student
Enrollment is possible if a student or external student (Section 7.32 of the WHW):
1. has Dutch nationality or is treated as a Dutch citizen by virtue of a statutory provision;
2. is a foreign national and younger than 18 on the first day of the Bachelor programme or associate degree programme for which he wishes to enroll for the first time;
3. is a foreign national and 18 or older on the first day of the Bachelor programme or associate degree programme for which he wishes to enroll for the first time and is legally resident in the Netherlands in the sense of Section 8 of the 2000 Aliens Act (Vreemdelingenwet 2000) on the date in question;
4. is a foreign national and is residing outside the Netherlands on the first day of the Bachelor programme or associate degree programme for which he wishes to enroll for the first time;
5. is a foreign national, no longer meets one of the conditions stipulated under 2, 3 or 4 and was previously enrolled for a Bachelor programme or associate degree programme at an institution in accordance with one of these conditions, which Bachelor programme or associate degree programme the student is still attending and has not completed yet.
If a student enroll and it is afterwards found that enrollment did not take place in accordance with the conditions set out above for whatever reason, the enrollment of the student or external student in question will be terminated immediately.
Article 1.3
The 21+ Admissions Exam, the NT2 Exam or
Deficiencies Exam
Applying for the 21+ Admissions Exam, the NT2 Exam or Deficiencies Exam will take place by applying for a place on a Bachelor programme or associate degree programme offered by Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences via Studielink. Applicants must do this on 1 May prior to the academic year in question at the very latest. When registering for the 21+ Admissions Exam, the NT2 Exam or the Deficiencies Exam with the Entrance Examination and Supporting Courses executive department, applicants will also be subject to a purchase and schedule deadline. These dates will be published on www.rotterdamuas.com or
www.hogeschoolrotterdam.nl on an annual basis.
A financial contribution will be required from anyone wishing to take part in the 21+ Admissions Exam, the NT2 Exam or the Deficiencies Exam. Applicants who have enrolled will be able to prepare themselves for the exam.
Education will be offered to help applicants prepare for the 21+ Admissions Exam, the NT2 Exam and the Deficiencies Exam. The
education provided consists of a number of courses. Further information about the content of the exams and education can be found in the 2016-2017 information guide on the 21+ Admissions Exam, the NT2 Exam and the Deficiencies Exam. This guide is published by the Admissions Exam and Supporting Courses executive department.
1.3.1 The 21+ Admissions Exam
Applicants who are not in possession of an eligible diploma or certificate and are 21 or older on 1 October of the year to which the application relates will be required to successfully complete the 21+ Admissions Exam
a HAVO or VWO state exam, and this subject is one of the subjects to be examined in the 21+ Exam, will be granted an exemption for the subject in question. However, applicants will always be required to do the Aptitude Test.
The Executive Board may derogate from this age limit for applicants with a foreign diploma that would entitle them to admission to a programme at a university of applied sciences in their own country (Section 7.29(3) of the WHW). The Executive Board may also derogate from this age limit if it is not possible to produce a diploma in special cases.
The 21+ Admissions Exam consists of an Aptitude Test and a 21+ Exam. Applicants will start by doing the Aptitude Test. If a positive result is attained for the Aptitude Test, the applicant will sit the 21+ Admissions Exam.
The Executive Board will set up a committee to establish the suitability of applicants for the Bachelor programmes or associate degree programmes in question; this is the the Exam Committee for the 21+ Exam, the NT2 Exam and the Deficiencies Exam.
A positive decision will only be issued if it has been demonstrated that an applicant has sufficient knowledge of the Dutch language to be able to successfully complete the education provided (Section 7.29(1) of the WHW).
This provision will not apply to the English-language programmes at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences.
In accordance with Section 7.29 of the WHW, the Executive Board will decide on the content of the 21+ Admissions Exam. The Executive Board has mandated the power to decide on the content of and to conduct the 21+ Admissions Exam to the Director Education and Development. He will decide on this content after consultation with the relevant institutional dean. The requirements applicable will be included in the Student Handbook for the institute under which the programme in question falls. The list of exam subjects for the 21+ Admissions Exam will be published on www.rotterdamuas.com or www.hogeschoolrotterdam.nl on an annual basis.
Applicants who successfully complete the Aptitude Test and the subjects prescribed for the 21+ Admissions Exam will receive a certificate for the 21+ Admissions Exam.
The certificate for the 21+ Admissions Exam will only entitle an applicant to admission to the programme for which the decision was issued. In certain circumstances, the programme choice may be changed after the decision made by the Exam Committee for the 21+ Exam, the NT2 Exam and the Deficiencies Exam, when requested by an applicant.
Applicants will be able to submit reconsideration requests to the Exam Committee for the 21+ Exam, the NT2 Exam and the Deficiencies Exam within 12 school working days and must do so before they will be able to lodge a judicial appeal with the Examination Appeals Board (Section 7.61(1) of the WHW).
See Appendixes 6 and 7 for further information.
1.3.2 The 21+ Admissions Exam at Willem de Kooning
Academy (WdKA)
A different 21+ Admissions Exam - being the 21+ WdKA test - is in place for the art programmes at the Willem de Kooning Academy (WdKA) than the one applicable for the standard Bachelor programmes and associate degree programmes at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. The admission regulations in place for art programmes at Willem de Kooning Academy are separate to the 21+ Admissions Exam applicable at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. As such, compliance with the admission regulations referred to above will not mean that an applicant is admissible to a different Bachelor programme or associate degree programme at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. Conversely, an applicant who has successfully completed the 21+ Admissions Exam offered by Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences will not be entitled to a place on one of the art programmes at Willem de Kooning Academy.
1.3.3 The NT2 Exam
The NT2 Exam consists of two phases, the different components of which are in compliance with level B1/B2 of the Common Framework of Referen-ce for Languages. The first phase covers reading and writing proficiency, while the second phase pertains to speaking and listening proficiency. Together, the two phases form one exam.
In accordance with Section 7.28 of the WHW, the Executive Board will decide on the content of the NT2 Exam offered by Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences.
The Director of Education and Development will decide on the content of the NT2 exam after consulting institutional management. The requi-rements applicable will be included in the Student Handbook for the institute under which the programme in question falls.
An applicant who completes the NT2 Exam successfully will receive a certificate for the NT2 Exam.
Applicants will be able to submit reconsideration requests to the Exam Committee for the 21+ Exam, the NT2 Exam and the Deficiencies Exam within 12 school working days and must do so before they will be able to lodge a judicial appeal with the Examination Appeals Board (Section 7.61(1) of the WHW).
See Appendixes 6 and 7 for further information.
1.3.4 Deficiencies Exam
An applicant who wishes to do a Bachelor programme or associate degree programme, but has a HAVO, VWO, or MBO-long diploma with a
transfer cluster or subject combination that does not entitle the applicant to direct admission will be regarded as having one or more so-called ‘subject deficiencies’.
Admission to several special Bachelor programmes that have been de-signated as such by the Minister of Education, Culture and Science will be possible without meeting the subject cluster and/or subject combination
requirements. These applicants will be deemed to have a ‘formal deficiency’.
The Student Handbook for the Bachelor programme(s) in question indicates which obligations applicants are to meet in order to rectify the deficiency applicable.
Institutional management will decide which obligation this is/obligations these are, subject to the statutory obligations and frameworks in place at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. The condition/these conditions must have been met before the examinations culminating in the attain-ment of the first-year stage (propedeuse) certificate. At the current time, there are no programmes at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences to which this applies.
In accordance with Section 7.25 of the WHW, the Executive Board will decide on the content of the Deficiencies Exam. The requirements will be included in the Student Handbook for the Bachelor programme of associate degree programme in question. The tables in which the deficiency subjects are specified are published on www.rotterdamuas.com
or www.hogeschoolrotterdam.nl on an annual basis.
An applicant who completes the Deficiencies Exam successfully will receive a certificate for the Deficiencies Exam.
Applicants will be able to submit reconsideration requests to the Exam Committee for the 21+ Exam, the NT2 Exam and the Deficiencies Exam within 12 school working days (2 calendar weeks) and must do so before they will be able to lodge judicial appeals with the Examination Appeals Board (Section 7.61(1) of the Higher Education and Research Act). See Appendixes 6 and 7 for further information.
Article 1.4
The application procedure: the study programme
check and study programme recommendation
1.4.1 The study programme check
The object of the study programme check is to provide an insight into the suitability of an applicant for the Bachelor programme or associate degree programme chosen and also into factors that would prevent the
successful completion of the Bachelor programmes or the associate degree programme.
The study programme recommendation will follow on from the results of the interview. The study programme recommendation sets out the suitability of an applicant for the Bachelor programme or associate degree programme chosen, possibly supplemented by a recommendation on which other Bachelor programme(s) or association degree programme(s) would be more suitable for the applicant. If the assessment of the suitability of an applicant is positive, a positive study programme recommendation will be issued; a negative assessment will be followed by a negative study programme recommendation. The study programme recommendation will also state whether it is advisable for an applicant to take part in support or brush-up activities.
The study programme check will be a mandatory part of the enrollment procedure at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences for all Bachelor programmes and associate degree programmes.
This requirement does not apply to study programmes with a (centralised and decentralised) restricted intake or study programmes with additional requirements, such as the Speech-Language Pathology study programme and the art study programmes (see Article 1.5).
The study programme check applies to applicants (full-time, part-time and dual-track) who apply for a place in the first year of the relevant Bachelor programme or associate degree programme and who have not previously been enrolled for the Bachelor programme or associated degree
If an applicant fails to take part in the study programme check, he will not be entitled to enroll for the relevant Bachelor programme or associate degree programme in accordance with Section 7.32 up to and including 7.34 of the WHW.
The study programme check consists of the interview and is conducted on the basis of the study programme activity (or activities) per Bachelor programme or associate degree programme. If extra documents and/or activities are needed to support the interview, this will be announced at the same time as the invitation for the interview and will also have been announced in advance on the relevant programme page of
www.rotterdamuas.com or www.hogeschoolrotterdam.nl.
The interview will take place with job holders from Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences that have been designated to conduct these interviews.
1.4.2 Applying up to and including 1 May, or after 1 May 2016
with 31 July 2016 as the latest application date
Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences applies rules relating to the stu-dy programme check to applicants who submit applications on or after 1 May 2016, with 31 July 2016 as the latest date for submitting applications. 1. Applicants who apply for a place on a (full-time, dual-track or part- time) Bachelor programme or associate degree programme by 1 May 2016 at the latest will receive a study programme recommendation (which simply serves as a recommendation).
Although applicants are strongly recommended to observe the recom-mendation issued to them, it will not have any consequences for the remainder of the enrollment procedure. Different rules apply to some groups of applicants (see Article 1.5).
2. a. Applicants who submit applications to Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences for places on non-selective Bachelor program mes or associate degree programmes for the first time after 1
b. Applicants who submit applications to Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences for places on selective Bachelor programmes or associate degree programmes (see Article 1.4.3) for the first time after 1 May, with 31 July 2016 as the latest application date, will be required to take part in a study programme check and also obtain a positive study programme recommendation after taking part in the study programme check.
If applicants are awarded a negative study programme recom-mendation, they will not be entitled to enroll in accordance with Articles 7.32 up to and including 7.34 of the WHW.
3. Individuals who have submitted applications for places on program-mes at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences on 1 May at the latest and then decide, after 1 May, to change their applications into applications for places on selective Bachelor programmes or associate degree programmes (see Article 1.4.3), will be required to participate in study programme checks before being able to enroll for the pro-grammes in question. A positive study programme recommendation will not be required in this situation.
4. Applicants who submit applications to a different university of applied sciences by 1 May at the latest and attain the right to enroll there, but then decide to submit applications to Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, will be required, under reference to Section 7.31.b of the WHW, to take part in the study programme check if they wish to be considered for enrollment. The requirement for anyone wishing to apply for a place on a selective Bachelor programme or associate degree programme to participate in a study programme check and obtain a positive result does not apply here.
1.4.3 Selective Bachelor programmes and associate degree
programmes
The Executive Board at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences adopts and publishes the list of selective Bachelor programmes and associate
de-gree programmes on www.rotterdamuas.com or www.hogeschoolrotterdam.
nl on an annual basis. See Appendix 1 for further information.
1.4.4 Procedural provisions for the study programme check
The mandatory study programme check to be completed as part of the total enrollment procedure will take place at the invitation of Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences and will consist of the interview.The interview will be conducted on the basis of the study programme activity (or activities) established per Bachelor programme or associate degree programme. These interview support activities may include completing the so-called startmeter (a digital survey), putting together a portfolio, writing a motivation letter, bringing along the most recent list(s) of grades, attending an education activity at one of the sites of Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences and preparing an overview of competencies attained elsewhere. The Bachelor programme and/or the associate degree programme will determine the study programme activities, announce them on the relevant programme page at www.rotterdamuas.com or www.
hogeschoolrotterdam.nl and do this again when inviting applicants to
at-tend interviews.
The rest of the procedure for the study programme check is as follows: 1. Apply for a place via Studielink
After applying for a place via Studielink, applicants will receive con-firmation of their applications from Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences and provisional student log-in accounts for the intranet at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences (HINT), linked to which are student e-mail accounts.
2. Invitation to attend a interview
Applicants will receive written invitations to attend interviews from the relevant Bachelor programme or associate degree programme. These
chelor programme or associate degree programme require applicants to register. The invitations also state which study programme activities are to be completed in preparation for the interview.
Provisions:
a. Where the performance of study programme checks for appli-cants applying for a place up to and including 1 May or applicati-ons after 1 May, with 31 July as the latest date for application sub-mission are concerned, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences applies a different regime to selective Bachelor programmes and associate degree programmes as regards the study programme recommendation as the outcome of the interview (see Article 1.4.2). A different invitation period for the attendance of the inter-view will apply to applicants who submit applications on or after 1 July, with 31 July as the latest date for submitting the application (see Article 1.4.4.(c)).
b. Invitation to attend a interview, with registration up to 1 July 2016 If the reservation system for a Bachelor programme or associate degree programme gives an applicant the opportunity to determine a date and time him, the date and time in question must be within three calendar weeks of the first invitation. If an applicant is invited to attend on a day and date that has been determined by the Bachelor programme or associate degree programme, he will have one opportunity to change the date and time in consultation with the Bachelor programme or
associate degree programme. However, this will only be possible if the applicant has well-founded reasons for doing so.
If an applicant fails to comply with the invitation issued to him and/or he fails to attend at the time reserved (“no-show”), the Ba-chelor programme or associate degree programme will give him a second and final opportunity to attend.
The reservation period for the second opportunity will be limited to two calender weeks. In special cases, institutional management may decide to offer an applicant a third opportunity to attend. If an applicant does not utilise this second, or even third, invitation
within the period of time allowed for this purpose, and/or he once again fails to appear (“no show”), the Student Service Center (SSC) will reject his application for the Bachelor programme or associate degree programme in question in Studielink. The above will cause the applicant to lose the opportunity to enroll for the relevant Bachelor programme or associate degree programme.
An applicant may lodge an administrative appeal against this deci-sion with the Advisory Appeal Board, within six weeks of the date of the rejection (see Appendix 4).
c. invitation with application on/after 1 July, with a deadline of 31 July 2016
After applying for a place on a Bachelor programme or associate degree programme on or after 1 July, with 31 July 2016 as the latest date for application submission, the applicant will receive an invitation to attend the interview in calendar week 32 or 33 (8-20 August 2016), except where the Bachelor programme or associ-ate degree programme offers other options on dassoci-ates other than those in the calendar weeks referred to above.
If an applicant does not utilise the invitation and/or he fails to attend (no-show) at the set date and time in calendarweek 32 or 33 and/ or if he has not participated in the study programme activities required, the Bachelor programme or associate degree pro-gramme will send him/her a second invitation, stating a date and time determined by the Bachelor programme or associate degree programme, which date and time will be within six school working days of the first invitation.
If an applicant does not utilise this second invitation within the period of time allowed for this purpose and/or he fails to show again (no-show) and/or if he has not participated in the study programme activities required, the Student Service Center (SSC) will reject his application for the Bachelor programme or associate
enroll for the relevant Bachelor programme or associate degree programme.
An administrative appeal may be lodged against this decision with the Advisory Appeal Board, within six weeks of the date of the rejection (see Appendix 4).
d. interviews may be scheduled for any school working day. A school working day may be any day from Monday up to and including Saturday.
3. Study programme activities for the interview
In order to strengthen and substantiate the interview, the Bachelor programme or associate degree programme will establish a study pro-gramme activity (or activities) to be completed prior to the interview. This activity or activities will be announced on the relevant program-me page on www.rotterdamuas.com or www.hogeschoolrotterdam.nl. In the invitation to attend the interview, applicants will be reminded again of the study programme activities set.
a. The study programme activity (or activities) may consist of an ac-tivity (or activities) that an applicant is to complete independently at a location of his/her choice, or at one of the sites of Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, the latter to be determined by the programme or associate degree programme.
If the study programme activity consists of the preparation of a portfolio, motivation letter or letter of application, for example, the conditions to be met will be stated clearly in the invitation (see Article 1.4.4(2)).
If an applicant is invited to complete the startmeter (a digital survey), he/she will receive the link to the startmeter and a manual (instructions) from the relevant Bachelor programme or associate degree programme. The report ensuing from the
startmeter will be sent to the provisional student e-mail
ac-count that has been given to the applicant as soon as he has completed the digital survey.
re-quired to have completed the startmeter in full at least three school working days before the interview.
Applicants must bring the report and/or all of the documents required in relation to the study programme activity (or activi-ties) with them to the interview.
b. Participation in the study programme activity (or activities) is man-datory. If an applicant has not completed the study programme activity (or activities) in full and correctly, it will not be possible for him to take part in the interview for the Bachelor programme or associate degree programme in question.
4. If the interview lapses as a result of the incomplete and incorrect completion of the study programme activity (or activities), this will be recorded as absence (“no-show”) on the part of the applicant in question.
If an applicant fails to complete the study programme activity (or acti-vities) that the Bachelor programme or associate degree
programme has set in the second invitation, the Student Service Cen-ter (SSC) will reject his application for the relevant Bachelor
programme or associate degree programme in Studielink. The above will cause the applicant to lose the opportunity to enroll for the rele-vant Bachelor programme or associate degree programme.
An administrative appeal may be lodged against this decision with the Advisory Appeal Board, within six weeks of the date of the rejection (see Appendix 4).
5. Submitting applications for more than one Bachelor programme or associate degree programme at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences
a. Each Bachelor programme or associate degree programme at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences will independently esta-blish the study programme activity (or activities) and the content thereof.
to a maximum of three interviews), it is possible that an additio-nal requirement (or requirements) will be imposed on the study programme activities. This may mean that the applicant in ques-tion will be required to re-do the startmeter (a digital survey), the motivation letter and the portfolio, etc., because of the different competencies necessary for the future profession at hand. b. If an applicant has submitted applications for a number of
Ba-chelor programmes or associate degree programmes at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, he will complete the study programme check at the programme that is his first choice. He will also notify the other Bachelor programmes and associate degree programmes of his choice.
c. If an applicant ultimately decides to opt for a different Bachelor programme or associate degree programme and applies for a place on the programme in question, he will present the outcome of the first study programme check to the Study Success contact for the Bachelor programme or associate degree programme in question. The Study Success contact person will consider whether the information provided is sufficient for him to issue a valid study programme recommendation for the Bachelor programme or associate degree programme in question. If not, the Study Success contact person will indicate which study programme activities are still to be completed and what the follow-up procedure will be.
6. Study programme recommendation
The study programme recommendation will be announced to the ap-plicant in writing no later than 12 school working days after participa-tion in the study programme check. See Article 1.4.2. for informaparticipa-tion on whether or not a study programme recommendation is binding.
1.4.5 Special groups
1. Applicants with a functional disability
consideration wherever possible when conducting and assessing his study programme check. The applicant in question must notify Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences of a circumstance of this nature in writing 12 school working days before the date of the study programme check. This letter must be accompanied by a medical certificate.
2. Applicants originating from the public entities of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, or Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten.
Applicants originating from the public entities of Bonaire, Sint Eustati-us and Saba, or Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten, are required to take part in the study programme check. However, they will not need to be present at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences to do so, but and will be able to take part via a digital means of communication. Identification checks will be effected at the place of participation, by a person or persons designated for this purpose by Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences.
3. Applicants with a foreign prior education
Applicants with a foreign prior education will be able to submit their applications up to and including 31 July 2016 at the latest and will be required to meet the general conditions applicable to any applicant wishing to study at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. A study programme check is not mandatory, but applicants are urgently advised to take part in the study programme check. In addition to the enrollment conditions applicable, applicants originating from outside the European Economic Area must be in possession of the residence documents required by law. They will be expected to monitor the deadline(s) applicable themselves.
1.4.6 The Admissions Committee
asso-submit a reconsideration request to the Admissions Committee within two weeks.
See Appendix 3 and the Guide on the Admissions Committee for further information.
Article 1.5
Gaining a place on Bachelor programmes or
associ-ate degree programmes with a restricted intake or
that are subject to additional requirements
1.5.1.1 Bachelor programmes with a restricted intake
(centralised and decentralised selection)
1. There are three situations in which lots will be drawn to establish which applicants may be enrolled for a certain Bachelor programme (lot-drawing programmes):
a. the number of applicants who have submitted applications for a certain Bachelor programme at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences exceeds the education capacity of the Bachelor programme in question, which has been registered with the DUO;
b. the total number of applicants who have submitted applications to the DUO for a certain Bachelor programme exceeds the capacity applicable nationally;
c. the number of graduates from a certain Bachelor programme far exceeds demand from the employment market. The restricted intake is established by the Minister.
2. enrollment for a Bachelor programme for which a restricted intake applies is only possible if an applicant submits a certificate that grants him admission to the programme in question. The DUO issues this certificate to applicants that have drawn a place.
place are indicated in the information brochures for the Bachelor programmes, on www.rotterdamuas.com or www.hogeschoolrotterdam.
nl and in this article.
4. Students wishing to enroll for a higher year of a Bachelor programme for which a restricted intake applies may have their enrollment refused if they have not been enrolled for this Bachelor. In this situation, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences may refuse enrollment on the basis of a shortage of education capacity in the post-first-year stage (propedeuse).
The study programme check described in Article 1.4 is not mandatory for applicants for lot-drawing programmes.
Certain programmes with a restricted intake do offer applicants the op-portunity to carry out an optional study programme check.
Applicants are strongly recommended to take part in this optional study programme check.
In academic year 2016 – 2017, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences will be offering the following restricted-intake Bachelor programmes. Information is also provided on whether or not a programme is subject to decentralised or centralised selection:
Name DeceNtraliseD Full time abbreviatioN latest bachelor programme selectioN part time (pt) iNstitute applicatioN Date
Dual-track (Dt)
biologie en medisch labaratoriumonderzoek Yes, 100% Ft eas 1 may 2016 chemie Yes, 100% Ft eas 1 may 2016 Fysiotherapie Yes, 100% Ft ivg 1 march 2016 Fiscaal recht en economie Yes, 100% Ft iFm 1 march 2016 human resource management Yes, 100% Ft ibk 1 march 2016 industrieel product ontwerpen Yes, 100% Ft eas 1 may 2016 leisure management (v/h vrijetijdsmanagement) Yes, 100% Ft Wdka 1 may 2016 lerarenopleiding engels Yes, 100% Ft/pt ivl 1 may 2016 lerarenopleiding geschiedenis Yes, 100% Ft ivl 1 may 2016
1.5.1.2 Deadline for study programmes with a restricted
intake by ministerial regulation
The deadline for the submission of applications under Article 1.5.1.1 may be extended, by ministerial regulation, to 15 September of the academic year in question if the total number of applications falls under the maximum number of applications stipulated or if an applicant has not drawn a place.
1.5.2 Bachelor programmes and associate degree
program-mes subject to additional requirements
Enrollment for certain Bachelor programmes and associate degree pro-grammes (Section 7.26 and 7.26a of the WHW) may require applicants to meet additional requirements in relation to knowledge, skills or qualities. In the academic year 2015-2016, this will apply for the following Bachelor programmes (names in Dutch): Autonome Beeldende Kunst, Docent Beeldende Kunst en Vorming, Logopedie, Management in de Zorg, Maritiem Officer, Verloskunde and Vormgeving.
This will also apply for the following associate degree programmes in the academic year 2016-2017 (names in Dutch): Arts & Crafts and Management in de Zorg.
1. Specific admission regulations are in place at the Willem de Kooning Academy (art programmes) and the Rotterdam Academy (associate degree programmes) for the art programmes or art-related teacher training (Lerarenopleiding) (Section 7.26a of the WHW). Applicant will be required to demonstrate that they have sufficient artistic aptitude.
2. Specific admission regulations are also in place for the following pro-grammes (names in Dutch): Creative Media and Game Technologies, Management in de Zorg (Bachelor programme and associate degree programme), Maritiem Officier, Logopedie, en Verloskunde; see www. rotterdamuas.com or www.hogeschoolrotterdam.nl for these regulations.
3. The study programme check is not mandatory for the applicants referred to in this article (see Article 1.4). Certain study programmes with specific admission procedures do offer applicants the opportu-nity to perform an optional study programme check.
Applicants are strongly recommended to take part in this optional study programme check. The interview forms part of the specific admissions procedures referred to above.
Article 1.6
Enrolling after being issued with a negative binding
study recommendation (whether internal or
external) that debars a student from a Bachelor
programme or associate degree programme or
switching from one Bachelor programme or
associate degree programme and another.
1.6.1 A negative binding study recommendation debarring
a student, issued by Rotterdam University of Applied
Sciences (internal BSR)
A student at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences who has received a negative binding study recommendation debarring him from a
programme (a negative BSR) will no longer be able to enroll as a student or external student for the same Bachelor programme or associate degree programme at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. This rule applies to full-time, part time and dual-track education. A student will also no longer be able to enroll as a student or external student for the full-time, part-time or dual-track for Bachelor programmes that has the same first-year stage (propedeuse) programme as the Ba-chelor programme from which he student has been debarred. The Student Handbook for each institute indicates which Bachelor
for the Bachelor programme or associate degree programme in question to request re-admittance to the same Bachelor programme or associate degree programme after a minimum of one year. In this request, students will be expected to convince institutional management that they will be able to complete the Bachelor programme or associate degree program-me successfully (Section 7.8b(5)) of the WHW).
A student who wishes to be enrolled for a different Bachelor programme or associate degree programme (Section 7.31a(5) of the WHW) than the one for which he/she has been rejected and wishes to do so with effect from the new academic year must submit an application for the program-me in question and take part in the study programprogram-me check referred to in Article 1.4.
If an application relates to a selective programme, an application after 1 May will not be subject to the requirement that participation in the study programme check must result in a positive recommendation.
The submission of an application for the other Bachelor programme or associate degree programme will be possible via Studielink until 1 August. Between 1 August and 1 September 2016, applications will be submitted via the application procedure applicable for the Student Service Center. Added to this, applicants will only be enrolled if they have met all of the various enrollment and payment conditions before 1 September.
Students can enroll for the same Bachelor programme of associate degree programme at a different university of applied sciences.
1.6.2 A negative binding study recommendation debarring
a student, issued by a university of applied sciences
(external BSR) other than Rotterdam University of
Applied Sciences
If a student has received a negative binding study recommendation entailing his debarment from a specific programme at a different university of applied sciences (an external BSR), he will be able to
recommence a study at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. Students must submit their applications via Studielink before 1 August 2016 and will also complete the study programme check process described in Article 1.4 of these regulations as part of the admissions procedure.
Between 1 August and 1 September 2016, applications will be submitted via the application procedure applicable for the Student Service Center. Added to this, applicants will only be enrolled if they have met all of the various enrollment and payment conditions before 1 September. The applicant him/herself is responsible for providing Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences with proof of the BSR imposed on him elsewhere (Section 7.31d(3) of the WHW) and for ensuring that he does this in the time allowed for this purpose.
When submitting an application for a place on a selective Bachelor pro-gramme or associate degree propro-gramme for the first time after 1 May, with 31 July 2016 as the latest date for application submission, this group of applicants will not be subject to the requirement that participation in the study programme check must result in a positive study programme check.
After a year of study, the student in question will be issued with a study recommendation, which recommendation could entail his/her debarment from the programme in question.
1.6.3 Switching from a Bachelor programme or an associate
degree programme
Switching during the course of an academic year is possible if: a. the student already has an active enrollment with Rotterdam
University of Applied Sciences in the academic year in question and wishes to change the study programme or form of programme for
Requests to transfer/switch may be submitted to the Student Service Center until 1 June of the academic year in question.
b. the student already has an active enrollment with a different instituti-on for higher educatiinstituti-on for that academic year and wishes to transfer to a Bachelor programme or associate degree
programme at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. Institutional management for the Bachelor programme or
associate degree programme in question must approve the change. Requests to transfer from another educational institution may be sub-mitted to the Student Service Center until 1 October of the academic year in question.
Article 1.7
Other provisions
1. All of the various enrollment and payment conditions must have been met before 1 September 2016.
2. To be able to meet all of these conditions, applicants must submit their applications via Studielink before August 1, 2016.
For information with regard to the special categories for which the 31 July application deadline does not automatically apply, see the rele-vant provisions in Articles 1.5 and 1.6.
3. Relevant work
If a Bachelor programme or associate degree programme imposes an enrollment condition that requires an applicant ‘to carry out relevant work’, the Student Handbook for the institute of which the program-me in question forms part will state the requireprogram-ments to be program-met by the work in question, which units of study the work comprises and what the study load is.
If it is possible to gain an exemption from the obligation to have relevant work by performing alternative tasks, the Student Handbook must state the conditions under which this is possible.
4. Enrollment during the course of the academic year is possible in three situations:
a. the Bachelor programme or associate degree programme has a standard intake opportunity in February. In this case, the regula-tions on study programme checks that are subject to alternative deadlines will apply;
b. the student already has an active enrollment with Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences in the academic year in question and wants to change (transfer/switch) from one programme or form or programme to another (see Article 1.6.3);
c. the student already has an active enrollment with a different institution for higher education for that academic year and wants to transfer to a Bachelor programme or associate degree
programme at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences (see Article 1.6.3).
5. Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences has procedural rules in place for enrollment.
Applicants will be notified in writing of these rules in the relevant programme brochure.
a. the student will receive a notification about the payment of tuition fees via Studielink;
b. the student pays his/her tuition fees via the digital direct order in Studielink (to be confirmed by themselves or their parents/ guardians or a third party), a guarantee from their employer or proof of paid tuition fees;
c. the student will always be jointly and severally liable for the pay-ment of tuition fees, even in a situation in which the employer has issued a letter of guarantee;
d. enrollment will only be effected once proof has been submitted, demonstrating that the tuition fees or examination fees have been paid within the period of time alloted for this purpose.
e. When a debt is accrued at Rotterdam University of Applied Sci-ence, the policy is that the debts must be repaid during the course of the current academic year. Applicants will not be able to enroll (or re-enroll) if an outstanding debt has not been repaid.
6. Students who are enrolled will receive proof of enrollment (a student card) from Rotterdam. The proof of enrollment will state that the Stu-dent Handbook applies to the legal relationship between the stuStu-dent in question and Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences.
7. enrollment as an external student will only be possible if the Executive Board believes that the nature or importance of the education does not oppose this.
8. Applicants will submit enrollment requests via Studielink.
Applicants applying for a place on certain Bachelor programmes will be required to have successfully completed an admissions exam prior to enrollment.
9. The following rules will apply for anyone who is enrolled as a student at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences in a specific academic year and who wishes to continue his/her enrollment (degree programme, including form of programme) in the (new) academic year following the academic year in question (a student of this nature is also referred to as a ‘re-enrollment student):
a. the student will submit a re-enrollment request via Studielink. This request must be submitted via Studielink before 1 Septem-ber, except where legislation stipulates otherwise;
b. the student will receive a notification about the payment of tuition fees via Studielink;
c. the student pays his/her tuition fees via the digital direct order in Studielink (to be confirmed by themselves or their parents/guardi-ans or a third party), a guarantee from their employer or proof of paid tuition fees;
d. the student will always be jointly and severally liable for the pay-ment of tuition fees, even in a situation in which the employer has issued a letter of guarantee;
e. When debts are accrued at Rotterdam University of Applied Sci-ence, the policy is that the debt in question must be paid during the course of the academic year in question; it will not be possible to enroll for the new academic year if the debt outstanding has not been paid in full;
f. the student will be enrolled once the tuition fees due have been paid in full (directly or via a direct debit mandate) or once the stu-dent has submitted proof evidencing his/her payment of tuition fees to another institution for higher education. Students must ensure in all cases that the payment of tuition fees is in order before 1 September 2016;
g. Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences reports the enrollment to the DUO in Groningen;
h. the student will receive proof of enrollment (or re-enrollment) (a student card) from Rotterdam University of Applied.
